Measuring Corruptibility

If I was offered what I wanted most unconditionally, I believe I would say no, simply because at this point in time I don't know what I want most.

Fame-1 I think fame is corrupting simply because when you are that popular it gives you a god complex and it exposes you to things you normally would not be exposed to.
Beauty-3 I think beauty is corrupting because when you are "beautiful" people compliment you a lot so that it goes to your head and can make you think you are better than other people.
Immortality-7 I think this is the least likely to corrupt because you would see other people die, you would lose friends and family till you realize that nothing lasts and it would make you humble.
World Peace-8 technically speaking if you possesses world peace then that would make you the most humble and peaceful person out there.
Invisibility-4 Because you would consider yourself untouchable and the master off all things sneaky.
Clairvoyance-2 Because you would consider yourself smarter than everyone else.
Money-5 I still think money is highly corrupting, I just don't want to change any other places out. Its basically the same reason as fame. I would place it as 2.
Security-6 Not very corrupting because i dont think you would believe you are better than other people.  

Shadow Bride Questions

                                         Shadow Bride Questions

1. I think the lady represents light and the man represents dark.

2. Because he is darkness and darkness has no shadow.

3. She brings him to life. She has this effect because she is the opposite of him.

4. Because her shadow is darkness so he could consume her and wrap her in darkness as well.

5. Undedrground has no day or night.

6. He strives for one shadow which would mean the absence of light so there would be darkness. Light and darkness are said alot in this poem.

7. Darkness- night, shadow, moon, stars, grey, twilight.

   Light- day, sun. dawn.

8. Light and Dark. i believe his theme was to show the difference about light and dark and how dark absorbs everything.

chapters 3-5 questions

The Hobbit

Chapters 3-5 Study Questions

1. Describe the elves and briefly discuss Bilbo’s relationship with them.  What insights can you offer about both through their relationship? He gets along well with them and enjoys their company although he is a little scared of them. They are noble and fair beings.

2. Describe Elrond and discuss in what ways he advances the plot of the story. He tells about the goblins and Moria. He tells them about the moon runes and what they say.

3. Having found refuge in the cave from the stone-giants, Bilbo has a dream that partly comes true.  Describe the dream and the aspects that are realized.  Then explore the symbolic significance of the dream. That a crack appears in the floor and a ramp comes up from it basically. When he wakes up he realizes the part about a crack is true. The significance of the dream could be that he was in trouble.

4. Who/what are the goblins?  What do they add to this story?  Describe them thoroughly and assess what their song reveals about them. They live in caves and tunnels underground. They are big and ugly looking. They have stony voices. Some goblins also have large heads. From their song, they seem to be loud, abrasive creatures that are unmerciful and enjoy causing pain and discomfort. They show in the story that there are truly evil creatures and they further the plot along by allowing Bilbo to meet Gollum.

5. Gandalf is a wizard of many talents.  Describe some of the ways in which he has helped Bilbo and the dwarves, and then describe some of what he can’t or won’t do and explain why. He has many magical abilities like throwing his voice and some destructive magic. He is willing to use magic to harm creatures that mean the group harm, but he wont use it because he dosent want to and that he has his limits.

6. One of the most memorable characters in all of literature is Gollum.  Define what it is that makes Gollum so memorable.  What is most important to him?  What do his appearance and his “home” reveal about him?  Why does he converse with his “precious” and why does he refer to himself as “we”?  His way of talking and his intense focus on the ring make him memorable. Plus, the fact that he is entirely different from all other creatures helps make him stand out. The ring is most important to him. That he is dark minded, slimy and undesirable. They also place him as a trickster and someone you cant trust. I beleive he refers to the ring as precious and himself as we because he is insane and that is just how he talks now.

7. What is revealed about Bilbo and Gollum respectively through the riddles each of them asks?  What stops Bilbo from killing Gollum?  What is the winning riddle that Bilbo asks Gollum? That Gollum prefers more dark and morbid things and Bilbo prefers light and wholesome things. Bilbo doesnt kill Gollum because at the last minute he feels pity for Gollum. He asks Gollum what he has in his pocket.

8. Why is finding the ring seen as Bilbo’s “turning point in his career”? It allows him to sneak around unseen and after his brush with Gollum he becomes more confident and sure of himself.

What is Bilbo’s response to Gollum’s outrage and pain?  What does that tell you? He has no compassion for him. He simply does not care. It tells me that Bilbo can be hard and uncaring and at times selfish.

my own riddle

I am not created by violence, nor can I be sustained by it.
The government hates me and angsty teenagers love me.
What am I? 

My chosen riddle

A certain crime is punishable if attempted but not punishable if committed. What is it?

Stone Questions

1. That trolls are dark and evil creatures and that light is good and it cleanses evil.

2. I believe we would because The Hobbit portrays them as bad so their would be no moral problem with it, plus the legend behind trolls would have faded away by our present time and would have been forgotten.

3. I think he would feel the same as me, since he is implying they would have there own little happy world inside the stone and would not care what happens outside.

4. That that is how he would like to die and go when he is dead. He is implying about stones that inside them there might be light and color and heat and other such things.

5. I think he would like the poem and maybe even agree with it.