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    The Sorting Hat is a legendary artifact that every new member experiences when joining Hogwarts. The Sorting Hat has been passed down from founders who created each house. Along with the hat is the personalities each founder possessed in order to help the hat determine which people possess the qualities each house contains. The Sorting Hat has the magical ability to place a student in one of the four houses it feels would result in bringing out the best qualities in a person‚ whether it’s a persons

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    Parr Chanticleer It appears that Harry Parr‚ knowing Vyse’s penchant for modelling fauns and animals‚ he could not resist having a jibe at ‘pompous Vyse‚’ especially at the Royal Academy‚ and as he remarked to his son Malcom‚ ‘I’m not done with debunking Vyse’. From his studio adjacent to Vyse‚ he sent in two exhibits to the RA. A promotional photo-card‚ dated 1927‚ illustrates one of Parr’s exhibits‚ a pottery group titled Chanticleer (RA1572). The subject is a handsome boy mounted on a speckled

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    and basically believes that myth arises out of basic human conflicts. 2.What does Rankian analysis say about father figures in hero stories‚ and to what extent does Harry Potter follow the typical father figure pattern? He feels that all his heroes are threatened by their fathers or some other man that has power over them. Harry Potter is threatened not by his father‚ but by the evil Voldemort‚ the dark lord. He has

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    is easily accessible. For instance‚ in the article The Magical Matter of Books..‚ it discusses how The Tales of Beatle the Bard wasn’t originally going to be released to the public until Amazon bought the rights to the book enabling the countless Harry Potter fans to finally have the ability to have the stories they’ve been waiting to grasp for so long. Although this novel isn’t nearly as popular as any one

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    in the game so her sister would not have to. Katniss is also a relatable character to readers because she admitted to being terrified to fight in the game. 3. Voldemort from the Harry Potter series is a perfect example of an antagonist. Voldemort is pure evil‚ having killed Harry’s parents and attempting to kill Harry as well. Voldemort was so feared that witches and wizards would not even dare say his name. 4. Scar‚ from‚ The Lion King‚ is an example

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    hero archetype is seen in Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone‚ Sundiata‚ and Spider Man. The hero archetype is seen through out the movie of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. Harry has a call to adventure which is the first part of the hero cycle. He first learns about him being a wizard when Hagrid brakes down the door to his house and tells him about Hogwarts. This shows the hero archetype because the first step to being a hero is having a call to adventure. Harry has a special weapon which

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    The movie that I chose to watch was "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." I chose this movie because I have recently read that the children’s book series Harry Potter has been rated amongst the most violent books meant for young readers. If you look at "Harry Potter" through a uses and gratifications perspective‚ children would most likely watch the first "Harry Potter" for entertainment‚ but continue to follow the series out of curiosity. Since "Harry Potter" is an ongoing series that is

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    a cup of coffee with‚ and why? When it comes to the world of Harry Potter‚ the renown book series written by J.K. Rowling‚ the headmaster of the wizardry school‚ Hogwarts‚ can be seen not only as a great leader and beloved character‚ but a philosopher as well. Albus Dumbledore has been through many hardships and challenges which has helped to fill him with lots of wisdom and wise words. Many of his statements have helped Harry and his friends get through trials of their own and fill them with

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    exploration and people’s struggle with cultural conflicts‚ economic growth or falls‚ and mental as well as physical drama. Harry Longabaugh (the “Sundance Kid”) Criminal career started prior to his joining the “Wild Bunch”. On February 27‚ 1887‚ while traveling from South Dakotas Black Hills back to the ranch‚ named “N bar N”‚ where he worked at as a cowboy. Twenty years old Harry Longabaugh passed through a ranch called the “Three V Ranch”. While passing through this ranch‚ which was owned by a group

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    Based on a true story‚ The Strange Death of Harry Stanley recalls the last moments of Stanley’s life before he was tragically killed on September 22‚ 1999. Written and directed by British filmmaker Jeremiah Quinn‚ this film begins by telling the audience‚ “This film is a pack of lies.” There are always two sides to every story and unfortunately Stanley’s story features incorrect information. So‚ this film exposes that information and reveals what really happened to him that tragic day. It all started

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