I first read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when I was eight years old. It immediately became one of my favorite books. Over the next several years‚ I read the rest of the series many times‚ and I watched the entire series of movies almost as many times. However‚ I’ve never grown tired of re-reading and re-watching the first book and movie. The book‚ titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone upon initial release in 1997‚ was re-titled later that same year as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
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The Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling‚ is a set of novels that has grown tremendously and has become popular within all age groups of people. This series however‚ has brought into question the appropriateness for young readers in schools. Much of the controversy roots from religious groups‚ parents‚ and school administrators who all find different aspects of the novels to be untruthful to their personal morals. In many schools‚ parents have challenged the content of the series to be immoral
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone The storyline in the book‚ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ by J. K. Rowling is consistent with its namesake movie; yet the movie loses a bit of magic that comes with reading this masterpiece. Understandably‚ changes were necessary to morph this lengthy book into a film of reasonable length. The movie was thoughtfully created and directed to maintain the integrity of the original story. Slight alterations within the movie from scene to scene or character
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Power Games Surveillance and Visibility in the Harry Potter Novels The narrative of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels talks about the discourse of the origin and distribution of power through an effective use of the strategies of visibility. The Harry Potter narratives use the dynamics of visibility to show how subjects of visibility attain power and the objects of visibility become subjugated by the power induced over them. These narratives divide characters into two categories of power relation:
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Should the Harry Potter series be censored? Should the Harry Potter series be banned from schools and libraries? I don’t think there is anybody in modern countries who hasn’t at least heard of Harry Potter and his adventures at Hogwarts School for witches and wizardry. The Harry Potter series is a widely popular children’s book. The series has sold about 450 million copies worldwide and has been translated to 67 languages‚ and the most recent four books have set record as the fastest-selling books
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Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. He lives with his Uncle Vernon‚ Aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley‚ who are mean to him and make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. (Dudley‚ however‚ has two bedrooms‚ one to sleep in and one for all his toys and games.) Then Harry starts receiving mysterious letters and his life is changed forever. He is whisked away by a beetle-eyed giant of a man and enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
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The Banning of Harry Potter:Right or Wrong The banning of books most of the time is a must‚ but the banning of children’s books? May not be what people make it out to be. The book I’ve found most astonishing to find on a banned book list is the very popular Harry Potter series. By examining that this book is a fantasy‚ Harry is a hero‚ and that the message has nothing to do with why it was banned‚ it is clear that Harry Potter should NOT be banned. I have found sources that agree with me‚ but also
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entire generation would have to be Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. This is because this book and series was not only read by millions of children but it was also translated into a movie saga that has made billions of dollars. This series sparked massive social media connections through sites like Tumblr and fan fiction blogs because the book was translated into 68 languages and fans worldwide could connect over their love of Harry Potter. This series is a prime example of
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movies that play on different scenes from The Lord of the Rings is Harry Potter. Similar scenes from The Lord of the Rings can be seen in many scenes from the Harry Potter book and move series. The similarities can be seen in different objects‚ characters‚ creatures‚ and situations throughout the series. I noticed that there are some similarities between characters in both books. In the beginning of the Harry Potter series Harry Potter is a naïve and unlikely hero‚ like Frodo Baggins. Frodo doesn’t
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Lex Brown Heather Surface Writing Seminar 9/17/2013 Analysis of “Harry Potter and the Technology of Magic” Elizabeth Teare wrote an essay about the Harry Potter books being about more than just a young wizard going off to Hogwarts. In her essay which was published in The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: The Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon‚ Teare tries to convince her audience that Harry Potter is more than just a fictional story‚ and that there are many social and economic ties. Teare tries to
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