What is a Fan Theory? According to urban dictionary Fan Theory is defined as “Set of assumptions which are intended to explain an unfinished event or series of events in a book, movie or saga.” Fan theories are a way the fan of a particular book, movie or even an animated series, connects the untied stories and creates a new piece of art which is a theory as the original author has not created and the story is left on the speculation and the liking of the reader or audience. These may have started
Do people think about the true meaning of being human? There is more to being human than having legs and the ability to breath. Every human understands loss, emotion, survival, relationships, choice,and morality. These six traits are known as shared humanity, the one concept that connects all humans to one another. Shared humanity can be displayed through literary works such as, “The Scarlet Ibis”, How I Live Now, Night, and the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. In the story “The Scarlet
at Mei as she paused to take a sip, hoping to encourage her as discreetly as possible. The fact that she was a muggleborn witch shouldn’t affect her decision, <i>no</i>. Favouring one bloodline over another would be prejudice akin to that of the Death Eaters, even though it was expected that a muggleborn would have more relevant experience, at least for that specific position. Despite her internal debate and self-critique, she listened carefully as Mei answered her final question, and it was even better
bulged in their sockets in total and utter shock; Draco Malfoy had made an entrance with Harry at his heels and had blasted the Death Eaters unconscious, Scorpious had jumped to his feet with a wail and Hugo, her little brother, her only brother, laid slackened at her feet. “No!” Rose screamed with so much agony in her voice that her body shook alongside
him only a few seconds later. He looked in all directions, no one was on astronomical tower. “Is it really the Dark Mark?” Harry lifted his eyes to green skull, snake tongue glistening repulsively on the night sky above them. He shivered. “Are Death Eaters in Hogwarts? How they could be… Professor!” In the ghostly greenish light Dumbledore’s blackened hand convulsively clutched at his chest. „Harry,“ he gasped for breath. He closed his eyes for a moment, stiff features of sunken cheeks revealed that
a dark, authentic painting called The Potato Eaters. This famous painting by Vincent Van Gogh was painted in April 1885 in The Netherlands. It is known has his very first masterpiece and one of his most magnificent paintings although it did not become famous until after his death like many of his works of art. Just as most of Van Gogh’s paintings, it is painted on a canvas in oil paint. The painting consists of modern art and realism. The Potato Eaters
army of Death Eaters’ actions and beliefs stem from another infamous character. Adolf Hitler. Sharp analysis and research on Rowling’s books and the acquisition of a deeper understanding
The Mystery of Vilhelm Hammershøi Vilhelm Hammershøi, the son of a well-off merchant, was born in Copenhagen Denmark in 1864. From 1883 to 1885, he attended the Independent Study School and was tutored by P.S. Kroyer, one of the most well known Dutch Impressionist painters. Hammershøi’s work was seen as controversial because of its lackluster colours and in 1890, his painting Bedroom was rejected by the Academy. However, ironically enough, Hammershøi’s most famous paintings were his subdued interiors
Land of the Lotus Eaters In Book 9 of The Odyssey by Homer there is a section that describes people who eat and live by the Lotus flower, the Lotus Eaters. These are a peaceful people that Odysseus and his men fall upon in their journey. In the book they seem to fall under some sort of power from eating the flower and then Odysseus and his men never want to return home, giving up hope as well. Homer's The Odyssey isn't the only representation of these Lotus Eaters, Tennyson Tennyson wrote a poem
the deceased to turn into mythical creatures to navigate around hazards, while granting the help and protection of the gods, and proclaiming the deceased's identity with the gods. The Egyptians believed that the human soul used the first night after death to travel into the afterlife. However, the body, which the Egyptians believed was an essential element to the
Andrew Parker Honors Mythology Mrs. Parsont 5/15/23 Hades Throughout Religion The question of mankind's fate after death has plagued mankind for thousands of years, with a large majority of western civilization believing in the “traditional” afterlife involving heaven and hell. However, in ancient Greece, there were many more factors at play when it came to an individual's eternal resting ground. Hades, the Greek god of the afterlife, ruled his expansive underworld, serving punishments and trying
The Judgement of Hunefer Before Osiris (3-35)1 is a panel taken from a Nineteenth Dynasty Egyptian Book of the Dead, circa 1285 BCE. The illustration is painted on a papyrus scroll, which would have been rolled up and placed in the tomb of the mummified body of Hunefer, the man depicted in the image. The illustration itself is composed of several horizontally stacked registers, with the narrative being read from left to right, first on the lower register, then moving up to the higher one. The
of the famous philosopher, Sophocles, “Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.” He was speaking of, what was called in his time ‘mercy killing. It is more widely known as euthanasia today. According to James D. Torr, “Euthanasia is a broad term for mercy killing—taking the life of a hopelessly ill or injured individual in order to end his or her suffering…The term “euthanasia” is derived from Ancient Greek, and means ‘good death’” (Torr 12). This concept of mercy killing
However, the very meaning of the rule given above is contradictory. If people’s lives can be sacrificed for the benefit of humanity, then how can one determine where the line of sacrifice stops? If everybody can be sacrificed and is sacrificed, then what is left of humanity in the end? The basis of all other benefits is life and if a system is arbitrarily sacrificing people’s lives, then there is no way one can say that sacrificing people is for the benefit of humanity. So, the Categorical Imperative
In the movie Dead Man Walking we meet a man on death row and a nun who is trying to be his spiritual counselor. He realized throughout the movie what his idea of the story was and in the end accepting what he did. We watch painfully him die and watching his last exhale of air was so powerful. I felt so much empathy for him even though he was guilty. I think that is what the people who wrote the movie were aiming for. I think many things could have lead Matthew to kill those kids. The drugs were a
Shakespeare presents death as an inevitable act of life, noting that all that is living must eventually come to an end. Due to “Hamlet” being a Shakespearean tragedy, the theme of death recurs throughout the play. Additionally, Shakespeare can be seen as using revenge as the main motive of a character’s murder, which makes “Hamlet” a revenge tragedy. The tragic nature means that by the end of the play, majority of the characters would have died. In this case, many of the characters have died due
find out why the townsfolk were disappearing up north near Foraloss and Wanderer’s Wood, about a five days walk. Rumor was, we were really looking for a wealthy merchant who went missing. (Coughs and loses his breath momentarily) What we found was death instead . It was my friend Anlard who had climbed the hill on the side of a stream when he found it….a way in. It was the
Suicide is a subject that is incredibly hard to talk about. When people hear the word suicide they cower away from the conversation or don 't talk about it at all. This is the stigma surrounding suicide. People think that if suicide is talked about openly that the rates of suicide will increase. The rates are already up. “We are disheartened because every suicide is a tragedy, and the suicide rate in the US has been steadily increasing for years. The more the public understands about suicide prevention
I’d heard it said that a Scottish April is a fearsome thing to behold, but I never truly believed it until the night I lay dying on Culloden Moor. The chill of the wind cut through my sodden plaid, and the soggy squashing sound of English footprints as they walked echoed in my ears. I knew that I would die, but I wasn’t yet sure if I’d prefer to die at the end of a British sword, or by my own hands, by my dirk. - We had gone without sufficient rations for weeks before we reached Culloden, and we
community where the council wants everyone and everything to be equal and perfect. One of the ways they do this is euthanizing the weak and punishing the guilty. The community in The Giver uses euthanasia so much that they have an effect instituted the death penalty for minor infractions. Clearly the society has adopted euthanasia as an integral part of their society. An example of an overuse of release is when a man is killed for a simple mistake. The ideal of killing someone for a simple mistake is injust