The character I chose is from a book and movies series called “Harry Potter”. This is a long series. There are eight movies and nine very long books in this series. Hermione Granger is a witch born from her muggle parents. Muggle is a term used for someone who does not have the ability to perform magic. Hermione is a smart, kind, and brave young woman who attends the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She is average-height and she normally wears her Gryffindor school robes and scarf unless
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Although the Triangle Fire was a tragic event in history that left 146 workers dead, there was a silver lining. The Triangle Fire was a catalyst to changing workers’ rights and was a motivation for many immigrants and women to fight for a change. The Triangle Waist company, which was owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris was a huge success but they did not use moral methods to gain such riches. The factory was dominated by immigrants with most being young women who would work hours upon hours. Taking
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Have you ever heard of Theodor Seuss Geisel? Well most people know him by Dr. Seuss. He is a very well known Children’s books author and has made some great books. He is such a good author that he should be able to have his own holiday. One reason he should have his known holiday is that he has written tons of books. He has written over sixty books. All together he’s sold over six hundred million copies. His books have also been translated into over twenty languages. Four of his books have also
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The Terrible Triangle Fire The fire of the Triangle Waist Company made history based on a tragedy occurred on March 35, 1911 in New York City where the result of safety neglections in industries left more than one hundred deaths. The majority of them were young girls which did not surprised me due to the fact that everyone in this century is used to hear or see how the necessities are pretty expensive and specially for women who have to work from a really young age. The worst part of this is that
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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
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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
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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
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that many workers endured during that time. Had just a few precautions been taken before that fateful night it is likely the loss of life would have been greatly reduced. This tragedy helped pave the way for new safety standards including better fire codes and factory safety standards. Industrial growth was proving to be hazardous to people’s health; America was now the world leader in industrial accidents. There was no denying the extremely harsh working conditions were to blame for many of
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from previous event disasters such as the Bradford city fire. When a event disaster occurs and live are lost in the cases of the Ibrox, Hillsborough, Heysel and Bradford City football disasters inquiries are launched and investigations are conducted, after which recommendations on how safety could have been improved to potentially avoid the same hazards in future events. Within this portfolio you will find information on the Bradford City Fire and how such a disaster such as that can impact the
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Reactions to the Fire: Triangle Shirtwaist Company On March 25, 1911 a deadly fire broke out on the ninth floor of a clothing warehouse called the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. Out of five hundred employees working, (mostly young women), one hundred and forty six had died as a result of the fire. The survivors of the fire were left to relive those agonizing moments over and over in their heads. How could such a horrible disaster occur? The images of people leaping from ninth story windows
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