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    The lost king from Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings series‚ having passed the first threshold‚ takes on his labyrinth and rescue‚ ultimately accomplishing his heroic deeds. Although Aragorn follows his own path to kleos he travels not alone but‚ like all heroes‚ with friends otherwise known as his hero partners. For Aragorn a company consisting of an Elf‚ a Dwarf‚ a Man‚ four Hobbits‚ and one Wizard to give mystical insight‚ accompany him on this voyage while also passing as a hero partner for his companions’

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    commended genealogy‚ Éowyn was only a typical lady. Extremely excellent; she was tall‚ thin‚ pale‚ and agile. In demeanor she was hopeful‚ energetic‚ which didn’t hold her from bringing down the Witch-King with the assistance of Merry. In The Lord of the Rings‚ Merry is frequently viewed as and was depicted by Tolkien as‚ the most discerning and clever of the hobbits. He rode to Gondor with Éowyn‚ who was masked as a typical trooper. In the Battle of the Pelennor Fields‚ while the Witch-ruler of

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    Corruption William Golding’s book‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ shows us how seclusion from society can lead to changes in behavior and create savages out of us. For example‚ in the book‚ British school boys get trapped on a deserted island and have to fight for their survival. The boys become corrupt due to the lack of leadership and lack of a rule system. Conflict arises over who will be proclaimed chief‚ the boy’s priorities get mixed up‚ and the thirst to kill comes alive inside of them. In

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    Yet if you succeed‚ then our power is diminished‚ and Lothlórien will fade‚ and the tide of Time will sweep it away” (472). This quote‚ said by the Lady Galadriel‚ showed her understanding of the power of the One Ring. The One Ring had the unprecedented power to corrupt the person carrying the ring‚ called the ring-bearer‚ and turn them against their own will. The Ring messes with the holder’s mind and makes them turn to evil ways. The book The Fellowship of The Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien tells of the

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    Furthermore‚ the physical voyage that the characters undertake is symbolic of the emotional turmoil or adversely‚ contentment within them. This is evident through the use of literary and visual techniques in the play Othello by William Shakespeare and Lord of the Rings:

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    In the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ adversity is defined as “a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune”. Throughout his film‚ The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring‚ Peter Jackson displayed the effects of adversity on identity through his deuteragonist‚ Aragorn. Adversity shaped Aragorn’s identity in three instances; when Gandalf died‚ when the Uruk-hai initiated an attack against the fellowship‚ and finally‚ when Frodo and Sam departed in a different direction

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    shows the Dark Lord Sauron forging the One Ring in order to conquer the lands of Middle-earth. A Last Alliance of Elves and Men is formed to counter Sauron’s forces at the foot of Mount Doom‚ but Sauron kills Elendil‚ the High King of Men. His son‚ Prince Isildur grabs Elendil’s broken sword Narsil‚ and slashes at Sauron’s hand‚ separating him from the Ring and vanquishing his army. However‚ because Sauron’s "life force" is bound to the Ring‚ he is not completely defeated until the Ring itself is destroyed

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    Fasakin 1 Precious Fasakin Mrs. Thompson English‚ Period 1 16 February 2012 To Ring or Not to Ring For various reasons‚ I believe schools should ban the use of cell phones at school. Some people might argue that students could use their cell phones as educational tools; however‚ personally‚ I am one of the students who you could say has a “cell

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    that the reader experiences practically no challenge in recognizing the individuals from the different sets: the siblings Faramir and Boromir‚ Gandalf and Saruman‚ Aragorn and the Lord of the Nazgûl‚ Galadriel and

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    Fun Facts The Long Expected Party‚ Fangorn Forest‚ and the Paths of the Dead were all shot in studios indoors.  Millions of silk leaves were imported from China for the trilogy. Lord of the Rings was known to be hot property in Hollywood for decades. Many different producers and directors asked Saul Zaentz about the possibility of making films based off the books. One of those requests came from a young Mark Ordesky. (Like all the rest before Peter‚ he was turned down.) The majority of

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