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Beyond doubt the "Lord of the Rings" (LOTR) is laden with mysticism & symbolism. The wide-ranging connections made to this symbolism is both current with Tolkien's times as well as historic and biblical. The struggles between light and darkness in LOTR have been compared to the struggle against German during WWII. World War I broke out while Tolkien was a student at Oxford University. After finishing his degree, Tolkien joined the Lancashire Fusiliers as a second lieutenant. In 1916 Tolkien was sent to France, where he and his fellow soldiers faced the terrifying new mechanisms of modern warfare—machine guns, tanks, and poison gas—fighting in some of the bloodiest battles known to human history. Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme, a vicious engagement in which over a million people were either killed or wounded. In the trenches of World War I, Tolkien began recording the horrors of war that would later surface in The Lord of the Rings. Although "Lord of the Rings" was written while WWII was ongoing, Tolkien himself denies the story is an allegory for the war, though comparisons are inevitable. Taken from: ezboard http://pub39.ezboard.com/fhuntforplanetxfrm64.showMessage?topicID=9.topic 11/14/03 01:46:55 GMT

Interesting resource 11/14/03 01:43:16 GMT

Lord of the Ring Mythos stuff 11/14/03 01:38:54 GMT

The cognitive function of metaphors A look at Metaphors and hoe language is different from the written word 11/14/03 00:03:15 GMT

Outline of Language This is an outline of cross language/cultural rules and styles 11/13/03 23:56:17 GMT

Language Processing ,Acquisition, and Cognition: The Lexicon 11/13/03 23:50:35 GMT

Quote of the week: Richard Perle: US May Need to Attack Syria Pentagon adviser Richard Perle yesterday spoke publicly backing Israeli's bombing in Syria and said the U.S. should also not rule out attacking Syria. Perle said QUOTE "We have problems with the Syrians who continue to support terrorism. We have to find a way to get them to stop. > Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a US radio personality > who dispenses advice to people who call in to her > radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant > Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination > according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned > under any circumstance. The following is an open > letter to Dr. Laura penned by a US resident, which was > posted on the Internet. It's funny, as well as > informative: > > Dear Dr. Laura: > Thank you for doing so much to educate people > regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from > your show, and try to share that knowledge with as > many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the > homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind > them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an > abomination. End of debate. I do need some advice > from you, however, regarding some of the other > specific laws and how to follow them. > > 1. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I > know it creates a pleasing odour for the Lord - > Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbours. They claim the > odour is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them? > > 2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as > sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what > do you think would be a fair price for her? > > 3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman > while she is in her period of menstrual cleanliness - > Lev.15:19-24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have > tried asking, but most women take offence. > > 4. Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, > both male and female, provided they are purchased from > neighbouring nations. A friend of mine claims that > this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you > clarify? Why can't I own Canadians? > > 5. I have a neighbour who insists on working on > the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be > put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him > myself? > > 6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating > > shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a > lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. > Can you settle this? > > 7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the > altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to > admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have > to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here? > > 8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, > including the hair around their temples, even though > this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should > they die? > > 9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a > dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play > football if I wear gloves? > > 10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by > planting two different crops in the same field, as > does his wife by wearing garments made of two > different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). > He > also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really > necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the > whole town together to stone them? -Lev.24:10-16 > Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private > family affair like we do with people who sleep with > their in-laws? (Lev.20:14) I know you have studied > these things extensively, so I am confident you can > help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word > is eternal and unchanging. > Your devoted disciple and adoring fan, > > Jack 11/06/03 07:15:41 GMT