Living in his little hobbit-hole in Hobbiton‚ Bilbo Baggins is not the adventurous type. He is content with his normal life: eating good food‚ which a favorite past-time of hobbits‚ sipping piping-hot tea and serving it to his guests‚ and strolling through the rolling hills watching the sun set. Little did Bilbo know‚ that one bright morning in May‚ his life would change as a result of a few unexpected guests. Journey with Gandalf the Grey‚ a mysterious wizard‚ thirteen dwarves‚ and a hobbit that
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There are many debate surrounding on whether the crisis could be predicted and prevented. This essay will attempt to demonstrate that Irish Financial Crisis was both predictable and preventable. It will first state that Irish Financial Crisis was predictable through the observation of its abnormal economic growth mode and the soared property prices. Then it will turn to argue that the crisis was preventable. This essay will try to analyse theoretical and practical facts were provided as experience to
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Is College Worth It? I think we all can agree that getting an education is a vital process that is crucial for being successful in our society‚ but does getting a college education guarantee one’s success? I know‚ with the cost of a college degree rising 1‚120% within the past 30 years‚ many of us do not want to wait and find out ourselves. Although getting a college education may not guarantee one’s success in the job market‚ one thing that comes with a college education is almost certain; thousands
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dying hobby in this multimedia age.’ Is this true? Reading as a pastime has been likened to an endangered animal facing extinction from the threat of the poachers — in this case‚ the multimedia age. It has been said that reading as a hobby is gradually losing its appeal as opposed to Internet gaming‚ blogging (writing an online diary)‚ listening to podcasts and ipods and watching popular drama series on television. Evidently‚ many more forms of recreation and leisure are rising up from the multimedia
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What I would get rid of to improve life in the 21st century. For me I would like to get rid of religion to improve life in the 21st century. As we all know‚ most people think that religion is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power‚ especially a personal God or gods. Religious people mostly worship or believe in an omnipotent and diving being‚ have faith in them‚ do whatever they were told by it; they too‚ believe in the concept of omni-beneficient‚ which means that
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If I get an opportunity to replace myself with any one in the world then I would like to replace myself with Mr. Bush‚ the president of America. Mr. Bush is responsible for portraying negative image of America as an enemy of humanity by doing wars against Muslims only on the basis of religious discrimination. Mr. Bush is the murderer of nearly one hundred thousand innocent citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq while trying to fight against only two persons Usama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein on one side
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disorientation or confusion‚ sudden fear‚ or loss of consciousness. Epilepsy may be a result from a head injury‚ stroke‚ brain tumor‚ lead poisoning‚ or genetic conditions. An interesting fact about epilepsy is that in over 70 percent of the cases no cause has been identified. Did you know that about 1 percent of the world population‚ or over 2 million people‚ are diagnosed with epilepsy (Epilepsy Foundation)? Types and causes of Seizures: A person has a seizure when there is an abnormal discharge of
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Determining what exactly separates a short story from longer fictional formats is problematic. A classic definition of a short story is that one should be able to read it in one sitting‚ a point most notably made in Edgar Allan Poe’s essay "Thomas Le Moineau (Le Moile)" (1846). Interpreting this standard nowadays is problematic‚ since the expected length of "one sitting" may now be briefer than it was in Poe’s era. Other definitions place the maximum word count of the short story at anywhere from 1‚000
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George Orwell was “disgusted by the inhumanity of colonial rule that he witnessed while stationed in Burma” (2835 Orwell). Using his writing to confess the inner conflict of an imperial police officer‚ he wrote an autobiographical essay titled Shooting an Elephant. He notes that the Burmese civilians were not allowed to own guns during his stay – a testament of British control over Burmese resources. Feeling “stuck between his hatred of the empire he served and his rage against the evil-spirited
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The Five Types of Drinkers in America Today It seems as though the number of Americans picking up drinking has increased through out the years. It use to be you hardly heard of people drinking. If they did it did not in volve as much alcohol as Americas drink now. Today in America there are five different types of alcohol drinkers which are: The Social Drinker‚ The Irresponsible Drinker‚ The Binge drinker‚ The Under aged drinker and The flat out Alcoholic. The Social Drinkers are ones
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