Chess Essay

When Waverly became a renowned chess prodigy and champion, the way her mother acted bothered Waverly over time. Waverly accompanied Lindo to the supermarket. Lindo was indirectly flaunting her “face”, or image, but acting humble. This is seen in traditional Chinese confucianism coming…

the power to grant any 3 wishes. However, when the family is warned that there are horrible consequences to wishing on the paw, they decide to use it anyways and it costs them. The story is filled with many symbols such as the way Mr.White plays the chess game, the number 3, and the monkey’s paw. It is through these symbols that W.W. Jacobs sets up the problem, raises the stakes, and introduces a main character. Jacobs uses the symbolism of the number three to raise the stakes. The number…

Symbols are everywhere. Take the American flag for example. It symbolizes perseverance, bravery, and justice. The flag reminds people of the fight for freedom, through being symbol. Not only are symbols like this in schools, workplaces, and homes, but also in “The Monkey's Paw”, by W.W. Jacobs. In this short story, Mr. White, a man living with his son and wife, takes a monkey's paw out of a fire after it was thrown away by a sergeant who despised it. This paw is supposed to give Mr.White three…

The Tempest → Stormy ship/weather: We chose the Tempest because it represents Prospero’s willingness to exact his revenge on his enemies. Many years ago, they had sent him to the Island. He now he creates a storm to bring them to his Island so that Miranda and Ferdinand will meet. Prospero plans to eventually allow himself to meet Alonso and the others, regain his Dukedom, and rebuild his relationship with Alonso. Caliban’s slavery → Handcuffs: The handcuffs were chosen to represent…

such a cruel person to her. Lindo came up with a very devious plan to get out of the marriage which miraculously worked and allowed her to come to the U.S. On the other hand, you have Waverly, a young prodigy that came out on top, winning chess tournament after chess…

Turning back time is something that everybody wishes they could do. There are many reasons why one would want to do so. Maybe it is because they want to relive their childhood, or maybe they want to fix a mistake. It could be due to a missed opportunity, or to just choose a different future. I would like to go back and spend more time with my grandfathers. Both of them passed away when I was considerably young. I didn’t know much about my paternal grandfather, as he passed away when I was a…

One Autumn morning I woke up to my mother shouting at me ,”wake up Charles you're going to be late for school”, so I got up,got dressed and walked out the door.On my long walk to school I passed my friend Ramsey, Ramsey and I have been friends since kindergarten ,he is very adventurous, outgoing and when he needs to he is very smart and kind and that`s why I am friends with him. After talking for a bit we noticed it was 5 after 9 and started sprinting towards school.Luckily we made it in…

Dear Kyle Trumbo, My name is Tran Le, I am currently employed at one of many nightclubs you own within Toronto. My current position as head bartender at Gold Kettle has opened my eyes to many things. Since the company has opened up in 2006, it has been the hot spot of Toronto. I have been with the company since 2012, and it has been an amazing journey. But around early 2015, I have notice a decline in ticket sales and alcohol. This field of work has taught me various things about people. I…

Steven Poole’s article, “Slaves to the Algorithm,” he discusses the many ways people allow devices to take over their lives and cloud their judgments. Furthermore, Poole describes how old chess matches would last for hours and the participants would get so involved in the games, but when the computerized version of chess came out, it…

characters, and the character traits explained in the notes are well used and applied differently in each story. The story of “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan is about a Chess prodigy who lived on Waverly Place in the Chinatown of San Francisco. Waverly Jong, is the major character in this story, she is the protagonist who self learned chess at a young age. Like the story tells, the six year old girl has a complex personality, which makes her a round character. While she portrays as a…