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    The adventurous epic‚ The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien‚ takes the reader on a journey through Middle Earth where we come across many races‚ such as: Humans‚ Dwarves‚ Elves‚ Goblins‚ Trolls and of course Hobbits. Most of these races have leaders who are either good or bad for the position. Whenever a leader is not right for the role‚ someone might rise up and take charge. Good leaders do what is right for their people‚ whether it be to protect them‚ keep order among the races or with the nature around

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    Dwarves In The Hobbit

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    In the book The Hobbit dwarves‚ elves‚ and goblins have already been revealed to us. Each one has a different perspective on things. They act totally different from each other and desire different thing too. Dwarves act in a more simpler way. See dwarves are high spirited and work really hard but depending on the situation they can get a little malicious. In the book when the dwarves were singing the content of the words were small in sized paragraphs. The tone seemed fairly joyful and pretty

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    Human Greed

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    Human Greed Most of us believe that the biggest problems in this world are poverty‚ armed conflicts and even global warming. Well‚ its not‚ in fact the biggest problem that we face today is human greed. Greed is an intense and selfish desire‚ for something. The most common type of greed‚ is money. Greed is the reason thiefs steal. Greed is the reason why families are being evicted and put on the streets. Greed is the reason why there are wars over precious resources. Greed is the

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    The Pearl Greed

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    Greed is a possessive force that will drive one to do anything whether they want to or not. Greed is a vast tornado that will rip apart everything and anything you care about. Greed is a drought that will pull away all good things in the world. In the parable‚ The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ the pearl of the world unleashed the hurricane that was greed in many instances. Greed is to blame for Coyotito’s death because it overcame Kino‚ the doctor‚ and the pearl buyer. The person that greed affected

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    Kelly Burton Mrs. Scheer Honors English 11 September 8‚ 2013 The American Dream: From Innocence to Greed The portrayal of the American Dream in literature has evolved as the United States has developed and prospered. In the beginning‚ the initial settlers in the Americas were searching for simple things‚ such as new opportunities and freedom of religion. As the country grew more populous‚ competition for success was heightened. Many people have different ideas on what the American Dream means

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    Essay Outline Complete your outline below. You must have at least one embedded quote for each body paragraph - the second is optional. 1/ In the final chapter‚ Gandalf states to Bilbo: “Something is the matter with you! You are not the hobbit that you were.” Argue how essential the adventure was in developing Bilbo’s character and state whether the change is a good or bad transformation for Bilbo. Bilbo’s Transformation in “The Hobbit” In the beginning of the book “The Hobbit” by J.R.R

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    Greed Is Good

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    2012 Is Greed Good? The definition of greed is that it is an intense and selfish desire for something‚ esp. wealth‚ power or food. While most people view greed as something to be looked down upon‚ while in actuality greed can be both good and bad. As Mr. Gekko stated in the movie‚ greed is the motivation for businesses; without it business owners would not succeed personally in a business perspective. This is actually the first time that I have heard that greed is good because

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    Greed In Renaissance

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    a financial advisor states “Greed‚ in all of its forms‚ greed for life‚ for money‚ for love‚ knowledge‚ has marked the upward surge of mankind.” (Gekko). Gekko being a smart investor and a liberator of struggling companies‚ states that his success was due to his greed to become wealthy and rich. His act ultimately led him to be one of the most influential person in the movie and in today’s society. He goes on stating‚ greed is everything mankind strived for and greed pushed mankind to its advancement

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    Wealth and Greed

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    Right and Wrong ways of greed Greed is defined as‚ someone’s selfish desire to gain more goods and resources than he or she already has. In a certain level‚ everybody has greed in them. People always want something‚ and sometimes they want it more than other people or what they need. Also greed can destroy relationships between friends and family and many other things as well. But on the other hand‚ greed is a motivational tool to gain and achieve a certain goal towards their dreams. Certain

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    Greed for Money

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    Today‚ greed for money‚ together with greed for power‚ is one of the chief causes of human misery. No wonder our Lord put as his first beatitudes;” Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Poverty in spirit is the opposite of greed for money‚ for it means detachment from material things coupled with trust in God as the only Savior. People cheat other people for money. They betray friends for money. Members of the same family – sometimes parents and children quarrel and sue each other in court over money

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