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    “The Hobbit” - Riddels in the Dark the setting + characteristics of Bilbo and Gollum Bilbo Baggins is the main character in “The Hobbit”. The story is written in third person past tense from Bilbo’s point of view - this does that the reader gets an insight into Bilbo’s emotions and thoughts throughout the chapter. Bilbo is‚ as the title suggest‚ a hobbit. A hobbit is a supernatural creature that only exists in fantasy books. Hobbits are not quite like ordinary people; they are a lot smaller

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    The Hobbit is a fantasy novel written by J.R.R Tolkien in the between the years of 1929 and 1936. The Hobbit tells the story of Bilbo Baggins‚ and his adventures with Gandalf the Gray and a group of Dwarves. The book was released 21. September 1937. This is a story about Bilbo Baggins‚ who started out as a very cautious little hobbit from a very nice place called the shire; He never did nor even think of doing anything unexpected or go on some crazy adventures. Bilbo just wanted to be at home in

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    Hobbit Battle of the five armies. In this epic ending of the three Hobbit movies originally made from the Hobbit books written by JRR Tolkien. Bilbo and the dwarves watch from a mountain as the dragon known as Smaug goes down to Laketown to destroy everything with his fiery rage. As Smaug terrorises the town Bard the bowman breaks out of prison and is out to make sure his family is safe. Once he found his family he realized that the black arrow could kill the dragon‚ so he sets off the the bell tower

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    happiness is like a beacon‚ lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.” The most important and beautiful person in everyone’s world is our moms. They are the one who carry us for about 10 months without any sighs or complaints. Most moms do their best to be a great role model for their children‚ or even others; however‚ some of them can give up so easily that they leave their family scarred for life. My mom also belongs to one of these strong

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    The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien begins by describing what exactly a hobbit is. Hobbits are little people‚ about half our height with thick curly brown hair on their head and feet. They are inclined to be fat at the stomach and wear bright colors. They live in a land called The Shire. In this land they lived in nice comfortable holes in the ground. In one particular hole lived Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo’s father was a solid and comfortable hobbit but Bilbo’s mother was from the Took family. Belladonna Took’s

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    Essay of Evaluation - The Hobbit Over 100 million copies of The Hobbit have been sold nationwide‚ making it one of the most popular high fantasy novels in history. J.R.R. Tolkien does a magnificent job defining the characters and developing the plot‚ giving his style of writing a distinct feel. With its perilous journeys through Middle Earth‚ mysterious magic‚ mythical creatures‚ and intense battle scenes‚ this exciting adventure is sure to intrigue any reader. The main character

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    Throughout The Hobbit‚ the dwarves and Gandalf reference to Bilbo as the “burglar” of the group. Although Gandalf recruited Bilbo to join the travelers‚ the dwarves skepticize the hobbit’s ability by his appearance and demeanor. However‚ Gandalf tells the doubting dwarves‚ “If I say he is a Burglar‚ a Burglar he is‚ or will be when the time comes. There is a lot more in him than you guess‚ and a deal more than he has any idea of himself. ” As this text excerpt shows‚ Gandalf specifically chose Bilbo

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    or modalities‚ six of these being the five sense organs plus the mind‚ or "inner sense‚" and the other six being the objects of each of these. The Eighteen Factors of Cognition Consciousness | Sense Organ | Object | Consciousness | | Eye | Material Shapes | Visual | | Ear | Sounds | Auditory | | Nose | Smells | Olfactory | | Tongue | Tastes | Gustatory | | Body | Tangibles | Tactile | | Mind Mental | Objects | Mental | (Senses+object)+interpretation=Perception. Perception+mental

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    Thesis: The Hobbit was written with characters and events that parallel the story of Beowulf and reflect the elements of the Anglo-Saxon culture and values contained in it‚ which reflects the connection between the two works. Introduction: The epic poem Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit… Influenced by Beowulf‚ the characters J.R.R. Tolkien created in The Hobbit reflect each other both in personality and the role they play in their story. Tolkien’s source and inspiration for the mythical creatures

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    about The Hobbit The world we live in is full of heroes that are different shapes and sizes that people don’t remember who they are a month after they do something. The story The Hobbit may make you think of a half sized person as an no everyday hero‚ but his actions will touch your heart and make you think that it’s really possible to change the world around you no matter what size you are. The half sized person in this story by J.R.R. Tolkien is named Bilbo and his race is known as hobbits. In his

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