The Hobbit Argumentative Essay Example For Students

The Hobbit Argumentative Essay The HobbitBy J. R. R. TolkienThe story begins with a small fellow by the name of Bilbo Baggins The Hobbit he lives is in his house and doing what hobbits do during the day. The first few chapters tell you what a hobbit is and what a hobbit looks like and also what his home looks like. Hobbits are smaller then dwarves and eat much more then dwarves do, hobbits eat six meals a day. Bilbo is cleaning his house and preparing for a meal when an old friend of his comes past his doorway and starts to chat with Bilbo about all his adventures he has been on. After a while of talking in Bilbos hobbit home he tricks poor Mr. Baggins into join a journey with Thirteen dwarves to revive their lost city that was over ran by Smuag, a mysterious dragon that was used for delivering messages from dwarves and elves. To continue with the story after the talk with his friend, who is a wizard. Gandalf invites himself over again and ask to bring some friends, and Bilbo, a polite and well-mannered hobbit could not say no. The next morning the doorbell rings and Bilbo happily opens the door, but in his shock it is not Gandalf but it is a group of dwarves twelve dwarves in hoods. As he invites them in they all introduce themselves and at the end of their introduction the last words are at your service, their names are Balin, Dwalin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur , and Bombur, and last but not least Thorin Okensheild these were the last of their kind. They were the cities last hope of bringing back the city. That night the dwarves stayed at Bilbos house with extra bedrooms. And the next morning they would start the real journey to their destiny. We will write a custom essay on The Hobbit Argumentative specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now That morning Bilbo got up late and was left with dishes from his company and was the only one to clean them up. After washing the dishes he sat down to have a smoke with his pipe and was disturbed again, but it was Gandalf telling him that they are staying at the town inn. As he rushed to meet them he made it theyre just in time and they started discussing the plan (for Bilbo was their burglar and his job was to find the entrance to the secret door on the mountain where Smuag lay asleep) after the plan was discussed they set out on their journey to revive the lost city. They all were to small to use horses so they used ponies, except for Gandalf who was human size. The first camp they made was near a river outside of town. When they woke up they all had a well breakfast, and got an early start on their journey and was pretty much a safe ride until it started to rain and they needed to look for a place to camp when Bilbo heard some feet and they sent him to invest- agate on what was the noise, and there he found trolls and tried to pick- pocket the troll, but as soon as he put his little hand in the pocket, the troll saw him and picked up Bilbo by his legs and dropped him wondering if he is tasty enough to eat. Just when bilbo was about to be eaten by a troll, the troll knew there was more of his type around in the forest so the trolls made a trap and they hid from them. When the dwarves got worried and angry when Bilbo didnt come back and he was not answering the calls of the dwarves they followed his hobbit footprints and saw the fire. They got too interested with the fire and didnt think about caution, they where easily captured by the trolls except Thorin Okensheild, he put up a fight and slashed the one trolls eye. But Bilbo wasnt captured he was just thrown into a bush and forgotten about. Gandalf was not captured, he left before the dwarves and Bilbo woke up. After capturing the dwarves they were thinking of ways to eat them and hurting them, but out of nowhere a voice came and said he disagreed with the trolls ideas and they started fighting one another and as the time passed they forgot about the sun rise (trolls turn to stone if they are touched by sun light and not under the ground) and that is what happened to them and allowed the dwarves to escape. But the night got worse and soontwo giants were throwing boulders at each other so the dwarves with Bilbo and Gandalf had to find shelter again ,so they hurried to the closest mountain which was currently occupied by goblins , who were at a war with the elves. As they took shelter in the cave they slowly dozed off to sleep the goblins attacked in their sleep and were captured and sent to the goblin king when the others were captured Gandalf shot a flare and killed seven of them and followed the goblins down the tunnels in pitch black darkness. When they got to the goblin king, Gandalf came out of the darkness and pulled out a great sword (made by the elves that glowed when goblins are near) and stuck the king right in the heart, and all the goblins scared, ran as far as possible and allowed the dwarves and company to get away. When the dwarves ran to get away they didnt know the way because of two reasons, one reason is because it was pitch dark and there were so many tunnels soon after running down different tunnels the goblins soon chased them and caught up to them, and knocked down Dori who was carrying Bilbo, who was knocked down when a goblin tripped him and Bilbo was thrown down a hole and could not meet up with the others because he hit his head on the way down and the others took off without him. In the dark, all alone and not knowing where he was, crawling around on his knees he put his hand on something small, circular and cold and he slipped it into his pocket. Soon after awhile of crawling he fell into water and went fully under the water when he slipped out of the water. When Bilbo was dried off, he noticed a pair of eyes coming to him and was scared so he pulled out his dagger and told the monster to stop where he was and not to move, the monster was curious who he was and what he is doing in his tunnel. The monsters name was Gollum who was alive for many years. He would catch lost goblins and ones that strayed away from the group. Bilbo was very scared of the monster because he did not know what kind of creature it was or if it was hungry for Bilbo, so he asked the monster if he wanted to play a game with him. The game was to ask each other riddles and if Bilbo stumped Gollum he would have to show him the way out, but if Bilbo lost, Gollum could do any thing he wanted to him. Bilbo won of course but it was long and hard. So Gollum the loser, was very mad and decided to kill him anyway and do it very quick. So he said he had to go back to his island and look for something that would help him find the way when it would turn Gollum invisible and be able to kill Bilbo, but he could not find it because he dropped it in the tunnels catching a lost goblin and killing him. Gollum was furious and Bilbo was getting impatient waiting for him. The last riddle of Bilbos was what was in his pocket, which was Gollums present, the ring, and when Gollum had discovered it he began rowing as fast as he can towards Bilbo, to get his ring back. Bilbo slipped on the ring and was invisible but tripped over a loose root and Gollum ran right past him and Bilbo got up and followed him to the secret exit and found out that Bilbo didnt know the way so he sat down and waited for bilbo to show up when he was right behind him the whole time. So Bilbo had to escape, he ran back some and he jumped higher than any hobbit had ever jumped and cleared Gollums head by an inch and ran through the door and past the goblins. After he ran past the goblins there was one more tunnel he had to go through and he could see the light from the door but it was guarded with many goblins. He slipped in between their legs and their feet and tried to get out the look out window but he got stuck and with one hard push he was out but he lost his buttons and his belt ripped. The goblins where puzzled how the buttons had shown up and soon looked out the look out window and saw Bilbos shadow and so they chased him until he hid in the shadows of the trees. He ran for a good bit until he saw Bifur on look- out duty. When Bilbo was past him he took off his ring and they were all amazed how he had gotten out of the tunnels alive and he told the story (without including the ring) and they were all amazed and admired h im. After they woke up, they started on their way and Gandalf was leading them to an old friend of his. When they got to his land he told them that he was a skin changer and lived in a place with a lot of animals and rare plants. Gandalf told them to come two by two every five minutes or so and Bilbo was to come with Gandalf. When they found him he invited them and they told the story of what has happened so far and slowly the dwarves started to come in his house. After supper they all went to bed in a comfortable bed and dreamthorrible dreams about the goblins getting them in their sleep and all of them woke up in sweat. When Beorn came home from a walk he went to see if their story was true, it was so he lent them ponies and supplies and sent them on the way to Mirkwood , where he told them of the dangers and to stay on the path. When they got to the entrance of Mirkwood they had to send their ponies back and Gandalf did not follow them through Mirkwood he went back with the ponie s to Beorn. They camped that night at the entrance and when they woke up they would go in and follow the path and they did just that until they got to the first thing Beorn warned them about, the Black River, that if you drank from, touched or fell in you would forget all that you remembered or knew. They saw a boat up stream and threw a rope and got it as they brought it over they crossed the river two by two with Bombur going last because he was the fattest and when he was about to get up on the land a deer jumped out from a bush and kicked him into the river and as the dwarves shot at it, it was to late, the deer had already been far away and they had wasted arrows on it and Bombur was saved and brought up on land and was in a deep sleep and so they carried him from there until he would wake. Their rations where low and they where very hungry and tired when Bombur woke up from the long sleep and was hungry and they wished he would shut up and stop talking about the feast he had i n his dreams with the elf king. That night they took camp and Bilbo was to take guard, so he did. But slowly drifted to sleep and when he woke up he was alone and was trapped by a spiders web it was around his feet and he pulled out his knife and slashed the spider across his eyes and escaped to look for his friends when all the sudden he could hear spiders talking about the dwarves and how they where easy to capture except for one, and it was Thorin, who had killed a spider, but when he took count he saw that one was missing so he slipped on his ring and tricked the spiders by teasing them and calling them names. And so they chased after the voice and he left them in the woods and cut the dwarves down as easy as possible and let them free from the webs. After they got up Bilbo had told them about the ring and they didnt think less of him, they thought more of him, that he was a better burglar with it and after the story the dwarves where captured by elves, but Bilbo still had the r ing on so he didnt get caught and he could see where they where taking the dwarves. When the dwarves were sent to prison by the elf king they were fed. Bilbo was exploring the palace and he found out that Thorin had been captured as well. He had fully explored the palace and had memorized the passageways. When he heard of a great party coming up he thought of ways to get the dwarves out. He heard about a back door where empty barrels were dropped and it was a perfect chance so he got ready and made sure nothing would go wrong. When the party came, the elves who carried the keys had some special wine and it knocked them out and it was a sign for his plan to go in action, so he did and got all the dwarves even Thorin who was on the other side of the palace and then got them to the trap door and locked them in empty barrels and the door opened and the barrels were dropped into the water, but some hit the walls and edges and Bilbo jumped down and followed them in the cold water on a bar rel that kept on turning over. Right before they got to the Lake Town, where the barrels were suppose to go he gathered them up and checked them for the dwarves and found that most of them were bruised up and cut, others were cramped and stuffy and others were fine. When they went out to explore the area they saw village guards and out of nowhere Thorin popped out and said, I am Thorin Okensheild son of the king under the hill and I wish to speak with the king of this town. And the guards took him to the table where the king had been at a feast with some of the elf men. When the king gave them shelter and healed them and they regained their strength because their journey was about to come to an end, for they were going to go up the hill and find Smuag the dragon who killed the dwarves village and their king. And they were going to get back what was theirs the gold of the mountain. When they where fully healed the where escorted by the kings men until they got to the end of the river where the mountain started. When they got started up the mountain, they took camp because they wanted an early start on Smaug. As they slowly climbed the mountain they searched for the secret path that was on Thorins map and it was Bilbos job to find the way in. When they found the door they could not find the way to get it open so they sent Bilbo there and made him sit there until he found a way to get it open, but until then they searched for another way into the mountain. When they took camp on their seventh night on the mountain Bilbo saw a rock sticking out of a grassy area the moonlight shined on the rock and soon the wall behind him started to shake and crumble when Bilbo made a large scream for Thorin to put his key, which he held around his neck. When Thorin put the key in, the door swung up and it reeked and it was dark. They sent Bilbo in and he was very scared and didnt want to go alone but he did anyway, so as he slowly moved down the long tunnel he finally reached the other side where he saw a bright red and golden glow. There lay Smuag, with his wings under him and his tail curled around him and his long head on top of his tail. Bilbo slowly entered the room and took a large cup filled with wine that was still good and he brought it back to the dwarves and they drank that night and slept well. When they woke it was not pleasant and it had sounded like the mountain was going to explode. When Smuag flew high out of the mountain in a rage and saw the ponies and the old camps of the dwarves. The ponies fled with fear but most were caught and eaten. When the dragon returned and went back down to his chamber to wait for the thief to return and try to steal again but Bilbo was not that dumb, so he went to the entrance of the chamber and the dragon knew he was there, although he couldnt see him. His keen sense of smell had picked his scent up. The dragon knew he was traveling with the dwarves because he never forgot their taste but there was a new tast e with the dwarves and he couldnt find out what it was. Bilbo was at the doorway not daring to try and steal again but trying to see if the dragon was asleep. But when he looked in the far edge of the dragons left eye he could see the flame and the glare peeping out, looking for the thief, But he could not see him so he spoke out and said I know you are there, although I can not see you I know you are here so why dont you help yourself to more treasure thief. And with a scared reply he answered no thank you and soon they started to talk. And the dragon insisting on knowing who Bilbo was would constantly ask but Bilbo would answer in a smart remark, I am the barrel rider from the East who sneaks into your cave to catch you off guard to steal your marvelous treasure. And the dragon now knowing where he came from, because of his little hint barrel rider he now knows his next area to attack Lake Town. After that little hint, Bilbo started to get cocky. The dragon rose to the tunnel and with a snort he shot flames as hot as lava down the tunnel. The flames burned the hair on Bilbo from his head to his toes. Now, Bilbo going back to the dwarves, with the burns told them to close the door. For the dragon will destroy the whole side just to find them, so they closed the door, and just at that moment the dragon started his rage on the mountain. And it was just in time because if they didnt close the door they would have been crushed and killed. The dragon now out, was going to Lake Town, away from his chamber. There was a chance to let the dwarves explore the chamber and that is what they did. They found ancient armor and weapons strong enough to break solid gold. After getting the armor and weapons they wanted to get out, Thorin led them to the main gate. There, they went for an old look- out post, which was used back when Thorins father ruled. When the dragon reached Lake Town he was enraged and tried to destroy all that he could, burning buildings and houses. Smashi ng building with his tail and as the people fled even the great king fled. Few stayed to protect, one was a tall man by the name of Bard, an expert archer and was a descendant of the Lord of Dale, who used the dragons as messengers and could understand them and their weak points. Smuags weak spot was on his left breast. As the dragon made his third pass on the town, the ancient language came to Bard, and told him to shoot an arrow through the left breast scale of the dragon and he shall die. So with his last arrow that was given to him from his father, which Bard had always recovered it from high or low, was shot when the dragon passed by again. And down he went, into the lake around the town and the water was cold enough to put out the dragons flames forever. As the people started return to the town and the king did too, in shame, for he was one of the first people to leave. The people of Lake Town were sad, not for their homes but because they couldnt find Bard, the slayer of the dragon, but out of the fog there was a dark and tall man with a bow and a black arrow drenched in freezing cold water. After killing the dragon, Bard remembers the ancient treasure is in the mountain. Bard and some of the towns men go to find the treasure. He puts the treasure in barrels and travels to the city of Dale. Bard and the town men meet up with the dwarfs. Then Bard and the dwarfs talk about their ancestors. The dwarfs and the towns people start to rebuild Dale. And with some barrels of treasure, they reward Bilbo for his services, and escort him home. Words/ Pages : 3,761 / 24

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Prayer in School Essay John Knox Press, 1996. 45-218. In this book the author gives an epic description of the controversy surrounding the debate on prayer in public schools. It touches on the legal aspects as well as the interpretation of among other articles the first amendment. Alley uses history and preceding events to bring out his argument against prayer in public schools terming the practice as an abuse and harassment of the minority by the majority who are keen on imposing their own definition of faith. He asserts that the law on first amendment religion issues has adequately and consistently clarified the differences that exist between church and state. He cited some cases such as Barnette, McCollum, Everson, Engel and Schempp to mention but a few as having set precedence thus preventing future conflict. However, one reads anti Christianity overtones which bring up the question of objectivity due to his obvious bias. He has successfully presented one side of the debate with a personal tone. The book strongly opines that any form of religious inclinations in public schools is incompatible with the constitution as well as with the principle of democracy. Murray, J. William. Let us pray: A plea for prayer in our school. New York: William Morrow Co, 1995. 11-97. In the first pages of his interesting book, Murray tells of his atheist past that was directed by his mother Madalyn Murray and how he, as a 14 year old was a plaintiff against the Baltimore School system. The suit led to the Supreme Courts decision that outlawed public school prayer and bible reading. Murray later converts to Christianity and embarks on a mission aimed at undoing the ‘damage’ done by his past. He becomes a strong proponent of prayer in Schools arguing that this is the one way of rooting out the moral decay in the society. Among other arguments, he presents the debate as conflicting discomforts. ‘The discomfort of minority faiths or nonbelievers at hearing prayer in school versus the discomfort of Protestant Christians at being prohibited from public prayer’. He allows that the drafters of the constitution are misinterpreted by those who claim that they intended to eradicate prayer from public institutions. Rather, he cites influential figures such as John Locke and Tocqueville as strong believers in the value of prayer in providing positive guidance to the society. His recommendations are however weak since the freedom he seeks could be confused with what is provided for in the constitution. Again the founding fathers he cites are understood to have given us the current laws and so his enlisting them undermines his very argument. Cookson, Catharine. Regulating Religion: The Courts and the Free Exercise Clause. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. 54, 67-75. In this book, Catherine Cookson delves into the issues of the law and the authority of state as laid down in the constitution on one hand and the obligations of conscience on the other. She embarks on a project to provide the solution for a recurrent problem. She examines the history of the Christian tradition as well as more contemporary political development of religious freedom (186). Her argument on the free exercise clause is vivid and thought provoking as she seeks the balance between the majority’s right to religious expression and public prayer and the minority’s discomfort arising from that kind of expression. U. S Department of Education. Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools. Available on-line at: http://www. ed. gov/policy/gen/guid/religionandschools/prayer_guidance. html Accessed on 12. 04. 07. This article deals with the legal aspect of the debate on prayer in schools. The article endeavors to provide information on the current state of the law concerning constitutionally protected prayer in the public schools, and therefore spell out the extent to which prayer in public schools is lawfully protected. The Case against School Prayer. Available online at: http://209. 85. 135. 104/search? q=cache:RTckL_PUwSEJ:ffrf. org/nontracts/schoolprayer. php+prayers+in+schoolhl=enct=clnkcd=1gl=ke. Accessed on 12. 04. 07. In this article the author delves into the arguments against school prayer. The author advances the argument that prayers are private and yet there is nothing private about a public school. Therefore the two are incompatible and should not mix. He/She asserts that public schools cater for students with varying backgrounds and religious inclinations and they should not be subjected to rules that promote one form of religious expression. According to the author of the article, Public prayer leads to discrimination of the minority and a denial of their right to worship. The article refutes the claim that prayer in school has any value in checking societal excesses. The conclusion calls for total separation of church and state arguing that this is one way of preventing divisiveness in the society. Works Cited Campbell, Ted A. Christian Confessions: A Historical Introduction. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996. Questia. 12 Apr. 2007 http://www. questia. com/PM. qst? a=od=87116157. Cookson, Catharine. Regulating Religion: The Courts and the Free Exercise Clause. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Questia. 12 Apr. 2007 http://www. questia. com/PM. qst? a=od=104449729. Murray, J. William. Let us pray: A plea for prayer in our school. New York: William Morrow Co, 1995. U. S Department of Education. Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools. 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Bi: DESCRIBE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AS SET OUT IN YOUR CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT My employment is conditional to a clear CRB disclosure carried out by my employer; it is subject to the employer receiving 6 personal and professional references through a strict vetting initiative. It is essential to drive and carry valid insurance, tax and MOT certificates including business class one insurance.Any holiday is to be requested a minimum of one month prior to the date and is at the discretion of the manager. Sickness is to be reported as soon as possible to ensure clients visits are reallocated in a timely fashion. I must ensure that during my employment, my outside interests do not engage with a conflicting business to the company, ensure confidentiality at all times, remain loyal to the business and within a six month period of leaving do not solicit business from Home Instead Senior Care.Bii: DESCRIBE THE INFORMATION WHICH NEEDS TO BE SHOWN ON YOUR PAYSLIP/STATEMENT It will need to include, yours and your employers names, a breakdown of your payment, deductions including PAYE tax, NI and any pensions, Tax paid to date – PAYE & NI, date of pay, tax period, your tax code and NI number. The last details will include your Net pay and state how much holiday you are still entitled to. Biii: IDENTIFY TWO CHANGES TO PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU MUST REPORT TO YOUR EMPLOYER Change of address and change of name (surname if you marry and change it) Biv: DESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW IF YOU WANTED TO RAISE A GRIEVANCE AT WORK.YOU MAY DESCRIBE THIS IN WRITING OR PRODUCE A FLOW CHART OR DIAGRAM Bv: EXPLAIN THE AGREED WAYS OF WORKING WITH YOUR EMPLOYER IN RELATION TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS; 1. DATA PROTECTION The company will hold details of the employee and clients in both paper and electronic form under the Data Protection Act 1998. This will remain confidential at all times. As the employee I agree in my contract to adher e keep any information confidential at all times regarding client information, only passing on where necessary to the people involved. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary or dismissal. 2. GRIEVANCEEmployers will raise any grievances when necessary in a professional manner and employees are encouraged to raise grievances without fear at all times. Employees and the employer follow the grievance policy at all times. 3. CONFLICT MANAGEMENT When conflict arises CareGivers are asked to not approach the subject in front of clients and to try and resolve calmly, if to no avail they are to seek assistance from a senior member of the team. 4. ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE Employees are encouraged to work in a non-discriminatory manner and to report any issues as soon as they arise. This is for employees, employers and clients. 5.HEALTH & SAFETY Employees are given health and safety training before commencing work in the community and are encouraged to report any issues immediately. 6 . CONFIDENTIALITY Employees are to adhere to the confidentiality policy at all times or they could face disciplinary action or possibly dismissal. Confidentiality is essential with clients as it helps to build their trust although vital information should be passed on where necessary to the correct people. 7. WHISTLEBLOWING Whistleblowing encourages and enables employees to raise serious concerns within the company rather than overlooking a problem or ‘blowing the whistle' outside.Employees are advised to speak to their designated senior CareGiver or a member of the management team with any issues rather than other colleagues. Bvi: EXPLAIN HOW YOUR ROLE CONTRIBUTES TO THE OVERALL DELIVERY OF THE SERVICE PROVIDED Being a senior CareGiver means I am partly responsible in ensuring the quality of service remains at a high level by carrying out regular spot checks on CareGivers and completing Quality Assurance questionnaires with the clients to make sure they are satisfied with the care the y are receiving. Where any issues arise actions are taking to resolve them.Bvii: EXPLAIN HOW YOU COULD INFLUENCE THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICE PROVIDED BY: A) FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICE WITHIN YOUR WORK ROLE; This would encourage anybody I am training to work to high standards that I personally would set and would ensure clients are kept safe and happy at all times. This could also promote the company through word of mouth. B) NOT CARRYING OUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR ROLE. This could put yourself and clients in danger and could have a damaging effect on the companies business. The level of care would decrease setting low standards and would leave clients vulnerable to all sorts of risks.Bviii: DESCRIBE HOW YOUR OWN WORK MUST BE INFLUENCED BY NATIONAL FACTORS SUCH AS CODES OF PRACTICE, NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS, LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES. The national factors give you guidance, standards and rules to follow in your work practice. Legislation tells you what you must/must not do. Codes of Practice and Occupational Standards form the values of the company; legislation states the level and quality of care, government initiatives impact the clients more directly. If the above aren’t followed the level of care would be poor and unsafe for clients to receive.Without guidelines, laws and rules carers wouldn’t know what is and isn’t acceptable within their care duties and could also be putting themselves at risk. Bix: A) IDENTIFY TWO REPRESENTATIVE BODIES WHICH INFLUENCE YOUR AREA OF WORK. Care Quality Commission B) DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF THE TWO REPRESENTATIVE BODIES YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED. CQC licenses services if they meet essential standards and will constantly monitor whether they continue to do so. They formally review services if they receive information that is of concern and as a result decide they need to check whether a service is still meeting one or more of the essential standards.They also formally review them at lea st every two years to check whether a service is meeting all of the essential standards in each of their locations. Their reviews include checking all available information and intelligence they hold about a provider. They may seek further information by contacting people who use services, public representative groups and organisations such as other regulators. They may also ask for further information from the provider and carry out a visit with direct observations of care.