“A company of twenty was approaching” the dwarves and Bilbo, laying their weapons aside, seeming as though coming in peace. “Among them were both Bard and the Elvenking, before whom an old man wrapped in cloak and hood”. Like the time before, Bard came asking for a share of the heaps of gold and abundance Read more…
Response to “The Tower of Cirith Ungol”: I was so relieved when we finally zoomed back to Sam and the situation he was stuck in with Frodo being taken away and being done who knows what to him. As Sam made his way to find Frodo and access the home turf of Sauron, he seemed Read more…
Earliest Memories When I was 2-4 years old, still a little toddler learning to talk and control my body, I remember following my sisters and mom up the stairs, climbing them 1 by 1. I remember seeing a beautiful sight, a blue baby trampoline with cartoonish bees and flowers, any baby’s dream. I remember holding Read more…
Don’t read Blythe blithely In the early 2000s, Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey, two American editors, found themselves with a hunch and a conviction which led to them publishing a collection of essays under the title: State by State: a Panoramic Portrait of America. The conviction, as described in Matt Weiland’s preface, was the “easy Read more…
Charlie Kirk Charlie Kirk, a man of clarity and kindness, rose from being a college dropout to becoming a well-known right-wing activist and entrepreneur. He was an important figure for America, as he helped shape a conservative force for a new generation with his program, Turning Point USA. It is pure evil and downright wrong Read more…
Charlie Kirk: the Harsh Truth of Reality Charlie Kirk was a man who played a huge role in the spread of Christianity and conservative ideas. Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point USA at the young age of 18, when most people would be graduating from high school and preparing to attend college. This organization was founded Read more…
The Home by Christmas Campaign On September 15, 1950, Maggie Higgins woke up to the deafening blast of USS Mount McKinley’s horn, signaling the beginning of the invasion. She sat up, pushed a messy wave of auburn hair from her face, and swung her legs over the bar of the sleeping berth. Ms. Higgins shoved Read more…
Prominent Figures in Avoiding Stupid, Premature Death Imagine you are a fourteen year-old in 16th century Paris on a leisurely Sunday – suddenly you trip and roll your ankle down the slippery steps still wet from the rain, gouging your knee on gravel. It’s as if you just got stapled in every part of your Read more…
Going Solo by Roald Dahl: the responsibility of a citizen In the chapter “The Beginning of the War” from Roald Dahl’s memoir Going Solo, the war between Germany and England erupted. It was just a few months prior to this that Dahl came to Dar es Salaam, which is a city in present day Tanzania. Tanzania Read more…
Prompt: Read from 74-85 and write about Bando entering Sam’s life. Quote dialogue, and track their meeting from their becoming comfortable with each other, to Bando’s expressing admiration for Sam, to their working together and enjoying the fruits of their labor together. Use quotes, and discuss the human connection in contrast to the many months Read more…
