One-way ANOVA

What makes a hero weak? We’ve all read a good novel and later watched the film, but you realize that the film has many differences compared to the book. These differences in The Hobbit between the book and film showed that Bilbo was a weaker hero in the book portrayal through his, actions, emotions/feelings, and physical shape. Bilbo’s actions in the book reveal Bilbo to be a weaker hero. Bilbo is frightened and cautious in the book, but is a leading character in the movie. Which makes Bilbo…

In the book The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay, the prisoners serve as a magical support group for Peekay. Since Peekay had come to the prison, he had been respected because of Doc. Doc would play the piano through the night which earned him the nickname of “the Frog”. Peekay gains the nickname of “Tadpole Angel” and Onoshobishobi Inglesi from the prisoners. Peekay also helps run the sandwich fund. “‘We thank him for the tobacco, the sugar, and the salt and for the letters and the things he…

The name’s Hades. I’m sure you’ve all heard about the horrible Hades who nearly destroyed your tiny land by letting angry gods run rampage. No? I’m the one with the fiery blue hair, shark-like teeth, and some would say “sickly yellow eye.” I’m the villain in the movie Hercules. Yep, there ya go! That’s me. Look, I know people don’t think I’m the most charming of fellas. My patience has always run as thin as a strand of hair. I’ll hear people blabbing above me on the streets how awful it was…

Racing is a thrill ride. However, in technological terms, racing is a competition in which one aims to surpass the other to the finish line. The truth is I’ve always been a fan of racing. I feel a great rush overwhelm me as I speed forward to the finish line every single time. The key component to racing is competition. In a competition, everyone strives or competes to be the winner. However, there can only be one that leaves with the golden trophy. I’ve always treated life like a race in order…

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…

land. These are not sustainable types of actions. One controversial topic that seems to demonstrate this concept is the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Keystone is an unsustainable infrastructure, and citizens and the pipeline company fight over the land. Contrarily GEN-INFO The Keystone XL Pipeline is used to transport tar sands from Alberta Canada, to the eastern costal region of Texas. Much of the pipeline has already been constructed, but there is one more phase of TransCanada’s project that has…

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…

“The Hobbit” and in “The Lord of the Rings.” Part of what makes “The Hobbit” so engaging is that the key elements of Tolkien’s worldview, the basic premises of Middle Earth, resonate so clearly with the majority of readers. He stated at one point that “one object of his sub-creative endeavors was the elucidation of truth, and the encouragement of good morals in this real world, by the ancient device of exemplifying them in unfamiliar embodiments, that may tend to bring them home” Finding God…

One great example of this is when Benedick first comes back from war and her first remark to him is “I wonder that you will still be talking, Signior Benedick, nobody marks you” (A1; S1; L114-115). This not only shows her hatred toward Benedick in the beginning of the play but also shows that she can have a very wicked tongue and she is not afraid to speak her mind. Telling him that she does not know why he even wastes his breath by talking, nobody respects him so in her mind he should do them…

my dad owns 5 acres of property, where I can ride four-wheelers, shoot guns, go fishing, go boating, go swimming, and raise livestock without anyone ever noticing. My dad is going to give me this property once I graduate high school. There is only one stipulation; I have to keep a 3.0 or higher which isn’t a problem for me so far. There is a pond that he and I dug by ourselves with an excavator and a dump truck, and hauled all of the dirt up to the front of the property and built a mound. Last…