Dirty Harry

exists the issue of racism in the world of Harry Potter. Though, it is not the traditional sense of racism; there are wizards of various races (White, Black, Asian, etc.) throughout the wizarding world. The issues that appear throughout this series are things like: pure-blood supremacy; abhorrence of “half-breeds” and non-human creatures alike; Anti-Muggle and Muggle-born institutions; Squibs and Blood Traitors being ostracized, etc. Various instances in the Harry Potter series that contain scenes portraying

Literal and Metaphorical Racial Ideologies in Harry Potter The Colour of Skin, Blood, and Species J. K. Rowling has long been lauded for her inventive implementation of underlying complexities within the Harry Potter series. Further analyzation reveals how, through magical and metaphorical racial themes, she also evaluates contemporary and historical racial ideologies outside of the wizarding world. The series perpetrates antiquated racial constructs with no hint of satire on the surface. However

sorted into a house, and I would just have to sleep in Dumbledore’s office. That would be cool, maybe I would get to braid his beard. “Whatcha thinking about?” George asked from beside me. We were on our way to the Leaky Cauldron, where apparently Harry was staying after he blew up his aunt. We all had a good laugh about that. “Braiding Dumbledore’s beard,” I replied casually. He gave me a weirded out look, as did basically everyone else in the car that heard me. I shrugged. They asked a question

of censored books that come out every year; one of those lists is the 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990-2000. On this list the Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger ranks at number 13. Forever by Judy Blume ranks at number eight and the Harry Potter series by R.K. Rowling ranks at number seven. Catcher in the Rye is censored because of the incidents of depression, nervous breakdown, impulsive spending, sexual exploration, vulgarity, and other erratic behavior. Mainly these are problems

Male Gaze in Media I have decided to introduce the issue of the male gaze in media. Male gaze being where everything is done for the pleasure of male viewers (Mulvey, 1975) . This means that often women are sexually objectified in the media. This issue is important because it affects how women view themselves. They are being looked at while the men are doing the looking. Women view themselves as objects because that is how they are portrayed in the media. Another reason why this issue is important

Lion King. Star Wars. Harry Potter. These are all famous books, movies, or both where family is a central theme. The protagonist in each story is impacted by their family in various ways. Lion King displays the juxtaposition between two family members who try to influence the protagonist in different ways. In Star Wars, Luke Skywalker discovers who his father really is, and it makes him question everything he’s known. Harry Potter’s parents died when he was an infant, and the lack of a family finds

The Anonymous Admirer The day was sunny and humid, and it 's my first day of school at Quincy High. My best friend Sydney and I were in homeroom talking about camp where we met last year. We got to know each other very well and we became inseparable. Sydney and I have Math and Science together. Sydney is very artistic and compassionate. She is a gorgeous girl who has blonde hair, hazel-green eyes and is very short. We both are 15 years old and in Sophomore year of high school. The loudspeaker

In ‘The Assault’, the author, Harry Mulisch, depicts Anton Steenwijk as the protagonist, who witnesses the violence at the night of the assault. In the subsequent years, Anton distances himself from the truth of the assault due to his traumatic experience, his incomplete knowledge towards the event, and his sorrowful memories. The traumatic experience makes Anton reluctant to go back to Haarlem, where the violent assault takes place. The assault gives Anton a strike, and many times in the story

Introduction Censorship is a dirty word to information professionals. Attempts by individuals or groups to restrict the public from reading, hearing or viewing certain materials due to their content, is enough to send librarian's and organizations such as the American Library Association, to the proverbial battle field. However, information professionals from all fields have to make choices about what to include and what not to include in their particular library's collection. How are these selections

role in fictional advertising. Throughout the Harry Potter novels, it is clearly shown that there are two sides. There is the good side and the bad. In the image “MUDBLOODS”, you can see which side is depicted as the bad side. While analyzing this image it clearly shows the relationships that are seen in the Harry Potter world. Through propaganda techniques and using ethos and pathos, viewers can understand what the image is trying to convey. The Harry Potter novels are based from a wizarding world