“You’ll find this game worth playing. Your brain against mine, Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine. Outdoor chess! And the stake is not without value, eh?”(Connell…
to the game in literature. According to some sources (Forbes, History of Chess, 1860) the game was invented…
Apart from a short time in the mid-to-late 20th century when a freeze on capital punishment was ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court, this system of punishment has been in constant use in the United States for most of its history. Proponents and opponents have always been at odds over whether the practice should be continued or abolished completely. Lining up on one side are those who believe that the practice deters crime and is cheaper than warehousing a criminal for life in a maximum-security prison and lining up on the other side are those that believe the practice is inhumane and fraught with inconsistencies which make it antiquated and a barbaric form of punishment. Even though the United States…
Jean de la Bruyere once said, “Death comes once but we expect it all our life. The fear of death is worse that the death itself.” Death is can not be avoided, so running from it makes it a lot worse that it actually is. In “The Masque of the Red Death,” Edgar Allen Poe used Prince Prospero, to show how the fear you have over death also shows you that death is in fact inevitable. In “The Masque of the Red Death,” Edgar Allen Poe added many Gothic characteristic in order to show the worst parts of life and death.…
“Rules of the Game” written by Amy Tan is a short story that focuses on the conflict in identity that Chinese Americans face when growing up with influences from both the cultures. The physical and social settings of “Rules of the Game” create an atmosphere which helps to bring out the true essence of the story. Amy Tan’s “The Rules of the Game” becomes more than a young girl’s success at playing chess when juxtaposed against the humility of immigrant life in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Cultural tradition, physical surroundings and the game of chess are all elements of the physical and social setting which contribute to the meaning of the story.…
Many people think that backgammon is the world’s oldest board game, but once again the Egyptians go back even further with their game of Senet. As often happens with ancient Egypt, its exact use is tantalizingly unknown. Was it simply a game or did it have deeper meaning? Why are Senet boards found among other funerary objects? Though enjoyed by almost everyone, why have no written rules ever been found? The exact role of Senet will most likely remain unknown, but most experts agree that the game was laden with metaphors of the journey to and existence in the afterlife.…
(Wilhelm Steinitz) | 07 | “The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature and the player on the…
The rise of the Ottoman’s illustrates one of the greatest Islamic Empire’s of all time, the Ottoma’s Empire grew at a furious pace once the ball started rolling. Since the 1300’s and near present day, Ottoman’s existence proves a prowess of ever lasting change. In the beginning, the core principals of the nation were established and were continued to be exercised into the following centuries. The movie presented many historical facts, with many of the facts focusing on government policies and monarchy influences. Furthermore, the goals which the Ottoman’s sought for, how the new conquered lands were ruled, were all visited in great detail within the film.…
The author of this article basically asserts that whether a person be playing chess or tennis, the brain is utilized in a similar manner between aspects that require knowledge and the ones that seemingly don’t. In the article, elite athletes are used as examples to show how they easily use just as much brain power as the champion for professional checkers does. In athletics, the players need to be able to keep their A game, and get in the “zone”; in entering their zones, the brain manipulates a part of the brain to form the motions an athlete would normally do. People may think that sports require no brain activity, when in fact the brain is extremely active throughout an event, just using a different part of the wonderful brain. The author also discusses how athletes use the mirror system…
“Now shalt thou feel the force of Turkish arms which lately made all Europe quake for fear.” This was true throughout the mid-fifteenth century to the end of the seventeenth century, when the Ottoman empire became a real threat to global civilization. The Ottoman empire left a significant impact on global civilization, differentiating their view of the world from the rest of the world. As a result, the Ottoman empire reformed beliefs like Muslim and Islam, controlled and threatened the world by expanding and growing at a terrifying rate. Authors Geoffrey Woodward, Ira Lepidus, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Hassan al-Bana discuss how the Ottoman empire threatened and left an everlasting effect on the world. Their articles are The Ottomans in Europe, A History of Islamic Societies, A Speech Delivered by Ghazi Mustafa Kemal, President of the Turkish Republic, 1927, and The Tyranny of Materialism Over the Lands of Islam.…
It seems almost like an oxymoron to combine the words mind and sport especially when the "sport" under consideration is chess. It is difficult to picture the game as a sport when the most physical activity it seems to require is moving the pieces across the board. Recently, though, the Olympic committee voted chess legal for competition in "The Games." This acknowledgment of chess as a sport by such a high council requires us to rethink our view of chess and athletics.…
The precursors of chess originated in India during the Gupta Empire,[2][3][4][5] where its early form in the 6th century was known as chaturaṅga, which translates as "four divisions (of the military)": infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry, represented by the pieces that would evolve into the modern pawn, knight, bishop, and rook, respectively.[6]…
Psychologists at Murray state university have been investigating in this connection between sports and religion. Daniel Wann, the project leader of this investigation say’s “Sports is a practically a ceremony like all other religions. The similarities between sports and religion are striking. Considering that sport and religion have faith, worship, ritual, dedication, sacrifice, commitments, sprit, prayer, suffering, festival and celebration”. It odd to compare religion to sports but as noticed, there is a hidden connection between each other if we look at the facts.…
Steadiness in emotional and physical health by sports allow for greater developments. When both the mind and body are interconnected, one has a greater healthier outlook on their daily life. Sports have a larger impact on the human body as a whole and not only physically. Although most people focus on the physical benefits of playing a sport, there are equally important mental health benefits. Sport improves the mental health of individuals which in turn improves their body's physical wellbeing and has a great impact on psychosomatic diseases. Psychosomatic disorders are a connection between the mind and body. These conditions need the mind to be healthy to have positive reflections on the daily human body. Mental health improves through various mechanisms, but sports provide a balanced triangle between mental, physical,…
Chess is known as one of the world’s most popular board game that can be played by 2 players. This game was originated in India that used to be an ancient game. The board used in the game is called chessboard that holds 64 squares and ordered in 8X8 grid. It’s same with checker board only difference is that the size. Since this board game is being played by 2 players, there will be 2 colors, black/brown and white. Each player will have 16 chess pieces. These 16 pieces contain 1 King, 1 Queen, 2 Rooks, 2 Knights, 2 Bishops, and 8 Pawns which have particular movement styles. Can be played just for fun or by tournament.…