and the Sorcerer’s Stone when I was eight years old. It immediately became one of my favorite books. Over the next several years‚ I read the rest of the series many times‚ and I watched the entire series of movies almost as many times. However‚ I’ve never grown tired of re-reading and re-watching the first book and movie. The book‚ titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone upon initial release in 1997‚ was re-titled later that same year as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone for its US release
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My reflection is on the short essay “Sticking My Nose in the World’s Business”. I believe in the concept of it but not the way it’s worded out. I believe in being truthful‚ speaking things out just the way they are. If you see something happening and get asked about it. I think you should answer them just the way you saw things happen. Everyone has their personal opinions and thoughts. But facts are facts and I feel like when you aren’t honest with someone or truthful. You robbed someone from something
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In J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ the protagonist‚ Harry‚ is today’s modern hero. The film of Harry Potter is the common tale of good vs. evil‚ with the good and evil in the story being completely obvious. Voldemort‚ Harry’s adversary‚ intends to kill Harry because‚ as their prophecy‚ another element of mythology‚ foretold‚ "neither can live while the other survives." However‚ when good meets evil (Harry meets Voldemort) in the novel‚ good prevails both times; which is a very
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Eleven years ago‚ wizards rejoiced all over the world. They celebrated because He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was defeated. In other words‚ Voldemort (the evilest wizard around) killed Harry Potter’s parents‚ but for some strange reason‚ he couldn’t kill little baby Harry. Now Voldemort seems to have disappeared‚ and overnight‚ baby Harry has become a hero – "The Boy Who Lived." Having lost his family and home‚ Harry also has become an orphan. Professor Dumbledore (Headmaster of a magic school) find a
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Stone Eagle‚ Wisconsin – Six Years Later: These were tough times for Chief Marc Sarb. The twins were off to college‚ each going their separate way. Luke‚ took a year off and joined Amer i-Corps. He wanted to serve his country and‚ also‚ needed to get away from the academic grind. It was his hope that it would give him a better perspective on what career he wanted to pursue. He knew he was not cut out to work in an office and ’pledge allegiance’ to the corporate life. Taking a year off helped
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Gabriella Montes Stone Butch Blues Leslie Feinberg has done an extraordinary deed in her writing of Stone Butch Blues. She has unlocked her soul to anyone who reads and showed us the fears of being different no matter how slight it may be. At first I was reading it because I was required to for this course‚ but I found myself unable to put the book down. This book is not only an important historical narrative for the gay community‚ it is a captivating novel yet the “plot” doesn’t follow a traditional
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However‚ the main theme of the poem is you are better off by yourself and your opinion of yourself is all that matters.“How happy is the stone that rambles in the road alone and doesn’t care about careers and exigencies never fears”‚ this quote alone showcases the theme of the poem. Without reservation‚ the message to be received is the person that walks in life by himself and for himself
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made known to the reader. In the beginning‚ Snape is made out to be a villain‚ but as the conclusion of the story draws near the reader sees the other side of Snape that was hidden until the very end. Harry’s first experience in “The Philosopher’s Stone” with Snape was in the great hall whenever he made eye contact with Snape and his scar began to hurt. However‚ it is not made known right away that the reason that Harry’s scar hurt was because Voldemort was underneath the cloak of Professor Quirrell
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MacDougald household. Arthur’s bit the bullet when he was very young‚ and his brother’s dad ran off with another woman. It was six years before either man uncrossed their fingers and accepted that Dave wasn’t going anywhere and neither was his brood. The Stone boys were not unlike mountains. Arthur and Robert themselves being on the meeker side of the male spectrum‚ it was difficult for either of them to grasp the blunt nature of communicating with the giants. This would be their eighth year together and
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