Beatrix Potter

Between 1990 and 2000, there were 6,364 attempts to remove or restrict materials. (1) Around 60% of these attempts were from parents, 15% were from patrons of libraries, and only 9% were by administration. People wanted these materials removed for reasons such as “sexually explicit material”, “graphic language”, material that was “unsuited to age group”, “occult themes or promoting the occult or Satanism”, “violence”, “a homosexual theme or promoted homosexuality”, “promoting a religious…

I was actually reading a book for once. Even if I don’t usually get enraptured by many books, this one caught my eye, and I was flying through the pages. Here I was, reading a book about people in robes that can use magic sticks to cast spells. I read on in the book, reading more about how certain people teach the students in robes about certain things they can do with their magic stick. The brown haired boy, which was the main character, was talking to an old man who had lots of experience…

trying to land a big role that he actually got paid that exact sum to play in “Dumb and dumber”. The same fate awaited British author, J.K .Rowling, who is one of the most famous writers of the last decade. Even though she has seen her book (Harry Potter) rejected by many great publishing companies, she never stopped trying. It’s after a small publishing company accepted her work that she ended up having her big break, the rest is…

Obviously I only finished a couple books not the whole series within a year I read at least four books. I decided that I wanted to finish the rest of the series , when I was born Warner Brothers Studios had already began making movies for the Harry Potter series…

Harry is a white, British male and that none of these characteristics are paid particular attention to because they are not considered remarkable (2012). Different studies are all in agreement that race and related issues are relevant in the Harry Potter books, but various approaches are taken, leaving room for open-ended research and analysis in this…

What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet? Supplies! Being a janitor is back breaking work. Trust me, I am one at River Heights Elementary School. I use urine remover on a daily basis. I also sweep up hairs from the teacher bathroom floor. Although my job is difficult and somewhat gruesome, there’s one magnificent part. I get a master key to the entire school. It opens everything! All of us have keys to something. I bet you could pull them out of your pockets or purses right now.…

In Shannon Nichols’ “Proficiency”, she dislikes writing due to her experience with writing. I never knew I would not like writing growing up. People in my life told me I had great handwriting and loved how I use to write stories. In college, I continue to struggle in writing essays and it is a challenge for me. Although Shannon Nichols and I despise writing growing up, we still have become successful writers. My experience with literature started when I was in the first grade. My first-grade…

intro: “The people of this world, all of them, weather it is the different race, or the different language, or the different lifestyle, tend to only think about what we cannot share. But our brains are all the same. we are the same people. With everyone’s strength, we can all share the same feelings. That is much obvious. But it won’t come easily ” -Naoko Takeuchi. This quote show’s Naoko’s strong will to keep going and share the gifts of life with everybody around the world and how she may…

The genre of magical realism is all about taking reality and turning it upside down, making the mundane seem magical, and at the same time making the magical mundane. A good example of this is in the movie Big Fish. There are two main characters, Edward Bloom and his son, Will. Edward is a storytelller who has one story, the story of his life. The film explores magical realism by splitting the plot into two parts. The first part is the real, mundane, and somewhat depressing tale of Will's…

Through failure, an individual finds the need to continue striving towards their goals, eventually leading to success through perseverance. Vera Wang an extremely successful fashion designer, was rejected from her dream, but she stayed tenacious and pursued designing clothing. She grew up doing ballet and figure skating, and for years she devoted her time to these activities. In 1968 she tried out for the U.S. Olympic figure skating team, but she was rejected. Distraught, she then decided…