The Hobbit Essay Would you go on a fantastic adventure if you had the chance? In The Hobbit‚ J.R.R. Tolkien shows you a world where an “everyman” named Bilbo Baggins goes on an adventure with thirteen dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf to retake the Lonely Mountain from the greedy dragon Smaug. Many forms of literary elements appear in this book such as conflict‚ character archetypes‚ artifacts of attraction‚ and deus ex machina.. These elements work together to create a detailed fantasy world
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JFK used many literary devices in his inaugural address‚ including parallelism‚ antithesis‚ metaphor‚ and alliterations. These devices added a sense of rhythm and tone to his address‚ while helping get his message across to the audience in an easier to understand way. I would say one of John F Kennedy’s favorite devices was antithesis. His famous phrase in this speech was “ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” This is an example of antithesis‚ which is the
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on the readers’ mind that she was not a nice woman. However‚ as the speaker furthered her interaction with her more and more‚ she found Garnet’s mother was quite nice. When the speaker offered to help her with the kitchen‚ she said‚ “‘you’ll spoil your dress ’‚ but gave in and let me slice radishes” (Paragraph 20). In addition‚ when Garnet joked that he could have been rich if he married a rich girl that he used to go out with‚ she disapproved
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Understanding Fact from Fiction Regarding Sparta in Literary Sources During most of the Archaic and Classical periods Sparta became an equally feared and dreaded state‚ which led to their eventual rise as the most powerful city in the Greek world. Despite the Spartans rise to power and glory it is extraordinarily difficult to write about the history of Sparta. The problem does not lie in the lack of sources but whether or not the sources can be viewed as historically accurate. When looking
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Chapter One: IntroductionThe purpose of this thesis is to explore the field of literary adaptation within a literature/ film context with a view to answering the question of whether the critical stance taken against the adaptive process can withstand scrutiny in light of the operational practices at work within both industries. This introduction serves to provide an outline of this stance and identifies some of the most prominent reactions to adaptation. In order to provide some context and contrast
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Comparing 1 Comparing Literary Works Vivian Swinton ENG 125 Instructor – Alex Vuilleumier November 1‚ 2010 Comparing 2 Comparing Literary Works My study of literature has been quit amazing. I never knew how extensive the elements of literature were‚ in helping to analyze and understand the concept of different genres. In studying literature‚ it has helped me to understand and express myself in what is‚ understanding other people’s points of view
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close to the water side‚ we fancied that the lake had floated the seed ashore & that the little colony had so sprung up – But as we went along there were more & yet more & at last under the boughs of the trees‚ we saw that there was a long belt of them along the shore‚ about the breadth of a country turnpike road. I never saw daffodils so beautiful they grew among the mossy stones
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common goal of a welcoming and supportive school?” (CBC News) using rhetoric questions. The first article also appeals to pathos more than the second article. It uses an Uses annecdotes of students who have not yet come out and feel that GSAs have given them security and courage. The second article is set up in a way where it is trying to appeal to logos‚ however there is no support or evidence to back up the opinions of the Catholic church. Both articles appeal to ethos in different manners. The first
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The Time I… My very first memory of beginning to write comes from when I was in Pre-School. I was four years old and I can remember coming home after my first day of school and telling my mother that I was going to quit school and never go back. Most would assume it was because I thought school was hard‚ but what is hard in Pre-K? My problem was that my teacher would not allow me to write my own name on my coloring papers. Sure‚ my hand writing was far from neat but the fact was that I could write
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Animal Instinct in Jackson’s “The Lottery” “The Lottery” is a short story that illustrates how society uses a sense of morality to justify its most base animal instinct‚ survival. In this story Jackson uses a small‚ seemingly civil community to show that‚ when portrayed as an ideal representative of the greater good‚ a crime like murder can be justified and even encouraged. Additionally‚ this story asks us to question how societal morals come into being and are accepted as part of a daily existence
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