...Harry can’t believe it. The Weasley’s have invited him to the Quidditch World Cup, which means he’ll get to leave the Dursley’s house early and go see a game that anyone would kill to see. The game is intense, but not just because of the stellar players and non-stop action. Voldemort’s servants, the Death Eaters, make an appearance and the wizarding world is shocked when Voldemort’s sign appears in the sky after the game. When Harry, Ron, and Hermione finally make it back to Hogwarts a few weeks later, they’re shocked to find that the school will be hosting the Triwizard Tournament this year. It’s a competition between the three wizarding schools of Hogwarts, Durmstrang, and Beauxbatons. A champion is chosen for each school and competes in very difficult challenges that test their skill and daring. When the students from the other schools arrive in October, the students begin putting their name in the Goblet of Fire in order to be chosen as their school's champion. Harry is shocked beyond belief when, in spite of his inability to compete because of his age, he’s chosen as the fourth school champion. What’s even worse is that Ron doesn’t believe that Harry didn’t put his name in the goblet. They get into a huge fight, and Ron stops talking to Harry. The rest of Hogwarts is also incensed that Harry is "looking for more fame", and the only person who stands by Harry’s side is Hermione. In the tournament, the first task of fighting dragons goes great for Harry, and what’s even...
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...Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling There are several settings in Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. The settings in the book resemble medieval towns and castles. The opening scene is set in an urban street. The following scene is set at the Hogwarts castle. A castle is a common medieval image. Another common medieval image is people gathered in a stadium watching a big event. The next setting in the story is the Quidditch World cup. Another setting in the story is a town called Hogsmeade which is the last remaining wizarding town where the students at Hogwarts take trips to throughout the year. The major characters in the story consists of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Voldemort, Sirius Black, Vernon, Hagrid, and Dumbledore. Harry Potter is the hero and the protagonist. He is a 12 year old boy with messy looking hair and glasses. Ron Weasley is one of Harry's best friends at Hogwarts. He is tall and has red hair. Hermione is Harry's other best friend at Hogwarts. She is very clever and is always the top student in her classes. Voldemort is the most powerful dark wizard ever. Sirius Black is Harry's loyal godfather. He looks after ahrry in the novel. Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts. He is a wise, elderly, and powerful man with a long grey beared. He is the only wizard that voldemort has ever feared. Harry Potter spent the end of his summer with the Weasleys before going to the Quidditch World Cup. A group of Death Eaters attack...
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...novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire loses some of its luster when transferred to film. One of the reasons the movie does not live up to the novel’s greatness is that notable characters disappear. Among the characters who make unexplained departures are two house elves: Dobby, who is introduced in an earlier novel and a previous movie, and Winky, who is supposed to make her first appearance here. Although the movie is worth watching, loss of these characters makes it less appealing than it could have been. Dobby gains the reader’s affection when he explains the difficult life of a house elf in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. His return in the fourth novel renews his appeal, but he is denied the chance to impress by not having a role in the movie. After gaining his freedom in the books, Dobby reappears in Harry’s life as an employee at Hogwarts with his friend Winky in tow. According to Dobby, Dobby has traveled the country for two whole years, sir, trying to find work! … But Dobby hasn’t found work, sir, because Dobby wants paying now! … But most wizards doesn’t want a house-elf who wants paying, miss. ‘That’s not the point of a house-elf,’ they says, and they slammed the door in Dobby’s face! Dobby likes work, but he wants to wear clothes and he wants to be paid, Harry Potter. … Dobby likes being free! … And then, Harry Potter, Dobby goes to visit Winky, and finds out Winky has been freed too, sir! … And then Dobby had the idea, Harry Potter, sir...
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...Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the fourth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry's best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Shortly before starting their fourth year at Hogwarts, Harry, Hermione, and Ron attend the Quidditch World Cup. However, the festivities are soon broken up by the Death Eaters. They frighten the magical world and foreshadow the return of their wicked master, an event confirmed by Harry's recent nightmares. Upon returning to Hogwarts, the students learn that they will host the Tri-Wizard Tournament. It's a wizard competition between Hogwarts and two other international wizard schools. It is so dangerous that only the older students are allowed to participate. However, as the three names are selected, Harry's name is also selected despite the fact that he didn't enter. Outmatched and unprepared, Harry finds himself thrown into the dangerous game. It doesn't help matters that his forbidden entry earns him the scorn of Ron and his fellow Hogwarts students. But as Harry performs well in the competition he finds himself the object of romance among the Hogwarts girls. But the Triwizard Cup magically transports both Harry and Cedric to a graveyard. Cedric is murdered by Wormtail. This...
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...5/20/2014 J.K Rowling There are a few settings in Harry Potter and the Goblet of flame. The settings in the book look like medieval towns and mansions. The opening scene is situated in a urban road. The accompanying scene is situated at the Hogwarts stronghold. A palace is a typical medieval picture. An alternate basic medieval picture is individuals assembled in a stadium viewing a huge occasion. The following setting in the story is the Quidditch World container. An alternate setting in the story is a town called Hogsmeade which is the last staying wizard town where the scholars at Hogwarts take excursions to all around the year. The significant characters in the story comprises of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Voldemort, Sirius Black, Vernon, Hagrid, and Dumbledore. Harry Potter is the legend and the hero. He is a 12 year old kid with untidy looking hair and glasses. Ron Weasley is one of Harry's closest companions at Hogwarts. He is tall and has red hair. Hermione is Harry's other closest companion at Hogwarts. She is exceptionally sharp and is dependably the top understudy in her classes. Voldemort is the most effective dull wizard ever. Sirius Black is Harry's dedicated guardian. He takes care of Harry in the novel. Dumbledore is the director of Hogwarts. He is an insightful, elderly, and influential man with a long ash beard. He is the main wizard that Voldemort has dreaded. Harry Potter used the end of his hot time of year with the Weasleys...
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...series “Harry Potter”, J.K Rowling has made a great story about action, adventure, and personal growth. Throughout this story you can see the three main characters, Harry, Ron and Hermione, deal with the difficulties and the obstacles of growing up in the wizarding world. From having to get passed a three headed dog to sneaking into the wizarding bank Gringotts, this story not only shows that friend ship and bravery is one of the most important characteristic traits, its shows us that everyone can grow up to be an hero. We see this through the main characters, Harry, story as we see him growing from an innocent child to a young adult in this classic coming of age story. According to Daniel G. Jones a coming...
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...Rowling was born in 1966 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England. Her father, Peter, was an aircraft factory manager, and her mother, Ann, a lab technician. Rowling grew up in Winterbourne, a hamlet close to the Welsh border, and lived four doors down from a family named the Potters, which is presumably where she drew inspiration for her main character's name. Her family moved again when she was nine, to Tutshill in the Forest of Dean. During her high school years, she was made head girl, despite the fact that she was generally a shy student. Rowling read often as a child, and began writing when she was six years old. According to interviews, she admired the works of writers such as E. Nesbit, Elizabeth Goudge, and Noel Streatfeild, among others. Although Rowling wanted to pursue a writing career, her parents convinced her to study French at Exeter University, with the hope that she would become a bilingual secretary. Rowling's rise to her position as an acclaimed author is virtually one of rags-to-riches. According to reviews, Rowling began writing the first Harry Potter book in 1990 after her revelation on the train. She was working full-time and in a long-term relationship. Shortly afterward however, her mother died, and Rowling lost her job with the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. At the age of 26, Rowling moved to Portugal to teach journalism, and there met Portuguese journalist Jorge Arantes. They married October 16, 1992. During their brief marriage, she gave birth...
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...the opening gross was 13.81, which indicates a leptokurtic distribution. This skew can be seen on the first histogram. The graphs are attached on the excel file as well. The opening gross range was 108.43, from 0.01 to 108.44. The standard deviation of opening gross was 18.87. The Interquartile Range, which calculates the range for the middle 50% of the values, is used to measure the variability. The Interquartile Range for the opening gross was 12.37. The opening gross outliers were calculated on the box-plot and the extreme values were 108.44 which was Star Wars Episode 2, 102.69 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 77.06 war of the Worlds, 50.34 Mr. and Mrs. Smith, 48.75 Batman Begins, and 33.90 Wedding Crashers, The values are less than z-score of -3 or larger than z-score of +3 which is why they are considered outliers. War of the Worlds at 77.06, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at 102.69 and Star Wars Episode 2 are considered outliers. The chart is attached on the excel file. The total gross as seen in the histogram has a right tail so I used the mean for the calculations. The median total gross was 5.85; 50% of the total gross values were less than 5.85, which means that 50% were above the 5.85 mark. The skew of the total gross was 3.28 indicating a right...
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...Descriptive statistics (see “Key Formulas” in your textbook for a list) for each of the four variables along with an explanation of what the descriptive statistics tell us about the motion picture industry. When comparing the motion picture industry for their opening gross there are several central tendency measurements. The mean is 9.37, median is .3935, and mode is .03. We are comparing 100 different movies. The range of opening gross is 108.43, which is from .01 to 108.44. The standard deviation or SD is 18.87. The middle 50% of the values was skewed. This was determined by using the appropriate measure of variability. The interquartile range for opening gross is 12.37. Opening Gross Histogram: When comparing the motion picture industry for their total gross there are several central tendency measurements. The mean is 33.0384, median is 5.852, and mode is .03, .04, .05, .11, .13, .42, and 56.07 (these all appear twice, therefore they are all equal). We are still comparing 100 different movies. The range for the total gross is 380.15, which is from .03 to 380.18. The standard deviation or SD is 63.16. The median total gross was 5.85; 50% of the total gross values were less than 5.85, 50% were above 5.85. The skewness of total gross is 3.28. The kurtosis of total gross was 12.32. The interquartile range for total gross is 47.03. Total Gross Histogram: When comparing the motion picture industry for the number of theaters there are several central tendency measurements...
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...Ariel Craft ENG-101-015 Rusty Standridge December 4, 2013 Deathly Hallows Movies vs. Book The Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling became so popular, that they were in turn made into a film series. The films are nowhere like the books by some important, or less, information in the books that the directors thought was not needed till later. The series goes in the order of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows). The film series uses the same titles as the book series expect that the seventh book was made into two movies. The two films are Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Kloves, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Kloves, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2). The differences between the books and films are what make some not want to deal with the other. The seventh book and last two movies hold true to this...
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...theaters the movie was shown in, and the number of weeks the motion picture was in the top 60 for gross sales are common variables used to measure the success of a motion picture. Data collected for a sample of 100 motion pictures produced in 2005 are contained in the file named movies. PERFORMANCE DATA FOR 10 MOTION PICTURES Motion Picture | Opening Weekend Gross Sales($millions) | Total Gross Sales($millions) | Number of Theaters | Weeks in Top 60 | Coach Carter | 29.17 | 67.25 | 2574 | 16 | Ladies in Lavender | 0.15 | 6.65 | 119 | 22 | Batman Begins | 48.75 | 205.28 | 3858 | 18 | Unleashed | 10.90 | 24.47 | 1962 | 8 | Pretty Persuasion | 0.06 | 0.23 | 24 | 4 | Fever Pitch | 12.40 | 42.01 | 3275 | 14 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 102.69 | 287.18 | 3858 | 13 | Monster-In-Law | 23.11 | 82.89 | 3424 | 16 | White Noise | 24.11 | 55.85 | 2279 | 7 | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | 50.34 | 186.22 | 3451 | 21 | Use the tabular and graphical methods of descriptive statistics to learn how these variables contribute to the success of a motion picture. Include the following in your report. 1. Tabular and graphical summaries for each of the four variables along with a discussion of what each summary tells us about the motion picture industry. 2. A...
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...gross was 3.43 indicating a right tail. The kurtosis of opening gross was 13.81 indicating a leptokurtic distribution. The range of opening gross was 108.43, from 0.01 to 108.44. The standard deviation of opening gross was 18.87. However, because the distribution was skewed, interquartile range (IQR), which is the range for the middle 50% of the values, would be a more appropriate measure of variability. The interquartile range for opening gross was 12.37. Opening Gross Outliers: Based on the box-plot, extreme values were 108.44 (Star Wars: Episode II), 102.69 (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), 77.06 (War of the Worlds), 50.34 (Mr. and Mrs. Smith), 48.75 (Batman Begins), and 33.90 (Wedding Crashers). It is also suggested that values that are less than z-score of -3 or larger than z-score of +3 should be considered outliers. Using that criteria 77.06 (War of the Worlds), 102.69 (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), and 108.44 (Star Wars: Episode II) can be considered outliers. Total Gross: Several central tendency measures (i.e., mean, median, and mode) are calculated for total gross in the Excel file. As can be seen in the below histogram, total gross has a right tail (i.e., skewed to the right), so median would be a more appropriate central tendency measure than the mean. The median total gross was 5.85; 50% of the total gross values were less than 5.85, 50% were above 5.85. The skewness of total...
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...“Beowulf” tells of a courageous Geat warrior who comes to the aid of Hrothgar, King of the Danes, when his people are plagued by two demons from the Cain ancestry line. With his courage and strength, Beowulf defeats the two evils that cause terror and destruction among the townspeople. Several years later, Beowulf, now king of his people, must put an end to the fire-spewing dragon that has taken refuge on his land. The intense battle between Beowulf and the dragon end in the death of both opponents. Beowulf left behind a long and great legacy that leaves his people speechless and heart-broken for their fallen hero. Even though this Anglo-Saxon epic was written between the fifth and seventh century, it carries many similarities to modern day society. The similarities can be seen in modern literature and pop culture, the comitatus, the various struggles that occur, and the qualities that make up a great leader. The poem epic has left a huge print on modern day writers and pop culture. Its influence can be seen in many modern fantasies from J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy “Lord of the Rings” and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. J. R. R. has been known to be one of the few scholars that have seriously contributed his works to Beowulf. In “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics” he states how Anglo-Saxon literature had a long-lasting effect on present thoughts. Similarities between the Anglo-Saxon themes and ideas can be found throughout the trilogy along with the Old English derivation...
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...Jayme Vallance ENG 282 Dr. Treftz Short Paper #2 The Power of Love and Harry Potter The power of love in Harry Potter is unlike any other. So much so that it is an overwhelmingly significant and recurring theme throughout the entire series. From the self-sacrificial love of Lily Potter to the loving mother Molly Weasley to the unrequited love of Severus Snape. There is also the misunderstanding, or the absence, of love; which is equally as important in the novels. Especially since it was the main difference between Voldemort and Harry that was incredibly essential to the storyline. So essential that J.K. Rowling went out of the way to tell us about it in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when Dumbledore said, “if there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love” (229, SS). The concept of love is woven so inextricably within the very fabric of the novels, that it continues to challenge the reader all the way until the very end. One of the widely known main principles of magic is its inability to create real, true love. Which is why fictional characters have been known to dabble with one of the darker aspects of love in novels: love potions. They do exactly what is expected, which is to make the victim become obsessed and completely infatuated with the intended target for a certain amount of time. All while being completely unaware of such actions. The idea of being able to control someone that you can’t have with love is an alluring concept for many. It’s...
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...CASE STUDY ON MOTION PICTURES BY GROUP 3 The case study talks about Motion Pictures and a sample of 100movies they produced. Details about the movies their gross sales, opening sales, number of theatres the movies were screened in and number of weeks they were in top 60 are mentioned. Motion Picture | Opening Gross($millions) | Total Gross($millions) | Number of Theaters | Weeks in Top 60 | Coach Carter | 29.17 | 67.25 | 2,574 | 16 | Ladies in Lavender | 0.15 | 6.65 | 119 | 22 | Batman Begins | 48.75 | 205.28 | 3,858 | 18 | Unleashed | 10.90 | 24.47 | 1,962 | 8 | Pretty Persuasion | 0.06 | 0.23 | 24 | 4 | Fever Pitch | 12.40 | 42.01 | 3,275 | 14 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 102.69 | 287.18 | 3,858 | 13 | Monster-in-Law | 23.11 | 82.89 | 3,424 | 16 | White Noise | 24.11 | 55.85 | 2,279 | 7 | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | 50.34 | 186.22 | 3,451 | 21 | Be Cool | 23.45 | 55.81 | 3,216 | 8 | Modigliani | 0.03 | 0.13 | 9 | 4 | Flightplan | 24.63 | 89.69 | 3,424 | 21 | Steamboy | 0.14 | 0.36 | 46 | 3 | Lost Embrace | 0.02 | 0.05 | 5 | 1 | Kung Fu Hustle | 0.27 | 17.08 | 2,503 | 16 | Howl's Moving Castle | 0.43 | 4.61 | 202 | 11 | War of the Worlds | 77.06 | 234.21 | 3,910 | 19 | Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress | 0.02 | 0.42 | 22 | 6 | Lords of Dogtown | 5.62 | 11.01 | 1,865 | 4 | The Baxter | 0.04 | 0.04 | 47 | 1 | The Amityville Horror | 23.51 | 64.26 | 3,323 | 6 | House of Wax | 12.08 | 32.05 | 3,111...
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