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    The story begins on a small hill on top of it is a small house now in that house had some secrets dark secrets that no one knew about on one gloomy day a young father named Mr. ross and his twin daughter’s jade and lisa they had recently lost their mother from an unknown disease the father wanted to move from that house so that they could all have a new start they moved to the country side of town found a beautiful home on the hill plenty of room for the girls to run around 2 bedrooms which was good

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    The way characters act in novels can typically reflect the actions of our own world today. In “The Country of Last Things” by Paul Auster, situations present themselves in the story that normally show how humans would react in our world today. The protagonist of the story, Anna Blume, as well as many minor characters introduce the realities of dealing with real problem. As we explore Anna’s journey of finding her missing brother, William, readers encounter the tragedies that a dystopian world has

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    The Die Hard Trilogy: McClain An Example of A Hero In America "and he saved the day, got his girl and everyone lived happily ever after." Sweet, short, cut and dry, that was the typical ending of our childhood books and early movies. There was the perfect hero and the bad villain. That was in the pre-modern era, now our hero isn't always perfect and has his flaws. The hero in today's movies needs these flaws and needs to travel through a combination of paths to become a hero. In order

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    Inside this book Let the sky outside awake the sky inside your mind. Sogyal Rinpoche Clare B. Dunkle made this story easy to understand and creative thinking, One thing in this book I will be talking about is the wonder babies. They are a huge part of the book because they are so much smarter than regular humans. I will also talk about the dome. The dome is such a mysterious place, because everything is the opposite of our world. There is vibrant colors, robot people and everything is “perfect”

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    genius overwhelmed the fantasy genre of film. His innovative use of technology, enormous accomplishments, creation of a mythical world, and respect for the story confirms Jackson’s spot in film history. Despite the opinions of critics, Jackson’s epic trilogy remains a masterpiece of fantasy cinema. His films have inspired amazement and generated many devoted followers. Of its many remarkable components, Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings may be celebrated the most for its use of innovative technology. In

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    It takes time for a person to developed, no one knows who they are from the very beginning. People/characters go through events in their life that changes them for better or for worse. In The Lord of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkien we encounter many character that shows growth but one character that develops for the better is Aragorn. The first thing we are told about Aragorn is from Gandalf letter to Frodo “Not all gold glitter” which tells the reader to not underestimate him, but when Aragorn is first

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    The Opening Scenes of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring In recent years the fantasy genre has undergone a huge revival. Whereas it was once reserved for children's books of fairy tales, fantasy in both literature and film alike is increasingly becoming a more mainstream genre, enjoyed by people of all kinds. ==================================================================== Fantasy films are probably

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    An essay on different genres including the Ghost genre and the Fantasy & Adventure genre I have chosen two completely different genres to base my essay on. Firstly, I have the mysterious and gripping Ghost Genre; the books I have studied are “The Woman in Black”, “The Langoliers” and the spooky film, “The Others”. The second genre is Fantasy & Adventure. The book I am studying is “Lirael”, a recent book written by Australian author Garth Nix. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The

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    The Lord Of The Rings

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    mythological worlds. His religious and moral beliefs are carefully crafted into the narrative by representation of Christian-inspired themes such as sin, salvation, redemption, etc. The series’ influence expanded past the written work into a film trilogy written by Peter Jackson. The films further explored the story’s religious influences through the visual and auditory medium. The Lord of the Rings was influenced by Christian and Catholic ideologies. 
 Tolkien was an English poet, professor, philologist

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    Frodo who is the fundamental hobbit in the Return of the King, has acknowledged the enormously risky undertaking of taking the Ring up the inclines to the flames of Mordor, from where it had been made and where it must be crushed. Closer to the end of the astonishing arrangement, the Ring gets to be an incredible load on Frodo. He battles with its energy and steady allurement all through the book. Anyhow, he has an incredible companion who he inclines toward through the book. Frodo says this to Sam

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