Hobbit Conflict

In the Hobbit the conflict is Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves go on a quest to recover stolen treasure of the dwarves. It was stolen by the dragon Smaug. Smaug is a greedy dragon that invaded their home. After months of traveling they reached Smaugs cave and faced the biggest challenge yet. This is Person v.s. Nature.

After sneaking in to the cave they looted some armor and weapons but then Smaug woke up and chased them into a cave. While hiding the people of the river were attacked by Smaug. While the dwarves and hobbit hid the people of the river defeated smaug even though lots were killed. The resolution is the dwarves got there gold back and Bilbo had the adventure of a life time and a portion of the treasure.

Lord of the Movies

The Lord of the Rings is the best movie and best books I’ve read and seen. I’ve seen all the movies that have come out and I can’t wait for the Hobbit to come out.  I read the Hobbit and 2^nd and 3^rd books. The books have a lot more detail in them then the movies but the movies are still awesome. Lord of the Rings conquest is one of my favorite games too even though it’s old and the graphics aren’t the best. It’s the best movie franchise in history and series of books plus the games are fun to play. I play the games with my friends all the time. My favorite is Lord of the Rings Conquest. My favorite book is The Two Towers and my favorite movie is The Fellowship of the Ring. J.R.R Tolkien is the best author ever and Peter Jackson did a great job at recreating them into movies.The movie were released from 2001 to 2003. The books were written from 1954 to 1955.

Drilling in Alaska

 Authors Note: The beauty of Alaska shouldn't be destroyed.

Picture a beautiful Alaskan winter with fluffy white snow every were. Now picture an Alaskan waste land with drilling equipment every were. Not so beautiful now is it? That’s what it will look like if we let them drill in Alaska. It’s not right. The people of Alaska are getting cheated out of there land and letting them destroy it. That shouldn’t happen to Alaska’s wilderness. Alaska's Congressional delegation has vowed to repeal the 22-year old ban on the export of the state's North Slope oil. If passed, the law would have important ramifications outside Washington, D.C. allowing companies to drill in Alaska's Northern Slope.

I Think I Won

Authors Note: Look for my simile

“I just bought my first lottery ticket and I’m so excited!” Bill yelled. “Don’t yell we are in a library!” John shouted. “No yelling” The librarian said gesturing toward the no yelling sign. “I’m so excited”  Bill whispered. “I know so am I” John whispered. “How long do we wait until the drawing” Whispered Bill. “Two weeks” whispered John “WHAT!” Bill screamed at the top of his lungs. “Get out” The librarian yelled. “You better run like a cheetah if you want to escape my wrath” After that Bill and John stayed away from the library for the next week. Then when the day came to announced the lottery winner Bill and John finally came back but the librarians eyes were locked on them like a tick to skin. "The winner is ticket number 357170. Congratulations to our winner for this months lottery now come claim your prize." Said the mayor. "NO" Yelled Bill "It was one number off." "I WON" Screamed John "Yeah" Bill was so furious that he ripped his friends lottery ticket in half. "How could you do that?" asked John starting to cry. " I don't know" Said bill also starting to cry. Then Bill and John made up but, since Bill ripped the ticket someone else won. John was mad but wouldn't lose his best friend over some money.

Symbolism

1. Lottery - A great gathering

      In  the short story “The Lottery” the lottery is a great gathering. It is a special time of the year. This lottery you don’t win money if you get picked you get stoned. Don’t worry you don’t pay for your ticket. So you don’t want to get picked.

2. Sunny day - a nice day

- Sunny days represent a happy hopeful day in this book. Just like in most books, when it’s a sunny day people are out enjoying the day and chatting with each other. Almost like tailgating for  football, baseball, or  other sporting events.

3. rocks - represent death

- The large pile of rocks everyone tries to get away from represents death. The winner of the lottery gets chained to a wall or floor and people throw the rocks at that person. It’s very brutal but it’s one of the town’s oldest traditions.

4.black box - The town's history

- The “black box” that was mentioned resembles the town’s history. It’s a beat up box that has been there since the town’s first “lottery”. It’s something that means a lot to the people. Odd as the item may be, because usually you think black as evil and a box as boring, it standsout in the short story.

5.old man- represents town elder wisness.

- In the short story “The  Lottery” Old Man Warner represents the town elder. He is like a wise elder you hear about in books or see in movies. He makes confusing riddles that are suppose to help you unlock something or counsels you to make tough decisions.

6. flowers blooming- Happiness

- The blooming flowers represent a great happiness. Children pick them for their mothers. They decorate the town with a colorful joy.

7.school ending- freedom

- School is out and children are roaming freely. Freedom is what this would be for the children. They can laugh, play, and relax throughout the summer. It’s a very cheerful moment when the bell is heard on the last day of school. Even if the last day was terrible the minute school is out it

’s a new life.

8. June 27th- A holiday

-  June 27th is a greatly valued day. It is like a holiday. It was as important as Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, and many more holidays. It is the day the lottery takes place. Everyone may not be excited about it but they know it has come and will happen.

Steak!

Authors Note: Look for the simile. 

I love steak and I also love orange juice. They go amazing with each other. If I could I would eat and drink that stuff every day. But if I had to choose one of them it would be steak. It’s the most juicy and delicious thing ever. If the world didn’t have steak I would cry like a baby with no bottle. Orange Juice is amazing but it's no match for steak. After football I always want steak. Once I ate two whole steaks. They were pork steaks my favorite. Since L.A. is the class right before lunch I'm always thinking about food. The first one that comes to mind is steak. It seems like every one was cooked by God himself they're that good. My mom makes them the best though. I feel as if I need steak to live. It's the best food ever there is nothing close to it in my mind. I couldn't survive a week without it.

Spring Assessment

Rocky Road

The land was growing darker in Middle Earth, the chances of getting the Great Ring to Mt. Doom splitting the Fellowship of The ring was split after a great battle. Boromir died fighting to save Merry and Pippin, though his efforts were in vain because Merry and Pippin were taken captive by the Uruk-Hai (The orcs of Saruman) who were tacking them to Isengard where Saruman rules. After Sam convinced Frodo to let him join on his quest Sam and Frodo set off to Mt. Doom in the land of Mordor where the dark lord Sauron rules, leaving Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli witch let them with a dire decision to make. Do they go after Merry and Pippin or follow Frodo and Sam? In The Two Towers part two of J.R.R Tolkien’s hit series Lord of the Rings the author explains to  the reader a great deal of what happened in the end of The Fellowship of the Ring before so the reader knows what’s happening and why they are where they are in there predicaments. People said Frodo couldn’t handle the ring why. J.R.R Tolkien teaches readers to rely on your friendships when in need, that the battle of good vs. evil never rests, and that with great perseverance you can do almost anything.

Good and evil play a great role in this book much like the movie version directed by Peter Jackson. In the book and movie Sauron of Mordor and his puppet Saruman of Isengard are the two primary enemies of the fellowship. Frodo and Sam made their own enemies along the way too like Sméagol (More formally known as Gollum) and the ring which is starting to tempt Frodo and make him weaker. Sméagol also helps Frodo and Sam get to Mordor after they captured him also in the movie. As this is happening evil is focusing more often than not on Aragorn and friends who decided to go after Merry and Pippin. On the way they got caught up helping Rohan. While protecting them on the way to Helms Deep (Rohan’s safe house) while on the way evil strike again and nearly take Aragorn’s life this is one of the few things that only happen in the movie. Afterwards a full scale attack by means of Saruman’s forces which blocked Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, and all of Rohan in like the moon blocks the sun on the solstice, but like in most stories good prevailed champion and Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas lived also like the movie. Gimli almost dies though when one of the walls damaged by war collapses on top of him which worries the others deeply. The friendship between is strengthened by this near death experience

Friendship is what keeps Frodo and Sam going which is also the case with Merry and Pippin. Merry and Pippin’s friendship gives them the will to do anything. When they’re together they’re strong same as Frodo and Sam, Frodo relies on Sam’s friendship to get him through the painful times while he’s bearing the ring, Merry and Pippin on the other hand didn’t have to rely on each other as much for the reason of meting Treebeard the leader of the ents (Tree people). Treebeard mistook them for orcs so they used their knowing of each other to convince him otherwise. They only knew that because they are such good friends. Frodo had to rely on Sam to keep his cool because he was losing starting to lose his power of the ring. I think that Frodo had such a great grip over the ring for such a long time because of Sam willing him to keep going and to fight harder. Sam’s steadfastness to Frodo was great which is why I think Frodo made it so long with the ring tightening grip on Frodo’s spirit. That requires great perseverance by both Sam and Frodo.

All the characters in this story had to use perseverance at one point or another. In all the good books I’ve read and movies I’ve watched some character had to use perseverance. Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas along with Rohan’s people defended Helms Deep with their lives and if it weren’t for their perseverance they wouldn’t have made through the night. Aragorn also had something almost no one else had. Hope. With the hope Gandalf would return on the morning of the fifth day still alive he fought. So he came Gandalf came and scared off all the orcs. Sam and Frodo were under a great pressure to get the ring to Mt. Doom before the war is lost and the dark times have come. There will and perseverance are what kept them moving through the dark lands even though all seemed dull there. Merry and Pippin had a hard time getting trough there time with the Uruk-Hai but with great determination they made through and destroyed Isengard. After which Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas came to Isengard only to find it in rubble for the perseverance of Merry and Pippin. This just proves that with perseverance and will you can do almost anything.

What do you think? Could Frodo have handled the ring all that time? I still believe he could have done it and he did. He defeated evil with the help of his friendship with Sam. He pushed and used all the will and perseverance he had to get the ring into Mordor. Now all he has to do is avoid the great eye and drop the ring in Mt. Doom. Not had right. Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas still have to fight Mordor’s armies and protect Gondor the last stronghold of middle earth, now with the help of Merry and Pippin of course.  The book was exciting to read and J.R.R Tolkien did a great job of keeping me reading and guessing the whole book. He showed the importance of friendship, perseverance and the battle of good and evil in a good book. I loved the book best I’ve read in a quite a while.