Essays Tagged: "Chess"

Comparative Essay (The website makes many errors in my essays. Please get me to e-mail the originals of my work to you if you like them).

dy and his imaginary kingdom, as well, this theme is witnessed in a reminiscence of tie-breaking in chess by Harry Golombek. Both Alden Nowlan?s ?The Fall of a City? (Elements of English 10, pp. 130-1 ... and Harry Golombek?s personal reminiscence ?Variations on a Familiar Theme? from the collection The Chess Player?s Bedside Book deal with this theme, butfrom the viewpoint of very different characters ...

(4 pages) 124 0 2.1 Jun/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

A Premonition of things to come What will be the next anti-piracy move by the RIAA/MPAA?

se two anti-piracy giants have already put forth it looks more like random assaults than meticulous chess like advances by a Mr Burn's type figure. But in actuality it seems their last move against pi ...

(11 pages) 117 0 4.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Cognitive development.

on how to organize facts in a particular domain.In an experiment, we compare a group of 10-year-old chess experts with a group of 18-year-old chess amateurs. The 18-year0olds outperformed the 10-year- ... 18-year0olds outperformed the 10-year-olds in a memory test on random numbers. But the 10-year-old chess experts did better than the 18-year-old chess amateurs when they are asked to recall the posit ...

(2 pages) 147 1 2.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Ancient Chinese Entertainment

onsisted of 6 game pieces, which the player moved around on a board. Other games such as Parcheesi, Chess, and Backgammon are still played today.Poor people enjoyed storytelling and gambling. The Chin ... today.Poor people enjoyed storytelling and gambling. The Chinese played card games, board games and chess. Frequently, bets would be placed on the games. In the Chinese game of mah-jong, players use s ...

(2 pages) 43 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

PAIBOC Principle and its application in Atari Game manuals

ties and sports. We used to play games in the field and if not we used to play the board games like chess billiards etc. But with the advancement of technology, we are able to play these games and eve ...

(7 pages) 58 2 4.9 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Short Story G - RoW Si Fi About a group of men that never give thier dream of becomin G row Champs

that dangerous tournament." " My G ro days are over!"young Bear said. "Besides I rather stick with chess" Bear said to himself once more." Master come quick the G ro committee is at your door and ste ...

(11 pages) 23 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Sports in India

eeks, in terms of both physical and mental sports -- chariot racing, polo, archery and wrestling to chess and cards. Much later, just a few centuries ago, the British brought hockey and cricket to Ind ...

(3 pages) 33 1 4.5 Oct/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

Mark Antony: Loyal Friend or Cunning Politician?

r, the new king. Whilst Caesar would become the king, the most valuable but least powerful piece in chess, he would become the rook, a semi-valuable, very important piece. He wanted the crown to be gi ...

(2 pages) 31 0 3.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

How does W.W.Jacobs make "the Monkey's Paw" an effective ghost story?

riter tries to send across a happy family vibe to his reader by saying, "the father and son were at chess". This now plays with our emotions as now we do not know whether to be scared of the surroundi ...

(3 pages) 22 0 3.7 Jan/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Elizabethan Sports

iety. Common types of games played were board games, dice games and card games. Board games such as chess and backgammon caught attention of various people (Elizabethan Games). Vast numbers of board g ... which were all played in altered ways in that of Elizabethan times. Games such as black jack, dice, chess, and many other card and board games, which were played in Elizabethan time are still played t ...

(4 pages) 21 0 4.6 Aug/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Internet Monster

vancement of our technology. You can do many things on the Internet. You can chat, play games; like chess, checkers, black jack, and some people shop on the Internet. But is the Internet prefect? I sa ...

(4 pages) 15 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Character Essay On Mr. White

obs Mr. White is a doddering elderly man who would rather stick to his principles about how chess is to be played than actually win; however, he is not above using the strategy of distraction ... an actually win; however, he is not above using the strategy of distraction while playing a game of chess with his son. He believes he can beat Herbert, his son, by conversing with his wife during the ...

(2 pages) 1751 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence

ssion among computer scientists. Machines already have the capability to reason, play games such as chess, or even give simple psychological therapies as described in Carl Sagan¡¯s ¡& ... able intelligence. Another type of artificial intelligence seen in everyday life is in video games. Chess programs can play the game that is thought to be a mark of human intelligence better than most ...

(9 pages) 37 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Modeling anModeling and Computer Simulation (TOMACS) d Computer Sirizons to

ith the bad comes the good. Today, kids can take virtual tours of European cities or play a game of chess with someone half way around the world. The technology found in the Internet today gives peopl ...

(1 pages) 844 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Her

life is a wild rotation from one room to the other Locked in a constant circle of torment a game of chess she cannot win she stands up, throat on fire, head spinningm heart pounding begging for an end ...

(1 pages) 1195 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

The Game of Life

Dad always said that E5 was the best opening move. It was a move that was the norm in the life of a chess game, it was a standard that allowed for perfect development, a standard beginning that would ... mon handshake as one conflict is resolved and I move to the next match in life. Life is much like a chess game, it’s not about the opening move or the finishing touchesIt’s about the development.

(3 pages) 12 0 5.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Comparison on immigrant mothers experience in the short stories Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan, and "Who's Irish" by Gish Jen

ver what game she is playing, and what rules she must follow in order to succeed in life. Waverly's chess playing becomes a metaphor for her struggle with her greatest opponent, her mother. At first W ...

(2 pages) 31 0 5.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Comparative Essays

Defining Marketing

lush armchairs, comfortable love seats, small tables, magazines, newspapers and sometimes a game of chess or checkers. The store offers breakfast pastries, fruit cups, breakfast sandwiches and other t ...

(3 pages) 41 0 3.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

The history of Bull Fighting (Tauromachy)

r, basketball, boxing and wrestling, and the second category include tennis, swimming, running, and chess, they would choose the first category for sure, my argument in this paper is, since Bullfighti ...

(2 pages) 9 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Thinking Critical Simulation

ou do will affect different people including yourself. You have to think ahead it is like a game of chess you have you think ahead and think about what will happen for each move you make. This whole s ...

(5 pages) 37 0 0.0 Feb/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management