Jenga

“Murphy, come check this out!” You waved him over where you were in front of a pile of boardgames. “No way, I used to play that game when I was a kid” He smiled, pointing at the Jenga box. “You wanna play?” He nodded in response, taking the Jenga and went over to the circular wood table with chairs around it. As Murphy set up the game, you examined the room finding a mini wine fridge tucked away and a little cupboard. You grabbed a packet of salted cashews from…

Analyzing The Big Short The whole housing market is built like a giant Jenga tower. The AAA mortgages are at the top of the tower while the BBB’s are the lowest base of the tower. The AAA’s and AA mortgages were to make so much money that the extra money was to trickle down to the BBB’s at the base. This information is in the book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine written by Michael Lewis. He has written many best-selling non-fiction books like Moneyball and The Blind Side both were…

Understanding Characters During this learning center the students will use a jenga set labeled with character traits. For each block they pull the students will have to describe one example of the character trait on the block they have chosen. If the tower collapses during the student’s turn they will have to name two character traits describing their partner. Another way this game could be played is for each character trait labeled block they pull the student will have to name a person who…

then you might survive. Come on.” Realising he couldn’t last on his own, Canessa waded into the river following Parrado. They were now both surrounded by water made angry by the howling winds; their numbed feet balanced on the uneven rocks, a game of jenga waiting to fall. Unsteady breaths and crashing waves were the only sound; the two men too engulfed in the arctic pool to talk, only shared anxious looks and…

Cassie Niemeier Bosnia List Paper Anyone who says that history is black and white clearly slept through class. There is no simplicity to history. Most events in history are like a Jenga tower. Events stack on top of each other creating a less stable structure until it collapses in on itself, or war breaks out. The Bosnian genocide seems very simple on the surface. In fact, genocide is a rare simple thing in history, a group of people want to eliminate another group of people because the…

that I know a little, but with help I can continue improving on myself. College is a fresh start, and it’s fresher than a daisy. Have you ever played the game Jenga? It’s a game where you try to build up these blocks, but if you have a rocky foundation, then you’re going to make the blocks crumble. You grades are kind of like the game Jenga. If you build them up right, you will build a tremendous tower and it will not tumble down because of a weak and fragile…

Children begin to grieve the loss of their primary caregiver even when there’s a history of maltreatment (Goldsmith, Oppenheim, & Wanlass, 2004). Caregivers often feel guilt and shame for not being able to keep their family intact, (Haight, Kagle, & Black, 2003). Despite the decision to remove a child from their home, the goal of CFS is family reunification, (Pecora , et al., 2009). Supervised visitations, which are scheduled, face to face contacts between caregivers and their children in…

Species Extinction: A Pathway to the Sixth Extinction We have all played a game of Jenga, each player removes one block per turn and either the tower will remain upright, or it will all tumble down. This Hasbro game is an exceptional example of the sixth extinction. Simply imagine each block as a different species. Humans are on top while other species like rhinos, polar bears and lions are on the bottom. If one is removed off of the bottom there is a possibility of all of them toppling over,…

Working Poor Book Summary Three Main Points The Working Poor was written by David K. Shipler. The book gives readers a perspective of what life is like after poverty strikes. Each chapter focuses on either the contributing factors, the causes, or the effects of poverty. In the introduction of the book, Shipler paints the disturbing picture of what it’s like to live in poverty. The line on page 4, “an inconvenience to an affluent family- minor car trouble, brief illness, disruptive child…

This is the last set, this is the last set. I stand in the blistering sun with the rest of the marching band on the last day of band camp. Everyone is hot and sweaty as a beaming ray of sun hits our skin. We all have shorts, a tank top, a hat, and a pinning on. I stare at everybody and see them slouched over and eyes drooping like a beagles ears. My sneaker softly touch the concrete ground of the parking lot football field. I snap into focus when I hear a shout at the top of a metal structure.…