which is a "wise man" or mentor. Gandalf’s role as mentor is supposed to be one who guides his students‚ Bilbo and the dwarves‚ but only helps on certain occasions. This is seen many times‚ such as when he guides them to Rivendell‚ through the Misty Mountains‚ and finally to Mirkwood. Also‚ these occasions are when his "students" encounter an obstacle that they cannot solve by themselves. Such as the encounters with the trolls‚ the Goblins‚ and the Wargs. During each of these instances‚ Gandalf disappears
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GREEN MOUNTAIN CAMP: ITS MORE THAN A SUMMER JOB Case Summary: Nick and Carol Randall purchased Green Mountain Camp in Vermont to live out their dream of raising their two boys in a summer camp. But the camp was not all that it seemed to be‚ and it took extensive repair work to bring the physical facilities up to code. Now Nick and Carol are faced with a more daunting task hiring new employees. They want to hire people who will be motivated to stay with the job for more than one summer‚ and although
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Freedom brings happiness. This is a major message shown in the story Rip Van Winkle. Rip Van Winkle is about a man who slept through the American Revolution for twenty years. During those twenty years he slept‚ his village and the whole country underwent a major change that affected the future of America. Written during the early 1800s when American literature was heavily influenced by the Europeans‚ Washington Irving portrays America’s search for an identity through one of the first true American
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and traveled the world where she spent a life in silence at a Buddhist monastery in Thailand‚ trekked to see gorillas in Uganda‚ and hiked on glaciers in Patagonia. Addis‚ who blogs her experiences at bemytravelmuse.com‚ and authored Conquering Mountains: How to Solo Travel the World Fearlessly‚ believes that going on a solo flight is easier than meeting with a travel companion. “You make all the decisions. You get to just wake up that day and say ‘I want to go somewhere.’ Or ‘I really like it here
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nagging wife. In a very similar short story‚ "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving‚ the main character Rip Van Winkle slips away from his domestic problems with his wife to a place of serenity where he can sleep in the peace and quiet of the Catskill Mountains. These two stories possess many striking similarities yet there are many differences between them which make them unique. Similarities run wild between these two stories. The most noticeable trait in which both stories possess heavily is the portrayal
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“Brokeback Mountain” displays the difficulty two men have living double-sided lives as they hide their sexuality because of their profession‚ and because of the time period in which they lived. “Brokeback Mountain” is set back in the early 1960’s before it was socially acceptable to present yourself as lesbian or gay in public. It shows the struggles and challenges they face as they hide their secret relationship from friends‚ and family; the struggles Jack and Ennis face as they try to keep up the
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another 16 years before I run out. I’ve made a lot of mistakes‚ because I was and still am learning. I recall a program on Mussorgsky when I introduced an opera that no one had heard of‚ Sorochintsy Fair; but we all knew a part of it: ’Night on Bald Mountain’. Thank you Walt Disney. That night I made a mistake . . .mixing up the performer’s names on my handout. There was a wonderful gentleman‚ Mischa; an Austrian or Hungarian who had actually seen the opera and heard the singers on my recording‚ many
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In the Name of God Essay of comparison between vacations at beach VS. vacations at mountains Writer:Amin sharifian MIC11 Teacher:MR.Moasheraty Beach VS. Mountain I always decide that if only I could climb mount Everest! But when I think clearly about that I found that was a stupid idea and I think that I should think about another kind of vacation or stay at home and watching T.V or do some household chorus and things. After that I decided a silent beach than I could have
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The geology of carboniferous of the Midland Valley of Scotland Research Aims This essay will cover the basic geology of the Midland Valley‚ the changes in structure and volcano activities during the carboniferous period. General introduction of the Midland Valley The carboniferous is a period between 290 and 360 million years ago(Ref 1‚p.8‚Scotland Through Time). The Midland Valley was covered with lots of rainforest and numerous of coral reefs flourished in the tropical seas. Volcanos eruptions
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Faust claims to love Gretchen‚ but how can someone hurt the person they love? In the "Mountain and Cave" scene‚ Faust left Gretchen because he wanted to feel closer to nature‚ yet Mephistopheles believes Faust is stalling. Faust declines the thought and says his love for Gretchen is real‚ he says "However far‚ I’m near to her and crave her‚ she never is forgotten‚ never spent‚"‚ yet he goes back to her knowing he will destroy her. He describes Gretchen as a little hut that gets crushed by a water
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