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    we use? Out of desperately‚ many have suggested nuclear power. Nuclear fission create heat by introducing a uranium rod into water; this process causes a neutron to splits a uranium atom in half to create heat‚ which then heats up the water to turn a turbine. In result‚ the turning of the turbine creates energy. Nuclear power plants

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    energy runs anything from cars to generators. Even though this problem may not affect this generation or the next‚ this issue needs to be looked upon and all options need to be considered. A solution needs to be found that can meet the huge demand for power‚ as well as‚ being a clean energy source that will limit global warming‚ thus prolonging life on earth for the human race. A possible solution has been found that does not emit any CO2 and has the capability to be able to meet the demand. This possible

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    In the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ adversity is defined as “a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune”. Throughout his film‚ The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring‚ Peter Jackson displayed the effects of adversity on identity through his deuteragonist‚ Aragorn. Adversity shaped Aragorn’s identity in three instances; when Gandalf died‚ when the Uruk-hai initiated an attack against the fellowship‚ and finally‚ when Frodo and Sam departed in a different direction

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    shows the Dark Lord Sauron forging the One Ring in order to conquer the lands of Middle-earth. A Last Alliance of Elves and Men is formed to counter Sauron’s forces at the foot of Mount Doom‚ but Sauron kills Elendil‚ the High King of Men. His son‚ Prince Isildur grabs Elendil’s broken sword Narsil‚ and slashes at Sauron’s hand‚ separating him from the Ring and vanquishing his army. However‚ because Sauron’s "life force" is bound to the Ring‚ he is not completely defeated until the Ring itself is destroyed

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    Power is authority and strength‚ which is any form of motive force or energy‚ ability to act‚ or control. When too much power is given‚ a dictatorship government can form‚ in which all decisions are made by one authority. In the book Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell the author portrays how "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" (Lord Acton). Old Major‚ who is a respected animal on the farm‚ had given a speech to stir the animals emotion into rebellion. He used his power

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    Fasakin 1 Precious Fasakin Mrs. Thompson English‚ Period 1 16 February 2012 To Ring or Not to Ring For various reasons‚ I believe schools should ban the use of cell phones at school. Some people might argue that students could use their cell phones as educational tools; however‚ personally‚ I am one of the students who you could say has a “cell

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    that the reader experiences practically no challenge in recognizing the individuals from the different sets: the siblings Faramir and Boromir‚ Gandalf and Saruman‚ Aragorn and the Lord of the Nazgûl‚ Galadriel and

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    Fun Facts The Long Expected Party‚ Fangorn Forest‚ and the Paths of the Dead were all shot in studios indoors.  Millions of silk leaves were imported from China for the trilogy. Lord of the Rings was known to be hot property in Hollywood for decades. Many different producers and directors asked Saul Zaentz about the possibility of making films based off the books. One of those requests came from a young Mark Ordesky. (Like all the rest before Peter‚ he was turned down.) The majority of

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    The Power of Men and Gods We often think of cultural values as regularly changing and shifting with the times. What may have played a key role in shaping the lives‚ beliefs and behaviors of our grandparents could seem completely irrelevant now. However‚ literature tells us that some cultural values have remained constant dating from biblical times to present day. Throughout the works of the epic poem “The Aeneid”‚ the biblical texts “1st Kings”‚ “1st Samuel”‚ and “2nd Samuel”‚ the novel “God Knows”

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    experiences‚ new perspectives‚ and the opinions of others greatly affect these beliefs. New perspectives will almost always influence a person’s beliefs and values‚ as they give new information previously unknown‚ as shown in the feature-length film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. In the Fangorn Forest‚ we see an Ent known as Treebeard decide definitively that the Ent’s would not go to war‚ but a new perspective was revealed‚ changing the belief of the Ents in regards to the necessity of war. Something

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