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Bilbo’s journey all started when he met Gandalf. Gandalf organized a plan to get Bilbo into the “group of dwarves and Gandalf”. Gandalf believed that Bilbo was right for the journey, so he put a queer sign on Bilbo’s green door ”...his Gandalf. He had plans on having tea with Gandalf, he did have some “tea” with Gandalf - and with twelve other dwarves. He was called to the adventure by Gandalf and Partly the dwarves in chapter one. Throughout the journey Gandalf has helped Bilbo. Bilbo was helped

For my Saint report, I chose Saint Veronica. Saint Veronica is known as the lady who offered a fabric to Jesus so he could wipe his face while in transit to his torturous killing. The material is accepted to exist today in the Vatican and is viewed as a standout amongst the most prized relics of the Congregation. Saint Veronica is not specified in the book of scriptures, but rather is known not by Catholic custom and in the 6th Station of the Cross, "Veronica Wipes the Substance of Jesus."

Doing the pilgrimage made me question things that Catholics do, especially with respect to figuring out what is tradition versus what our faith calls us to do. The single that impacted me the most was seeing the thorns, nails and pieces of the cross in the Holy Church of Jerusalem. It made me think of the pain Jesus had to go through to pay for our sins, and the fact that Jesus chose to do this for us. All my life I have known about the cross and what it meant. But there is a difference between

Scarlet letter Essay #2 In The Scarlet Letter there are many different symbols used throughout the story. Many have deeper meanings than you may think. One of the many used is the Heavy Oak Jail Door that has thorn covered rose bushes just outside the doorway. The door has so many different meanings depending on which side of it you are on> In a time like this it was thought that if you went through that door, you never came out. This door was heavily lined with iron spikes to prevent a revolt against

Symbolism is used throughout literature in order to create a certain mood or emotion in a work of literature. It is the use of an object, person, situation, or word to represent a certain idea. In the poem “Still Falls the Rain” by Edith Sitwell, she uses symbolism to represent the Second World War. “Still Falls the Rain” is a religious poem that shows war as being sinful, and how people should turn to God for help. The entire poem revolves around the rain which symbolize the bombs from the Battle

sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (WEB). Paul was praying about a continual problem he faced – his “thorn in his flesh.” In a letter to his friends at Corinth, he wrote that God answered his prayer when He said these words. “My grace is sufficient for you.” If grace is enough, then why do we wrestle so much with these feelings? We strive when we don’t

Animal Farm was a fable and symbol that could be related back to the Russian Revolution of 1917. A fable itself is a story that uses fictional characters to teach a lesson to the reader. These lessons are called morals. Fables have elements of comedy and personify animals as characters. As for symbols, we know from the book’s time, period and context that Animal Farm gives the possible outcomes of the Russian Revolution. A symbol is an item, picture, or idea that stands for, or represents, something

2001 and eventually became the scoring leader in NCAA division one. Eventually she was named freshman of the year by Soccer America magazine. The national women soccer league was formed in 2013. Sinclair was named as captain for the Portland Thorns. The thorns won the

Southampton, don’t you.” “Yes, your mainframe has bio-scan data on all of its residents. It was convenient the man left all that blood on April’s thorn jacket,” Darp said. “Thorn jacket?” “A simple security precaution I provided April,” Darp commented as the capsule started to slow down, “It extends thousands of nasty needles and uses them to shoot a powerful electrical charge intended to stun, if not burn an

down a sloping hill on my bicycle. After about an hour of relaxing bike riding, my family and I finally reach our destination. Laughing, I race my sister to the nearest blackberry bush. Trying hard to avoid the stinging pain of the blackberry’s many thorns,