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    Fellowship of the Rings‚ Frodo Baggins seems to be the obvious choice as to who is the hero in the novel but‚ there is no singular hero in the story of the ring. A hero is loyal‚ brave‚ and exhibits self control whilst tempted with the powers of evil that may try and render them senseless. Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins are the true heros of The Fellowship of the Ring because they display the characteristics of heroes while they traverse the perilous journey to destroy the ring. Loyalty is depicted

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    Odyssey to the Lord of the Rings               The Lord of the Rings and Odyssey are two very weird stories in my opinion. The two stories include several similarities. The most noteworthy similarity of the two that were in common was the use of themes. Both included similar themes such as‚ life‚ death‚power‚ brotherly love‚ myth‚ temptation‚ and journey.             One thing I noticed was the use of several different themes included in both stories. In the Lord of the Rings the inhabitants of Middle

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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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    2 texts that resemble a journey in different ways and text types. My prescribed text is Touching the void. Touching the void is a docudrama composed by director Kevin McDonald. And my chosen text is the book Lord of the rings by author J.R.R Tolkien. The book of lord of the rings‚ consists of many mini journey. Both these texts outline the main points of the concept journey. Touching the void is about a pair of climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates‚ who go on a expedition up the treacherous Siula

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    "One ring to rule them all‚ one ring to find them. One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them."(8) Quite an interesting line for the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. The trilogy of The Lord of the Rings is based in a struggle between good and evil‚ courage and friendship‚ not leaving the humanity behind. A world made by Tolkien‚ real enough to live not only in his mind‚ but also in ours. Middle Earth‚ a place ruled by elves‚ dwarves‚ and humans. A place where some

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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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    Jordan Yates Axiotis Second Period “Wearing of the Ring” Seminar Questions Opening- When writing The Lords of Discipline‚ how much of himself did Pat Conroy put into his book? How would have the book been different it hadn’t have seemed so personal to Conroy? When writing The Lords of Discipline‚ Pat Conroy put a lot of himself into the novel. As a graduate from the Citadel and former member of the Varsity basketball team‚ Conroy poured all aspects of his collegiate life into this book. Posed

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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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    Introduction I have been many years training in the Way of strategy‚ called Ni Ten Ichi Ryu‚ and now I think I will explain it in writing for the first time. It is now during the first ten days of the tenth month in the twentieth year of Kanei (1645). I have climbed mountain Iwato of Higo in Kyushu to pay homage to heaven‚ pray to Kwannon‚ [God(dess) of mercy in Buddhism. - Slaegr] and kneel before Buddha. I am a warrior of Harima province‚ Shinmen Musashi No Kami Fujiwara No Genshin‚ age sixty

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