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    Most people have a book that they truly love to read, whether it’s fiction or non-fiction. However, the content behind the book cover of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone written by J.K. Rowling, seems to have stirred up quite the predicament for the schoolboard. Mrs. Anna Davis the mother of Logan Davis, wants to pull the book and keep it out of the hands of the students. Meanwhile, Mr. Greg Hartmann an English teacher at the school and the one who assigned Logan the book assignment in the first

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    The story events take place England, in Hogwarts school and The Department Of Ministry. King’s Cross Station is where most events took place before school. The Author J.K. Rowling conceived of the idea of this setting in 1990 while sitting on a delayed train from Manchester to London, King’s Cross. King’s Cross is mentioned in the book and the book/movie series, and is referred to as King’s Cross Station where the main characters go to board the train. The students would run through a mystical wall

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    towards. As a child and teen I spent much time engulfed in fictional books. I think my passion for writing stems from a combination of this love of reading along with me being an extremely creative individual. My teenage years were long before J.K. Rowling penned the first word of the Harry Potter series and even longer before Stephenie Meyer’s had the idea for her vampire love story. V.C. Andrews’ series “Flowers in the Attic” was the most memorable and influential work I read during this period

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    Analysis of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling Essay will attempt to analyse the different trailer conventions, which make the trailer 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' a success. The outlined conventions include different scenes, the music and what affect the have on the viewers. This essay will explain the genre of the film and who their target audiences are. The opening scene starts off with Warner Bros Pictures logo in front of a

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    The wildly popular Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling has been the center of religious controversy since its publication in 1997. Scholar Laura Feldt explains: “The Harry Potter novels have also met strong religious reactions including extreme acts of rejection by church leaders and parents in conservative Christian communities in the USA” (101). While there are religions that completely reject the series, the Catholic Church has a more divided stance on the Potter books and films. The Church has

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    J.K. Rowling is a very prominent and noteworthy woman. She has influenced people’s lives all around the world, by writing the Harry Potter series of seven books. Rowling has given millions of dollars to charities and she has helped people all over the world enjoy reading. With her major philanthropic efforts of giving to charity or her brilliantly crafted novels, J.K. Rowling is the Dumbledore of the muggle world. Not only has J.K. Rowling influenced many women around the world, but she also

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    other just two choices. These paths decide and make us into who we are and who we will become. This difference is used in many works of art to express a meaning or a point. One of the best examples would the the Harry Potter novel series by J. K. Rowling. The Hero, Harry potter himself, and the Shadow or villain, Voldemort or Tom Riddle. They are similar by their blood statue, and treatment at the hands of muggles, and how people are drawn to them. But they differ by their morals and view towards

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    El Lìbro de Susan Gunelìus analìza la hìstorìa de J.K. Rowlìng y de la marca de Harry Potter para comprender como una serìe de lìbros de fantasía ìnfantìl a logrado convertìrse en una marca global con valor superìor a $4000 mìllones USD. Capítulo 1. El lìbro que vìvìò. Cuales fueron los ìnìcìos de Joanne Kathleen Rowlìng (ìnglesa, nace el 31 de julìo de 1965). Sìempre estuvo atraída por la lìteratura, con autores como J.R.R. Tolkìen y Jane Austen. Trabajo como maestra hasta el 1990 que ìnìcìo la

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    it all, J.K. Rowling, who went through numerous hardships, setbacks, and

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    J.K Rowling is an inspiring children's novelist who built an empire off of her books. Rowling inspired many others to follow their dreams and never give up. J.K Rowling is an inspiring author who created a new take on the world of literature, adding a sense of realistic childhood experience to her stories, and became a role model because of being a successful and independent writer. Rowling created a different world of literature, and she continues to make the world a

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