compare and contrast Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins and then Explain hich character is the hero.?
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Thorin was definitely the hero of The Hobbit.\n\nHe had a quest he was on -- to regain the stolen treasure of the Lonely Mountain.\n\nBilbo was just on an adventure.\n\nOkay, I admit, Bilbo was the more interesting character, partly because The Hobbit was told from his point of view,  \nbut he was just a hired sneak-thief, an "expert burglar."
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Your description kind of reminds me of "They're Taking the Hobbits to Isengard," but only slightly.  Either you don't remember it well, or I'm totally wrong.  Either way, here is a link to that: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/hobbits\n\nI hope that's what you're looking for.  If not, sorry.
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I'd pick Harry Potter. I love the Lord of the Rings. I have read the books for over 30 years. That's why I HATE the movies because they changed the ending and other things. I don't care how cool the action is. The whole story was about the hobbits and they changed the story at the end, I was disappointed. The journey's and trial they went through taught them to take care of themselves and Hollywood robbed us of this part of the story. It's what the books were about.
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I recommend that you look into the folklore literature which will demonstrate how similar the bible and its themes are to other mythologies. Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung are excellent authors to start with. Christians basically believe what every other faith believes. Their way is the only TRUE path to God. In my opinion (as a Christian) that's incredibly narrow-minded. If you've read the Chronicles of Narnia (and if you haven't you should) the last chapter of book 7 "The last Battle" has a scene where Aslan (Christ) allows a young man who was a follower of Tash (another god/demon) into the real Narnia (Heaven) because his actions were congruent with the Aslan's teachings even though the young man didn't realize it. Basically I believe that those who are following Christ's spirit or philosophy even if they're not doing so in name have as much if not more truth than most christians.
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i cannot not compare them.  i am a big fan of both of the sagas.  star wars is a classic and will always be a classic.  lord of the rings is on its way to being one.
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I pictured Ian Holm, who played Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. \nWell I was close since they chose Ian McKellen who was in LOTR as well.
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What Gandalf answered makes absolute sense in a logical world, but... for your own sake, check out \nhttp://www.mtg-net.com/sfaq/faq/apr.htm
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Beowulf is a crazy little bitch\n\nEven though i really wanna say a 20 foot tall platypus would win...\n\nI think Beowulf would--didnt he kick grendels ass?
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Definitely...Lewis was a devout Christian, and his friend, Tolkien, was trying to convert him to Catholicism.  His books are majorly Catholic
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Both are fiction.  That's like asking me if Snow White is more believeable than Cinderella.
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I think sometime in 2008. Not sure though. But that sucks cuz I am a serious LOTR fan, and I'm definitely going to have to go see that. I wonder who will be in it. I doubt they'd put Ian Holm as the star seeing as how he'd be kind of old to play Bilbo Baggins in his younger years. I may be wrong though.
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Hey the Trilogy are books.  Don't just go by the movie, the books are more interesting and don't send you to sleep. Start with "The Hobbit", then move on to "The Lord of the Rings" and if you wish to go further "The Silmarillon" although that one is a bit heavy going.\n\nTo answer your question:\n1. There are many forces at work in the world that we do not understand.\n2. The individual can make a difference\n3. Taking care of the natural world and the environment is very important, properly looked after they will look after you.\n4. Working together, the weak can beat the strong
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1.  I don't think that they are able to transfigure so easily or else they would all just transfigure things into galleons and knuts.\n\n2.  Yes, I think RAB was Regulus \n\n3.  Do you mean Aragorn as in LOTR or Eragon as in Eragon by Chris Panolini?    Either way my money is on Voldemort because he is magic\n\n4.  Gandalf could kick Voldemort's butt.  Gandalf started as the "grey" meaning he was second in command (Sauron was white if you remember) but in #2 Gandalf is white meaning he is the supreme sorcerer.
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well, i think Gandalf simply meant the power of simple good people to withstand evil, not a real magical power of a special kind. you have to remember that Tolkien was deeply religious (catholic actually) and therefore believed in the power of simply being good which the shire hobbits mostly were. If  you want to know more about where Tolkien got his inspiration and ideas from check out Tolkiens Ring by David Day. I loved it.
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Heimdall.  Clearly I don't think that i will blow the horn that will call the heroes to do battle with the forces of darkness but when the battle cry goes up I hope that by doing my duty in this life I will be able to fight in the final battle.
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A ring.....Bilbo Baggins
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Here's the thing....the characters are all allegories of types of government. So ask yourself how does Ralph govern and how does Jack govern? You could google or search on Wikipedia types of government and ask yourself which character fits into which mode. For example, I would say that Ralph represents socialism, versus Jack's mode which is more monarchy/heirarchy. \n\nGood luck.