Endgame Essay

insightful person. Furthermore, Waverly is vigilant because she decides to learn and interpret the game of chess to find out strategies. For example, “I read the rules… I discovered that for the whole game on just gather invisible strengths and see the endgame before the game begins.” (Tan 67-68). This quote shows that Waverly decides to figure out how to end up where she wants. She is mindful because she is incisive when learning chess. Waverly and Elena have a common discerning characterization that shows

No matter what lifestyle you’re born into you can still be a better person. Some people are born into terrible lives and some lives become worse. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hilton most of the gang’s lives become worse. The gang faces the other gang and murder takes over gang member’s lives. They face other gang’s and the police. They even face the chance of death and their own families not caring. However, even with all of these issues so to speak, the gang still sticks together and lives their same

Have you ever questioned if there was a higher power that oversaw our day to day activities and could potentially be manipulating us into doing their bidding? This idea of a power paradox could hypothetically be supported with the conspiracy theory of the New World Order. It is a common belief of theirs to promote a worldview that is reflected by enlightenment ideals of rational thoughts and self-rule. In essence there may be a group of higher status elites that have the means to control the operation

leads to a question. How would Socrates, one of the founding fathers of that status quo, take Machiavelli's work? It can be led to assume that Socrates would entertain and even back Machiavelli's guidelines for the prince, albeit for a different endgame due to the contrasting opinions the two have on human nature. Machiavelli is more focused on fostering a state that maximizes productivity of the citizens where Socrates is more focused on fostering a state that encourages the enlightenment of citizens

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Analysis of the story “The Metamorphosis”, by Franz Kafka was written back in the early 1900’s, but reflected a more modern way of thinking and lifestyle of today. Gregor felt that he was a slave to his job, isolated from his co-workers, and misunderstood by his family. Although that is the norm in today’s society, it was not the norm back then. In the story Gregor finds himself transformed into a cockroach and his internal struggles become a permanent reality.

Growing up with Chinese culture at home, Tan had many problems with her own ethnicity, her parents’ Chinese background and the dominant American culture in which she was educated. After discovering her passion for literature, Tan wrote a short story “Endgame” about her struggle, which was the first version of the book The Joy Luck Club ( E.D.Huntley 1-18). The Joy Luck Club is centered around the stories of four Chinese immigrant mothers --- Suyuan Woo, Lindo Jong, An-mei Hsu and Ying.ying St. Clair -

Italy for myself and to just have fun. After that day was when I had my big transformation into realizing that I can’t worry about what has happened but instead be excited about what is happening and what is to come. Another big part of the play Endgame to me was independence. All of the characters depended on each other because they couldn’t let go of the past and move forward. Being so far away from my parents and best friend, Italy taught me how to be independent. It taught me how to be an adult

game chess, where she must think ahead and plan out every possible move to win. She must put herself in her opponent's shoes and try to predict their strategy. “I discovered that for the whole game one must gather invisible strengths and see the endgame before the game begins.” (Tan 8) By understanding Waverly’s thought process throughout a game, we are able to learn more about her as a person. She is aware of how different she is compared to the other players, and uses it to her advantage. “...I

season with the medical issues real and very much in play, Giles didn't play in Duke's first 11 games of the season. Then, when he entered the rotation, he was mostly treated like a box labeled fragile by UPS. With some care and caution for sure, the endgame was always to make sure to get use out of the commodity. Harry Giles was just a piece of property Duke needed to help itself. No one is going to recall the Giles' era at Duke. Not only because he was never able to live up to the hype, but rare are

An Analysis of “The Rules of the Game” “Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character” (Hosea Ballou). This universal truth regarding the influence mothers have on their children is further emphasized in Amy Tan’s short story “The Rules of the Game” as Waverly’s mother equips her daughter not only with the skills to succeed at chess but also in life. The more Waverly is recognized as an exceptional chess