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    Lord of the Rings Trilogy relationships with Christianity The Famous three book trilogy of “The Lord of The Rings” is among the most famous and favorite trilogies in the history of modern literature. A trilogy like this that could make arguments against “Star Wars” as being the greatest trilogy of modern time must have been written by a mastermind‚ and it was. The author J.R Tolkien is an incredible writer‚ but‚ could any one person create such a masterpiece with nothing to base it on? Perhaps

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    willing to help Frodo and Sam in their quest. Their course leads them to Mount Doom‚ where just as they arrive they find Gollum claiming the Ring for himself. The Dark Lord Sauron then becomes aware of them‚ and leaves the Dark Tower to come forth and destroy them; but just them Frodo and Sam rush Gollum and force him backwards into the Cracks of Doom. The Ring is destroyed‚ and without it Sauron

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    Jordan Yates Axiotis Second Period “Wearing of the Ring” Seminar Questions Opening- When writing The Lords of Discipline‚ how much of himself did Pat Conroy put into his book? How would have the book been different it hadn’t have seemed so personal to Conroy? When writing The Lords of Discipline‚ Pat Conroy put a lot of himself into the novel. As a graduate from the Citadel and former member of the Varsity basketball team‚ Conroy poured all aspects of his collegiate life into this book. Posed

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    The trilogy of The Lord of the Rings along with The Hobbit‚ both written by devoted Catholic J.R.R Tolkien have been banned across the nation because it was deemed “irreligious”. The popular trilogy of The Lord of the Rings is about a civilization whose future rests on the fate of the One Ring‚ which has been lost for centuries. For this reason‚ evil forces are searching for it‚ but somehow‚ fate has placed the One Ring in the hands of Frodo Baggins when he inherits the ring. In order for Frodo to

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    writer that was a part of his own writing class and had to go through many phases and years to create his most famous novel. He worked on many different books and used different literary devices‚ but his unique writing in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings created his literary reputation. J.R.R. Tolkien’s goal

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    Heroism redefined Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy‚ offers the reader a truly compelling picture of the world of Middle-earth. The author‚ in great detail‚ depicts a complex reality which abounds in a whole variety of creatures‚ cultures‚ languages and histories. If we take a closer look on Tolkien’s masterpiece we will easily notice a complexity of themes‚ motifs‚ symbols which add to the semantic richness of the

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    Power makes individuals corrupt” “Corruption is when people in positions of entrusted power abuse their power for their own personal gains [or to fulfill the agendas of the group they represent]” (Transparency International). Lord Acton‚ a nineteenth century historian‚ argued that power is the root cause of corruption. The more power one has‚ the more corrupt one is likely to become ("Biography of Lord Acton."). Although some commentators argue that there is no correlation between power and corruption

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    (Biblical‚ Celtic‚ Norse‚ and Arthurian mythologies‚ etc.)‚ I believe Biblical held the most significant effect on The Lord of the Rings‚ albeit Finnish/Nordic appears more so than any other. Additionally‚ Tolkien wanted to publish The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings together‚ since he saw them as connected mythological cycles. To a degree‚ one’s reading of The Lord of the Rings‚ is deepened

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    What Shall I Do? By Matt Greutman The Lord of the Rings is a novel about a journey of several different heroes that are working towards a common goal against the evils of middle earth. Heroes such as the powerful wizard Gandalf‚ the swift ranger Aragorn‚ The accurate archer Legolas‚ the mighty warrior Gimli‚ the ring bearer Frodo‚ and many other powerful warriors and helpful allies. However‚ there is only one character that truly fits the definition of being a real hero. This character never gave

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    The Ring’s Addiction “One ring to rule them all‚ One ring to find them/ One ring to bring them all and in the darkness blind them/ In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.” (p. 8) This was said at the beginning of the story telling a brief summary of the ring of Sauron. The poem tells you how the ring will blind you to the point that the need that you will feel of it will be bigger than anything in the world. It will be so big that it becomes an addiction‚ worse than any drug in the word‚ because

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