Book Banning has existed in America since colonial times‚ when legislatures and royal governors enacted laws against blasphemy and seditious libel. Legislatures in the early American republic passed laws against obscenity. Though freedom of the press has grown significantly over the course of the twentieth century‚ book banning and related forms of censorship have persisted due to cyclical concerns about affronts to cultural‚ political‚ moral‚ and religious belief. Drugs‚ sex‚ and profanity are
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Harry Potter The title of the book: The title of the book is "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone". The author of the book: The author of the book is J.K. Rowling. The hero of the story + explanation: The hero of the story is Harry Potter‚ without any doubt. He is the hero because‚ first of all‚ the whole book is about his life. The book follows Harry Potter’s most important turn of his life: After he lived for 10 long‚ long years with relatives who didn’t treat him well‚ he
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In most cases‚ people would rather watch a movie than read a book: It doesn’t take as much time and you get to the point a lot quicker. In the case of the Harry Potter books and the Harry Potter movies‚ the books definitely win the award for being better. Reading a book gives you so much more detail on the story or subject‚ and you can let your mind and imagination wander. The Harry Potter books have no problem keeping me entertained for hours at a time along with millions of others. Don’t get me
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child together. The beginning: From a very young age Joanne had always loved writing. It was in particular for her‚ a way of escaping her problems at home‚ with her father and her mother’s illness. In 1990 J K. Rowling was on a four-hour-delayed train trip from Manchester to London. The idea of the story‚ started with a boy attending a school of wizardry. She says in an interview: "I really don ’t know where the idea came from. It started with Harry‚ and then all these characters and situations
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Such is the case for the characters in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series. Many people are quick to name Harry as the one and only hero of the novels‚ but I argue otherwise. It seems impossible to say that Harry is not a hero at all‚ but is he the only hero? According to Margery Hourihan a hero is someone who “overcomes [his] opponents because he is strong‚ brave‚ resourceful‚ rational‚ and determined to succeed. He may receive assistance from wise‚ benevolent beings who recognize him for what he
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Book report Harry Potter In this book report I will talk about a book that is very popular: Harry Potter. There are four books‚ the author is supposed to write two more books. Today‚ I will talk about the first book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone. Harry Potter is a boy of 11 years old. His parents were killed when he was a baby and he was confided to his uncle and is family: The Dursley. He lived there for approximately 10 years‚ his bedroom was under the stairs. It looked more
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Harry Potter | Harry Potter: Complete 8-Film Collection on Blu-ray (2011) | Produced by | David Heyman | Based on | Harry Potter series byJ. K. Rowling | Starring | Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson (See below) | Studio | Heyday Films | Distributed by | Warner Bros. | Release date(s) | 2001–2011 | Country | United Kingdom United States | Language | English | Budget | Total (8 films): $1‚155‚000‚000 | Box office | Total (8 films): $7‚706‚147‚978 | The Harry Potter film
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a major theme in the Harry Potter series‚ mainly The Deathly Hallows. More characters die in this novel and there is more mention of death than in any other Harry Potter book. Through Rowling’s process of portraying murders‚ we come to the realization of the theme of death in her series of novels. Evidence through multiple accounts of encounters with the actual face of death put Harry Potter in a position of taking a stand against the common villain. Rowling shows how Harry learns to deal with the
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Avada Kedavra”‚ Harry Potter! Many readers and literary scholars believe that the British author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter‚ a series of seven fantasy novels‚ is the most entertaining work of American history. However‚ this work is also one of the most controversial pieces of literature in American history. The Harry Potter series is a quite popular series among the several pieces of literature that have been banned and challenged in different parts of the world. Many parents and school
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Harry Potter Fans Community and Value CreationIntroduction Harry Potter has enjoyed immense popularity over the last thirteen years. Nearly all peopleare aware of the wizard boy’s name--- Harry Potter‚ even those who have not ever read the books or watch the films. Harry Potter has grown into a powerful brand quickly‚ which provides consumers with functional‚ social and experiential values that they can ‘experienceit‚ relate to it‚ rely upon it and talk about it’ (Gunelius‚ 2008). To date‚ there
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