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Bismarck controlled with elegance and charm. He was able to able to diplomatically convince a country to cooperate and even give up part of its sovereignty. In class, I brought up the chess board metaphor, stating that Bismarck had control over the entire game, whereas Hitler and other leaders were just aggressive pieces on the board. Bismarck’s “political and strategic realism and restraint” made him an effective leader. Notes from the Reading The first aspect of the reading that surprised…

queen consorts. Her granddaughters Mary and Margaret married the King of France and the King of Scotland, respectively. Her great-granddaughters were Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth’s ability to maneuver her children and siblings like chess pieces led to the legacy of her offspring ruling Europe. Elizabeth almost single handedly affected a majority of England’s upper social structure due to her political matchmaking skills. Elizabeth’s utilization of opportunity and power made it…

buy a Harlequin guitar and learn how to play it. The price is not cheap but she counts on Paterson to help her financially. Paterson's good nature reflects a passive calmness that is never shaken. Not even when Marvin tears his poem notebook into pieces or when his bus suddenly breaks down in the middle of the street due to an electrical problem. For the finale, Jarmusch reserved us a hilarious encounter between the title character and a visiting Japanese poet. The scene still makes me laugh…

and dominance of people with color. White patriarchy supremacy has not gained the economic, political and military power by making blunders and stupid moves on the global power chess board. We must remember some fundamental rules in chess: Always Think Before You Move, Never Underestimate Your Opponent, Protect your Pieces especially a Couple of Pawns--they can become a Strong Queen in the Endgame. Because, White patriarchy supremacy must be restrain; given that they operate to know, control,…

1. Why was Jing-mei taking part in the Joy Luck Club? -After the death of her mother, Jing-mei Woo was asked to fill the open seat in the Joy luck club that her mother had left behind. 2. How many Joy Luck Clubs have there been? -There was 2 Joy Luck Clubs, The other one taking place in China during the Sino-Japanese war. 3. Why did Jing-mei’s mother form the Joy Luck Club in Kweilin? -The Joy Luck Club was formed to take the mind off of the ongoing war. 4. Why did the women in the club…

Waverly is Jing- Mei’s friend and a chess prodigy. Waverly symbolizes what her mother wants her to be, and what Jing- Mei wants to be for herself, and she symbolizes a life goal. In a way, the piano piece is a symbol of Jing- Mei’s biggest failure, and biggest rebellion against her mother, and in another way, it is a half of two songs. The other half of the song is “Perfectly…

Emphasizing the injustice Black people face, Maya Angelou’s famous poem Still I Rise perfectly correlates with Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man. Both pieces of literature empowers others to analyze the injustices and prejudices colored people had faced in the past. Angelou was an influential woman who eloquently shared her opinions, and inspired others to do the same. In her poem, Angelou’s uses similes and rhetorical questions to bitterly bite back at the white oppressors, just as Ellison paint…

James Belasco once wrote that “change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have – and underestimate the value of what they gain by giving that up.” The “value” one could gain, by changing, is overlooked by many people every day. While many simply overlook what could be potentially gained through some form of transformation in their lives, others are completely unable to adjust to changing ways due to a number of health reasons. In William Falkner’s short story, “A Rose for…

One of the most significant strategies was developed by the United Kingdom. In order to win the war, United Kingdom decided to break the code of the Enigma machine (Source). The Enigma machine is a “piece of spook hardware invented by a German and used by Britain's codebreakers as a way of deciphering German signals traffic during World War Two” and also used to protect military and diplomatic communication ( BBC). Due to the gravity of war, in 1938…

with the information that the family islocated in the parlor of Laburnum Villa, from (Jacobs 105). While it is cold and wet outside, wefeel warm and cozy when we learn of the fireplace being lit in the room where the father and theson were playing chess, (Jacobs 105). The setting gives the reader details about the location ofthe story and adds to the lifestyle of the characters.The characters are what makes the story come to life. The most important characters inthe story are introduced in the…