....spelling errors on the topic headers?.
how much effort does it take to check your spelling before you post a topic??.
just read over some of the topics up for discussion right now and you'll see a very shocking (to me, at least) disregard for accuracy.. if you can't trouble yourself to get your spelling right how are the rest of us going to respect the fact you have your reasoning right either??.
Yes. That is why they were rhetorical.
:::smile::: It seems to me that you implied your answer to the rhetorical questions with the last question. I was simply sharing another opinion. I'm not trying to be argumentative, simply saying what came to my mind. ;)
Jackie
....spelling errors on the topic headers?.
how much effort does it take to check your spelling before you post a topic??.
just read over some of the topics up for discussion right now and you'll see a very shocking (to me, at least) disregard for accuracy.. if you can't trouble yourself to get your spelling right how are the rest of us going to respect the fact you have your reasoning right either??.
What is achievement? What is winning? What is success? Is it connected with doing better than the rest of the folks who just don't care enough to achieve?
Don't we each have to answer this for ourselves? What is achievement, what is winning, what is success to me is not doing better than anyone else. It is finding a personal balance in my life that brings me contentment.
Jackie
i don't read the books so i have a question.
in the last movie when harry went to where lord v was brought back to life (if that was what happened) and the father of the blond kid wizard that everyone hates was there as one of lord v's worshipers.
when harry got back he didn't seem to mention this fact to the folks.
I have to get ready for work now, but I had fun discussing Harry Potter without worrying about spoilers for the new book. Thanks for the opportunity ;)
Jackie
i don't read the books so i have a question.
in the last movie when harry went to where lord v was brought back to life (if that was what happened) and the father of the blond kid wizard that everyone hates was there as one of lord v's worshipers.
when harry got back he didn't seem to mention this fact to the folks.
Lord V was trying to wipe all the Potters out. He got Harry's mother and father but failed to destroy Harry.
Lord V told Harry that his mother need not have died. His primary target was Harry, not the Potters in general.
Jackie
i don't read the books so i have a question.
in the last movie when harry went to where lord v was brought back to life (if that was what happened) and the father of the blond kid wizard that everyone hates was there as one of lord v's worshipers.
when harry got back he didn't seem to mention this fact to the folks.
Harry survived because his mother sacrificed her own life to save his, which is old magic Lord V did not count on. That is also why Lord V could not touch him in the first movie, the traces of her love were on Harry and Lord V, being evil as he is, could not stand to touch it.
Lord V decided to kill Harry as a baby because of the prophesy he is after in The Order of the Pheonix. The prophesy states that one would be born at the end of July who would have the power to overthrow the Dark Lord. According to the terms of the prophesy it could have pointed to either Harry or Neville. Lord V felt that it pointed to Harry as the greater threat and therefore decided to kill him. In doing so he marked Harry and transfered some of his powers to him, thus proving Harry as the one mentioned in the prophesy. In short, Lord V chose his own means of destruction.
Jackie
i don't read the books so i have a question.
in the last movie when harry went to where lord v was brought back to life (if that was what happened) and the father of the blond kid wizard that everyone hates was there as one of lord v's worshipers.
when harry got back he didn't seem to mention this fact to the folks.
And the only class Harry ever scores better than Hermione in is Defense Against the Dark Arts. She's top in their year in every other subject.
Jackie
i don't read the books so i have a question.
in the last movie when harry went to where lord v was brought back to life (if that was what happened) and the father of the blond kid wizard that everyone hates was there as one of lord v's worshipers.
when harry got back he didn't seem to mention this fact to the folks.
Harry is only considered so great because he is the only one who has ever survived once Lord V decided to kill him. In the books it's made clear that he's not the greatest, especially at the "book learning" side of it. What makes him great is that when faced with great adversity he has the ability to think on his feet and do the best he can.... let me find a quote...
when speaking of what it is like to face Lord V, Harry says, "...but all that stuff was luck--I didn't know what I was doing half the time, I didn't plan any of it, I just did whatever I could think of, and I nearly always had help... I didn't get through it because I was brilliant at Defense Against the Dark Arts, I got through it all because--because help came at the right time, or because I guessed right--but I just blundered through it all, I didn't have a clue what I was doing... You think it's just memorizing a bunch of spells and throwing them at him, like you're in class or something? The whole time you're sure you know there's nothing between you and dying except your own--your own brain or guts or whatever--like you can think straight when you know you're about a second from being murdered, or tortured, or watching your friends die--they've never taught us that in their classes, what it's like to deal with things like that--and you two sit there acting like I'm a clever little boy to be standing here, alive, like Diggory was stupid, like he messed up--you just don't get it, that could just as easily have been me, it would have been if Voldemort hadn't needed me--"
Harry knows he isn't the greatest wizard out there. It is his ability to love despite all he's been through, his bravery in the face of adversity, and his willingness to sacrifice to save those he cares about that makes him what he is. He is only famous because he escaped Voldemort as a baby.
Jackie
i don't read the books so i have a question.
in the last movie when harry went to where lord v was brought back to life (if that was what happened) and the father of the blond kid wizard that everyone hates was there as one of lord v's worshipers.
when harry got back he didn't seem to mention this fact to the folks.
It just means I've read the books too many times ;)
Jackie
i don't read the books so i have a question.
in the last movie when harry went to where lord v was brought back to life (if that was what happened) and the father of the blond kid wizard that everyone hates was there as one of lord v's worshipers.
when harry got back he didn't seem to mention this fact to the folks.
lol I'd be happy to try to answer any questions you have... but trying to tell you tidbits that the movie left out would be tantamount to rewriting the entire series of books here on JWD.
Jackie
i'm going through chemo right now , just had no.
3 of 4 treatments, i would like to talk to others who have or know someone who has.. had started to lose hair on day 15, mostly day 3,4,and 5 after treatments i ache like a bad case of flu and have to stay in bed don't even feel much like tv.
the meds keep away the neasua, very fatigued.. i know there are others that have it alot worse then me, so i'm not complaining just want to know if anyone else would like to talk about it..
I've never had chemo myself, however I've watched my grandmother and my mom go through it. Also my dad had a chemo treatment about a month ago.
I found that one thing that helped my grandmother and my mom get through it was having something to talk about and look forward to past the chemo. With my grandma she had asked me to bring her some books. I asked what kind and she said, 'Now I know it sounds silly, but I like those romance novels because they're set in the renaissance and I just love the renaissance." I asked her if she had ever been to a ren. fair and she said no. So I made plans to take her to one after she was through with treatments. So whenever I visited her we talked about what she would see at the fair and our plans... her face would light up and she would forget about the chemo for a while.
When my mom went through cancer I decided the same kind of thing would be good for her. Now my mom loves golf and I just don't, but she had always been after me to take lessons so I could play in the mother/daughter tourney with her at the club. I always adamantly refused. So when she started chemo I signed up for lessons and promised to play once a year in that tournament. No matter how sick my mom was from the chemo, she never missed one of my golf lessons, she came to every one, and they helped her immensely.
I would definitely recommend finding something to look forward to as something that might help you get through the chemo. I know it sucks, it was hard just watching people I love suffer through it. If you want to chat I'm up for it if you think that will help you.
Jackie
