This text looks at the political aspects of European integration from the point of view of domestic politics. In doing so, it goes beyond the classic analysis of "how policies are made in Brussels" and raises instead the question "what is the power of Europe in national contexts"?[...]
'Alphabets and names make games and everybody has a name and all the same they have in a way to have a birthday', muses Gertrude Stein in "To Do: A Book of Alphabets and Birthdays". Written in 1940 and intended as a follow-up to her children's book "The World Is Round", published the previous year, [...]
J.K. Rowling achieved astounding commercial success with her series of novels about Harry Potter, the boy-wizard who finds out about his magical powers on the morning of his 11th birthday. The books' incredible popularity, and the subsequent likelihood that they are among this generation's most form[...]
As was argued in Reading Harry Potter: Critical Essays (Praeger, 2003), interpreting the underlying messages and themes of the Harry Potter series is vital for understanding the ways in which we perceive and interact with each other in contemporary society. The novels and corresponding film adaptati[...]
Beatrice wants to write the kind of letters that start with "Dear Somebody," but she only knows how to write letters like A B C T E R I E. Then her Nanny Hannah teaches her how to put the letters together to spell words, and Beatrice takes off on a spelling spree. She decides to start a Spelling Clu[...]
Do you want to be in a band? Well, here's how First, bug your two older sisters to start a band, and then beg them to join. (It helps if they already know how to sing and play guitar.) Then there are some tricky parts, like getting over STAGEFRIGHT and practicing until the tips of your fingers ache[...]
Living in a perpetual state of sleep due to a curse from an evil witch, a handsome young prince is awoken by a kiss from a beautiful princess in this modern day twist on the classic tale of "Sleeping Beauty."[...]
Sirkuksen venäläiset kasakat antavat Artun hoitaa arvokkaita arabialaisia hevosia, ja onpa hän saanut istua talutetun hevosen selässäkin. Ratsastamaan hän ei ole kuitenkaan vielä päässyt. Siksi Artusta onkin kummallista, että kasakoiden arvokkain arabiratsu vaikuttaa aamuisin aina ponnetto[...]