... television and media have demolished their interest of reading. The amazing storyline, interesting plot and endearing characters have made the success of Harry Potter great. Harry Potter started an astounding interest for children and adults to read. J. K. Rowling, the writer and creator of Harry Potter, has written books that are easy to comprehend yet are still sophisticated in nature. J. K. Rowling's amazing and remarkable sentence structure and ... readers not want to put the book down. The books are mesmerizing and once you start reading the books you never want to put it down unti...

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... television. If these parents are concerned about the safety of their children, why let them watch violence, which is much more real than anything in the Harry Potter books, and yet try to stop them from expanding their imagination with a stimulating novel that will leave any young reader craving for more? These parents ... read again. Kids who sit in front of a computer or a television all day without ever turning the pages of an enchanting book like Harry Potter. Harry Potter isn't just another book. Harry Potter is a medium that slowly and gently lets kids who haven't read the other gr...

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... it with another children's fantasy novel in which a neophyte wizard attends a school for wizards- Ursula Le Guin's, "A Wizard of Earthsea."" http://dannyreviews.com/h/Harry_Potter.html. He says that Rowling reworks superficial popular ideas about magic in an ad hoc fashion, Le Guin constructs a fully-fledged, but consistent and coherent, ... both an integral part of the imagined world and anchored to mythological precursors; for Rowling they are just a plot device appropriated from common cliché. "Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone,"" will be a great Christmas present for kids who haven't...

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... form decisions based on the facts (3). On the other hand, Elizabeth Schafer's book, Beacham's Sourcebooks for Teaching Young Adult Fiction: Exploring Harry Potter, influences readers by outlining many educational ideas that can be implemented in the classroom (1). These points are used to support many schools decisions ... to keep the books as a part of their libraries. According to Schafer, who is a historian and expert on children's literature, the Harry Potter series can be used to spark an interest in many school subjects (Schafer 1). Some examples she gave included learning about t...

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... the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In the books, he encounters many adventures. (Arendt) As I said before, the website discussed the censorship of the Harry Potter series. I chose to focus on the Anti-Harry Potter portion of the site because it dealt with this touchy subject of censorship. According to the website, some conservative Christian parents have openly called for the banning ... website told me that many communities have taken action against books that they feel will have negative effects on their children's development. I have a hard time understanding why they be...

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... . However, in many cases when these virtues are not apparent amongst the parental figures, other means of inspiration are sought. Louise Rennison's "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging" and J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter, and the Philosopher's Stone" are both novels that portray parental figures throughout their plots. These characters serve to reinforce the importance of supporting a child through his or her upbringing in ... grows up he or she may encounter obstacles and feel that this goal is unattainable. At this point they are in need of motivation and support to maintain their dr...

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... people or traveling the world covering vast lands. By definition, an epic is a poem that celebrates a hero's deeds. Of course, Harry Potter is much too long to be a poem. It is a series of novels and movies. However, it does celebrate a hero's deeds. This hero is a ... that is sometimes overlooked for it's more modernism feel are the adventures of Harry Potter. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling, has all the characteristics as any traditional epic literary work and is a very exciting story for all ages. Harry Potter, although sometimes looked down upon by society for the witchcraft involved, ...

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... he was a wizard and was sent off to Wizard school. When she came back from Brazil she had half a suitcase full of papers covered with stories about Harry Potter. She set a goal and decided to have the Harry Potter Novel done before starting work as a French teacher. It was a year after finishing the book before a publisher bought it. The moment she found out that ... a temper tantrum their day was going along semi-normal. The Dursleys had a very large secret, and there biggest fear was that somebody would discover it. Mrs. Potter was Mrs. Dursleys sister, and Lily, James, and Harry Pott...

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... a big role in comparing a movie to a book. For example, the opinion of 28 year old. "I think that the J.K. Rowling book Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone was and always will be better than the movie because Firstly, the book increases a child's imagination and lets them decide ... which is no surprise considering that there is about an equal amount of young and old aged fans of Harry potter. The reaction of most people to the "Harry Potter Movie" (Diagram 1.2) reflects the typical reaction of a Harry Potter Fan to the Movie. For a director, adapting a book is almost always a losing ...

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... bad side. The reason that I am describing this book as mysterious is that, although being on opposite sides, there seems to be a strange connection between Harry and Voldemort. "It is very curious indeed that you, Harry Potter should be destined for this wand when its brother-why, its brother gave you that scar. The wand chooses the wizard remember .. I think we must expect ... some sort of resistance to be able to survive evil attacks. You would think that Voldemort, being one of the most powerful wizards could kill Harry easily, but as we read, Harry defeats him in the final battle. H...

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... story also contribute to making the novel an entertaining book to read. Each character has his own unique traits that we encounter in the real world. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is an enchanting novel by J.K. Rowling and is apparently written particularly for kids. However, the lessons that People can learn from ... value of generosity and abundance mentality. We can learn that even though he had not much to give he still shared what he had with others. Indeed Harry Potter was a character who had a good heart. He was kind, brave and adventurous, positive qualities every child co...

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... Columbus, I was surprised to see the theater was full of young children and the older generation alike. I was under the impression that the Harry Potter novels were for the teenage group or those like me, young at heart. As I soon found out it was a movie for those of ... 1). I agree with this in saying the book is much better than the movie. This movie was highly anticipated by moviegoers. Shawn Fitzgerald writes, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the much-anticipated film adaptation of the first of the J.K. Rowling's literary blockbusters, is the ultimate example of Hollywoo...

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... that are a necessity for being considered an epic hero, but the qualities he has are evolved versions of those the traditional heroes posses. In the Harry Potter books, Harry belongs to Gryffindor, which is named after Godric Gryffindor, one of the greatest wizards to ever have lived. J.K. Rowling has said that there is a ... although he possesses character traits revered by his society such as keen mental abilities and courage, the hero's character also has flaws. As an epic hero, Harry Potter also has his flaws. Throughout the series it is important that he's not always the greatest wiz...

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... Just to quickly run through the two previous books; Harry Potter is a wizard, who's parents were killed by the worst dark wizard ever known. The reason why Harry Potter is still around, is because Lord Voldemort failed to kill Harry. His spell hit Harry, but then backfired on Voldemort taking all of his ... powers with him. Harry is so famous for two things. Withstanding the powers of Lord Voldemort, ... but allowed a job as the gamekeeper. Now to get to the Prisoner of Azkaban. Harry Potter is back for the summer at the Dursley's home. The Dursley's are his mothers sister, and that fami...

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... Azkaban (E2B) Dear Mrs. Farkas, My book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K Rowling. It is about Harry Potter, a young wizard who is now 13, and is known by every wizard because he survived from the greatest dark wizard, Voldemort. Harry has had many encounters with Lord Voldemort, and survived each time! Anyway Harry has just received letters from all his good friends ... like Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Hagrid. With the letters where birthday presents for his 13th birthday. Harry ... ) and going to Lord Voldemort, and tried to put it on Black. After making Peter...

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... finding more than treasure there."    The beginning of the popular Harry Potter series begins with the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," also known as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in countries other than America. One night, a one-year-old Harry Potter is being delivered to Number 4 Pivet Drive. Ten years from that day, Harry Potter finds himself looking at a letter addressed to him:   "Mr ... . H, Potter  The Cupboard under the Stairs  4 Privet Drive  Little Whinging  Surrey"    However, he never has the chance to open it, and on the ... th...

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... from a massively multi-player online role-playing game to a treasure hunt to a sequel, the Pottermore website will allow Potter-crazed fans to journey through the story lines of the books, starting with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," according to a statement from Rowling's media team (Clark). "It's the same story with ... part, by you, the reader. The digital generation will be able to enjoy a safe, unique online reading experience built around the Harry Potter books. Pottermore will be the place where fans of any age can share, participate in, and rediscover the stories" (Cla...

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... people of all ages enjoy it. The opening page ends with one sentence that will leave the reader waiting for more and anticipating an extraordinary story. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone tells a great story that children especially will enjoy because there is so much action and the plot is original and different. ... do as well. The development and growth of these various characters are all given causes as to how it occurred. The style of writing in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone may seem advanced for the age group intended to read this book, but in reality the book flows s...

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... by J.K. Rowling. The Copyright date of the book is 1998 and the book contains 309 pages. 2) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is about a boy named Harry Potter who found out he was a wizard who as a baby drained the powers of the most dangerous wizard Voldemort. Potter was sent to a wizardry school named Hogwarts, where he studied magic. There strange things happened to ... stone that allows wizards to have infinite powers. Harry ends up restraining his professor in a dungeon room, which contains the stone until the school's master Dumbledore stops Quirrel. Voldemort ends up escaping...

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... fears about his reputation to conquer. After reading this book, it is clear that Harry Potter does not live up to his wizardly name while studying at Hogwart's, yet does contain the potential to do so. When Harry was wearing the sorting hat to decide what house he would be joining, it ... visibly emerging during a conversation with Professor Snape. Snape obviously has some sort of resentment towards Harry. He makes a snide comment about Harry being the celebrity of the class and purposely singles him out during their very first class. " "Potter!" said Snape suddenly. "What would I get if...

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... change his world forever. I think J K Rowling started writing these books because she was bored with the world as it was and thought that Harry's world might be a bit more interesting. Fundamentally Harry Potter is a traditional good versus evil story. Harry is the one who, according to prophecy, can defeat the Dark Lord (Voldemort) an evil wizard who uses his powers to murder hundreds of ... innocent people. Before Harry Potter there were very few books about children who were wizards, this is why it was so successful with young readers: they could relate to someone their age rather th...

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... newest incarnation of the classic "Hero's Journey" to turn up in the form of an awkward 11 year old. However, J.K. Rowling's popular series of books based on the beloved hero, Harry Potter have proved to be everything a classic journey should involve. The story is choc-full of archetypal elements that speak to the shared subconscious of today and days past ... of a hero tale by looking at the pattern of events rather then the characters. His theory is that any hero journey can be broken down using a combination of his functions. Harry Potter is a modern tale with mythological themes and...

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... 's Stone through the Mirror of Erised to save his friends and himself. Harry Potter is a skinny, black haired eleven-year old boy with round black glasses, and fair skin. He has a lightening scar on his forehead above his emerald green eyes. The character, Harry Potter, who appears in the series of Harry Potter books, has three important personality traits that make him an interesting figure. ... These traits are adventuress, brave, and friendly. Harry is definitely an adventuress boy. Every time there is something weird going on, Harry goes right in to investigate, like with the sorcere...

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... course, makes mistakes and every one of them has its own consequences. So, the characters learn to survive, just like in real life. After explaining these topics, in my opinion, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a well-argued work and it can be related to significant education issues, including the acquisition of social, moral and cultural values. Another positive point is ... -crafted book, but, on the other hand, it is easy and fast to read, and I think the prose is quite simple and not really challenging. In my own view, I find Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone qui...

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... , but I believe that the story can be seen from all different views and age groups, and also that the movie was good as well. To story of Harry Potter is Harry's parents have died in a car crash when he was still a baby, and he is being brought up by his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. For some ... , and treat him more like a nobody than like a family member. His fat cousin Dudley, his aunt and uncle's real son, keeps bothering Harry all the time. On his eleventh birthday, Harry Potter finally receives a mysterious letter from a certain Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, telling ...

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