The Next One

Ever heard of the Lord of the Rings? If the answer is yes, amazing; if the answer is “no”, well, the answer is hopefully not “no.” Although it is merely a work of fiction, the Lord of the Rings has characters that possess honorable traits. If I could nominate anyone--real or made-up--to be my role model, I would choose Frodo Baggins. Frodo is the main character in Lord of the Rings; he’s a creature that is similar to a human: a hobbit (a short humanlike creature with extremely large and hairy…

into the start of the journey ahead. The beginning of transforming into who they need to be. The threshold guardians are defined as the ones who try to stop the protagonist from crossing the threshold, the ones who try to stop them from going on the…

battle between Gandalf the Gray and Albus Dumbledore, it’s a very hard choice for a sci-fi nerd like me to pick a favorite. With so many pros to both I had to debate a lot about which one was the best, but I would have to say that Mr. Gandalf, hands down, is the best and most helping wizard of all time. In the next few paragraphs I will explain to you the key points why I think Gandalf the Gray is the best choice. Character portrayal is a very important part to look at between both wizards,…

they think. My own mother is a closet smoker and refuses to admit that she smokes cigarettes because she is scared of what her own family will consider of her. I don't want my future to be me hiding in a closet from my own children and husband. I want one of those marriages that never give up and never hides anything. Also, I want children who love me and appreciate me, and when it comes to my children I want the best for them. A positive family setting can help children with academic…

others do. Instead, An Unexpected Journey works to acquaint the reader with the Middle Earth and its inhabitants. Therefore, a spirited tone is required to capture the audience’s attention and to set up the journey that would carry on throughout the next two films. In the final scene of the movie, Bilbo delivers the ironic line, “I do believe worst is behind us” (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey). While this is meant to show the optimism of the dwarves and tie in to the animated tone, it is…

few weeks before I had left. I had sold most of my stuff to even afford a flight ticket to check it out. I only knew two people in Colorado. I had met them while I was stationed in Germany, they were my adoptive parents. They took me in when I had no one. I never had a great relationship with my actual parents. I had come out as transgender when I was 20 and ever since things had gone downhill. These two individuals not only listened but they let me stay for a month or two when I first got to…

It is with infinite sadness the family of Benjamin Joseph Coates said goodbye to him on February 7, 2081 in his home, at the age of 84. He died peacefully in his sleep the way he wanted to go. A true gentleman, loving husband and best friend of Cadence for 69 years, extremely proud father of Harley and Zelig, Proud Grandfather of Rose, Cecilia, Xavier and John. Adoring brother to Sydney Coates of Ohio and Fiona Coates of New Jersey. Ben was a salesman for many years before he made the switch to…

sentences about things and had to do it fast (well faster than what seemed like a reasonable amount of time for me). Stations was the worst, we went around the room in groups to different stations some of them were ok, but there was always at least one station that needed me to write. All the other kids had no problem with it except for me. I always got so flustered by writing that I would try to avoid writing until the very last minute where I would hastily throw a few sentences together and…

In the story "Sir Gawain and The Green Knight," the character of Sir Gawain is brought to life by the author whom is unknown. multiple charactors think of him as a nobile knight; he is loyal, honest and most importantly, courteous. during the story, Sir Gwain's persornality is put to the test multiple times during the story. they tell us alot about Gawain's character and the internal issues that he has. I will talk about the multiple places in the poem where we learn about Gawain, either through…

Hobbits. They are interestingly boring little creatures who are known for living peaceful uneventful lives; however, one fateful day one little hobbit defied the odds. In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, no matter how small a person may be, they can accomplish anything they put their mind to. Bilbo Baggins accomplished this by slaying terrifying spiders, outwitting the sneaky Gollum and escaping the wise wood elves. All of this to defeat the dragon Smaug and recover the things that once belonged…