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    The Hobbit – Thorin Oakenshield In an imaginative world created by J.R.R Tolkien we share the adventure of a hobbit by the name of Bilbo Baggins. This on the other hand won’t be about Bilbo; instead I will present you another inspiring character from this story‚ Thorin Oakenshield. This story takes place in the world of Bag End. An interesting world where we encounter with many different creatures; hobbits‚ wizards‚ dwarves‚ elf‚ goblins and dragons are only a few mentioned that let us explore

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    lived in the neighborhood of The Hill for time out of mind‚ and people considered them very respectable‚ not only because most of them were rich‚ but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected.” (1) In J.R.R. Tolkien’s‚ The Hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins was no exception to this. He was very content living in the shire‚ but when Gandalf arrived at his house along with 13 dwarves he finds himself doing something he thought he would never do‚ going on an adventure. This novel shows that

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    The Necklace Greed

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    Loisel‚ believed she was predestined for glory and despised her poor life. The story’s main issue involved her distaste towards poverty. Plus‚ her greed increased her poorness after replacing Mme. Forestier’s diamond necklace. Mme. Loisel thought money would grant happiness. In the story‚ she experienced her thought during the party. Her wealthy appearance captured the most attention by the participants

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    Summer reading: The hobbit At the beginning of Bilbos journey he was more introverted and kept things to himself. He was very quiet and didn’t quite understand the world around him. But by the end of the story he finally came out of his shell and began to not just understand the world around him‚ but the other people and creatures around him‚ too. Bilbo was very afraid to go on adventures‚ which caused Gandaulf to trick him on coming with him. I would consider Bilbo a hero because even though

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    Throughout The Hobbit‚ the dwarves and Gandalf reference to Bilbo as the “burglar” of the group. Although Gandalf recruited Bilbo to join the travelers‚ the dwarves skepticize the hobbit’s ability by his appearance and demeanor. However‚ Gandalf tells the doubting dwarves‚ “If I say he is a Burglar‚ a Burglar he is‚ or will be when the time comes. There is a lot more in him than you guess‚ and a deal more than he has any idea of himself. ” As this text excerpt shows‚ Gandalf specifically chose Bilbo

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    In The Hobbit‚ there are many different creatures‚ and many of the characters´ encounters involve some of those creatures. The most interesting part of the book involved one type of creature that is called a spider. The spiders in The Hobbit are not like most spiders. These spiders are much larger and do not use regular insects as a food source. Mr. Baggins and his other travelers encountered these spiders in the Mirkwood Forest. They would not have ended up in this predicament if Gandalf had stayed

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    These movie starts by describing the setting where the hobbits lived and spend their lives in holes. Communication started by Bilbo saying “Good morning” to the grey wizard; although the wizard asked him if he wishes a good morning or that good things will happen in that morning and so on. The great wizard named Gandalf offered an adventure to Bilbo‚ therefore he thought about the offer and denied by saying good morning again and entering the hole where he lived. As the same day went on Gandalf left

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    Greed In America

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    When people dedicate their lives to achieve becoming rich the obliviousness to others in their lives will increase along with their self greed. Families tend to not be as familiar with each others lives and remain close while people or an individual is focused on money alone. America stresses the value of money on citizens so strictly in leads people overwhelmed and forced to prioritize or

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    Anyone who had something of great value stolen from him would try to get it back. Even if that person had to go to high risks to reclaim what was theirs. In the book The Hobbit‚ a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins‚ a wizard named Gandalf‚ and thirteen dwarves have to get back their lost treasure that a character named Smaug stole. To reclaim their treasure they have to travel a long distance to the Lonely Mountain where Smaug is hiding . Throughout their journey they encounter many life-hindering experiences

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    Macy Turnbough Period 2 The Hobbit Final Writing Assignment 1. Thesis Statement: Within the pages of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien there is courage‚ adventure‚ and a great change of character in Mr. Bilbo Baggins. The Hobbit starts off with the description of what sort of creatures’ hobbits are and the introduction of Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo is just like any other regular hobbit; he enjoys food‚ doesn’t like adventure‚ and right at the beginning says‚ “We are plain quiet

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