can really have a potent effect on readers. An example of these affects are how J.K. Rowling’s wildly popular book series‚ “Harry Potter”‚ has been proven to inspire acceptance of minorities Scientists have found that any time one reads a story where people from two different cliques develop a bond‚ it affects the reader’s views toward ostracized kids‚ so reading “Harry Potter” helps develop and deepen sympathy towards people who would traditionally be made fun of because of their differences.Two studies
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English Composition October 8‚ 2012 Pop Culture Passion What’s the best part about dating? The rush of getting to know a new person? The hope that it will lead to something more lasting? For some people it’s the dream to find their true love and have them sweep them off their feet. For others it’s finding a person who doesn’t mind a more casual relationship. Most of the time‚ they return home only to think about what might have happened if their life went as well as the scripted ones they watch
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as many as 1 million other Americans identify as witches‚ and the numbers are growing. I am here to discuss my point of view as to why Harry Potter should be banned from school libraries. Harry Potter is a series of fantasy novels written by author J. K. Rowling‚ in which the main is an orphaned teen wizard who lives with an abusive family. Claim The Harry Potter series presents dangerous ideas that can be detrimental to young readers‚ and should be removed from school libraries. Evidence 1 According
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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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November 2012 Influence of Celebrities on Pop Culture The pop culture of any area consists of many factors that ought to be considered when assessing the impact of any one specific icon. American pop culture specifically‚ has many symbols that represent the many different areas of pop culture and the preferences of the fans. Through an array of examples‚ the strong influence of celebrities on citizens of America can easily be seen through an analysis of the pop culture. The demographic
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Popular Culture and Sports in American Society Introduction Communities in many parts of the world proudly associated themselves with cultural‚ traditional and social practices that were founded by pioneers‚ which was an effort to establish identity and can be identified from the rest of the communities. Popular culture‚ also referred to as pop culture‚ is one of these traditions that managed to survived the test of times to influence the various aspects of life of the twenty first-generation
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The Influence of American and British Popular Culture on Australia in the 1950s In the 1950s America and Britain influenced Australia’s popular culture in a number of ways. Although Australia’s national identity is evident in every part of popular culture‚ America and Britain both had a significant impact on the development of Australian culture since World War Two. Throughout out the decade they changed the way people thought about Australian fashion‚ music and entertainment. Fashion was based
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LIKE A ROLLING STONE: A MORAL ANALYSIS Bob Dylan’s classic‚ Like a Rolling Stone‚ offers powerful images and musical brilliance. But underlying it is a surprisingly moral message. What is this song about? The singer is obviously addressing someone he once knew. Is it a man or a woman? By the third line‚ we know it is a woman: “People call and say/beware down you’re bound to fall.” We have a hint at this point in time that we may be talking about the sin of pride‚ since as we recall‚ “pride goeth
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8/22/13 Biotechnology Essay In the television series Kim Possible the main character Kim faces many villains that use biotechnology to try and take over the world. In the episode “Downhill” Kim thinks she is going to get a break from saving the world when her high school goes on a class ski trip. When she gets on the bus she finds that her parents have replaced the original chaperones‚ and are sure to embarrass her. When the class gets to the lodge Kim’s best friend Ron and her teacher Mr. Barkin
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Confession of a Pop-Culture addict I am rebellious. Now that I have your attention‚ I’d like to come to my topic about the ascendancy and deprivation that pop culture has made; first of all‚ I believe that pop culture is a reflection of social change‚ and not the cause of social change. I say this because many researchers have come across the question “how would teens react to a certain show?” “How much power does popular culture truly have?” Media seems to be perceived as the problem in every
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