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    subject seem more personal or conveys the scene of it in a manner that is more relatable to the human spirit. Life through Dame Laura Knight’s eyes was filled with emotion and a form of romanticism. Regardless of subject matter, Knight creates her pieces in a manner that captivates the viewer, making them question the backstory and meaning behind them. Laura was born a Johnson on August 4, 1877 in Nottingham, England. Her personality was very much that of a tomboy, based on her mindset and how different

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    Queen, by Audrey Flack is a very captivating piece of artwork. It was painted in 1976, originally Audrey Flack took a picture and then used it as the basis for this painting. Queen is a painting of box that is full of special mementos. It has features such as a quarter of an open orange, a rose, a pocket watch, a queen playing card, a locket of an older and a younger woman, lip balm, perfume, a chess piece, blush, and a chain necklace with the letter “F” on it. The painting almost looks like a vanity

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    proposal: Our final product should be an enlarged chess board with each piece representing a character and their status in the play; we will move the pieces to represent their actions in the play. We may also add the island aspects around the chessboard, for example: a tan colored blanket underneath to represent the sand, a representation of a tree/fire, and a cave. The island/board will be a painted

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    self-development. I wanted to challenge myself and see how well I could plan and complete a time-consuming project. In order to achieve this goal, I delved into 3dmodeling and design. After getting comfortable with 3dmodeling I decided to create a chess board. I enjoy playing chess equally as much as I love working with computers. This project was a married combination of my two favorite things. I was inspired to pursue 3dmodelling from many of the past (and recent) engineering classes I had taken. In the past

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    there, Alice joins a chess game as a pawn. She continues across the board and meets all sorts of characters who help Alice in her journey to become Queen. She meets the Red Queen, White Queen, Humpty Dumpty, and White Knight in different squares throughout the game. When she reaches the honor of Queen, Alice is

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    and AllMyLife may bring in an audience to purchase his possessions rather than just to play an old board game. The photos on both AllMyLife and the Ebay listing both show the box as worn however the listing on Ebay shows additional photos such as a piece that was chewed on. John D. Freyers listing conveys a subjective story less about the product and more about his history with it, contrasting with the Ebay listing simply describing the product in an objective manner.

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    first took me to the Salisbury Chess Club. The dilapidated Sage Diner dressed as if it were in the 50s (Absolute), I was immediately enamored by the chess pieces. Soon, I established a reputation for myself as a capricious, impatient tactician able to beat all but the most experienced players. I played with one of the better players, Phil (Appositive), almost every week. Through those games, I learned many values, like patience and carefulness, that not only apply to chess but also to life. One late

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    MEN AND WOMEN ARE MERELY PLAYERS – ROBERT GREENE 1. TOPIC: The article, “Men and Women are merely players” is an exposure of human being are just like a piece of chess that follow the roles that has been pointed out by certain dominator. The excerpt by Robert Greene advocates that in a society there will be a social idea that would drive a person to follow the scripted roles. If we never realize such game from the beginning, then the tendency for us to be manipulated by mastermind that mad

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    Thoreau and King use many similar strategies in their writings. One uses these strategies to make their piece more effective. King 's persuasive letter to the clergyman, Letter from Birmingham Jail was far more effective than Thoreau’s Lecture On the Duty of Civil Disobedience directed towards americans ready to change things, and here is why. King’s article was more effective because he strives towards tugging on the audience 's heartstrings rather than the logical side, his repetition proved to

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    neither one of us would move our king forward, so the chess game ended in a draw. Technically neither one of us won, but I always counted draws as a win. My dad, who taught me how to play, was great at chess, so it was near impossible for me to beat him. To be a master at chess you have to have a great teacher- who is patient and skilled-, be able to strategize, and, most importantly, enjoy playing the game. Oddly, I became interested in chess because of my interest in Checkers. Checkers was a

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