Chess Essay

Mckinley Morganfied (Muddy Waters) was born on April 4, 1915, in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. He got the name Muddy Waters because as a child he played in the swampy puddles of the Mississippi River. Waters is best known for being a highly talented singer and guitarist. He made an impact on Chicago blues with songs like “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man.” At the young age of 3, Waters’ mother died and he was sent to live with his grandmother. By the age of 5 he had mastered how to play the harmonica…

It all started on a dark stormy night while playing chess. A man, from a faraway land knocked on the door. He told a tale about an magical paw, the paw would let you make 3 wishes. In the story monkey paw the sun Herbert I believe is to blame for his own death. Since Herbert was making jokes about mystical forces, I think that’s the reason he died, he said were going to be rich and famous wish to be true. “. While he is joking this is a serious matter. He also said, “the tale about the monkeys…

Oceania and its neighbours. To further suppress the ignorance, telescreens are kept in every room to watch the civilians. Singing, a symbol of happiness is lacking in Oceania, something Winston notices. Finally, the book concludes with Winston playing chess by himself, signifying the victory of the Party. George Orwell’s…

The Joy Luck Club tells the lives of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their four American born Daughters. In the book, every four chapters are grouped into a section. Every section is headed with an opening vignette. Each vignette portrays a theme that is common throughout the four stories that follow. The third section is called American Translation and is followed by stories of the four daughters. These four stories all share the common theme that the daughters are just americanized versions…

Hollywood Goes to School Qiana M Fleming SOW412 SPRING 2018 INTRODUCTION This is a movie review based on a high school student named "Lucas" that had a nit for learning. He was an honor student and overachiever. However, Lucas was dealing with grave emotional disturbances and thoughts. During his academic tenure he developed a few different relationships including one with a young lady named "Becca". He envied his teachers and traumatized his mentor because he did not receive an A…

The Stories of Vonnegut Cave drawings, text messages, and smoke signals share a common trait: communication. Communication is undoubtedly the most important advancement of any species, especially for humans. In the modern-day world, communication has evolved into more advanced forms; one is the short story. Short stories combine two characteristics ingrained in humans, a desire for instant satisfaction and a yearning for information. Manipulating the art of the short story, allows someone to…

The Knight & Heroism Often when we think of the Middle Ages, we think of the medieval knights that existed in that era. These knights often followed the Code of Chivalry. The Code of Chivalry was an important aspect of knighthood. “The Code of Chivalry dictated that a Knight should be brave and fearless in battle, but would also exhibit cultured knightly qualities showing themselves to be devout, loyal, courteous and generous” (Medieval Life and Times). A knight was expected to follow this…

In The Zookeeper’s Wife (2007) Diane Ackerman, asserts that the story of the Żabiński family is one of great turbulence and triumph, and is one that needs to be told. Ackerman supports this assertion by telling the family’s story and using excerpts from the diary of Antonina Żabiński that colorfully illustrate their story. Ackerman wishes to educate and inform her audience about the Żabiński’s story in order to reveal the harsh realities of World War II that many of her readers can not imagine.…

The mother and daughter struggle to be direct and straight-forward with each other on many things and both tend to be very stubborn. For instance, in the vignette, “Rules of the Game,” as Waverly’s prowess in chess grows, she assumes that her mother brags about her everywhere they go for her own pride. On a trip to the market with her mother, Waverly snaps and calls this boasting embarrassing and Lindo asks “‘embarrass you be my daughter?’” Her voice cracking…

Visualize a packed stadium, the crowd is silent, no sound is heard apart from the occasional announcer and the grunts of the two teams struggling. There is suspension building in the thousands of eyes in the crowd. Suddenly, the stadium is filled with the roaring sound of the crowd cheering for the winning team. The winning team celebrates and get handed a trophy and a check, all this won over a video game. This image shows the huge impact that video games have made on todays society, and the…