Gabriel and Young (2011) tested the hypothesis that experiencing a narrative may lead to feeling like you took on the identity being depicted. For example, those that watch Harry Potter psychologically become wizards just like those that watch any movie or show about vampires psychologically become a vampire. This study used a correlational method because the researcher looked for associations among naturally occurring variables. Participants were 140 undergraduates (72 men, 68 women; 79% White; mean age was nineteen years. The...
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The theory of cognitive development made by the famous Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget was very important for people around the world to understand that children actually developed intellectually from when they are born to when their childhood ends. Along with this major contribution he also discovered that moral development was closely linked to cognitive development. He found two clear cut stages, the first stage was called âmorality by constraintâ and the second stage was called âmorality by cooperationâ. In the...
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Who would not want to escape into a book filled with magic, drama, dangerous quests, and teen rebellion? Having a little bit of everything from disobedient teen wizardry to teen love, the Harry Potter series written by J.K Rowling has been challenged for many reasons in America since the publication of the first book in 1997. Challenged mainly by American schools and public libraries the series has been the top contender on the American Library Association's Top 100 Most Challenged...
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What aspect of Harry Potter appeals to you? The revolutionary book series Harry Potter has been a growing phenomenon in the world of childrenâs literature. These phenomena were written by J.K. Rowling, a British author, who was named one of the most powerful and influential women in the world. Rowlingâs writing of the Harry Potter series has worked its magic over an entire generation of readers through her use of conveying emotional themes and delivering such simple, yet expressive details...
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Harry Potter is a popular book that has been criticized for many in the literature industry and from others. But not only that they also said that gives a bad message to the children to get in a commercialized culture that is nothing is enough. They think that you can not be a fan of Harry Potter without the official merchandise and other products. Parents and kids are spending a lot of money on these products, that is useless in...
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Joanne Kathleen Rowling, now as a world-famous author, has greatly changed modern fantasy novels with her âHarry Potter âseries and has shaped modern literature and the public's view of fantasy in a new way. At an early age, she expressed a significant interest in books and writing which can be seen as she wrote her first novel at age eleven. In her collegiate years, Rowling studied French and Classic novels which gave her a strong background in Latin. This knowledge...
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In everyday reality, one can only command as few animals as possible, the connection between humans and animals in everyday life is much more ordinary, however, in the magical world of Harry Potter, animals have a greater role, significance, and connection with people. In J. K. Rowlingâs âHarry Potter and the Sorcererâs Stoneâ, the magical nature of animals speaks of Rowlingâs world where animals communicate with humans in unusually magical ways. One magical creature that stood out in the story,...
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Good volumes of books have been challenged, bannedâeven burnedâfor hundreds of years. Whether the sexual references were too literal for the content, the imagery was too graphic for certain people but some 'principles'' have often been silenced. But in 1982, a group of organizations decided to do something about it. They made Banned Books Week, the annual enterprise that attempts to meet and make our cause clear, that these books should not be shunned from our society. Every September, audiences...
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