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In the TED talk, Renny explains how technology can have negative effects on us. I think Tolkien shares similar ideas. "Hammers, axes, swords, daggers, pickaxes, tongs, and also other instruments of torture, they make very well, or to get other people to make their own design, prisoners and slaves that work till they die for want of air and light"(62). Tolkien makes the technologically advanced race (the goblins) evil, which shows his dislike of technology.

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Renny Gleeson: Our antisocial phone tricks

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In this funny (and actually poignant) 3-minute talk, social strategist Renny Gleeson breaks down our always-on social world -- where the experience we're having right now is less interesting than what we'll tweet about it later.

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Middle-earth is a very strange and exciting place. That is why I chose the magnifying glass. Everything is not what it seems. You must always take a closer look to discover the truth.

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The backpack symbolizes adventure, which I think is the theme. Adventure isn't just literal, but metaphorical, like how they are learning and discovering new things.

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This picture connects to the characters in The Hobbit because they come in all shapes and sizes. They have all types of unique personalities and dreams. "It was a dwarf with a blue beard tucked into a gold belt, very bright eyes under his dark-green hood"(7).

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This connects to the conflicts in the Hobbit because they have to commonly deal with life and death situations. These can be man vs. society, man vs. nature, or man vs. man. For example, the elves are sort of racist towards dwarves, the wargs attack the dwarves, and the goblins try to kill the dwarves.

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What makes life worth living in the face of death

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In this deeply moving talk, Lucy Kalanithi reflects on life and purpose, sharing the story of her late husband, Paul, a young neurosurgeon who turned to writing after his terminal cancer diagnosis. “Engaging in the full range of experience -- living and dying, love and loss -- is what we get to do,” Kalanithi says. “Being human doesn’t happen despite suffering -- it happens within it.”