Katrina Anne Winemiller
Professor Larissa Purvis
English 112
1. November 2014
How Harry Potter and parallels to the Bible
As a professional reviewer, Mike Furches reviews Harry Potter in his blog, “Reviews with Mike Furches: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1” on blogspot.com. Mike’s concern for the dark, scary aspects of the Harry Potter books led him to research the subject more thoroughly, hoping to point out the reasons children should not be reading them. Because of the social, political, and cultural aspects of this work, he felt it was important to inform readers and parents of this questionable side of Harry Potter.
As a former pastor, counselor, freelance writer and speaker, Mr. Mike Furches takes a unique approach in
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Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books, in her interview with Opera Winfrey. Rowling encourages parents to discuss some topics that come up in Harry Potter with their children. She has stated in this interview that she does not believe magic is real.
Although the popularity of Harry Potter has increased world-wide, there are those who would say that Harry Potter is not good for children to read. It is to the skeptics that Mike Furches brings light on this subject. This audience may or may not have a basic knowledge of the Bible – and may or may not have read the Harry Potter books. The wider the knowledge of these two literacy works, the broader the understanding of this article. He compares parts of Harry Potter with such well-known authors as El Frank Baum, and C.S. Lewis. He uses easily understood language written in paragraph style.
At first, the author seems to agree with the crisis’s that have been made by Christians. However, as he analyses further, he can see the similar themes of Christianity within the characters and symbolisms in the series. He brings out the universal theme of good and evil, which is always with us. He agrees with J.K. Rowling that, like in real life, the dementors are dark creatures to feed off of human happiness, causing depression and despair to those in their path. Depression, despair, and evil are part of every day lives. And though some say we should not
When people grow up a certain way, thinking in a certain way it’ll inevitably come to affect them later on in life. This is especially true in the cases of personal philosophy, religion or any moral code of ethics. But sometimes, one’s religion starts negatively impacting the education of one’s child and the education of the nation's youth as a whole. In Nancy Flanagan Knapp's article,“In Defense of Harry Potter”, she makes the argument that although the Harry Potter series has come under flak, and even been banned in places, it’s still a very useful tool in furthering the education of young people. Knapp analyzes this point using a plethora of well thought out, well researched, and exceedingly well worded rhetorical strategies, and in the end she uses ethos, logos, and pathos to effectively convey her arguments.
The way an author catches your attention is by using descriptive words to help you visualize the story. The same goes for the story “The Most Dangerous Game” which is about a hunter who falls off his yacht and ends up on an island then in turn becomes the huntee. The imagery in this story creates suspense by describing the struggle, what is being witnessed and what is being done, realistically. In “The Most Dangerous Game”, Richard Connell uses imagery to emphasize suspense by applying descriptive words to aid the reader to visualize what is happening or what is about to happen in the story.
The article ´´The Real Miracle of Charlotte´s Web´´ by Norton D. Kinghorn that appeared in the Children´s Literature Association Quarterly in 1986 profoundly analyzes the content and main characters of Charlotte´s Web. Kinghorn follows a critical analysis through questions like what is the story about and who is the book about to compare and contrast a variety of literature criticism. The critics portray different mindsets and insights creating an important analysis that Kinghorn puts together to review one piece of children´s literature worth of study.
In life, one grows and changes in time, their overall personality goes through a transformation. The characters of the Novels Lord of the Flies, Fifth Business, and the Deathly Hallows the characters go through transformations based on the decisions they make, the interactions they have with the other characters of the novel and, thinking of major events that have happened in their life. Overall, characters go through transformations based on their actions, relationships, and reflection.
Undoubtedly one of the most popular stories of the 21st century was Harry Potter, a series in which readers follow the life of a twelve year old boy who learns that he is magical. Throughout the novels aspects of magic are blended into the real world, portrayed by the setting Great Britain, which contains a large proportion of non-magical people, referred to as muggles. The way the author, J.K Rowling, set the book up and blended these two aspects, magic and realism, is analogous to the way John Irving wrote a Prayer for Owen Meany through the genre of magical realism. Furthermore, the use of this genre allowed for the development of John Irving’s main message. By setting the story in the realistic town of Gravesend, New Hampshire, and incorporating the exceptional religious character of Owen Meany, the author sets the scene to impart his thoughts upon readers. John Irving’s main message in a Prayer for Owen Meany is that not all people view the world using science and logical reason.
J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, which have reached worldwide popularity have an effect on children has not been matched by any other book. The novels have encouraged children to read for entertainment instead of turning to television or video games. When a piece of literature inspires children as the Harry Potter novels do, limiting a child’s access to the novels seems ridiculous. Unfortunately, this is what is happening with Harry Potter. The books are challenged and banned in schools and libraries all over the world because parents contend that the content is unsuitable. The content, which revolves around a world full of wizardry and witchcraft, has some parents actively
Who has never dreamed of witches, broomsticks and full moon light? I always wished, when I was younger, I could turn and do magic like a witch. I even bought little magic kits, but it was nothing like the magic I wanted to produce. In my teen years, a book called Harry Potter caught my attention. It took me to a world I thought could only belong in my head. J.K. Rowling brought words of description to my dreams and brought out the little witch and wizard in many children's lives. I have not been able to find a more descriptive, memorable, imaginative, and well-written books for both children and adults to read and enjoy.
A Corrective Action Plan meeting was held on 8/3/15. Present during the meeting were Elena Briceno, Regional Director, People's Care, Dara Mikesell, Manager of Quality Assurance, Kristen Gener SG/PRC Service Coordinator, and Adriane Picazo, Manager of Client Services, RS1. Plan of Correction: A, Staff will dispense medications as prescribed by physician B, The Administrator arranged for staff to received medication training by a pharmacy on July 24, 1=2015, verification of this training was submitted on August 3, 2015. C, The Administrator will instruct the staff to continue following the present Medication Dispensing Protocol, which indicates that DSP A dispenses the medications and DSP B verifies the medications with the Medication Administration
The Harry Potter series is the best book series ever. On top you see wizards, wand, and other cool magical things every human wants to be able to do. But deep down Harry Potter is full of literary elements including an epic quest for the three main characters, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter. Harry Potter’s overall quest throughout the books is to track down the evil wizard, Voldemort. He must also learn about why he is so famous. His best friend, Ron Weasley, is poor boy with 7 siblings. Ron’s quest is to become more brave and be the leader. Hermione Granger, Harry’s other best friends, her quest is all about knowledge and to do what’s right.
The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling has created quite a stir among public schools and churches. Some parents and ministers are afraid these books are teaching wizardry, witchcraft, and evil to their children, while others think they are books of harmless fantasy. There are two sides to this controversy, but I believe that these are just a way for kids to make-believe and imagine.
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has become one of the most popular children’s series in the world over the past decade. Through these books children and young adults alike have delved into a fantastical world in which they explored the problems that their protagonist, Harry Potter, has faced. In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the sixth book of the Harry Potter series, Harry dealt with the challenge of proving to his peers and professors that Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape were no longer trustworthy. Even so, Harry failed to realize that the author of the notes in his Advanced Potion-Making book was corrupt. In this book, J.K. Rowling uses point of view, style, and irony to demonstrate the need for people to be more analytical
From 1500 to 1800, China and Japan tried to politically and economically established their countries in very different ways. Japan fought war after war for a century before they changed their ways. China on the other hand slowly established a government and used education as a tool to be politically and economically strong. Japan would later do the same.
Anyone who has worked with children will agree that they are very impressionable. Even young adults are influenced by the media, literature, peers, money, and paradigms which is why parents and guardians would also agree that any impressionable source their children come in contact with should include desirable, good-natured content, such as life lessons and morals. In the past two decades, Harry Potter, a famous work of J.K. Rowling, has become increasingly popular and well known, but sensations also come with reproaches from strong willed adults that claim simple fictional details are consuming and corrupting their children. Parents and guardians believe that Harry Potter should be banned from use in schools and libraries, but they don’t
Like most kids, I was dreaming of receiving an acceptance letter from Hogwarts to whisk me away from our dreary world while gradually swallow the fact of being a muggle. Over the course of its publication, Harry Potter series has gained enormous popularity among readers universally, not only with children but with adults counterparts as well. As a result of its phenomenal success and ubiquitous values in literature, numerous scholarly reviews and literary analysis have been conducted, most frequently on the themes of love, death, and religions. As Colin suggests in “The Literary Value of Harry Potter Books,” a closer insight of the book reviews the sophistication and mirrors the social issues much more than generally expected (Colin, 1-21).
In the past couple years, there has been a growing phenomenon in the world of children's literature, this phenomenon is Harry Potter. J.K. Rowlings series of novels about a young wizard and his years at "Hogwarts School of Wizarding and Witchcraft," has become one of the most successful children's book series of all time. Before reading any of the now four novels, one may find it hard to believe that a children's novel may be so entertaining. But once one starts reading any of the four books, it is plain to see why these books are so popular.