O'Malley,+Clare

Chapter 1 - What does the word hobbit make you think of? How does Bilbo Baggins seem to represent the impression you have of a hobbit? (I expect two good sentences for these questions.)
 * ~HOBBIT~**

Chapter 2 - Is strength or intelligence more valuable so far in this book? Explain why you think this by using examples from the story.

Chapter 3 - Why is Rivendell hard to find? Use details from the story to explain.

Chapter 4 - What does Tolkien tell us about goblins? Explain with details from the story. Discuss what you think goblins look like, and what in the book book gives you that impression.

Chapter 5 - How are Bilbo and Gollum alike? Can you call Gollum evil?

Chapter 6 - Why doesn't Bilbo tell the dwarves about his ring? Do you consider this lying? Explain.

Chapter 7 - Discuss Boern's character. What are his virtues? What about him seems vicious? gentle?

Chapter 8 - Why does Bilbo tell the dwarves about his magic ring? What does his reluctance to do so tell us? What do you think he learns from this?

Chapter 9 - The escape plan is completely Bilbo's How good is it? How much does it depend on luck? Does he deserve this luck?

Chapter 10 - Compare the attitudes of the men of Lake-town, the Master, and the Elvenking to Thorin's mission. Who is reasonable? Who is silly? Then consider Bilbo's attitude. Keeping in mind that elves are renowned for wisdom, how wise is Bilbo?  Chapter 11 - So far in this story Bilbo is a hobbit with great luck and courage. Cite an incident from this chapter that demonstrates that Bilbo also has leadership qualities and good sense.

Chapter 12 - Choose either of these questions to discuss: 1. Why does Bilbo agree to go into the secret passages first, even though he believes he has already earned his share treasure by rescuing the dwarves from the spiders and the elves? 2. What is the bravest thing Bilbo ever did? How does Tolkien's style heighten the suspense in this scene?

Chapter 13 - Why do you suppose Bilbo hides the Arkenstone in his pocket before the dwarves can see it?

Chapter 14 - What does the Elvenking do when he hears the news of Smaug's death? What do you think of his actions?



Chapter 15 - Find a passage in this chapter showing that the dwarves and Bilbo want peace wtih their neighbors.

Chapter 16 - For what reasons do you agree or disagree with Bilbo's claim that he is an honest burglar and that the Arkenstone is his to give away?

Chapter 17 - The dwarves showed their fear of Smaug when they stayed in the tunnels and sent Bilbo into the treasure room alone. They were not particularly brave or fierce. Why then, do you think Thorin and the others show so much fearless courage in the Battle of the Five Armies?

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Chapter 18 - In the end what is Bilbo's reward for helping the dwarves regain their mountain?

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Chapter 19 - How is Bilbo received by the other Hobbits when he finally returns home? Why do you think he doesn't mind that he has been lowered in their estimation of him?

There are so many other things that a vet has to know how to do. **** In order to become a vet, there is a lot of schooling involved. The requirement is a minimum of a four-year college degree. This means that a future vet would have to have a four-year curriculum. After college, he/she needs to obtain a DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree). The veterinarian will automatically get this degree if they take a series of certain classes. If schooling is something that someone doesn’t want to spend too much time doing, there are other jobs relating to becoming a veterinarian. **** There are many jobs that are related to veterinariany medicine, including a vet technician. This only requires a two-year degree in college. Teaching students about becomming a veterinarian is also an option. This also requires a shorter degree. A clinic worker is someone who works in the clinic making appointments and putting animals where they are supposed to be. Finally, there is an emergency clinic worker. This means that one will have to deal with unexpected emergencies prepping for the real vet to come in and do his or her job. These are some of the jobs that are related to a veterinarian. **
 * ~JOB~**
 * Veterinarians have such interesting jobs. Savings animal’s lives and making them feel better is so rewarding. V eterinarians are so willing to make the owner of the animal feel better as well. Every time a serious surgery is done, a tumor is removed, or something as simple as dental work is done, an owner is relieved and an animal is made healthy again. There are so many rewarding outcomes of becoming a veterinarian and a few of them are helping animals, gaining knowledge to solve problems, and working with new people. **
 * “In order to become a vet, one needs to have a liking for animals, people, and they have to be committed” (Stencel, C.). A vet has to deal with all kinds of animal owners and there are many types of people to deal with as well as animals. There are many kinds of vets in the world today. 70% of vets that work in private clinics treat smaller animals like dogs, cats, reptiles, and animals like ferrets and rabbits. About 25% of mixed vets treat farm animals like pigs, goats, cattle, sheep, birds, and wild animals. There are even vets who are hired to live on a farm with an owner to be a private vet on hand that will treat any sick livestock on the farm. This is called a move-in-vet. **
 * There are so many things that vets do for animals and it can be a big commitment. Many vets make unexpected, emergency house calls. This means they go to an owner’s home and treat an animal there. Animals might be too weak to take to the vet and they don’t want to risk losing the animal. They diagnose illnesses, vaccinate animals, medicate, treat and dress wounds, set fractures, perform surgeries of all types, and give advice to owners advice on feeding animals, behavior techniques and much more. Some vets even train to work on humans as well in clinical studies about uncured diseases. They usually try to find common symptoms that could be linking a human to animal disease. They see clients and talk about symptoms, take history of animal sicknesses, do exams, and come up with a list of possible explanations to illnesses to show clients. They do testing, blood work, and ex-rays daily. They also do dental work, remove tumors, spay, and neuters.
 * There are many benefits to becoming a veterinarian. “First of all, there is the feeling of helping animals and making an animal feel better after it has been in misery for so long. It is great. There is also the fact that you can learn new things everyday and come up with new ideas everyday to improve the health of the animals around you. Also, It is wonderful solving problems, meeting new people, and its great knowing that there are other vets working with me are experiencing the same thing and everyone supports each other.” (Stencel, C.). There are many more benefit of becoming a veterinarian but along side the benefits are risks and drawbacks. **
 * There are a few major drawbacks and risks that a percentage of veterinarians complain about. “The hours can get long and after a while, I get very tired and sometimes, it is hard to work to concentrate for so long. It is not always like this though” (Stencel). “There is another concern that most vets would agree with. Injured animas are in pain and when a veterinarian is working with a conscience animal, there is always the possibility that the animal could be agitated and bite, scratch, or kick the person working with them. I always keep this in mind even though it is a situation that one rarely encounters” (Markain). There is also one specific concern most vets consider when applying for this job. “There are also the process of putting an animal down and the euthanasia process can sometimes get very emotional. Handling the owners sometimes gets hard because of the emotional attachment and it can get very heartbreaking sometimes. It is a part of the job though so as a veterinarian, one needs to learn how to cope with things like this” (Stencel). Aside from these, there are few drawbacks. **
 * A typical day includes arriving early and immediately starting to see clients that have made appointments. “Usually there are a lot of phone calls to answer and I am usually the one that the clients want to speak with. It can take a lot of time away from other things that are maybe more important. It is always nice to know that something isn’t wrong with an animal though. When I say this, I mean that if I hadn’t been there that day, an animal could be in danger but when I tell them everything is okay, it gives me a sense of relief as well” (Markain). After answering all of the phone calls, there are usually more appointments waiting to be taken until the end of the day. **
 * Becomming a veterinarian is such a rewarding job and there is no better feeling like knowing you helped an animal in need. Solving problems, gaining more and more knowledge everyday, and giving pet owners a peace of mind is wonderful. “Really, the best thing is having the feeling that you saved a life on the same day that you do something as ordinary as brushing your teeth before you go to bed” (Markain). **

**<span style="font-size: 48pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Bibliography ** Stencel, C. personal interview. 2 March 2009. "Veterinarian." [online] available []. 18 March 2009. **
 * <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Markain, J. personal interview. 9 March 2009.