Thorin and Gollum do not have homes, but Bilbo, Elrond, and Beorn have homes.
Hope that helps.
Answer:
Homeless and disadvantage ones
the author convinces the reader that the match was the most wonderful thing in the world by telling the reader about the history of the match and how fire became. The text supports this by saying "John Walker, a druggist in a small English town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. The druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. It is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. Although Walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. It could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions.".
Answer:
Typically an opinion would make the information less reliable.
Explanation:
Since you did not provide the lines 1-16 I cannot read it myself, though usually an opinion will hinder the information because it does not include proven facts.
First of all, wither is better compared to weaken, rather than weak. But to answer your question, weak is a very general word that can describe many different circumstances. Using wither is more impactful because it gives a sense of what specifically is happening without even expanding on it. The more specific and precise you are with verbs, in most cases the more impactful they are.