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'''J.K. Rowling''' was born in the [[United Kingdom]] and is the [[author]] of the popular ''[[Harry Potter]]'' book series. In 2008, Rowling gave the commencement address at [[Harvard University]]. <ref>[http://harvardmagazine.com/go/jkrowling.html The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination], ''Harvard Magazine, June 5, 2008</ref>
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'''J. K. Rowling''' (full name Joanne Kathleen Rowling) is the [[author]] of the popular ''[[Harry Potter]]'' book series.
  
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== History ==
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She was born on July 31, 1965, in Chipping Sodbury, [[England]].<ref>[http://www.biography.com/articles/J.K.-Rowling-40998 "J. K. Rowling Biography"], biography.com</ref>  She has said that "the idea for Harry Potter simply fell into [her] head" while riding a train from [[Manchester]] to [[London]] in 1990.<ref>[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/biography.cfm J. K. Rowling Official Site], "Biography"</ref>
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J. K. Rowling was born in a scrapyard in [[Bristol]], the seventh child in what eventually became a fifteen child [[family]]. From an early age, she demonstrated a [[talent]] for writing and wordplay, talents that were of little use to her as she was expected to scavenge for old [[Cornwall|tin]] cans and tyres by the villainous scrapyard owner, a Mr. Henry Harper Collins. Protests by her family that she would be more efficient if she were able to selectively collect only the ''good'' tin cans were ignored. However, she was able to teach herself to [[read]] from the ingredients and [[nutrition]] information on the labels, and managed to convince a local high [[school]] to accept her, based on the quality of her humourous short story ''Red Kidney Beans in [[Sugar]]ed, Salted [[Water]]''.
 
  
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At the age of seventeen, Rowling discovered that she had been adopted and was really the secret love child of [[C.S Lewis]] and J.R.R.R.R.R.R Tolkien. With this discovery she realised that she was indeed destined to write fantasy novels and also to stop using her first name and replace it pretentious sounding initials instead.
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In 2008, Rowling gave the commencement address at [[Harvard University]].<ref>[http://harvardmagazine.com/go/jkrowling.html "The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination"], ''Harvard Magazine, June 5, 2008</ref>
  
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In 2007 she donated 7 hand-written books on Harry Potter to friends, insisting that they never be sold as they are unique. All her friends treasured their books until Rowling decided to order a massive print-run of each book on the market, thus upsetting all her friends.
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Rowling is firmly [[liberal]] in her [[politics]], and despite being from the [[UK]], has supported both [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Obama]], stating "I want a [[Democrat]] in the [[White House]]. And it seems a pity that Clinton and Obama are rivals because both are extraordinary." <ref>http://hollowverse.com/j-k-rowling/</ref> Her books were written while she was a divorced single mother, living on [[welfare state|welfare]] benefits provided by the [[big government|government]], while she worked the minimum necessary to maintain her benefits.<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jk-rowling-chats-jon-stewart-casual-vacancy-379302</ref> Rowling also worked for the [[Abortion|Pro-Choice]], [[Homosexual Agenda|Pro-Gay]], [[Antisemitism|Anti-Israel]] Human "Rights" organization [[Amnesty International]],<ref>http://www.jkrowling.com/en_GB/#/timeline/amnesty-international/</ref> and donated 1 million pounds (1.6 million dollars) to the No campaign when Scotland was thinking about leaving the UK.<ref>https://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2014/09/19/early-results-suggest-scots-reject-independence-n1893900</ref> Being staunchly pro-abortion, she has attacked U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] for reinstating a ban on giving American taxpayer money to international groups that perform abortions.<ref>https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/315802-jk-rowling-slams-trump-for-reinstating-us-ban-on-funding</ref>
  
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She later went on to get a Desmond in [[French]] and Classics from Exeter [[University]], which just goes to show that a [[Major_Award|Desmond]] isn't the career crippler that everybody says it is.
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'''''In spite of her liberal views, however, she does oppose [[transgenderism]]''''', according to her tweets.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CBRaQ53BJef/?igshid=1kxgqe603xze7</ref>
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==External Links==
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* [https://pew.news/opinion/j-k-rowling-makes-dumbledore-gay/ J.K Rowling Makes Dumbledore Gay], ''Pew News''. February 3, 2018.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:32, May 12, 2024

J. K. Rowling (full name Joanne Kathleen Rowling) is the author of the popular Harry Potter book series.

She was born on July 31, 1965, in Chipping Sodbury, England.[1] She has said that "the idea for Harry Potter simply fell into [her] head" while riding a train from Manchester to London in 1990.[2]

In 2008, Rowling gave the commencement address at Harvard University.[3]

Rowling is firmly liberal in her politics, and despite being from the UK, has supported both Hillary Clinton and Obama, stating "I want a Democrat in the White House. And it seems a pity that Clinton and Obama are rivals because both are extraordinary." [4] Her books were written while she was a divorced single mother, living on welfare benefits provided by the government, while she worked the minimum necessary to maintain her benefits.[5] Rowling also worked for the Pro-Choice, Pro-Gay, Anti-Israel Human "Rights" organization Amnesty International,[6] and donated 1 million pounds (1.6 million dollars) to the No campaign when Scotland was thinking about leaving the UK.[7] Being staunchly pro-abortion, she has attacked U.S. President Donald Trump for reinstating a ban on giving American taxpayer money to international groups that perform abortions.[8]

In spite of her liberal views, however, she does oppose transgenderism, according to her tweets.[9]

External Links

References

  1. ↑ "J. K. Rowling Biography", biography.com
  2. ↑ J. K. Rowling Official Site, "Biography"
  3. ↑ "The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination", Harvard Magazine, June 5, 2008
  4. ↑ http://hollowverse.com/j-k-rowling/
  5. ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jk-rowling-chats-jon-stewart-casual-vacancy-379302
  6. ↑ http://www.jkrowling.com/en_GB/#/timeline/amnesty-international/
  7. ↑ https://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2014/09/19/early-results-suggest-scots-reject-independence-n1893900
  8. ↑ https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/315802-jk-rowling-slams-trump-for-reinstating-us-ban-on-funding
  9. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CBRaQ53BJef/?igshid=1kxgqe603xze7
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