Albus Dumbledore Essays

Hrothgar and the Chamber of Christians As Albus Dumbledore once said, “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” Choices play a large role in the epic poem Beowulf, especially when it comes to the King of the Danes, Hrothgar. Dumbledore, from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, and Hrothgar have more than just choices in common. They both represent an archetypal father figure, but each with fatal flaws of their own. Hrothgar, King of the Danes, faithfully

A hero has always been a staple in Greek and modern myths. Whether he or she has special superpowers or uses their own cleverness, they’re someone the ordinary man can look up to and admire. According to Joseph Campbell’s “Heroes Journey” model, Indiana Jones is a hero. The “Heroes Journey” model is an outline that can be used for all major hero stories and adventures that allows the reader to track the hero’s journey and growth through the story. Campbell divides the Heroes Journey into three different

The book, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” by J.K. Rowling describes the mysterious happenings at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that lead Harry to what is known as “The Chamber of Secrets.” It is a normal day at the Dursleys, Harry is ignored and bored waiting to go back to Hogwarts because he is on summer break, but something happened. He is visited by Dobby the house elf who proclaims his doings as a way to stop Harry from going back to Hogwarts. One night, The Dursley’s

A year after Malala recovered from her injuries due to the grotesque attack on her, she wrote her autobiography “I am Malala” describing the memoirs of that incident and expressing her views on access to education for all girls and boys – the same message that had garnered the attention of the Taliban in the first place. She demanded the right for education for all the girls in her country and everywhere else in the world. The media coverage of Malala all over the western part of the world has been

Introduction: First Stone is about Reef who commits crimes such as throwing a stone and making orange explosions on the streets.First Stone is about Leeza who judges others by their appearances and personality. First Stone is written by Don Aker. “Let anyone of you who is without sin to be the first to throw the stone”. My subtopics are Reef’s sentence and Judge Thomas expectations, Reef’s idea about manliness and Father figures in Leeza and Reef lives. Topic Sentence: Reef is sentenced to Community

Tragicomedy and Meta-theater in The Amphitryon The playwright Plautus was famous for his capability to please the Roman audience, who above all wanted to laugh and have fun at the theater, while forgetting the daily worries. Therefore, the priority for Plautus was to risum movere, to entertain the audience through either the humor of the situation or the humor of the words. The play Amphitryon is about Jupiter who is in love with Alcmene and decides to take advantage of the fact that her husband

Anna Timby 6CEH 10 - 28 - 15 Gryffindor Ah! There goes another one for Gryffindor! If it was time for the Sorting Ceremony, I am informed that I would definitely be in Gryffindor. Bravery, daring, and favoritism are all the reasons why Gryffindor is my house. Professor McGonagall would absolutely have the idea that Anna Timby would be in Gryffindor. Harry Potter and I are very alike so I know that Gryffindor is my house. Bravery is a skill of Gryffindor, which I have gained. My mom

The steps of an archetypal hero quest have been introduced in hundreds of books over time. In all hero quest, the journey of the hero is described differently, but the hero usually endures the stages of a common hero quest story. The stories have similar ideas as well as similar hero adventures. The quest includes an inner battle or decision within the character that leads to a positive change or outcome involving the character’s actions. The book Beowulf, is a prime example of a hero quest despite

The Little Mermaid: Hegemonic Femininity The transition from a girl to a woman is created by the socially constructed ideals of femininity often depicted in commercials, books, and mainly films. One of the famous animated princess Disney films, The Little Mermaid can be easily added to yet another Disney film portraying hegemonic femininity. In the 1989 film The Little Mermaid, (Ron Clements, John Musker) a beautiful, young mermaid is willing to make a risky deal with an evil sea-witch because she

Mele 7 The Kite Runner Analysis Questions 1. A human's character is a mix of quite a few different things: among them are behaviors, experiences, and reactions to events. In The Kite Runner, Amir claims, “It's wrong what they say about the past … about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out” (1) Throughout the novel, this statement is validated to be true; Amir's life truly was dictated by his past. “The winter of 1975 came along … and made me what I am today” (2). What began to

Soon, we must all face the choices between what is right and what is easy”- Albus Dumbledore Success depends on our believes “It is the quality of one’s conviction that determines success, not the number of followers”- Remus Lupin Evil is made, not born “ We have all got both the light and dark inside us, what matters is the part we

Grindelwald will befriend the young Albus Dumbledore. The dark wizard will lead Dumbledore and they will make plans on finding the Deathly Hallows and start a Wizarding revolution to take over the International Statute of Secrecy. Grindelwald and Dumbledore’s friendship fell apart and so is their partnership. In the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" sequel it was revealed that their falling resulted from the untimely death of Albus’ younger sister Ariana Dumbledore. Meanwhile, Johnny Depp has

held. The stone was originally stored at Gringotts Wizarding Bank in Vault 713. However, possibly suspecting a threat, Albus Dumbledore had Rubeus Hagrid retrieve the stone the very morning of an attempted robbery.

kill Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory in a graveyard at the Triwizard Cup.The Triwizard Cup is a tournament between Durmstrang, Beauxbatons and Hogwarts, three contestants from each school compete. Harry survived, but Cedric was presumed dead by Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hogwarts is the wizarding school for all of Great Britain. However, with the help of the Slytherin head and potions

In the Harry Potter series every character seems like he/she is either good or evil like: Professor Albus Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix are the good guys, and that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are the bad guys. There are some characters who are controversial like Severus Snape, who you hate throughout 6 books and most of the 7th book until you find out about his past. Harry Potter, first encounter with Severus Snape is in Potion Class and with all the snide comments towards Harry

at some point determined by the memories and beliefs of their loved ones. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry’s actions in the wizard revolution are solely determined by the memories and beliefs of his lost loves ones, specifically Albus Dumbledore. Subsequently, in The Book Thief, Liesel Meminger’s actions in the beginning are influenced by her loved ones such as her deceased brother. In the later part of the novel, Liesel

like you are waiting for the next scene until it reaches the ending. All in the world of witchcraft and wizardly knows that Harry Potter is right all along. The Dark Lord is bark lord summoned the Death Eaters and starting to spread darkness. Albus Dumbledore knows what is about to come so he is instructing Harry on what to do, anything but cryptic. Harry rejoins his two best friends, Ron and Thermion, and went back to their school in Hogwarts’s for their 6th year. Everything seems back to normal

different language or they mean something in English, for example Harry Potter’s first name is of Anglo-Saxon origin means “power”, and he was the only who escaped the great lord, Voldemort three times. Also, Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts, and is a very noble wizard. Albus in latin means “white and wisdom”. I also noticed that the little creature that came to visit Harry was named Dobby who was very clumsy and wore rags as clothing, and his name means “A fatuous or foolish person

died. After a long battle, Harry goes willingly to his death, his only wish is to stop Voldemort once and for all and, by his sacrifice, save everyone else. However, after he dies, he finds himself being in a sort of heaven, facing the deceased Albus Dumbledore, who told him that Harry could choose between staying or going back and defeating Voldemort once and for all. While he was in this limbo, everyone else believed him dead: his enemies celebrated their triumph, his friends and followers mourned

his friend who misunderstood him. Sometimes he was too clinging to his own opinions that he didn't believe others word and leaving alone other's advice. Besides, he didn't manage the spell as well as Hermione or Cedric, not as wise and seasoned as Dumbledore, and even not as strong as Hagrid. But it was those shorts of Harry making him to go on his journey and to be a greater wizard, or a more complete