Ring

Gyre’s ring is a thought experiment. When reading, Gyre’s ring the story makes me put myself in the situation and pose the same ethical/moral questions. What would I do in Gyre’s shoes? In the Allegory of the Ring you have a Shepherd, Gyre, who comes into possession of a ring and before the acquisition of this magical ring, Gyre is a just man by ethics and virtue. One day Gyre stumbles upon this ring on a human body, so the ring then leads him act in accordance to…

keep going and is willing to make great sacrifices. It is important to note that Frodo is not forced to carry the Ring but chooses to take the task upon himself despite not wanting to. All the Council sat with downcast eyes, as if in deep…

were appointed to gather information from the British that would be critical to aiding the general. Some of these citizens acted alone in their missions while others were part of groups of fellow spies. One group in particular, known as the Culper Ring, was a highly pivotal spy group that was very successful in gathering intelligence and distributing it in secretive and hidden ways. Important aspects of this group include: the formation, the role of each member, and the tactics. British…

Hello. Now that Donald Trump is elected-president, some people are wearing safety pins for those who will be hurt under Donald Trumps rule. You wear the pin to make yourself feel less guilty because you think it’ll make a difference. I feel that the safety pin movement is an empty gesture because it doesn’t have any positive outcomes for the people who would be affected. Oluo argues about the white people expecting the pins to make a difference and she’s right because they are expecting it to…

(Ring of Fire, n.d.)” It is about 40,000 kilometers long and bounds most parts of the Pacific plate. The frequency of earthquakes is vital so they have have to ensure the protective strategies to develop in order to avoid massive loss of life in the world…

Bachelorette” fans saw that Kaitlyn Bristowe’s diamond engagement ring was so big that the astronauts from the International Space Station might be able to see if she turns her hand just right. Well, maybe not that big, but big enough for fans to gasp in delight upon first look. According to E! News, the massive 3.5-carat diamond features 160 petite diamonds surrounding the main cut diamond and is set into a platinum band. The specially made ring was from Neil Lane and as Bachelorette fans know,…

symbolism. J.R.R. Tolkien uses different aspects of his novel to symbolize courage. In the fantasy novel The Hobbit, Tolkien uses the Ring, the spiders, and Sting to symbolize the overall idea of courage. Courage is an ongoing idea in the novel. One of the main symbols of courage is the ring. The ring is what fuels Bilbo’s courage and the ability to become the hero. The ring is first brought into the story when Bilbo is in the Goblin Tunnels, facing Gollum. He slips it in his pocket not…

The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) is undoubtedly one of the most notorious and successful tales ever told. The trilogy has earned around three billion US dollars and nominated for more than 800 film awards winning 425 of them, 17 of which were Academy Awards. This astronomical level of success has made Lord of the Rings a pop culture staple. Through the lenses of culture studies, the trilogy will be dissected critically to evaluate its success through the three main theories of popular culture.…

The Lord of the Rings tells a story of change. The whole of middle earth is being torn apart and fundamentally altered. At the center of this tale is Frodo Baggins, the bearer of the Ring, who is subject to a very unique influence, the Ring of Power. Gandalf explains to Frodo something of the Ring’s nature. “It is far more powerful than I ever dared to think at first, so powerful that in the end it would utterly overcome anyone of mortal race who possessed it. It would posses him.” (Tolkien,46).…

SIX The Spy Ring That Saved The American Revolution." Kirkus Reviews 81.19 (2013): 173. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Oct. 2015 The main idea of this site was to explain who exactly George Washington was and how he was related to the American Revolution. George Washington was part of the Secret Six; the Spy Ring that saved the American Revolution. This article showed many authors asserted that the Americans would not have won the Revolutionary War without the Culper Spy Ring. As you…