A Portkey to Self-Discovery When I picked up the first Harry Potter book‚ I never imagined that the series would have such a profound influence in my life. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling has been an aid to me as I’ve grown up. These novels have themes of bravery‚ integrity‚ choices‚ love‚ and friendship. Because of the series‚ I feel that I have discovered my true self and the way that I see myself in the world. Albus Dumbledore once said‚ “It is our choices that show us who we truly
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The Harry Potter book series has sold over 450 million copies and is currently translated into almost every language on the face of the earth. Millions have faithfully followed the story about this magical world and have fallen in love with the many enchanting characters‚ but most do not know the prominence of classical Greek mythological allusions found in the beloved Harry Potter characters. J.K Rowling‚ author of the Harry Potter series‚ does a fantastic job with cleverly connecting most of her
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The Story of Harry Potter Even if you have lived at the North Pole since 1997‚ you will probably have heard of JK Rowling and her Harry Potter series of books. Harry Potter himself is arguably the world’s most loved cultural icon from the past 10 years. To put Pottermania in perspective‚ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince‚ the sixth book‚ sold more copies in the first 24 hours of its release in July 2005 than The Da Vinci Code sold in the entire year of 2004. Consider The Da Vinci Code’s
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Introduction The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is an exhilarating story set in the future‚ which is post-apocalyptic world where a nuclear disaster has possible happened‚ so some people and plants have mutations. Most of the people are strictly religious believing that the mutants are not a true image of God‚ therefore need to be eliminated. David Strorm is a boy that grows up in a place called Waknuk‚ and he is able to communicate with people telepathically. David has been able to find others
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against an invasion. Harry Potter shows many of these characteristics when he accepts he is the "Chosen One" and risks his own life to save everyone. He also is the only one who can fight Voldemort and does everything in his power to defeat him. Harry never gives up and always gives hope to those who believe Voldemort will win. Harry Potter is a warrior hero when he hunts the seven horcruxes‚ when he sacrifices his own life to Voldemort‚ and when he defeats Voldemort. Harry Potter shows being a warrior
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English 12CP 21 December‚ 2012 Harry Potter The Harry Potter novels have been known to captivate children and young adults with their intriguing fictional stories. These novels have encouraged many children to show an interest in reading. Even though the Harry Potter books have aided in the rise of kids interest in reading‚ “the Potter books topped the 1999 top-ten list of protested books complied annually by American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom with 472 complaints about
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the Harry Potter novels‚ foreshadowing plays a large part in the whole storyline. In this essay‚ I will show that foreshadowing is evident throughout the novels‚ and how Rowling’s use of foreshadowing is utilized via Harry Potter and his actions. There are numerous examples of foreshadowing when referring to Harry. Right from the beginning of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone we see foreshadowing. When Mr. Dursley is on his way home‚ he overhears a group of people talking about the Potters‚ saying
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The Question: Banish Harry Potter? Everyone loves to sit down and read a good book that really makes you get into it. What about a type of literature that really makes you wonder and is not realistic but fun to read about because it is different. Then maybe you should read the book called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ which was written by a talented writer named J.K. Rowling. This is an amazing book that is very popular‚ but then at the same time very disliked by some also. Witchcraft
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to the library. I was just looking for the smallest‚ easiest book I could read (preferably‚ one that had a fun-looking cover). Already bored‚ I made a random grab at a book I had heard of before‚ but never really cared to read: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Anyone who knows me can tell you that as soon as I read the first page‚ I was hooked for life. The mystery‚ the adventure‚ and the MAGIC left me spellbound (no pun intended). My afternoons and evenings were dedicated turning pages
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"You’re a wizard‚ Harry!" Harry Potter is a far from average boy. When Harry Potter was only a baby‚ an evil wizard‚ Voldemort‚ murdered his parents. Voldemort then tried to murder young Harry. Instead of killing Harry‚ he just made Voldemort weaker. It was a mystery of how Harry Potter got out alive with just a scar. Due to Harry’s parents death‚ he had to live with the closest thing he could call family: Uncle Vernon‚ Aunt Petunia‚ and Cousin Dudley. Aunt Petunia is his mom’s jealous
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