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        <title><![CDATA[The Lord of the Rings is an epic of the fate of the world of Middle...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Lord of the Rings is an epic of the fate of the world of Middle Earth, a classic tale of good vs. evil.  Middle Earth is populated by four main races: Elves, Dwarves, Men, and an evil race of orcs, goblins, and wraiths.
The story begins with the creation of the Rings of Power.  The most powerful of each race (including the evil races) created magic rings which held the power to govern its members.  The Lord of the evil races, Sauron,...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gandalf faces many challenges throughout the tale of The Lord of the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Gandalf faces many challenges throughout the tale of The Lord of the Rings.  The Gates of Moria pose a number of these.
First, Gandalf faces the decision of entering Moria at all.  The preferred route is a pass through the mountains, but the evil wizard Sauruman makes passage effectively impossible.  Not wanting to bring the Fellowship into the mines he knows to be extremely dangerous, he offers the choice to Frodo who elects to go through...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Though Frodo meant this in a negative sense, Gandalf spins his comment...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Though Frodo meant this in a negative sense, Gandalf spins his comment to a higher, more literal level. Pity was what stayed Bilbo's hand, a deeper sense of morality. Frodo believes that much evil could have been prevented by killing Gollum, yet Gandalf views  Gollum's death as the loss of opportunity to do good (as the end of the novel proves).
When Frodo says that Gollum deserves death, Gandalf replies, "Deserves death? Many that live...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why was it a pity that Bilbo didn't kill Gollum? How does Gandalf reply...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why was it a pity that Bilbo didn't kill Gollum? How does Gandalf reply to this statement and what does Frodo learn from Gandalf's comments?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:28:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are some internal or external conflicts that Gandalf faces in Moria?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What are some internal or external conflicts that Gandalf faces in Moria?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:08:33 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does the story of the Lord of the Rings start?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does the story of the Lord of the Rings start?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:59:50 PST</pubDate>
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