The Lord of the Rings books were once the most popular books for men.They are about a hobbit, Frodo, who must take the one ring, an evil power made to rule others, to a volcano to destroy the ring. J.R.R Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring bored me with its dry writing.
One theme of the book is how power corrupts. The book shows that power or the chance of it can turn even good people into evil people that are obsessed with power. First, Isildur had a chance to destroy the ring, but he wanted the power the ring had so he took the ring for himself. Then, Smeagol killed his friend because he wanted the power of the ring for himself. Last, Boromir attempted to take the ring from Frodo because he wanted the power that the ring had.
This book connects with the real world in multiple ways. One way is the theme of the book, power corrupts, holds true to the real world. Any one of a number of corrupt politicians is a good example of this. The Lord of the Rings books also show the decline of power that is inevitable for every nation. The Elves decline in power and must leave Middle-Earth. In the real world, the Roman empire was once a powerful nation, but it declined and ceased to exist.
The setting of the book is in an imaginary place called "Middle-Earth." There is an evil power that is building up there and the previously peaceful governments will soon be thrown into a war with Sauron. One way this affects the conflict of the novel is that people are no longer as trusting with strangers as they were before. This makes it difficult for Frodo to get help from strangers when he is in need of assistance. A second way this affects the conflict is that the wilderness is always dangerous. The Enemy has his servants running around all over Middle-Earth. A third way this affects the conflict is the challenges that the characters face from the weather and environment often dictate their route through Middle-Earth.
Despite its dry writing, I would recommend this book to be read.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Current Connection #5
Foster Klug, a writer for Yahoo! News, states in his article, "NKorea says it will launch long-range rocket soon," that North Korea is continuing to launch missiles in spite of U.S. and South Korean pressure to stop.
In the article, Foster Klug states, "North Korea announced Saturday that it would attempt to launch a long-range rocket in mid-December, a defiant move just eight months after a failed April bid was widely condemned as a violation of a U.N. ban against developing its nuclear and missile programs." North Korea has decided to continues to go against The United Nations yet again by continuing its illegal programs. This can only serve to worsen political relations between North Korea and the rest of the world.
Foster Klug also states in the article, "The planned launch window — Dec 10 - 22 — comes as President Barack Obama prepares for his second term and as South Korea holds presidential elections Dec. 19." It is possible that North Korea feels that they can more easily get away with causing trouble since Obama is president again as he will not react as strongly as a more conservative president. It is also possible that North Korea is trying to influence the South Korean election by causing political trouble.
The article by Foster Klug also states, "It would be North Korea's second launch attempt under leader Kim Jong Un, who took power following his father Kim Jong Il's death nearly a year ago."Just like his father and grandfather, Kim Jong Un seems to have no intentions to ever work with other countries. This seems to be a family of leaders bent on causing mayhem and starving their people.
This sort of reminds me of elementary school bullies. They do whatever they want with no real consequences because they're just little kids. The little punishment put upon them doesn't really bother them so they just keep antagonizing everyone.
North Korea has been bothering the world with their missile and nuclear programs for quite a while now. They are a danger and an annoyance to the rest of the countries of the world and if it wasn't for China it is unlikely that North Korea could even continue to exist.
In the article, Foster Klug states, "North Korea announced Saturday that it would attempt to launch a long-range rocket in mid-December, a defiant move just eight months after a failed April bid was widely condemned as a violation of a U.N. ban against developing its nuclear and missile programs." North Korea has decided to continues to go against The United Nations yet again by continuing its illegal programs. This can only serve to worsen political relations between North Korea and the rest of the world.
Foster Klug also states in the article, "The planned launch window — Dec 10 - 22 — comes as President Barack Obama prepares for his second term and as South Korea holds presidential elections Dec. 19." It is possible that North Korea feels that they can more easily get away with causing trouble since Obama is president again as he will not react as strongly as a more conservative president. It is also possible that North Korea is trying to influence the South Korean election by causing political trouble.
The article by Foster Klug also states, "It would be North Korea's second launch attempt under leader Kim Jong Un, who took power following his father Kim Jong Il's death nearly a year ago."Just like his father and grandfather, Kim Jong Un seems to have no intentions to ever work with other countries. This seems to be a family of leaders bent on causing mayhem and starving their people.
This sort of reminds me of elementary school bullies. They do whatever they want with no real consequences because they're just little kids. The little punishment put upon them doesn't really bother them so they just keep antagonizing everyone.
North Korea has been bothering the world with their missile and nuclear programs for quite a while now. They are a danger and an annoyance to the rest of the countries of the world and if it wasn't for China it is unlikely that North Korea could even continue to exist.
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