Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Saturday, October 8, 2011

The Lord of the Rings Movies and Memorable quotes

The Lord of the Rings Movies
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Gandalf: No, Frodo. The spirit of Sauron endured. His life force is bound to the Ring and the Ring survived. Sauron has returned. His Orcs have multiplied. His fortress of Barad-Dur is rebuilt in the land of Mordor. Sauron needs only this Ring to cover all the lands with a second darkness. He is seeking it, seeking it, all his thought is bent on it. The Ring yearns to go home, to return to the hand of its Master. They are one, the Ring and the Dark Lord. Frodo, he must never find it.

Gandalf: "Be silent! Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth. I have not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm!"

Gandalf: Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo’s hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.

Boromir: [holding the ring after Frodo has lost it] It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing. Such a little thing.

Credits and Disclaimers

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Africans In America

GUESTS: Orlando Bagwell Executive Producer of the PBS series, "Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery" Founder and President, ROJA Productions Ira Berlin Editor "Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Emancipation" [New Press, 1998] Professor of History, University of Maryland Charles Johnson S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollack Professor of Creative Writing, University of Washington Contributed 12 fictional short stories to "Africans in America" -the companion book to the PBS series [Hardcourt Brace, 1998] The PBS series "Africans in America" is a story of slavery - from the early 1600s to just before the start of the Civil War. Told through the journals and recollections of slaves, planters and U.S. presidents, the story of slavery is revealed to be central in shaping our nation's history. Join Ray Suarez and guests for a look at the upcoming PBS documentary series, "Africans in America" and how slavery has helped shape our national identity.

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