Nexus One

There are countless amounts of challenges that help form us into who we are. Even if it’s for good or bad it still shows who we are. The same goes for the little Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo’s personality is dramatically changed in The Hobbit, when he is forced to escape from Gollum’s cave, when he frees the dwarves from the elves, and when he put his life on the line trying to stop a world war. In The Hobbit, Bilbo is greeted by a conflict that causes him to be heroic. Bilbo awakes…

result of the rejection he had just found in the De Lacey family. If a woman made for love, instead hated the creature, he would not be able to handle it. Thus unleashing an attack on the world, focusing on Frankenstein’s family of course, that no one could have predicted. As to Frankenstein’s duty to his creature, he has already missed his opportunity to serve this duty at the beginning of his life when his creation truly needed him. The creature and the situation is simply too unpredictable to…

it may change though, it has always had one single meaning for its existence: peace; and with this meaning for existence, there must always be nine elements that are presence in order for Hip Hop to fulfill its purpose. The first element of Hip Hop, is dancing. Usually those who dance in Hip Hop are considered either the B-boy or the B-girl, and they dance for a variety of reasons. When it comes down to the origins of Hip Hop, they had danced for mostly one reason (even though other reasons…

speak to diverse European nationalities, yet Tolkien 's dislike for purposeful anecdote makes this appear to be profoundly improbable. Family ancestry is an alternate imperative variable that shapes character in The Hobbit. All through Middle-Earth, one 's prospects, character, and social position are connected nearly to the family legacy (Clark, George, & Daniel Timmons…

him out of the shadows (881). As Sam stands on the edge of a knife wavering with the desire to take the Ring for himself, the love for Frodo conquers the power of the Ring and he comes into the knowledge that he is just one small hobbit who desires none of the glory of a hero, but one who wishes only for a small hobbit hole of his own with a small garden (881). As Sam finds Frodo he takes on the role of protector, never allowing the whip of the Orc to touch Frodo’s skin because he is under the…

Tolkiens view of heroism focuses less on strength and power and more on ethics and true human, or should I say Hobbit, development. In the beginning of the novel no one, not the dwarfs or even Bilbo himself can imagine himself being truly helpful to the cause. If it wasn’t for Gandalf’s insistence that he was “one of the best, one of the best – as fierce as a dragon in a pinch”(p.17) the dwarfs may not have agreed to let him on as their lucky number fourteen. However throughout their journey…

and often fragmented. This lets the reader pause, so that meaningful lines .have more impact because the reader can let everything sink in. An example of where this has been used effectively is Four Skinny Trees, “They are the only ones who understand me. I am the only one who understands them… Four who do not belong here but are here… Their strength is secret. They send ferocious roots beneath the ground… Four whose only reason is to be and be.” (Page 75) Not only do these sentences cause the…

the children hand-eye-coordination by catching a ball thrown at them. She began the lesson by talking about a ball and what it does: bounce and roll. Afterward, she showed the children the two balls that she was going to use to play catch with them. One was a large textured ball and the other was a small soft basketball. She then proceeded and asked the children if they have ever played catch at home. After the children answered she asked for a volunteer to show the children how to catch a ball.…

including humans, dwarves, kender, elves, gnomes, minotaurs, and—who could forget?—goblins. All of the books are written in third person limited, with Caramon’s thoughts being shown but the main character development happening with his twin, Raistlin. One major theme of this series is adventure, as the heroes travel through time. Some of the major characters in this series are Raistlin, Caramon, and the kender Tasslehoff Burrfoot. Other important characters are Dalamar and…

Introduction Nico Rosberg was the winner of the 2014 Grand Prix de Monaco, with an impressive time of 1:49:27:661. However, so as to continue winning on the race track, Rosberg and his team wanted to improve the performance of the vehicle on the track. To do so, Rosberg and his team must anylyse his performance and that of his vehicle at Monaco in 2014 to determine where improvements must be made. Using mathematical modeling, it is possible to tell where Rosberg and the vehicle performed at his…