Harry McGurk

child heroes who are very often neither hero nor villain, but a wild, subversive combination of both” (258). These characteristics are also true of Coraline and Harry Potter, as they are presented as imperfect, but ultimately find the power within themselves to save what is important to them. Children readers are empowered by Coraline and Harry because they identify with these ordinary children and feel as if they can also make a difference in their lives, as the characters defeat the evil in theirs

Are you a trustworthy member of your family? Are you the one who would go to great risks just so other members of your family can survive? Well, meet the crew of Shackleton. Members who supported Shackleton in a very dangerous expedition. Frank Worsley was a captain who was a great navigator. Worsley was a very patient person, in the booklet, it says that “Worsley would wait until the boat reached the top of the wave and the horizon came into sight, then shout Now!” (Pg. 98) One wrong estimate could’ve

specified area.” These definitions didn’t help me as much they did give a sense of direction as I tried to answer these questions for myself. I think it’s safe to say that I was once an avid reader before I got my first smartphone. I would read the Harry Potter series over and over again during car rides to and from school, sneakily pore over the Hunger Games trilogy in Math class; you get the picture. Reading pretty much took up all of the time I would use to devote to long-form text. Today, I often

being appropriated from. To support this argument, I will be displaying the value of interactivity added to the Harry Potter fandom through A Very Potter Musical. A Very Potter Musical (also known as AVPM) was created in 2009, parodying J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. AVPM appropriated many of the characters in the series, as well as storylines and visuals from several of the Harry Potter books and movies, to reimagine Rowling’s young adult fiction novels as a work of musical comedy. In this

I am a second degree black belt in Taekwondo. For 8 years I was taught at Family Martial Arts, down on 12th street. Quitting in 7th grade because of Volleyball was a hard decision I had to make. I never went back after that decision. Help teaching little kids taekwondo down at the recenter with Ida Kerbs, is a great job to have. I have no younger siblings, so this is a great way to start learning how to interact with little kids. I am also a dancer who has taken lessons at Sherry’s Dance Workshop

I’d rather jam my toe on the corner of a table for seven and a half hours than read a book. Okay, that may be a tad drastic, but you get my point. I mean, if I get ahold of an amazing book or get assigned an essay that intrigues me, then I’m all in, but that’s rare anymore. I didn’t always feel so negatively towards reading- reading was a crucial part of my life at a young age. My parents heavily encouraged it by reading to me at bedtime and making sure I always had a full bookshelf. When I was about

Today is the day, I told myself, as I walked into my room. Today is the day. Today is the day that I’m going to overcome my writer’s block and start writing my story. I placed my bookbag down on my bed and take out my laptop. I kicked my shoes off, grabbed some clothes, and proceeded to take a shower. After I took a good shower, I ran down stairs to grab a Pop-Tart and quickly dashed back upstairs to my room. I placed my laptop on my cluttered desk, and opened the screen. It doesn’t even have to

need to point at words or sounded them out. That year I finally read my first book and was happy . I feel like every kid went through a Harry Potter stage in their life. The world of magic and fanstasy is appealing and tempting . Imagine different deatails about the characters and prouncing spells. It produce a escape from outside world where you relate to Harry and his friend struggles. I rememeber loving this series , I read the first book in sixth

The three stylistic elements I chose were rhythm, kenneling, and alliteration. Rhythmic an element in major part because of the oral nature of the epic. The rhythm comes form alliterations and not from usual meter and rhyme. An example of rhythm is, “The nobleman’s son then passed the steep rocky cliffs, the narrow path, the narrow single-filed path, an unknown way, precipitous headland, the homes of many water monsters.” Alliterations are a repetition of stressed sounds, particularly consonants

Jones books. The Mysterious Benedict Society is about a group of intelligent kids with different special talents that the Society uses to help save kids who are being mind-controlled at a boarding school. Speaking of boarding schools, I also read the Harry Potter books when I was in Elementary School. My mom used to try to read the first book to me, but we would forget to keep reading it. Eventually, my sister read the books, so we watched the movies as she read the series. After a while, though, my