J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone How has J.K. Rowling taken the elements of the traditional school story and adapted them so as to create a work of popular modern appeal? The typical school story is “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” by Thomas Hughes‚ which was published in 1857. The novel is set in a real life boarding school‚ Rugby‚ and the headmaster is a real historical figure‚ Dr. Thomas Arnold‚ who is famous for introducing the concept of “muscular Christianity”. The hero
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up proper appearances‚ they are embarrassed by Mrs. Dursley’s eccentric sister‚ Mrs. Potter‚ whom for years Mrs. Dursley has pretended not to know. On his way to work one ordinary morning‚ he notices people dressed in brightly colored cloaks. Walking past a bakery later that day‚ he overhears people talking in an excited manner about his sister-in-law’s family‚ the Potters‚ and the Potters’ one-year-old son‚ Harry. Meanwhile‚ the news is full of unusual reports of shooting stars and owls flying during
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drove many Small-time alcohol suppliers out of business‚ consolidating the hold Of large-scale organized crime over the illegal alcohol industry.” “The "War on Drugs"‚ intended to suppress the illegal drug trade‚ has Driven many small-time drugs dealers out of business‚ consolidating The hold of large-scale organized crime over the illegal drugs Industry.” “The introduction of rabbits into Australia for sport led to an Explosive growth in population‚ and led to rabbits becoming a major
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INTRODUCTION As the oil and gas industry expands throughout the world‚ the health‚ safety and environmental aspects of the industry face emerging governments and changing cultures. Within these varying landscapes‚ the industry often becomes engulfed in societies with varying levels of participation and support of the occupational health‚ safety and environmental spectrum. Within each country‚ oil and gas companies must consider the people‚ their cultures‚ beliefs and language‚ all without
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Horkheimer’s article The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception capitalists control the masses through media outlets such as radio‚ movies‚ television. Through technology the elite gain power of people and economically dominate the subservient (Adorno & Horkheimer‚ 1944‚ p.2). Adorno believed leisure time should have been used to enlighten and educate oneself and the culture industry was polluting these intentions. Adorno and Horkheimer expressed how the Culture Industry spoon-fed the subservient
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the hospitality industry. Put simply‚ this means that people share their cultures with others. International hotel chains have been growing and because of this‚ the number of people engaged in foreign business markets has increased. An overseas assignment is an increasingly common career experience (Richardson & McKenna 2006‚ p. 6)‚ and staff members often experience culture shock during overseas assignments or when serving foreign guests. Some guests also experience culture shock while staying
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Smith Honors English 10-3 16 March 2012 An Investigation of J.K. Rowling’s Utilization of Animal and Color Symbolism in Her Harry Potter Series Many consider symbolism the most important factor in comprehending the knowledgeable realm. “Symbols and metaphors extend into the realm of everyday language and figures of speech” (Biedermann VII). In turn‚ the Harry Potter novels of J.K. Rowling are extensively “philosophical” and symbolic (Bagget and Klein 3). Some believe that a civilization that
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com/loi/rjac20 Rethinking validity and reliability in content analysis W. James Potter & Deborah Levine‐Donnerstein a a b Professor in the Department of Communication‚ Florida State University‚ 356 Diffenbaugh Building‚ Tallahassee‚ FL‚ 32306–1531 E-mail: b Lecturer in the Department of Psychology‚ University of California‚ Santa Barbara Version of record first published: 21 May 2009. To cite this article: W. James Potter & Deborah Levine‐Donnerstein (1999): Rethinking validity and reliability in
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Antwaun Waters English 1302-36316 12/13/12 Annotated Bibliography of Mark Twain Budd‚ Louis J. Mark Twain: social philosopher. University of Missouri Press‚ 2001. Budd’s classic text‚ first published in 1962‚ explores Twain’s political‚ social‚ and philosophical views. It studies them in the context of his writings‚ letters‚ and books and probes the author’s personal evolution over time. Budd looks at Twain’s views on American politics‚ capitalism‚ women‚ slavery‚ the Civil War‚ and imperialism
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charged by administrative council. The council has 18 persons‚ and three of them are the representative of country. The curator is also the chairman of the council. The Louvre has several departments such as are‚ technology‚ information‚ security‚ culture development‚ public‚ and store departments. One has to be mentioned is half of the stuffs are securities‚ about 2 thousand. Because the Louvre is so large that‚ in order to rotating normally‚ it needs a lot of securities. In the past‚ the staffs
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