The Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin A Game of Thrones is set in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros‚ a land reminiscent of medieval Europe. Fifteen years prior to the novel‚ the Seven Kingdoms were torn apart by a civil war‚ known as the “War of the Usurper." Prince Rhaega Targaryen kidnapped Lyanna Stark angering her family and of her fiancé‚ Lord Robert Baratheon. The Mad King‚ Aerys II Targaryen had Lyanna’ father and brother executed when they demanded her safe return. Her second brother
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Snakes and ladders or Chutes and ladder is a children’s board game. It is played on a square grid‚ each small square is marked with a number from 1 to 100. A player starts from 1‚ roll a single die and then move depending on the number on the die. On the way there are ladders and snakes. Ladders are reward; skip a player to a higher level whereas snakes are penalty leading to lowering in level. Any number of players can play simultaneously and one who reached 100th square earlier is winner. It
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The company has since relocated to Madrid‚ and its titles now included both mobile games and business solutions. In September 2003‚ Movilenio introduced a new concept to mobile gaming. The company “They encourage different ways of learning and thinking and provide the opportunity to teach and practice new skills and encourage imagination‚ creativity and exploration.”(Gee‚ James Paul (2005)) Humans played games to relax‚ build social bonds‚ increase social status‚ and develop skills and dominance
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A Game of Chess | Artist: Marcel Duchamp Written By: Chad Jordan | A simple yet complex description from the eyes of a college student newly educated on the arts. | | Marcel Duchamp is most renown for his work‚ Fountain (1917) was displayed and photographed at Alfred Stieglitz’s studio and Nude Descending a Staircase (1912) In the Duchamp’s painting A Game of Chess (1910)‚ he uses a variety of colors. He uses shades and tints of those colors vividly and with balance of the brightness and
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The Hunger Games trilogy Author: Suzanne Collins Book names: The Hunger Games‚ Catching Fire‚ Mockingjay Main characters: Katniss Everdeen‚ Peeta Mellark‚ Gale Hawthorne‚ Haymitch Abernathy etc. Facts: 1. The ‘Hunger Games’ set had 100-degree heat and bears. 2. The lead characters are contracted for the entire franchise. 3. The movie cost $90 milion to make‚ reduced to $78 million after subsidies. 4. Elizabeth Banks‚ who played District 12 escort Effie Trinket‚ said the worst part
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What makes someone “crazy”? Is it being outlandish and flamboyant? Does the person have to have a mental disorder? Can it come from a person’s strict adherence to “norms”? In the short story “Game‚” Donald Barthelme considers all of these questions. The story depicts two men‚ an unnamed narrator and Shotwell‚ who are trapped in some type of bunker‚ and they have been there for 133 days due to an “oversight.” After such a long time confined in a single space‚ the men start to act “strangely‚” but
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Rohinton Mistry’s short story “Of White Hairs and Cricket” and in Anita Desai’s short story “Games at Twilight‚” the protagonists both experience childhood differently‚ but they arrive at the same conclusion about their insignificance. Both narrators talk about how making independent choices can be both harmful and protective‚ but maintaining strong family relationships is crucial. Though the narrator in “Games at Twilight” is younger than the narrator in “Of White Hairs and Cricket”‚ they both face
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Periods 1-2 Book Talk: The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins What the book was about: The Hunger Games is a book taking place in the nation of Panem‚ the cruel‚ superficial capitol surrounded by twelve districts. To keep the districts in order‚ and to remind them how powerful they really are‚ the Capitol makes each district send a boy and girl to take part in the Hunger Games‚ a brutal‚ gory fight to the death live on television‚ made so each person in
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-Collecting stamps 2. Games Hobbies -Video games -Card games -Board games 3. Sports & Healthy hobbies -Fishing -Soccer -Basket 2ball -Badminton 4. Performing arts hobbies -Singing -Dancing -Magic 5. Reading Hobbies -Newspapers -Books -Comics *Are hobbies important? Why? From the time we are little children we decided what amuses us and what does not. Also from an early age some of us start doing certain things more than others. Some of us like to play games‚ others like to
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War Is Not a Game Etgar Keret’s “Not Human Beings” is the story of Schmulik Stein‚ a soldier who is young and jaded by the realities of death and violence. As an officer during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict‚ he is forced to recognize the serious nature of conflict he is involved in when he is recruited to go with Israeli border patrol officers. He is then put to the greatest test of all‚ to dehumanize‚ stand his ground and witness things he may never be able to forget. At the end of the story
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