The progression of friendship between Legolas and Gimli in The Fellowship of the Ring All friendships tend to weaken or strengthen over time. One such example of a strengthening friendship exists in The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. The friendship occurs between two of the main characters, Read more…
Plastic Bottle ==>Fabric There is a company in Hong Kong that shipped 30,000 blankets to Japan in 2011 to help all the people that lost their homes in the tragic earthquake and tsunami that hit the country in 2011. Why and how did they do this? The answer to this question can start in Read more…
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien is an amazing book. The Hobbit was published on September 21, 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children’s literature. Because Read more…
Brightly clad joggers, at the dawn’s first light Brightly clad joggers, at the dawn’s first light Jog their firm pace across paved grey gravel Their sneakers bounce lightly throughout terrain They go in the morning, dreading the heat The sun starts to rise, orange blob floating The sky starts to turn from orange to Read more…
Lizzy has been reading “The Art of the Personal Essay” edited by Philip Lopate, for some time now. It is a lengthy collection of the best personal essays from the past four hundred years. When she read Edward Hoagland’s “The Courage of Turtles”, Lizzy was inspired to respond to the essay with one Read more…
