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    Following Harry Potter on an incredible journey‚ full of thrill‚ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows‚ part 2‚ is full excitement. This movie has been a phenomena since the very first movie‚ Harry Potter and the Sorcer’s Stone‚ launched on November‚ 2001. After ten hers we come together to put an end to the story of “the boy who lived” in the last battle against the forces of evil. The cast‚ cinematography‚ and mystery in this film made on of the finest films ever created. Each feature in this movie

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    The Themes‚Motifs and Symbols of Harry potter and the Scorers Stone. Throughout the British novel Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone there are many themes ‚ motifs and symbols that show up as the novel progresses from chapter to chapter. Which was written by J.K Rowling in mid nineteen- ninety seven about a boy who discovers he is a wizard and somehow his fate is to defeat and evil wizard that he encountered when he was younger and that had killed his parents. Themes

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    I read the book Harry Potter And The Sorcerers Stone by: JK Rowling. In this book there are many very interesting characters. Even though there were so many colorful characters I found that the 2 most intriguing characters were Draco Malfoy and Albus Dumbledore. Even though these two characters aren’t the main characters but they caught my attention better than the main character ever did. Draco is a first year Slytherin student at Hogwarts. Harry first meets the Draco in Diagon Alley and dislikes

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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone is a very good book‚ but also‚ it is an awesome movie. Both the movie and book told how Harry became a wizard‚ and he took down you-know-who‚ or Lord Voldemort two times. The book and movies had some differences‚ but they both had the same idea. They both showed the themes of bravery and truth‚ while showing it in different ways. The book and movie had quite a few differences. First off‚ in the beginning of the book‚ it

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    Is it Harry Potter or J.K. Rowling? Harry Potter has been a phenomenon for many years now. J.K. Rowling is a very passionate writer and very descriptive. Harry Potter in her stories is like a symbol of J.K. Rowling herself. She shows a lot of emotion in all her writing. J.K Rowling has been through a lot of situations in her lifetime‚ she has transformed them into the character Harry Potter. In the book “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” Harry is a symbol of J.K. Rowling in her childhood life

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    The Harry Potter films have had a lasting popularity for many speculated reasons. How could a series be successful in a world so different from it’s own? The varying appeal is due to childlike components on the surface‚ paired with underlying‚ more complex themes. The adventure of the story reels viewers in‚ but their are other elements at hand. The series seems to empathize and strike interest with people of older age. There is an interrelationship between the subliminal world and what appears behind

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    Brandon Basher Mr. George Senior Composition 3 October 2011 Houdini vs. Copperfield Have you ever wondered what kind a person would want to be a magician? There are two famous magicians that pretty much everyone knows. One of them is Harry Houdini who is the most renowned magician known to date ("HOUDINI: Harry Houdini Biography Houdini Magic"). Houdini had a father that was a Rabbi and six siblings. The other magician is would be David Copperfield‚ who is the most successful magicians

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    Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was a simple man from Missouri who‚ in his own words‚ stated “if ever there was a man forced to be President‚ I am that man” (Ferrell‚ 1980). During the 1944 election‚ the Democratic Party nominated Truman for the Vice Presidency against his wishes. His loyalty to the Party ran deep‚ however‚ so he humbly accepted and became Franklin Roosevelt’s running mate. It was no surprise when Roosevelt won his fourth term‚ but many people had never heard of Harry Truman. This

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    Hero Myth: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone In the writing of Linda Seger’s “Creating the Myth” she argues that there are 10-points in creating a “hero myth”. Seger uses Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars Trilogy as her hero myth example. I will use Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ because Harry follows the 10-points that Linda Seger argues about in order to create a transformation into becoming a hero. In this paper‚ I will explain how Harry Potter fits the 10-points in creating a hero

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    Children’s Literature – November 30th‚ 2011 Harry Potter (continued) Criticism ▪ Thematic o Too dark‚ complex‚ adult ▪ Book 1 opens with a double murder ▪ Harry’s link with Voldemort o Censorship ▪ Parallels between banning and not saying Voldemort’s name ▪ How Harry Potter fits in children’s literature o Literary qualities ▪ Textual jokes - Page 15‚ Rowling didn’t know how popular her novels would become - Diagon Alley‚ funny‚ puny names

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