... 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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... . 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... wizard world. The main problem in this book is that a feared mass murderer escapes out of the prison and that explains the title. The story: Harry Potter is a wizard. He goes to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, and this school year will be his third year on Hogwarts. In the ... of influence on the ministry of magic and the Hippogriff will be killed. This hurts the teacher Hagrid a lot, who's a very good friend of Harry's. Harry discovers that there's something going on with Hermione. She has taken all the available subjects and her timetable reads that she has to be in ...

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... the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling is a children's novel about a young boy, Harry Potter, and his adventures at Hogwarts, a school for wizards and witches. The novel is filled with humorous tales of exciting escapades in and around ... judges others by this measure. On the train to Hogwarts he says to Harry, "You'll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort." (p. 108). Harry has Wizard parents, but he has lived with Muggles his whole life so he ... has no experience in wizardry at all. Harry's fr...

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... Mirror of Erised. Instead of trying to use physical force against Professor Quirrel, Harry used wit instead. Harry didn't want the stone to use, he only wanted it so Voldemort, who was hiding under Professor Quirrel's turban and had possessed him, couldn't have it. The protagonist is without a doubt Harry Potter. But it seems that there is more than one antagonist. The Dursley family ... because all they do is reject Harry as a family member and make Harry's like intolerable. Then there is also Draco Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle who just hate ... in the book, Albus Dumbledore and Professo...

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... : This book was about a boy named Harry Potter and his adventures at Hogwarts School for Witches and Warlocks. It is Harry's second year at the school. His two best friends are Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, also attending Hogwarts. They all live at the school during the school year. Harry lives with his Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, ... solve the mystery of the attacks. Earlier someone mentioned that the person that died in the first set of attacks was killed in a bathroom and Harry and Ron immediately knew which bathroom. The one haunted by Moaning Myrtle. They hoped that she would hav...

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... Rowling, is a fictional adventure story that takes place during the twenty-first century in England. There are five main characters in this book. The first, Harry Potter, is an orphan that lives with his aunt and uncle who are "muggles." He is small and skinny for his age, probably because he sleeps in ... Voldermort. He was the one who killed Harry's parents when Harry was a year old and has been hidden for ten years. He has red eyes and slits for his nose. The story begins on number four Privet Drive, where Mr. and Mrs. Dursley live. Harry Potter's parents have just been killed, and .....

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... , J. K. Rowling, this fantasy story will be very different from her first three books. In Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, Harry is staying at his aunt and uncles house during his summer vacations. Harry lives with these people because a dark wizard killed his parents when he was only one. Harry is going to Hogwarts, a magic school in which he will soon enter as a fourth ... sub-themes are courage, perseverance, teamwork, friendship, nurturing, and tolerance. Hermione has the courage and perseverance to help out the poor elves. Teamwork and friendship are used to help out harry in ac...

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Harry Potter and Slavery As long as there is power, greed, and jealousy, slavery will always exist. There is an apparent theme of slavery and overpowering which takes its toll on not ... and can be seen through the enslavement of the house elves, the overpowering of Wormtail by Lord Voldemort, and the use of the Imperius Curse throughout the novel. Slavery in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is fought against and seen on two levels, Dumbledore and the Ministry fighting for the freedom of all wizards and witches from Voldemort, and Hermione ... upcoming Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts. Vol...

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... the Order of the Phoenix started out like every other Harry Potter book. Harry had to suffer at his aunt Petunia and his uncle Vernon's square house on Privet Drive during the summer. Petunia and Vernon Dursley were what ... that they weren't supposed to be in the muggle world. Someone sent them. He attacked Dudley who was both dumbfounded and petrified at the sight of these creatures. Harry tried hard to fight them off but he wasn't very successful. Although he wasn't successful, he did try and use magic against them but it wasn't good ... he found out he was expelled from Hogwarts, t...

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I decided to use Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, for my paper. There are a couple of problems with this, like, it was a book that was then made into a movie, and the other is that ... movie to signify big events that are coming, especially dealing with magic. The letter scene helps prepare the viewers for what is going to happen in the near future to Harry. Now lets look at the Magical world. They use bright rich colors instead of plain dull colors. It appears like they are almost royalty with all the tapestries, paintings, ... two side kicks that look like some of the players fro...

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Harry Potter And the Chamber of Secrets By Matt Carlson Harry returns from Hagwarts back to the Dursley's home for another terrible summer. He returns home on his birthday and nobody even remembers. Harry has to stay upstairs all night because Uncle Vernon is having business guests over for a dinner party. Then, out of the blue, an house elf named Dobby sneaks into Harry ... This kind of tree can move and cause damage which was exactly what happened. They car escaped barely before it was completely crushed. Harry and Ron barely made it out also. Snape catches them and goes and gets Professor ...

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I am reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. It is the fourth and last book in the series. I have only read one hundred seven pages so I will only be giving statements about the events to that extent. The book starts when Harry went to sleep after a long day. In the ... wizards try to make port key's look like everyday litter so muggles don't go playing with them. After a friendly conversation between Amos and Mr. Weasly, Harry, Hermoine, and the Weasly's all touched the port key and teleported to there certain spot. The environment was of entire witches and wizards. Everyone followed Mr...

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... texts produced throughout history. Two main texts that share the enduring quality that still makes them popular today are "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats, a pre-1900 text, and "Harry Potter" byJ.K.Rowling, a twentieth century text "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is a quintessential example of a text relating to the "quest" genre. This poem was written by John Keats, a prominent poet during the ... of how the quest genre has maintained its value and popularity throughout literary history. Another text which deals with the enduring qualities of the "quest" genre is the series of "Harry Potter...

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... king. As well as influencing Arthur and other characters in the book, Merlyn also has made an impact on other author's and their literature, namely the character of Dumbledore in Harry Potter. The parallels between them show Merlyn's impact on the creation of the character Dumbledore. Finally, He has also guided readers such as myself, allowing us to learn more about war ... . All through my childhood, one of my favorite characters in literature was the headmaster Albus Dumbledore. His silly speeches were one of the most enjoyable parts to read of the Harry Potter novels, often because o...

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