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    The five aspects of the quest are: someone to go on the quest‚ a place to go‚ a stated reason to go there‚ challenges along the way‚ and the actual reason to go. In J.K. Rowling’s book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ a boy named Harry goes on a quest. He goes to Hogwarts’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry‚ and his reasoning is to learn how to be a wizard. His actual reason for going to Hogwarts turns out to be that he has to keep the Dark Lord Voldemort from rising again as he is the only

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    In J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ the protagonist‚ Harry‚ is today’s modern hero. The film of Harry Potter is the common tale of good vs. evil‚ with the good and evil in the story being completely obvious. Voldemort‚ Harry’s adversary‚ intends to kill Harry because‚ as their prophecy‚ another element of mythology‚ foretold‚ "neither can live while the other survives." However‚ when good meets evil (Harry meets Voldemort) in the novel‚ good prevails both times; which is a very

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    Jan Perkowski created a ten-part analysis outline to be used for analyzing different characteristics and functions of vampires that appear in film‚ television‚ and literature. This outline can be used to analyze the film The Lost Boys‚ and how the vampires in the film function as a metaphor for drug use‚ American nationalism‚ and a broken family structure‚ all of which were common in the 1980’s. The first part of Perkowski’s analysis encompasses the information sources for the film‚ which includes

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    Clinton thought to himself as he pulled into the arena’s parking lot. Great‚ Chris Cox is here. Now I have to deal with him for four years in a row. Clinton stepped out of his truck and walked into the arena’s office that is being used to teach them the rules and what their two year olds are expected to know. As usual Chris came walking up to him. “ Aren’t you excited we get to do the NRHA Futurity together again?” “ Ya… that’s the word for it. Excited‚” Clinton responded sarcastically. Chris dimwitted

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    Ordinary World: Neo is seen as having a boring office job‚ working for a software company. In the scene where they show his house‚ he’s completely absorbed in the world of technology. Neo is surrounded by monitors‚ computers‚ discs‚ and was shown sleeping with headphones on. Call to Adventure: Trinity contacts Neo through his computer and is told to follow the white rabbit. The white rabbit is shown on a female’s arm as a tattoo‚ and was given the chance to follow it when he gets invited to a party

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    The scene that I choose is from the movie Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2. This is the scene when Mc Gonagall is trying to protect Hogwarts from the invading Lord Voldermort. Thjere is a lot of intensity and build up hype in the scene that I considered it as one of the best scene in the Harry Potter Franchise. On the first shots Mcgonagall is walking through the corridors. A master shots which is a long shot of all the character is taken which gave the impression of a hectic situation

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    My INS book is Ranger’s apprentice The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan. We start in a kingdom‚ around the medieval times and it’s pretty peaceful. Our main character is named Will. His parents died when he was born therefore‚ he lived as a ward (orphan) in castle redmont. Will had some friends by then name’s of: Jenny‚ Alyss and George. There is one more of his wardmates nevertheless‚ he was a jerk to Will. When Wil was 15 years old‚ he along with his wardmates were allowed to be an apprentice of

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    Formula and Convention as Seen in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone and subsequent novels have received extraordinary amounts of attention and exploded into everyday pop culture. One theory accredits their success to the incorporation of a recurrent mythological theme‚ or convention‚ specifically the hero’s adventure narrative that is known to most everyday readers‚ especially those with a love for the fantasy genre. Harry

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    When a story is first told‚ a tiny universe is created‚ in which the characteristics and values of other stories play a role in influencing this newly incepted realm. Harry Potter is one of the many universes in which exist in literature and cinema. Written by a single mother‚ the Harry Potter series became one of the most popular stories to be adapted to film. The Harry Potter films are to this day the highest grossing franchise‚ it has made over 7 billion dollars for all 8 films (Movie Franchises

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    While being a celebrity has its advantages‚ it may also act as a handicap‚ as shown by Rowling throughout the novels. Being a celebrity eliminates the possibility of easily operating quietly and discreetly. Voldemort disguises himself to obtain Hagrid’s information about Fluffy because it would raise alarm if she showed himself. Everything Harry does is in the limelight‚ and his status intensifies it. Luckily‚ he has his invisibility cloak‚ which acts as a counter to being a celebrity. The invisibility

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