The Lord of the Rings was the creation of J.R.R.Tolkien, a professor of Language and Literature at Oxford University. Tolkien spent at least a decade, no only creating the story, but also several different languages and entire series of myths behind the saga.
Making a film based on this incredible book is a daunting task for any filmmaker. There are probably few books with such fanatical followings that not only know every detail of the saga but also have their individual images of the characters.
Happily for all concerned, the director Peter Jackson did a pretty good job. Of course, some aspects of the stories were trimmed but in the general the story remained exceptionally faithful. With an incredible $300 million budget, he made three films all in one, each to be released year apart. This was quite unprecedented as sequels go. There have been film trilogies before but none that have all been filmed at once, not even any of George Lucas’s Star Wars films.
The first third of the film is an introduction to the world and central characters of the Middle Earth: In the Shire where the Hobbits live, Bilbo Baggins celebrates his 111th birthday and under pressure from the wizard Gandalf, he leaves his precious ring to Frodo. Gandalf explain that the ring was forged by the dark Lord and holds a great power. The only hope is for Frodo to find a way to disposing the ring. And so Frodo depart on a journey with three other Hobbits. After some dangers they were able to arrive in Rivendel, the home of elves. There a fellowship was formed to depart on a very dangerous journey to carry the ring to the only place it can be destroyed.
The Lord of the rings is a fairy-tale of myth and fantasy, but mainly, is all about humankind. Reading the book you could understand the corruption of absolute power, the importance of friendship, the strength of hope… And the film could capture that magic and be a new bearer to the message of humanism and statement of greatness.
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Ana Paula Ribeiro da Silva – CPE1
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Proposal for addressing some schooling problems
Current situation
The facilities available in schools are outdated and uninspiring. Both teachers and students have no options outside the classrooms to stay in the building for longer than necessary. And even worst, students do not like to spend their time in the school in regular time. The environment is not conducive to deal with the new issues provided in the 21st century.
Recommendations
A new approach to literacy, for the 21st century, require us to help children develop the habits of mind, heart and action that can mature into adults capacities for moral reflection, ethical restraint and compassionate service. Nowadays we are dependable of technology for everything and we need to deal with many issues that there is no precedence in the past. So we need call for a different education that prepares children to these needs.
Firstly we need emphasizing relationships with people and nature constructing green spaces for children to play and explore outdoors. Every school should be a “miniature model of a sustainable society”, to prepare children to take up the ecological challenges of the future.
Everybody agrees that math and sciences are important, but usually students hate them. We must experience practical situations. If we foster classes of lab and observations (nature observation) the children would feel more enthusiasm to learn these subjects.
Encourage creativity and imagination is important to develop intellectual and social skills for life. Extra classes of music, drama, painting, dance, poetry, would be available for all students.
Not only this, but extra or different classes are important, there are some basics needs that are vital to students: the school needs attract and retain qualified teachers, provide books for all students and expand or improve meal.
Conclusion
It is vital that the school must maintain the level of the education conducing to a new modern world teaching how to integrate thoughts, feelings and actions. The proposals outlined above would achieve this result improving the facilities in the environment to attract students to a new mature life. I hope that these proposals will be given due consideration.
(350 words)
Ana Paula Ribeiro da Silva – CPE1
The facilities available in schools are outdated and uninspiring. Both teachers and students have no options outside the classrooms to stay in the building for longer than necessary. And even worst, students do not like to spend their time in the school in regular time. The environment is not conducive to deal with the new issues provided in the 21st century.
Recommendations
A new approach to literacy, for the 21st century, require us to help children develop the habits of mind, heart and action that can mature into adults capacities for moral reflection, ethical restraint and compassionate service. Nowadays we are dependable of technology for everything and we need to deal with many issues that there is no precedence in the past. So we need call for a different education that prepares children to these needs.
Firstly we need emphasizing relationships with people and nature constructing green spaces for children to play and explore outdoors. Every school should be a “miniature model of a sustainable society”, to prepare children to take up the ecological challenges of the future.
Everybody agrees that math and sciences are important, but usually students hate them. We must experience practical situations. If we foster classes of lab and observations (nature observation) the children would feel more enthusiasm to learn these subjects.
Encourage creativity and imagination is important to develop intellectual and social skills for life. Extra classes of music, drama, painting, dance, poetry, would be available for all students.
Not only this, but extra or different classes are important, there are some basics needs that are vital to students: the school needs attract and retain qualified teachers, provide books for all students and expand or improve meal.
Conclusion
It is vital that the school must maintain the level of the education conducing to a new modern world teaching how to integrate thoughts, feelings and actions. The proposals outlined above would achieve this result improving the facilities in the environment to attract students to a new mature life. I hope that these proposals will be given due consideration.
(350 words)
Ana Paula Ribeiro da Silva – CPE1
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