Chess club

THERESA KAKIAY (2013-36-073) FUTURE BOARD GAME There is a quote from Lola May: “There are three things to remember when teaching: know your stuff; know whom you are stuffing; and then stuff them elegantly.” We can compare it with the situation in this era. Nowadays, teacher should find an appropriate strategies or method to make students attracted to study in the classroom based on what students need and then teach them pleasurable. For some students’ games is a good media for themselves, because

Read the book first or watch the movie first? This is a question I often ask myself when knowing a movie I am about to see is based out of a book. I usually choose based upon the opinions of my friends, many of whom swear “the book is always better than the movie”. (Kitto, 2011) Often times, I find their opinions are the opposite of mine. We all realize that when taking a book and turning it in into a movie it is impossible to include everything as there are many things that do not transfer

The famed castle in the sky, the citadel of the gods, and the seat of power through the Revalon Empire. It went by many names from many different people, but one thing could be agreed upon universally; it was a technological marvel. Many things had been created simply from studying the design of the impressive flying castle. Of course though it all belonged to the royal family along with just about everything else under the sun-touched lands. The power of Dragonsreach was irresistible and that meant

Directed by Gabriele Muccino, Seven Pounds recounts Tim Thomas’ journey of redemption as he transforms the lives of seven strangers. In the 2008 drama film, Thomas carelessly texts while driving, causing a fatal car accident that took the lives of his fiancée and six others. He says, “In seven days, God created the world. And in seven seconds, I shattered mine.” The number seven is a recurring theme, but after further analyzing the film, its title alludes to The Merchant of Venice. In this Shakespearean

I used to play checkers as a kid and I was good at the game. Most of the time I won at the game so I would throw half of a game to create more of a challenge for me. I would wonder, where did the game come from, and who played it first. I never had the notion to look it up until now. From my research I had found that it is a very old game as old as 3000 B.C. The rules are simple: you place your checkers on the darker squares on your side of the board. You take turns moving the checkers diagonally

to portray this horrifying and shocking story. In the beginning of the story it starts off with a gothic atmosphere “the night was cold and wet” starting with a dark mood right of the bat (Jacobs 1). Herbert and Mr. White are enjoying a game of chess inside their cozy home next to a fire.

Waverly lives in the United States, she resides in San Francisco’s Chinatown, these contrasting physical environment condition Waverly. An example of her traditional Chinese values is visible when Waverly receives a gift from her mother before her first chess tournament game; “When my name was called, I leapt up. My mother unwrapped something in her lap. It was her chang, a small tablet of red jade which held the sun's fire. "Is luck," she whispered, and tucked it into my dress pocket” (Tan, 1985). The

1.) Mr. White approaches the game of chess as taking risks as he plays with his son. This reveals about Mr. White’s personality that he is a risk taker and doesn’t look at the outcome of the risks. 2.) This might be a foreshadowing clue because what Sergeant-Major Morris is trying to tell Mr. White is that he should be happy with what he has or if not something bad might happen. 3.) This information about the monkey's paw is a foreshadowing clue that if Mr. White uses the paw to make wishes or anyone

Game” and “Two Kinds” Waverly Jong and Jing-Mei are those girls. Waverly Jong is a young girl who becomes a chess prodigy. She is mesmerized by the game and after competing in various competitions becomes Chinatown’s Chess Champion. With her mother constantly breathing down her neck the stress becomes too much for Waverly. Her mother keeps pushing her to the point where Waverly quits chess. Jing-Mei is a young girl whose mother has big hopes for her become a famous prodigy. Her mother tests her in

1. The chess scene in the beginning of the story plays a great purpose in showing the type of person Mr. White is as well as providing foreshadowing to events near the end of the story. An interesting point of the chess game is the way the farther does happen to play. It is noted that he often does daring plays that put him in danger as well as agitate other, which shows a lot of the type of person Mr. White is. 2. Character Action Conclusion Mr. White He took the monkey paw even after being