“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us‚” (LotR 51). Death is a necessary evil‚ an end to life. It’s what we do with our life that is most important. In Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings‚” mortals who acquire immortality end up facing many harsh realities. In the creation of Middle Earth‚ Iluvatar creates the Ainur (Holy Ones) and the Children of Iluvatar. The Ainur are the first‚ and the most powerful beings created by Iluvatar; they are immortal. The Children of Iluvatar
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Journal Response– Activity #6 The final sense that I understood from the novel is that even if someone doesn’t seem like they are capable to complete something or act a certain way there is always hope or room for someone to grow. I say that this is a big part of the final part of the book is because Bilbo changes so much and grows so much as a hobbit then you would have expected him to. Another big thing that I took from the book is that if you were working together and not scared to ask for help
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The Hobbit Critical Essay A novel that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed in English this year is “THE HOBBIT” by J.R.R.Tolkien‚ which is part of the widely known fantasy genre. The plot of the book is about a young hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins who is visited by a band of dwarves lead by the great Thorin Oakenshield and a grand wizard called Gandalf who are looking for someone to share an adventure with and reclaim the dwarven kingdom from the mighty dragon Smaug. At the beginning of the adventure
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Speculative Fiction Discovery is at the heart of Speculative Fiction. Yet resistance is also crucial. Speculative Fiction is a term‚ which categorises a number of sub- genres such as fantasy‚ science fiction‚ horror and dystopia. Each of these sub-genres investigates the classic question of “What if?” and uses the imagination as a tool to explore fictional realities. At the heart of speculative fiction lies the essence of discovery to drive a unique plot separate from the reader’s everyday
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Intermittently‚ we see the fight of the Good vs. Evil in nearly all his literary works. Tolkien doesn’t coincidently put this particular theme in all of his books. He conveys a message that as Sam Wise Gamgee says “That there’s some good in this world‚ Mr. Frodo... and it’s worth fighting for”. On January 3‚ 1892‚ a brilliant mind in the arts of Literature would be born. J.R.R. Tolkien grew up in a predominantly English household with one sibling‚ where he lived his first six years of his life in Bloemfontein
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Comparing the Odyssey to the Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings and Odyssey are two very weird stories in my opinion. The two stories include several similarities. The most noteworthy similarity of the two that were in common was the use of themes. Both included similar themes such as‚ life‚ death‚power‚ brotherly love‚ myth‚ temptation‚ and journey. One thing I noticed was the use of several different themes included in both stories. In the Lord of the Rings the
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CASE # 1 – HAMILTON POWER TOOLS CORPORATION (abbreviated) (read this brief case and attempt all questions at end – original thinking backed by logical and creative use of marketing and business related concepts learnt in classrooms and drawn from real world success/failure situations is expected) On July 13th ‚ 1978‚ Mr Campagna‚ the marketing manager for Hamilton Tools‚ was anxiously awaiting his meeting with the marketing research firm. He felt the findings from the marketing research would change
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After coming off of freshly watching two somber dramas: I chose to lighten things up a little bit in choosing my third movie that I would watch for this class. Considering how much I enjoyed the first movie: The Lives of Others- I thought I would go back to another German made movie in The Seven Dwarves. What immediately attracted me to this movie was my predisposition for enjoying comedies‚ fantasies‚ and all things fairytale. The Seven Dwarves is categorized as a foreign comedy that tells the story
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Imagine being alive in the 1960’s. Everything you see in today’s world compared to the 1960’s would be dramatically different. What would you do if you saw a black man being beaten to near death? Would you stand there and watch‚ call for help‚ encourage it? Some of the things in the 1960’s haven’t changed in today’s world. They just simply are not as bad as it used to be. Attitudes in race in the past and now have changed dramatically in perspective. Compared to today and the past there are way more
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Anyone who had something of great value stolen from him would try to get it back. Even if that person had to go to high risks to reclaim what was theirs. In the book The Hobbit‚ a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins‚ a wizard named Gandalf‚ and thirteen dwarves have to get back their lost treasure that a character named Smaug stole. To reclaim their treasure they have to travel a long distance to the Lonely Mountain where Smaug is hiding . Throughout their journey they encounter many life-hindering experiences
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