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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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    Essay One who has power can lose the sense of right and wrong so that morals do not matter. Absolute power corrupts those who possess it. This can be seen throughout history‚ such as during World War II‚ and proven by the actions of Napoleon in the allegory Animal Farm by George Orwell. A good quote to show one of the many themes of this book is “It is not power that corrupts‚ but fear. The fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it‚ and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject

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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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    theme: ``power corrupts``. This theme is obviously presented in the novel‚ but to simplify your understanding of this essay‚ Napoleon will be used as an example of a corrupted individual by power. To conclude this introduction‚ the corruption of Napoleon will be presented under three aspects: Desire‚ Achievements and absolute power. Note: (This essay will be divided with 3 main aspects‚ examples and a comparison in reality (Russian Parallel) Corruption; ‘’dishonest by those in power’’‚ despite

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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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    leader of the Soviet Union because absolute power corrupted both societies. In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell uses irony to show the theme of absolute power corrupts‚ characterization to show the theme of absolute power corrupts‚ and symbolism to show the theme of absolute power corrupts. First of all‚ George Orwell uses characterization to develop the theme of absolute power corrupts. For instance‚ characterization develops the theme‚ absolute power corrupts‚ since the president of Animal Farm‚ Napoleon

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    Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This statement was made by a man named John Dalberg-Acton. His statement perfectly explains what is seen throughout the leaders of countries. He shows us that even with a great leader who does everything correct‚ power can lead them into doing things that are not so great. We have seen it with all of the dictators throughout history‚ they start off with little power and keep working for more. Their minds become corrupt with the

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    feels guilty but does not turn back due to the fear of power of his new boss at a well-known company‚ suffering from financial crisis. It is a harsh reality that selfishness has taken over the moral values of our society today. Thinking about own-self is practiced by a lot of people amongst us. Although‚ people may have others reasons for the corruption brought about by the system of power‚ the advent of fear is the rationale behind every corrupt act that takes place around us. Fear of downfall‚ the

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    experiences‚ new perspectives‚ and the opinions of others greatly affect these beliefs. New perspectives will almost always influence a person’s beliefs and values‚ as they give new information previously unknown‚ as shown in the feature-length film Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. In the Fangorn Forest‚ we see an Ent known as Treebeard decide definitively that the Ent’s would not go to war‚ but a new perspective was revealed‚ changing the belief of the Ents in regards to the necessity of war. Something

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