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Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of The Ring, by J.R.R Tolkien features Frodo, a character of Middle Earth, who becomes influenced under the corruption of power. The ring possesses magic far beyond the controls of one singular man and with the impacts of the ring’s force, comes corruption, or the inability to utilize such power with self control. The ring itself is the power, but questions arise as to what makes this particular power corrupt. Literary critic Roger Kaufman attributes homosexual…

the relationship started deteriorating. I was in a relationship with a boy named Cole, where we dated for almost a year. At first, we were all for each other, we were attracted to each other, we were able to disclose with one another, we were similar, and thought we loved one another. We had known each other prior to the relationship but were only friends through church. Our relationship ended about a month ago due to the amount of arguing that was occurring. After analyzing our relationship, I…

Wes Anderson’s films are known for his vibrant color scheme and dry humor among others. Between his tracking shots and his attention to precision, symmetry and patterns, mixing them together he has created a unique style. This paper will analyze Wes Anderson’s “Castello Cavalcanti” and in this film, he did not stray from his tradition. The time is evening and initially you get the impression that it’s going to be a quite night. The opening scene starts with a long shot still and pan from the…

When they began their journey, he was the one who did not want to go on the adventure and now he is the only one who has the spirit to continue. His opinion about adventures has completely changed. In the tunnel, that leads to Smaug, Bilbo does “the bravest thing he ever did” (200). He has to fight a battle with himself and face…

Discussion Points: This play makes me upset. While I do enjoy reading it and watching clips of the movie in class, I find the patriarchal thinking and domestic abuse to be frustrating to read. I know the play was written during a different time period where these actions and thoughts were normal, however, I get frustrated with the characters as I read about them. I hope that at the end of the play, Stella is able to finally leave Stanley and his abusive tendencies and seek a new life with her…

adventure, but the experiences along the journey teach him how to become a hero. A group of dwarves and their leader, Thorin, one day show up at Bilbo’s home expecting him to join their adventure to a dragon’s lair. At first Bilbo is very humble and timid, but as the journey progresses, he becomes more outgoing and…

These are Activity, Service, Content provider, and Broadcast receiver. The Activity component is defined by the user interface. This part controls what the user uses on the application which is usually separated into one Activity per screen. One example may be the different application buttons the user can press on the home screen. The Service component controls the procedures that run in the background. These may call other programs that oversee background downloads of music,…

main conflict is widely believed to be the Indian Polis 500, the most popular racing event owned by Tony George of Indy Racing League. CART allotted some points to drivers taking part in the Indian Polis 500 despite the event being the most prominent one among CART schedule. This triggered the conflict and led to forced market segmentation after which the IRL formed to govern events independently on its own. CART later launched its own event US 500 that could not make any impression with the…

The pain of this memory still lingers in the darkest crevices in my mind. Divorce! The word to me seems so grotesque and evil; however this cruel word became a reality for me when I was sixteen years old. Family has been always one of the most important aspects in my life, my life and the world as I knew it died. Nevertheless, I still find myself wishing my parent’s were back together, I understand that it is selfish to wish this, but I can’t help but close my eyes and imagine this image of my…

to do whatever he could to help take down Sauron. “ ‘I made a promise, Mr Frodo. A promise. "Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee." And I don't mean to. I don't mean to.’ ” Sam knows the corruptive nature of the Ring, but he won’t leave Frodo. Sam is one of the few members of the fellowship that isn't being corrupted by the power in the Ring. The reason he was not corrupted was because his inner strength was strong, and allowed him to not care about…