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    One controversial issue that takes place near the end of the story, one I did not want to mention in the summary, so I would not give too much of the book away. But obviously that isn't going to happen, so I will tell you anyways. When they first travel to the end of the rainbow to capture the fairy, the bring them back to a hidden cave so they can take shelter until L.E.P.R.U comes after Artemis and Butler. One the other side Holy Shorts the female fairy leader of the L.E.P.R.U gets a small…

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    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written by L. Frank Baum and the colors in this story represent the different regions in the different towns and cities the characters visit. Green represents the Emerald City where Oz resides, yellow represents the Yellow Brick Road which leads to the Emerald City, the color red represents the Quadlings, and the color blue represents the Munchkin Country. The color green represents the Emerald city. However anyone who enters into…

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    In the book The Hobbit there are many creatures and each has a song.There are also many different explanations for the reasoning of the songs.The dwarves pg 14-15,the elves pg 48-49,and the goblins 60-61 In chapter one of The Hobbit the dwarves sing a song that is talking about breaking kitchen instruments “Chip the glasses and crack the plates,blunt the knives and bend the forks thats what Bilbo hates,smash the bottles and burn the corks” the dwarves are doing these things and singing this song…

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    In the book, The Hobbit, the main character known as Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit with two sides to his personality. One is his tookish side, but he tends to be more on his hobbit side. The tookish side of him is the one who mostly like to explore and see things from other places that he had never been before no matter the danger it might be. Although, the hobbit side may be more of him, the tookish side will be there when danger is near. As people continue to read this book, they see more and more…

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    In the book The Hobbit, there are three characters that play a very important role in the book. The characters alter the fairytale in various ways. Gandalf, Thorin, and Smaug, are the three main characters that play extremely important roles in this novel. “Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found . I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love,” said…

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    30 Second Ad • Bilbo decides to sneak out of the mountain and into the camp to reveal himself. He offers them the Arkenstone which would be a good item to use as a bargaining chip. When Bilbo heads back to the mountain he meets Gandalf who appreciates his bravery. • The army comes to negotiate about the retrieval of the gold in the mountain. The Arkenstone is revealed and Thorin becomes furious after Bilbo reveals he was the one who stole the stone. Thorin plans to retrieve the stone by force…

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    At tea time, Bilbo Baggins found an unexpected party of dwarves at his front door. Bilbo was expecting Gandalf, the wizard, but he forgot. Gandalf and the dwarves had come to recruit Bilbo for a mission. This mission was to take back treasure and homes from Smaug, a mean dragon. Dragons enjoy stealing gold and not enjoying it. The dragon should be described a greedy miser. Bilbo Baggins took up the mission because the dwarves’ song made Bilbo want to see faraway places, and after Gandalf left,…

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    This year we analyzed the definition of Monomyth and compared it to J. R. R. Tolkien’s book, The Hobbit. Monomyth is when a hero goes on an adventure, gets involved in many dangerous challenges, wins an award and comes home into a different personality. The main character, Bilbo Baggins, is a typical hobbit who enjoys a muted environment, hates traveling, and is shy. One morning, he receives a knock on the door from Gandalf informing him he was the chosen one for an adventure. Baggins gave him…

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    "The Bear and the Bow" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of the American fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time. The action in this ten minutes part of the episode takes place in the functional seaside town of Storybroke - Maine in the present, and in Camelot in the past (six weeks ago), which residents are actually characters from various fairy tales and other stories transported to the real world.Episodes usually have one segment that details the characters' past lives that, when…

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    In The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien uses dynamic characterization and foreshadowing to present the theme that adventure transforms the meek into courageous leaders. In the very first chapter the protagonist, Bilbo Baggins, is approached by the wizard Gandalf about embarking on an adventure. Adventure, a word that even the slightest smidgen of is abhorrent to Bilbo. After Gandalf mentions adventure, Bilbo responds in a rather courteous flurry, announcing “[s]orry! I don’t want any adventures, thank…

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