In The Hobbit‚ Bilbo helped his friends out of multiple sticky situations. His self-interest could’ve gotten the better of him at any time; he truly earned his status as a hero. When the dwarves and Bilbo were creeping through Mirkwood‚ they strayed off the path against warnings from Gandalf and Beorn. They were separated from each other‚ and Bilbo despaired over the fate of his friends. He dozed off‚ and when he came to his senses‚ he was nearly smothered in spider silk. He eventually killed the
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The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff is certainly an interesting book. Pooh has always been an interesting character and his ways seem to be very close to the ancient Chinese principle of Taoism. When I was younger I was a great fan of Pooh and Huff does a great job of explaining the Taoist philosophy through Pooh and his animal friends. This is not your average children’s bedtime story just as A. A. Milne orginally did not write the Pooh stories for children. In chapter one‚ “The How of Pooh‚” Hoff
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The Hobbit is a fantasy novel about a peaceful hobbit that accompanies a wizard and several dwarves on a journey to steal the great treasures of the dragon Smaug and I believe it demonstrates or uses the features of the fantasy genre. The features of any genre are like a skeleton for the story of that particular genre. Different genres have different features such as different settings‚ characters‚ plot‚ themes and values. Features are like a list of criteria that is used to assess whether the novel
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In J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins is presented as a hero‚ however does not posses the stereotypical qualities of this persona. Throughout the novel Bilbo is faced with immense challenges‚ defying all odds in order to survive. These challenges allow him to gain wisdom and compassion‚ ultimately helping him achieve status as a hero. However‚ his clear preference for simple domestic pleasures‚ over such adventures‚ is an obvious defiance of a classic hero. In addition‚ it is made apparent
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The first book I have read is “Artemis Fowl” and the second book I read is “The Arctic Incident”. Both books are by the Irish author‚ Eoin Colfer. These two books are about a very smart thirteen year old who intends to increase his family’s wealth as it decreased after the death of Artemis Fowl senior. In the process Artemis figure out the existence of supernatural beings known as fairies that are divided into different families such as dwarfs or demons. This Article is about The similarities and
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THE IMPACT OF RELIGION IN C.S LEWIS’ THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA Shalein Secuna Clive Staples Lewis‚ commonly called as C. S. Lewis was born in Belfast‚ Ireland. His works are belonged to different genres and very popular in fiction such as The Screw tape letters‚ The Chronicles of Narnia‚ and The Space Trilogy‚ and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics‚ such as Mere Christianity‚ Miracles‚ and The Problems of Pain. Lewis’s works have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions
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There are many unknown places out in the world and‚ one day we all come across them. In the book‚ The Hobbit‚ Bilbo and the dwarves get blown away by a new place Rivendell and they have different reactions about it‚ they meet a new character Elrond and feels great about their adventure‚ tells them how he feels about their love of gold and the wickedness of the dragons‚ and the elves tell them what values are important to them. Bilbo and the dwarves react to Rivendell in different ways. For instance
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All of us have dreams‚ goals we have that we want to accomplish. Some of us have goals we try to accomplish‚ while the special few go all the way and go far and wide to accomplish their dreams. Their lives may completely change and face life-changing decisions. The novel Dragonwings‚ written by Laurence Yep‚ illustrates how dreams drive our hopes and create our lives. Windrider has a dream that takes over his life. He wants to be a dragon. His every decision that he makes is to become a dragon. He
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The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis‚ published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It was the first published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956) and it is the best known; among all the author’s books it is the most widely held in libraries.[3] Although it was written as well as published first in the series‚ it is volume two in recent editions‚ which are sequenced according to Narnia history. Like the others it was illustrated by Pauline
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Module 5 Create a car saying (Bumper Sticker) or a Road Sign (Billboard) that would describe one main point you learned in Module 5. This is an example of a bumper sticker from a former student: ““Driving the right speed is always a good deed. Enjoy your ride and don’t collide!” 1. What would yours say? Fasten your seat belts‚ It Helps. 2. How would it look? It would be a billboard of a family and the driver and the backseat passengers have on seat belts but the front passenger doesn’t 3. Now
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