Gollum

Gollum, Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium. He was introduced in the author’s children’s fantasy novel The Hobbit, and became an important supporting character in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings.

Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk, who lived near the Gladden Fields. Originally known as Sméagol, he was later named Gollum after his habit of making “a horrible swallowing noise in his throat”. Gollum was once a hobbit who became corrupted by the One Ring. His life was extended far beyond its natural limits by the effects of possessing the Ring, which he frequently referred to as “my precious” and “my birthday present”. After having it stolen by Bilbo Baggins, Gollum slavishly pursued it for the rest of his life.

During his centuries under the Ring’s influence, Gollum came to love and hate the Ring, just as he loved and hated himself. Throughout the story, Gollum is seen communing with his ego, torn between his lust for the Ring and his desire to be free of it.

David Paterson

David Paterson:What’s the latest update about David Paterson? This governor of New York was very shining in the web today because of his speech. What’s the speech all about then? Well, many people are anticipating that speech to hear from the governor about their concerns.

Every special-interest group in the state was likely watching for what Gov. David Paterson would say about them in his State of the State speech earlier this week.

The public education field was left waiting, however, as Paterson said almost nothing about schools in the highly anticipated address.

”Those of us in education P-16 didn’t hear anything new in the State of the State speech,” said Chuck Pegan, executive director of the Chautauqua County School Boards Association. ”We have to examine previous statements released by the governor’s office to get the specifics.”

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