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    Writing 325 Cindy Wu Instructor: Lolita Hernandez The Popularization of Harry Potter Series The Harry Potter series‚ which is written by JK Rowling‚ is a miracle of literary history that it is well known in countries with various cultural backgrounds all over the world. It has been translated into seventy languages and sold over four hundred million copies in two hundred countries. The success of the Harry Potter series results in a success of its industry‚ including films‚ video games‚

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    an individual as a hero‚ and clearly‚ the lines between being a hero and simply being human can become quite blurry. Such is the case for the characters in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series. Many people are quick to name Harry as the one and only hero of the novels‚ but I argue otherwise. It seems impossible to say that Harry is not a hero at all‚ but is he the only hero? According to Margery Hourihan a hero is someone who “overcomes [his] opponents because he is strong‚ brave‚ resourceful‚ rational

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    Book report Harry Potter In this book report I will talk about a book that is very popular: Harry Potter. There are four books‚ the author is supposed to write two more books. Today‚ I will talk about the first book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone. Harry Potter is a boy of 11 years old. His parents were killed when he was a baby and he was confided to his uncle and is family: The Dursley. He lived there for approximately 10 years‚ his bedroom was under the stairs. It looked more

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    started with Harry‚ and then all these characters and situations came flooding into my head.” In December of that year‚ Rowling ’s mother died‚ after ten years struggling with illness. Rowling was writing Harry Potter at the moment her mother died. She had never told her mother about Harry Potter. Rowling said that the death heavily affected her writing. She introduced much more details about Harry ’s loss in the first book‚ because she knew about how it felt. Harry Potter: Harry Potter is a series

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    The Harry Potter books are an extremely popular series of fantasy novels by British writer J. K. Rowling. The books depict a world of witches and wizards‚ the protagonist being the eponymous young wizard Harry Potter. Since the release of the first novel‚ Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States) in 1997‚ the books have gained immense popularity and commercial success worldwide‚ spawning films‚ video games‚ and a wealth of other

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    Avada Kedavra”‚ Harry Potter! Many readers and literary scholars believe that the British author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter‚ a series of seven fantasy novels‚ is the most entertaining work of American history. However‚ this work is also one of the most controversial pieces of literature in American history. The Harry Potter series is a quite popular series among the several pieces of literature that have been banned and challenged in different parts of the world. Many parents and school

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    In the case of the Harry Potter books and the Harry Potter movies‚ the books definitely win the award for being better. Reading a book gives you so much more detail on the story or subject‚ and you can let your mind and imagination wander. The Harry Potter books have no problem keeping me entertained for hours at a time along with millions of others. Don’t get me wrong‚ I’m not saying the movies aren’t good‚ they’re amazing also. The books are just better. A major reason why the books are better

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    Harry Potter is the most miserable‚ lonely boy you can imagine. He’s shunned by his relatives‚ the Dursley’s‚ that have raised him since he was an infant. He’s forced to live in the cupboard under the stairs‚ forced to wear his cousin Dudley’s hand-me-down clothes‚ and forced to go to his neighbour’s house when the rest of the family is doing something fun. Yes‚ he’s just about as miserable as you can get. Harry’s world gets turned upside down on his 11th birthday‚ however. A giant‚ Hagrid‚ informs

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    Today on the bookpost‚ a review of Harry Potter‚ written by J.K. Rowling. Now‚ don’t you worry‚ this isn’t a fangirl screaming that the world can screw itself‚ because Harry Potter is like the best book in the world. I will try to be unbiased. On a book review. Ha! SoHarry Potter is one of those books. You know what I’m talking about. It’s the “I haven’t read Harry Potter” and the response from the world is something of an angst filled teenager‚ hissing at sunlight. It is considered the HOLY BOOK

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    Association Harry Potter has been the most challenged book since 2006. According to source “Ross‚ Shmuel. "Harry Potter Banned?" Infoplease. Infoplease. Web. 24 Apr. 2016” parents want to band Harry potter for “The Trouble with magic‚” “Setting bad examples” and “scary stuff.” According to another source is Rowling first book and all books glorify witchcraft. ”J.K. Rowling.Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone.new york. Arthur A. Levine books (scholastics).1997.” One other source "Harry Potter Books Spark

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