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    In the book‚ Tolkien depicts the idea that the more technology you have‚ the more powerful you are. The One Ring is the greatest source of technology and control all throughout Middle Earth‚ given that it was made to control the less powerful rings that exist. After Sauron’s foiled plot against taking control the elves‚ three rings were hidden for the Elven-kings‚ seven were given to the Dwarf-lords‚ and nine were left for human men‚ who later turned into the Dark Riders. This particular example

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    Society Easily Influenced The contemporary critic Neil Postman contrasts George Orwell’s vision of the future‚ as expressed in the novel 1984‚ as well as Aldous Huxley’s in the Brave New World. Orwell makes assumptions about society as a whole‚ that by the year 1984 a totalitarian government would take over the country. In Orwell’s novel‚ society is revealed as a dark vision of the future “controlled by inflicting pain”. On the other hand in Huxley’s novel‚ Huxley fears that what we love will

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    The Ring’s Addiction “One ring to rule them all‚ One ring to find them/ One ring to bring them all and in the darkness blind them/ In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.” (p. 8) This was said at the beginning of the story telling a brief summary of the ring of Sauron. The poem tells you how the ring will blind you to the point that the need that you will feel of it will be bigger than anything in the world. It will be so big that it becomes an addiction‚ worse than any drug in the word‚ because

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    The Odyssey and Lord of the Rings are similar‚yet‚ unalike. Lord of the Rings has a variety of main characters. The Odyssey is different in this manner. The Odyssey only contains one main character. Although the Odyssey does seat only one main character‚ it does not reduce its amount of epic characteristics found. Lord of the Rings has several main characters‚ as stated before‚ but does hold a primary hero. Both heroes had come up against people‚ monsters‚ or gods. The problems encountered in the

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    Disney Princess Birthstone Rings Do you understand that there are Disney Princesses that would complement your birthstone rings? Check out these listing of Disney princess birthstone rings and also learn exactly what fits completely for you!SnowWhite (Garnet): Born within the month of January? Snow White’s ring would certainly be ideal intended for you. Its facility stone is comprised of Garnet‚ much like Snow Whites red lips along with emphases of rubies as white as her glowing skin put in a sterling

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    the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson‚ Jackson displays how Adversity Influences and shapes a character’s identity through the protagonist Aragorn “strider”. Aragorn‚ the heir of Isildur‚ joined the journey to destroy the ring and defeat Sauron. During their quest Aragorn’s identity was shaped by adversity in three ways; after the passing of Gandalf he took charge as the leader‚ when Aragorn had the chance to take the ring from Frodo but overcame the

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    essay “Virtual Students‚ Digital Classroom” Postman provides food for thought on the topic of technology and how dependent our nation has become upon its existence. He then goes on to examine the correlation between technology and education. Some educators like Lewis Perelman argue‚ “Technologies have rendered schools entirely irrelevant since there is now much more information available outside the classroom than inside it” (544). Technology has always been about giving people access to information

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    “The Wedding Ring” by Denise Levertov is about the speaker in the poem coming across a wedding ring that had been stored away‚ and remembering the failed marriage attached to the ring. In the first line “My wedding ring lies in a basket as if at the bottom of a well.” The wedding ring itself being a symbol of marriage and the word bottom brings ideas of the dark taps and loneliness. A person feels when they are at the bottom‚ emotionally speaking. The next line “Nothing will come to fish it back

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    Almost every child in America would recognize “Ring around the Rosie”‚ or any of its variations‚ from its first appearance in the famous “Mother Goose” rhymes‚ to the version used today. What few seem to realize‚ however‚ is that this mays not merely be a clever and unique rhyme. In truth‚ a much darker and morbid theme could possibly surround this nursery rhyme: The Black Death. The Black Death‚ also known as the Bubonic Plague‚ was a horrific and deadly disease which began sweeping Europe

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