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    Sometimes they’re obvious and other times they’re masked though they are without a doubt the most familiar battles occurring on earth. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring‚ the struggle for power over Middle-Earth and the formation and battle of opposing forces of good and evil is the primary focus in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The main conflicts seen and foreshadowed in FoTR are man versus man‚ and man versus nature. What is considered good and evil is often subjective in today’s society

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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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    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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    What’s important about the title of ’Lord of the Flies’? Ans:- "Lord of the Flies" refers to one of the names for the Devil (Beelzebub). The setting becomes more-and-more hellish as the novel goes on. The young boys become dirty savages--all their inner evils and personal turmoils surface. We can also point to a passage in the novel: "Up there‚ for once‚ were clouds‚ great bulging towers that sprouted away over the island‚ grey and cream and copper-colored. The clouds were sitting on the land;

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    Research paper outline stage 1-2 Paragraph 1: Intro statement: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Fellowship of the Ring both have similarities when it comes to the topic the hero’s journey. Thesis statement: J.R.R Tolkien and C.S Lewis reveal that what categorizes a hero is not his/her strength or other physical attributes‚ but emphasizes that matters of spirit and mind are the most important qualities a hero can have‚ and the choices these characters make define what a true hero is‚ not

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    In the previous century there have been two major series of fantasy novels; "Lord of the Rings" and more recently "Harry Potter". The genre‚ fantasy‚ is very broad‚ but generally contains one main character‚ the protagonist‚ who is fighting for‚ or against something‚ often against evil. In both these novels the main protagonist is fighting against evil and endures a kind of adventure and personal growth. As in most fantasy novels‚ the main characters are in an ulterior world‚ which is comparable

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    The Lord of the Rings‚ published in 1954‚ tells the tale of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins on his quest to destroy the One Ring‚ an all-encompassing evil device. Star Wars‚ the Epic Space Opera released in 1977‚ weaves a powerful story of Anakin Skywalker‚ and his journey from the light side to the dark‚ on his quest

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