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    What is The Hobbit?What decisions impact others lives?This book is a books that is banned or is currently challenged.I think that decisions that change something or take away something that a person likes;like banning a book shouldn’t be allowed. I think that they’re should be only certain banned books.”The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks...Considered to be pornigraphic…”This quote means that a parent decided that a book should be banned for nothing.What i mean is that he/she decided that because

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    “You are not the hobbit you once were “‚ shapes the transformation of the protagonist Bilbo Baggins. In the novel The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien‚ Bilbo Baggins character grows throughout the novel “The Hobbit”. In the beginning he is a shy‚ peaceful and self-absorbed hobbit who stayed nowhere but his hobbit hole‚ that also loves routine‚ then he has an unexpected surprise visit by a wizard named Gandalf who offers Bilbo a chance to go on an adventure. Bilbo ends up saving the party from many dangerous

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    The Hobbit In the year 2941 13 dwarves‚ 1 wizard‚ and 1 hobbit set out on a journey to reclaim the lost kingdom of Erebor. The kingdom was taken over by the evil and greedy dragon Smaug. Smaug had been in the kingdom for many years hoarding all the gold‚ but that changed when Thorin and his dwarves came to Erebor. Thorin was one of the last descendants of Durin. Thorin’s Grandfather had once ruled Erebor before Smaug took over Erebor. Once Thorin had driven Smaug out of Erebor he was overcome with

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    President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech at Rice University Stadium‚ in which he appealed for support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s program to land humans on the Moon. In his speech‚ Kennedy uses process analysis‚ figurative language‚ and appeals to hope and responsibility to hopefully persuade Americans to donate towards NASA’s pursuit of space exploration. To start off his speech‚ Kennedy uses a "capsule history" to chronologically describe the efforts and accomplishments

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    In the book ‚The Hobbit‚ the characters are on a journey and usually on a journey‚ you’re going to need all the strength and intelligence you can get. Both strength and intelligence can be very useful at a time like that‚ but if I had to pick the most important one‚ it would be intelligence. Intelligence can help you think before you do‚ is easily shared‚ and helps you with skills. Intelligence can be a major key because it gets you to think things through. You want to at least think about

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    reputation is not the case with the race of hobbits. A hobbit is not a warrior nor does a hobbit appear to possess the makings of a hero. As Tolkien said in a 1964 interview‚ “[Hobbits] are just rustic English people‚ made small in size because it reflects the small reach of their imagination.” (Carpenter 180). To a degree‚ this statement is to be true‚

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    Nobility‚ bravery‚ loyalty. These characteristics describe a true epic hero who people admire for their great achievements. In The Hobbit‚ J.R.R. Tolkien illustrates Bilbo’s ‘journey’ of becoming an epic hero. Bilbo Baggins‚ a hobbit who loves the comfort of home‚ as well as food even more. As a Baggins‚ Bilbo does not go on adventures until Gandalf‚ a wizard‚ claims Bilbo the burglar of the dwarves adventure to the Lonely Mountain. Many readers like to believe that Bilbo Baggins becomes an anti-hero

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    indirect characterization is action. According to paragraph number 8‚ it states‚ "In an instant I dragged him to the floor‚ and pulled the heavy bed over him". This describes how the narrator killed the old man and how it did not vex him. For figurative language‚ it consisted of personification and symbolism. According to paragraph number 6‚ it states‚ "All in vain; because Death‚ in approaching him had

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    The Hobbit Plot Summary The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien takes place in Middle Earth during the time before the adventures of Frodo in the Lord of the Ring Trilogy. It tells the story of Bilbo Baggins‚ A hobbit who just wants to stay home and relax‚ but is dragged into the conflict of helping an old wizard by the name of Gandalf and some dwarves to kill a dragon. Bilbo must fight against Smaug‚ a dragon who hoards treasure. First‚ Gandalf and the dwarves appear at Bilbo’s house to try and convince

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    The hobbit is an adventurous mythical plot depicted from all these various events held on a wide false belief and ideas through out the whole novel different from a fairy or folk tale. In the novel THE HOBBIT by J.R.R. Tolkien is based on a story of a hobbit caught in the adventure to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug. This story is a based on a mythical plot‚ where Bilbo Baggins-a hobbit was caught up in plot joining the dwarfs and Gandalf on their adventure to get the treasure that is protected

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