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    Kristy McMullen Reflection #2 10/6/17 Kinder J.K Rowling is an incredibly talented author who has broken barriers for children’s books, and is an inspiration to all authors who come after her. She didn’t learn it on her own though, she has many other literary and cultural influences who helped her story along. We see many literary comparisons to authors like J.R.R Tolkien and C.S Lewis, and then we see the cultural influence such as Arthurian legend. In my research, I have found that a lot of

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    Topic Katie Wiley Ms. Osborne English 12 Honors/ B1 April 15, 2015   Outline Thesis: In her novel Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J.K. Rowling includes connection to her own life. I. Introduction and Thesis II. Early Life A. Childhood B. The Train Ride 1. The characters being created 2. The characters being connected to her life C. Her book being a banned book III. Modern Time Period IV. Ron Weasley A. Wealey being a friend 1. Explanation on how Weasleys character is connected to her

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    J.K. Rowling in the Macabre Genre The life of experiences of J.K. Rowling influenced her to write in the macabre genre. After Rowling’s tragic loss, “the world of Harry Potter did not turn out to be a refuge from [her] pain but a place for her to experience it in a different way” (Bradley 35). Rowling suffered a life of poverty and losses that caused her to write literature in the macabre genre which impacted the society greatly. Rowling’s life as an adult was filled with the frustration

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    which I rebuilt my life" (J.K. Rowling Biography). Joanne "Katherine" Rowling has experienced both of the financial polar opposites throughout her life. Her writing of the Harry Potter novels are the central cause of transition in her life as an author and as a mother. Other successful contemporary writers, such as Stephanie Meyer, have gained some substantial popularity of late, but J.K. Rowling is the most successful author of our generation as we know it. Joanne Rowling was born on July 31st, 1965

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    to prompt an audience to really adhere to what the writer is trying to convey. Such devices are beautifully displayed in J.K. Rowling’s commencement speech, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination”, to Harvard University’s 2008 graduates and in George Saunders’ speech, “Congratulations, by the Way”, to the Syracuse University 2013 graduates. J.K. Rowling and George Saunders use many rhetorical elements in their speeches, such as identification, motivational aspects, and the

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    written in script format, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child thoroughly exemplifies J.K. Rowling’s exceptional understanding of the importance of literary elements within a story in addition to relating them to the theme. Through her brilliant use of figurative language, imagery and structure, Rowling recognizes the importance of friendship in trying times constantly throughout the story. For example, J.K. Rowling takes as many opportunities as she can within her novel to highlight the contribution

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    Potter, a young teenage boy training to be a magician, has faced many challenges throughout his life; including ones that involve the very dark and evil Voldemort. Harry is a very smart and talented boy who must look out for any signs of wrongdoing. In J.K. Rowling’s novel, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the author conveys the third person point of view through Harry’s eyes to get a glimpse of his life and possible conflicts occurring. The third person point of view allows there to be many

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    alike have admitted a source of inspiration for them comes from their own lives. Joanne Rowling, also referred to as J.K., is no different. If J.K. Rowling had not experienced her mother’s death and the events which occurred after it, then Harry Potter would not be the phenomenon it is today. J.K. Rowling’s Past Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England to Peter and Anne Rowling (Harmon, 2003). Her childhood is what many would consider to be normal. She had parents

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    The British author J.K Rowling, who is responsible for fueling my imagination and creativity and providing me with an open-minded and loving community via her Harry Potter series, is one of the world’s most successful and influential writers. However, even after I’ve turned the last page of the final novel of the “Harry Potter” series, Rowling continues to be a great example of a role model, and remains being someone I will always look up to. Apart from her literary work, she has established and

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    A good book leaves you wanting more. A great book never finishes saying want it has to say. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling is a novel about a young boy, Harry, who discovers his magical heritage as he survives his first year at Hogwarts. The idea of timeliness and timelessness relates to this novel in the sense that there is lesson to be told and it will continue to be told until the end of time. There are many lessons in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, one

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