Muggle Studies Homework

Ah, homework has been posted. Time to bring out my quill and parchment. This one is really stretching my limits, too.

Part 1: Short Answer
1. Explain why Muggles need electricity.

• Muggles use electricity to run their appliances such as toasters, mixers, blenders, computers, and vacuum cleaners. They also use it to see by rather than candles.
  

2. What are the most common ways Muggles communicate when they are not together in the same place?

• They yell at each other ... well, wee Muggles do at any rate. Otherwise, those who are a bit more civilized us paper and pencil/pen, write their missive, put it into an envelope, address it, and adhere a stamp, which pays the message's way through the postal system to the recipient. If the Muggle is lucky to have a computer, they can communicate via the odd geeky waves that hook up computers through wall jacks. Lastly, there are telephones and cell phone, where the signals are bounced around through the air until received at the other end.
  

3. How do Muggles cope with broken items?

• This depends on what's broken. Super glue, tape, rope, yarn, string, Elmer's glue, wood glue, epoxy glue, duct tape, paperclips and rubberbands, or hammer and nails or screws can mend most things.
  

4. Describe a popular Muggle sport.

• I'll pick one close to my heart. Dance. It's even considered a contact sport. Young kids don't tend to like that part, but older dancers do! It's rhythmic movement, creative expression to any type of music. Dance in costume or regular every day clothing. Sometimes special shoes are required, like in tap or ballet (pointe shoes).

5. Name something you'd like to try doing without magic, and how you would accomplish it.

• Knitting, of course! This way I won't feel overwhelmed. I'd hire an octopus. Well, maybe not, maybe more along the lines of Molly Weasley. I'd have to go and ask her what type of spell or charm she put on her needles. The charm would have to be very exact because it would have to deal with needle movements, yarn movements, and pattern/design.

Part 2: Identify these common Muggle items.
1. A small squared-off rod held in the hand with many soft buttons on one side with numbers and words written on them.

• This can be a cell phone, telephone, or a remote control for a television or VCR/DVD player. As there are more words on the remote control, I'll chose that one.

2. A metal box with a long, handled hose, which counts several sets of numbers when you compress the handle.

• Gas station gasoline dispenser thing.

3. A heavy rod with a single button that emits light when pushed.

• flashlight
  

4. A small, thin, glossy rectangle that has pictures on one side and emits a variety of noises, often attached to Muggles' ears with a thin cord.

• iPod, iTouch, iPhone, MP3 player, iPod nano, iPod shuffle, etc.

5. A large cabinet with one glass side, displaying a variety of neatly organized items, which occasionally spits one out when the correct code is entered.

• Vending Machine

Part 3: Find a picture of the following Muggles and describe why they are famous.
1. Spike Jonze - director and producer of movies and music videos, such as "Where the Wild Things Are" and others.2. Oprah Winfrey - talk show host. 3. Bono - Born Paul David Hewson and is the main vocalist for the Irish singing group based out of Dublin, U2.
4. Elizabeth II - Queen of England. The Queen Mother. I always fancied I was named after her, but my mother states that's not true.5. J.K. Rowling - Well, she is a prolific writer! Super imagination. I mean, we could go on and on with this one! She's the famous author of our beloved Harry Potter series of books. Looking forward to more of her work. She is the queen of our literary world right now as of a family of 6, 5 of us are enamored with her work and she's touched us the most with her writing.