... with a suspicious eye. When Gandalf asks if Bilbo would be interested in going on an adventure, the hobbit declines and excuses himself quickly, asking the wizard to come by for tea sometime (but only so as not to seem rude). Naturally, then, when the doorbell rings the next afternoon, Bilbo assumes it is Gandalf, so he is surprised when a dwarf named Dwalin ... enters and promptly sits down to eat. Soon, other dwarves arrive, and Bilbo becomes increasingly confused and annoyed until Gandalf finally enters with the head dwarf, Thorin. The thirteen dwarves and the wizard nearly clean out ...

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• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

... and that is the destruction of evil. In the first World War, often called the Great War, there were two main opposing forces. The Allies were made up of France, Britain, Russia, and The United States. The central powers were made up of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Turkey. The main causes of the war were the imperialist, territorial, and economic rivalries of the great powers. "The Hobbit" was just a stage setter for "The Lord of the Rings" but the years before World ... War One were also just a stage setter. The similarities between these situations makes one ... ...

• Word Count: 2919
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School