In his novel The Lord of the Rings' ( The Fellowship of the Ring', The Two Towers' and The Return of the King'), J. ... The Lord of the Rings' began as a sequel to The Hobbit' (which has since become a mere introduction to J. ... During The Lord of the Rings' Middle-Earth is changing. ... Rings and circles are used in many religions and cultures as the circle stands for never-ending power. In the case of the One Ring it represents the never-ending power of Sauron - the Dark Lord. ...

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Bilbo Baggins, the heroic and audacious hobbit in The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien, finds himself with the responsibility of guarding over a magical ring that possesses unlimited powers. The ring, although held awesome powers, strong enough to conquer the entire Middle Earth, the mythical realm of where the novel takes place; the ring is a double-edge sword. The ring attracts all those around it. ... Greed, personal satisfaction, envy, and jealousy contribute to the tribulations humans must subconsciously battle in all of they"re lifetime, and the constant battle against temptatio...

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STAR WARS V/S LORD OF THE RINGS In a battle between the two greatest sagas of all time, who would win? Would it be Dark Vador, his formidable Jedi powers and his Death Star, or would it be Lord Sauron, the once-oh-so-powerful demon who could not keep a damn ring? While it is evident who the winner would be, there are people (Halflings maybe) who would think I"m totally prejudiced against the Lord of the Strings. ... Realism: The Star Wars" heroes are a lot more convincing than those in the Lord of the Rings. ... Same ending, but different routes The plot: Purists may bang on about ...

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The Lord of the Rings trilogy is speckled with gripping passages like these that give a form of fantastic entertainment to those who read them. ... In the Lord of the Rings, we see Frodo numerous times fight within himself whether he is most fit to carry the responsibility of the ring instead of fighting the enemy of the ring and accomplishing his journey. ... The Lord of the Rings can reveal the saving power of courage and simplicity of heart. ... Although this is not a similar allegorical theme as the one described for the Lord of the Rings, it serves the same purpose in that both tales b...

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You can tell how incredible his life had to be by reading the books that he wrote, specifically the Lord of the Rings novels. ... Either by accident or on purpose, Tolkien puts this preparation for battle in The Lord of the Rings. ... " In the Lord of the Rings, I have tried to modernize the myths and make them credible," said Tolkien in an early interview. ... (Grotta 95) Tolkien's treatment and incorporation of religious themes into the Lord of the Rings, however, is nothing less than extraordinary. ... Eucatastrophe is all over the Lord of the Rings; the destruction of the one ri...

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"The Battle of Evermore- In their song "The Battle of Evermore,"" Led Zeppelin tells of a battle occurring without a given place and time, but names very specific subjects involved in the story giving reference to the Lord of the Rings novel, written by J.R.R. ... Finally, the song comes to a close, ending with "balance- coming back into the world. ... This Dark Lord he speaks of is none other than Sauron. ... Finally the song ends with the lines, "with flames from the dragon of darkness, the sunlight blinds his eyes,"" meaning that once and for all, the ring has been destroyed and so ha...

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In the Trilogy The Lord of the Rings there is that basic theme of good versus evil. ... "The Lord of the Rings glimpses the cosmic and moves with the thought of all men concerning the fate of human life and efforts- (Thomson, 335). The good people in The Lord of the Rings all get together and fight for just one cause, the right to live in freedom without tyrannical rule from Dark Lords and Wizards that have gone bad. ... This is why there is a never ending battle between good and evil. ... Though this war was not as significant as the one fought in Lord of the Rings, it's still an exam...

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Many times when a person reads a story, they are often left not knowing the ending to every last detail. ... In most of Shakespeare's plays he doesn't usually end them with a thoroughly detailed ending. ... "What ring gave you, my lord?... The women then turn the tables and say that they do have the rings that the men gave the doctor and his clerk and that they received them by sleeping with them. ... I actually enjoy this type of ending and I think that there are still some things to wonder about. ...

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Tolkien's Archetypal Hero(s) When J.R.R Tolkien published the first book in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, in 1954 he broke ground and paved the way for fantasy all the way to the twenty-first century -- a century that still holds Tolkien's works on a glorious pedestal that stands far and above those in his shadow. ... The essence of Tolkien's trilogy can be found in this epitaph: Three rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne, In t...

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The Lord of the Nazgul was stabbed by Merry, who suffered from a temporary loss of use in his arm that held the sword. ... The ending of the story is when Gandalf's army attacked the gate of Mordor. ... Because of the power the Ring held over its possessor, the carriers of the Ring had a continuous struggle of whether or not to use the Ring's powers for themselves. After Frodo had given in to the Ring's power, Gollum, desperate to own the ring because of its past influence on him, bit off Frodo's finger that the Ring was on. Joyous about getting the Ring back, Gollum t...

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The Lord of the Nazgul was stabbed by Merry, who suffered from a temporary loss of use in his arm that held the sword. ... The ending of the story is when Gandalf's army attacked the gate of Mordor. ... Because of the power the Ring held over its possessor, the carriers of the Ring had a continuous struggle of whether or not to use the Ring's powers for themselves. After Frodo had given in to the Ring's power, Gollum, desperate to own the ring because of its past influence on him, bit off Frodo's finger that the Ring was on. Joyous about getting the Ring back, Gollum t...

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This was one of my favorite books so far. Sterling and his best friend went fishing one day on the stream that was near their house. As they were walking through the woods, Sterling's dog, Wowser, smelled something that he liked. He went straight to a stump and pointed as some dogs do. Sterling told...

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Moreover, the last scene in which the mechanicals present a fumbling, hilarious version of "Pyramus and Thisbe" at the wedding of Theseus, duke of Athens and Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, is an important part of the play as it gives it a purely joyful, comedic ending. ... In this Shakespearian play, Titania is shown wearing heavy, stunning clothes and accessories consisting of a large thick crown, bright ear rings and bracelets and a long decorative fancy dress. ... This quote shows her meek, submissive and humble characteristics after her bizarre experience: "Come, my lord,...

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Though from the first mention of Lancelot and Guinevere's affair in Alfred Lord Tennyson's The Idylls of the King King Arthur's court is sown with seeds of budding darkness, the fall of the court begins in earnest through the catalyst of the deceitful and manipulative Vivien who, though she but briefly appears in the chronicle, irrevocably alters it. ... The connection between the sea and scenes of death reveals Tennyson's thoughts regarding the nature of death, destruction and endings. Death may be said to be the ultimate destruction of human life, the inevitable ending. ...

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A shared respect for the Lord should be a major aspect of a married couple's foundation. ... Ansell James in The Marriage Ring compiled the duties of a married couple from the bible they are as follow:  Love. ... Doing the Lord's will owe to all together through charity.  Mutual Assistance. ... Ending Marriages Many elderly couples deal with the issue of widowhood, by believing that they will be together again in heaven. ... divorce in the eyes of the Lord. ...

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Al's father passed away and Yale the businesses leader assassinated his rival in a nightclub and was put behind bars leaving Jonny Torrio to step up and take the role as the new boss and bringing Al back into the business ending his honest way of making money in 1920. ... During Al Capone's reign as Chicago's crime lord he made about 60 million annually or in our day and age about 1000 dollars a minute. ... Capone was always known for looking good in public, always wearing fedora's colorful suits, and his eleven point five carat diamond ring. ... And if you learned anythin...

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Lord of the Rings" and Harry Potter" movies also offer villains who have magical powers and try to overpower innocent children. These fantasies and others such as The Never Ending Story" or Jack Nicholson as the bad guy in Batman" are alway favorites. ... Perhaps in the last few years people have had too much of reality and prefer wicked wizards and science fiction villains, which might partly explain the success of Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, the Matrix and Star Wars. ...

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This myth had several different endings because of various interpretations caused by variant Indian culture. ... Because husband means lord at the same time, there is so much obedience and dependence upon men. ... "It is for the interest of the Brahmans that these unhappy women maintain the resolution they have taken to burn themselves, for all the bracelets which they wear, both in arms and legs, with their earrings and rings, belong of right to the Brahmans, who search for them in the ashes after the women are burnt." ...

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./ My heart beats thicker than a feverous pulse,/ And all my powers do their bestowing lose,/ Like vassalage encout"ring/ The eye of majesty." ... "(4.5.39-41) In these lines, Troilus implies that their encounter was awaited and that it is a cheap and quick ending when he uses words like "buy" and "sell". ... Cressida, is Troilus's sexual conquest, and when Cressida is being given over to the Greeks he remarks, "At the port, lord, I""ll give her to thy hand,/ And by the way possess thee what she is"" (4.4.111-112). ...

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The two were soon married and moved to Chicago to reunite with Torrio, who had previously taken over the largest crime ring in the city. ... Everyone he met knew that he was the infamous crime lord and responsible for crime, prostitution, and murder, however, no one could ever establish any proof to corroborate the connection. ... Judge Wilkerson sentenced Al Capone to serve 11 years in prison and to pay $80,000 in fines and court costs, ending the criminal life of the FBI's original Public Enemy # 1. ...

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The Lord of the Rings, a fifty year old fairy tale trilogy that was originally composed for the enjoyment of the author's children and then went on to become one of the most widely acclaimed writings, is now experiencing large scale success as a series of films. ... He believed that while the originals had taught a harsh but valuable lesson about a sometimes unstable world, Disney was sentimentally excessive in its always happy and safe ending. ...

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Day also claims that "although there are mechanisms for ending the feud, such as political marriage or the payment of wergild, the focus in the poem is most often on the tragic failure of such efforts at closure" (77). ... What's more, Grendel could not be harmed by weapons; their technology - another symbol of civilization - gave them no advantage: ...Then, time and again, Beowulf's band brandished their ancestral swords, they longed to save the life, if they so could, of their lord, the mighty leader. ... Only one warrior, Wiglaf, stays by his lord. ...

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Day also claims that "although there are mechanisms for ending the feud, such as political marriage or the payment of wergild, the focus in the poem is most often on the tragic failure of such efforts at closure" (77). ... What's more, Grendel could not be harmed by weapons; their technology - another symbol of civilization - gave them no advantage: ...Then, time and again, Beowulf's band brandished their ancestral swords, they longed to save the life, if they so could, of their lord, the mighty leader. ... Only one warrior, Wiglaf, stays by his lord. ...

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The observance of suffering, as a means of self-discovery within the autobiography, will take place in three major works, William Wordsworth's The Prelude, Thomas de Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium Eater, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson's In Memoriam. ... Philosophically, his poetry ring with Neo-Platonic thought. ...

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