The Lord of the Rings

For many long years I had pondered what I might do, should the Great Ring come into my hands, and behold! It was brought within my grasp’ . . . She lifted up her hand and from the ring that she wore there issued a great light that illuminated her alone and left all else dark. She stood before Frodo seeming now tall beyond measure, and beautiful beyond enduring, terrible and

Ring-around the Rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down. Is a sad remembrance of a terrible event as expressed to a happy children's nursery rhyme. “Ring around the Rosie,” describes the swelling in the lymph node. This swelling is circular making up the “ring” the center turns black and is surrounded by a red rash. The “Rosie” is the center of this reddish ring. The living began rotting before dying, healthy individuals used flowers to cover the odor. The poem shows attempts

In the story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain, a young and modest Knight of the Round Table accepts a challenge that is presented to him on New Year’s Eve. When a mysterious Green Knight arrives unannounced to King Arthur’s court, he asks for one knight to accept his challenge: a willing knight must strike him with his own axe on the agreement that the Green Knight gets to return the blow in exactly a year and a day. When none of the knights are willing to accept the challenge, Gawain, fearing

born on Jan 3, 1892. Although he was born in Bloemfontein, Africa, he spent most of his childhood in Sarehole, England. Drawing on his fond memories of Sarehole, Tolkien contributed to the field of literature with his books: The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings series. I love Tolkien’s tales, and I think he is worth researching because he was an interesting person; I can also learn lessons that will be useful in my everyday life from researching about him. Tolkien’s parents were Arthur Reul Tolkien

appropriately rewarded in the form of material wealth. Generally, the more affluent members of society took on the responsibility of rewarding honorable actions because they had the means available to reward the soldiers. The king, sometimes called the ring-giver, also dispersed wealth as a way to guarantee loyalty and bravery from his soldiers. Additionally, nations often exchanged wealth as a method of ensuring peace between the two nations. In contrast to the expected generosity of those with

RESEARCH ESSAY Cases under the law of mistake can be divided into common, mutual and unilateral mistake; however this discussion is based on unilateral mistake, as Stephen Graw said: “Operative unilateral mistake occurs when only one party in the contract is mistaken, the other party is or should be aware of that mistake and yet he purports to proceed with the agreement anyway.” Cases under unilateral mistake can be divided into three categories: Firstly mistaken identity, secondly mistake as to

Poetic justice is a literary device that allows one to see how evil is punished and how good works are rewarded. In the Divine Comedy, it is revealed that in Heaven and Hell there is good and evil will both be punished or rewarded justly. The story follows Dante and how he witnesses poetic justice, which is exercised in every part of the Divine Comedy. Hell is emphasized as being the penalty for evil. Purgatory contains those who were a mixture of both good and evil, and they are reconciled and

Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, Friar Lawrence, Nurse, Benvolio, Lady Capulet, Paris, and Escalus (prince of Verona). The play is about two people that want to be together but can’t because their families are enemies. Lord Capulet has the biggest part in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Lord Capulet in an argument with his daughter Juliet, says that he wants her to marry Paris. (3.5.160-168) “Hang thee young baggage, disobedient wretch!/ I tell thee what - get thee to church a Thursday/ Or never after

born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in the First World War, he decided to take up an academic career. He studied Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, Pembroke College, and Merton College and retired in 1959. He also wrote “Lord of the Rings”. Tolkien died on September 2, 1973 at the age of 81. II.     Description of the genre of the book a.     The genre of my book is a

Who is Richard Wagner? Who is John Williams? How did Richard Wagner influence John Williams? What is leitmotif and how did both of these men use the idea of leitmotif? In this paper I am going to talk about whom these men are and what advancements they brought to their era of composition. I will focus on each mans take on what leitmotif meant and how they chose to use it to better the music in the film industry and outside of the film industry. Wilhelm Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813, in