In the movie ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ we see how easily barriers of not belonging can be unexpectedly destroyed and new connections and possibilities can be created. The film is about a boy called Harry Potter‚ the protagonist‚ who goes through a journey of not belonging in his original ‘world’ through to the complete contrast of being famous in another ‘magical
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University’s class of 2009‚ but Ellen DeGeneres was there to congratulate them as well! This class was dubbed the "Katrina Class" for being survivors of the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Katrina was named one of the deadliest Hurricanes‚ causing more than 1‚836 deaths. Tulane University is located in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ where the most significant amount of deaths took place and 80 percent of the city was destroyed. These graduates have survived a lot ‚ and Ellen wants to congratulate them
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The Company Man by Ellen Goodman Elie Mbys-Davidson Journal Journal turned in July 23rd 2013 Dr. Pollick WRTG 101S-Camp Schwab In this essay Goodman retaliates at the middle class‚ constantly trying to become the upper class in a fit of greed lost in a fog. The Company Many is an ironic essay‚ in which the main character “Phil” represents every American that loses touch with reality in the fog of ambition. Phil is the ideal hardworking man‚ dedicated to his cause‚ and all that he believes to
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“The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart‚ the less capable you are of loving the present”- Barbara De Angelis. Ellen Hopkins’s novel Rumble uncovers the story of Matthew‚ an average teenage boy struggling with the suicide of his younger brother‚ Luke. Through poetry‚ Matthew expresses his denial‚ guilt‚ and‚ most importantly loss of faith. He explains the guilt he feels for not standing up for his brother who endured constant homophobic bullying. These emotions present in Matthew’s
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influence‚ yet places them in a vulnerable position from people desiring it thus resulting in a conflict to obtain power. This can be seen in the following texts: the play Antony and Cleopatra’‚ the film Star Wars - A New Hope’ and the novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone". An aspect explored in the three texts is how power is gained‚ and one way of achieving that is through military power and in Antony and Cleopatra Octavius
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Earlier in the novel‚ Ellen asked herself a very important question. She wondered if she was the same girl who would not drink after Starletta or eat a colored biscuit when she was starved. She said: It is the same girl but I am old now I know it is not the germs you cannot see that slide off her lips on to a glass then to your white lips that will hurt you or turn you colored. What you had better worry about though is the people you know and trusted they would be like you because you were all made
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On first glance the two worlds presented to us in the Harry Potter books appear to be vastly different. However‚ it may be argued that upon closer inspection we can see that the worlds can be seen to be very similar and that where they differ is purely in relation to the presentation of the worlds. What I mean by this is that the wizarding world is very similar to the muggle world if we are to look at the structure of the societies of the two worlds. For example‚ both worlds have a government (State
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An Essay to analyse an Extract From “Taking On the World” By Ellen MacArthur By: Sophie Tulloch 10S1 Throughout the piece of writing‚ ‘Taking on the World” Dame Ellen MacArthur communicates fear in a lot of different ways‚ using a lot of different techniques. During this analytical essay I will analyse how she did this and the effect it had. One way that she communicates fear is by using punctuation creatively‚ an example of this is when she says‚ “ It would not be difficult to break
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While being a celebrity has its advantages‚ it may also act as a handicap‚ as shown by Rowling throughout the novels. Being a celebrity eliminates the possibility of easily operating quietly and discreetly. Voldemort disguises himself to obtain Hagrid’s information about Fluffy because it would raise alarm if she showed himself. Everything Harry does is in the limelight‚ and his status intensifies it. Luckily‚ he has his invisibility cloak‚ which acts as a counter to being a celebrity. The invisibility
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In Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling‚ many forms of abuse are touched on throughout the novel. Although many of the novels throughout the series amplify abuses in different magnitudes‚ the fourth book in particular has many different kinds of abuse that are very apparent. Some are glossed over quickly‚ while others are much more intense. Analyzing instances of abuse and how it is dealt with gives the reader greater insight on the magical world. Three specific instances include house
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