Monica Potter

1. While some may find it hard to clearly pinpoint distinct evidence that the organization still exists today there seems to be numerous pieces of evidence strung amongst our daily lives, which once given a closer look, reveals the illuminati’s subconscious infiltration of our minds. Their influence in our daily lives is inarguable, spanning from their use of technological surveillance, to secret meetings which decide the fate of humanity. They have rebranded ourselves far from being the vilified

J.K. Rowling gave the speech, ‘Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination’ at a Harvard Commencement ceremony in 2008. The message was so impactful it was published as a book in 2015. This book is recommended to anyone at a crossroads in life but its applicable to people in all walks of life. It takes courage to face failure and true wisdom to embrace it. This book explains the reasons for embracing failure and uses of imagination. It enlightens the self, and

vulnerable can have consequences and repercussions. Telling someone a secret can lead to betrayal and letting out your emotions can lead to mockery. The experiences of Richard Perry in Fallen Angels, Hazel Grace in The Fault in Our Stars, and Harry Potter in The Order of the Phoenix, show how vulnerability is a negative trait that can lead to emptiness, heartbreak, and grief. Keeping control of your emotions is important in a fight and can lead to a victory or a loss. Richard Perry learns this first

lot about. For me, that subsection is Harry Potter. While I am quite friendly with many people who are well versed in the fiction and mythology of the book series, I myself have never gone deep into this world of fans. Yet, there is a major group of my fellow students who identify as “Potterheads.” Not knowing a great deal about this community and their ways of interacting with one another, I decided to go to a meeting of Chapman University’s Harry Potter club, the Chapman Marauders to answer a simple

Rowling’s Spirit of Rhetoric People walk throughout life with trials and tribulations such as hospitalization, broken marriage, or even death of a loved one. It is these challenges that help people appreciate the good moments of having a baby, a new job, or girlfriend. J. K. Rowling’s life was far from perfect, but she strived to achieve a better life by learning from her failure. She reveals her commencement speech, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination”, to the 2008

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

Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, written by Ransom Riggs, is the first in the Peculiar Children Trilogy and is often referred to as Peculiar Children. In Peculiar Children, Riggs writes the story of a young boy named Jacob. All throughout Jacobs’s childhood, he was told impossible stories with impossible people by his grandfather. After his grandfather was murdered, Jacob isolated himself. He then talked to a psychiatrist who told him and his parents that it would be good for him to go

Hundreds of students, parents, and faculty members gathered and created an audience to witness J.K Rowling’s speech at Harvard University in 2008. J.K Rowling is a well-known author, famous for her Harry Potter book series, and much more. Rowling’s speech was well thought out, and delivered excellently, with three main points she addresses throughout the speech. The three points being: failure can lead a person to success, never give up hope on your dreams and aspirations, and lastly Rowling emphasizes

C.S Lewis wrote the novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe initially for his Goddaughter in order to keep her in touch with Christianity. What Lewis did not realize is that many adults would also enjoy the fantasy children’s novel as well. The narrative is filled with mythical creatures, humorous moments, and suspenseful situations. Although many events and characters seem improbable, the four children in the book—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy—are realistically portrayed as well-rounded characters

The Oz Principle by Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Craig Hickman is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. This novel was designed to elaborate on each of the characters in the infamous film, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and relate them to 21st century employees. It discusses ways of improvement for individual and organizational accountability. The novel is divided into ten chapters that relate to the characters in The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz is a story about the journey Dorothy