Creative Writing 325 Cindy Wu Instructor: Lolita Hernandez The Popularization of Harry Potter Series The Harry Potter series‚ which is written by JK Rowling‚ is a miracle of literary history that it is well known in countries with various cultural backgrounds all over the world. It has been translated into seventy languages and sold over four hundred million copies in two hundred countries. The success of the Harry Potter series results in a success of its industry‚ including films‚ video games
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an individual as a hero‚ and clearly‚ the lines between being a hero and simply being human can become quite blurry. Such is the case for the characters in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series. Many people are quick to name Harry as the one and only hero of the novels‚ but I argue otherwise. It seems impossible to say that Harry is not a hero at all‚ but is he the only hero? According to Margery Hourihan a hero is someone who “overcomes [his] opponents because he is strong‚ brave‚ resourceful‚ rational
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Harry Harlow was born on October 31‚ 1905 and died December 6‚ 1981. He was an American Psychologist best known for work on maternal seperation and social isolation experiements on monkeys. Harlow grew up in Fairfield‚ Iowa. He was born as Harry Israel‚ only after receiving his PHD did he change his name to Harry Harlow. He was married twice with 2 children from each marriage. Harry received his Ph.D and his BA from Stanford University. He received numerous awards including the Howard Crosby
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of War The common phrase‚ "Don ’t judge a man until you ’ve walked a mile in his shoes”‚ tells the world to never put a label on an individual before you have truly experienced what they have gone through. Tim O Brien ’s work‚ In the Lake of the Woods‚ shows how men who have all experienced war‚ truly have walked in each other’s shoes. These traumatizing experiences impact the human spirit dramatically because once back from the war‚ veterans struggle to live normal lives. Only men and women who
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My Wood‚ by E.M. Forster is a witty essay depicting Forster’s reaction to the ownership of a small estate he bought with the royalties from a novel he wrote. He cleverly discusses the effects the wood may have on him. Forster conveys a negative attitude toward his experience of acquiring property through the use of biblical allusions‚ word choice‚ and the manipulation of sentences. This passage encourages us to think about the nature of materialism and the seductive power of our possessions.
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Number Four‚ Privet Drive The name of the street where the Dursleys live is a reference to that most suburban plant‚ the privet bush‚ which makes neat hedges around many English gardens. I liked the associations with both suburbia and enclosure‚ the Dursleys being so smugly middle class‚ and so determinedly separate from the wizarding world. The name of their area is ’Little Whinging’‚ which again sounds appropriately parochial and sniffy‚ ’whinging’ being a colloquial term for ’complaining or whining’
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AP Lang 5-16-13 A Walk in the Woods Reading Critique Title and Author: A Walk in the Woods‚ by Bill Bryson Literary Criticism on Author (by Critic): The general consensus of many critics on Bill Bryson’s work is that he has a very satirical‚ yet truthful style‚ which makes his writing so unique and pleasurable to read. Much of the book uses such a conversational tone that the inclusion of history and factual information doesn’t disrupt the narrative structure much
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Crimes of Harry Lavender” by Marele Day‚ which both supports and subverts the traditionally male hard-boiled detective through inferential choices of language. I will be focusing on the distinctive voices of Claudia Valentine‚ and Harry Lavender. My related text is Hitler’s Proclamation to the German Nation in Berlin which was orated on the 1st of February‚ 1933‚ which shows the depth of his obsession and the power of self-delusion. In the crime fiction text‚ the Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender
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In the novel In the Lake of the Woods‚ O’Brien channels between his life in the present at the lake with his wife‚ and his life in the past‚ recalling memories from the war in Vietnam. The novel begins with a preview into the love life and marriage of John and Kathy Wade. While the novel progresses‚ their relationship begins to deteriorate and as the narrator jumps from his past to his present‚ the impact of his time in Vietnam becomes more apparent as a primary factor in the failure of their marriage
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Harry Potter and the Closet Under the Stairs: Coming Out in the Wizarding World Lauren Marie Capaccio‚ University of California‚ Santa Barbara The following abbreviations will be upheld throughout the paper: HP Harry Potter‚ the complete series (but not the character) SS Book 1‚ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone CoS Book 2‚ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PoA Book 3‚ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban GoF Book 4‚ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire OotP Book 5‚ Harry
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