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    In the book‚ The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien‚ Bilbo is a hobbit that is just trying to live his life in tranquility when a wizard named Gandalf comes around and shakes his whole world. Gandalf’s goal in coming to Bilbo’s house is to convince Bilbo to join the expedition. The expedition that he joins will span across the land. However‚ there is a slight notch in Gandalf’s plan. Hobbits hate expeditions. So naturally at first Bilbo refuses to come.Therefore Gandalf will keep trying and eventually Bilbo

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    The Unlikely Hero

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    makes a hero. Is it always a big‚ strong alpha male with a square jaw and cocky attitude? I hardly think so. I feel that a hero is someone who puts others needs in front of their own to complete whatever task is set before them‚ even though they may have to give their life in the process‚ they keep going. Once in a while you come across a story where the hero not only does not fit into the stereotypical hero status but is as far away from what you expect as you can get. The unlikely hero… The

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    In the book ‚The Hobbit‚ the characters are on a journey and usually on a journey‚ you’re going to need all the strength and intelligence you can get. Both strength and intelligence can be very useful at a time like that‚ but if I had to pick the most important one‚ it would be intelligence. Intelligence can help you think before you do‚ is easily shared‚ and helps you with skills. Intelligence can be a major key because it gets you to think things through. You want to at least think about

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    In the novel‚ “The Hobbit”‚ there are many different characters with different traits. The author “Tolkien” expresses the characters with a different traits that are considered positive and negative. Traits that these characters give off consider the whole character as positive or negative. In the journey that everyone is on‚ a question that is asked is “what matters most?” Physical strength or intelligence‚ meaning‚ what will come through in the end? Certain characters have a positive attitude

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    The “Breaking News” Cast Channel of CP24 This news broadcast and the stories reported are broadcasted by CP24. CP24 is a cable television news channel that centres broadcasts in the GTA (greater Toronto area) and reports national news. . Many creative techniques are used to capture the attention of viewers‚ this includes the several variation in camera shots‚ ranging from a close up shot to an eye- level shot. The show opens with an anchor introducing the topic and then it cuts to a reporter

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    In the book The Hobbit By:JRR Tolkien the are many different characters including trolls and even dwarfs. At this point in the story The Hobbit many things have taken place. The character traits that tolkien considers positive also‚ The character traits that are viewed with a negative light‚and also the most important thing in the story at this point having intelligence. Some of the characters traits that tolkien might consider positive are bilbo’s tookish attitude toward going on the adventure

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    The Hobbit Book Report

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    adventure of a delightful little hobbit and how he found out who he was and what he really valued. At first‚ the little hobbit Bilbo was just a normal Baggins (a family name which stands for routineers and homebodies) who lived a peaceful life in a comfortable and quiet hobbit hole full of fine furniture‚ delicate ornaments and a lot of food. However‚ everything changed when Gandalf‚ an old wizard‚ gave him a visit and held and unexpected party in Bilbo’s hobbit hole with 13 dwarves who Bilbo had

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    Do you know any Hobbits? No not the ones from the movie. There has been a discovery that proves the Hobbits truly did exist‚ teeth were uncovered in Southeast Asia along with a Skelton. These two objects were verified to be only 18‚000 years old‚ which was a surprise for the human ancestors living in Africa 1 million years ago had about the same teeth characteristics as the one found. The discovery of Hobbits most certainly affects our understanding of human evolution. After realizing that these

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    Bilbo Bagins lives a peaceful life in a hobbit hole at Bag End‚ when he finds a ring that changes his life. J.R.R Tolkien’s book‚ The Hobbit‚ has wild characters‚ scary settings‚ and includes crazy adventures‚ that’s why it is a classic novel .J.R.R. Tolkien’s wild characters give the book a more want to read presence. He opens up the minds of readers and lets people know what kind of people could possibly be out there. If it wasn’t for his brilliant mind then it wouldn’t be as good as a read as

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    New Women In The 1920's

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    Also‚ I think the New women was one of the successful changes that emerged in the Roaring twenties. The now women known as flapper had more freedom (they did not want to use corsets and act like their mother). They had short hair‚ short skirt‚ drink and smoke in public. Women had access to a type of birth control‚ which helped poor families to not have a lot of children. In 1920‚ the 19th amendment allowed women to vote‚ which increased women presence in public area. Women had more chances to work

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