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    story of Josh Waitzkin‚ a seven year old boy‚ who fell in love with the game of chess. Although this film isn’t just about Josh’s life‚ he’s always being compared to the chess genius Bobby Fisher. For many chess players Bobby Fischer is as much a rule model to the game of chess as Roberto Clemente is to the game of baseball. Josh Waitzkin is faced with multiple challenges that he must over come to become one of the best chess players of all time. Just like in reality everyone is faced with challenges

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    4‚ 2024. Wind Strength can be expressed in many different ways‚ even by wind. In the story “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan‚ Waverly was just a regular girl‚ until her brother Vincent brought home a chess board. Her life was altered because she went from her normal‚ boring life‚ to nonstop chess tournaments. Waverly even hears the whispers of the wind‚ as the wind symbolizes her passion for the game and her concentration. The wind symbolized many aspects in Waverly’s life‚ one being the strength

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    In this story the game of chess is used as a metaphor for life. "Rules of the game" refers not only to the rules of chess‚ but also to the rules of life. Do you think this is a good comparison? Why or why not? It is a wonderful comparison; the rules of chess that Waverly learns are similar to the life skills for achieving success. This is the art of invisible strength. Examples: 1. Self

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    distance himself away from his son when it comes to his hobby‚ which weakens their relationship.In “202 Checkmates‚” the relationship with chess affects the relationship with his family in a positive way. In “202 Checkmates‚” by Rion Scott‚ the main character stated “ When I ripped the paper from the box‚ I could do nothing but stare at my gift. It was green marble chess board. I ran my fingers along the clear glass that covered the thick emerald base. The white were a shiny crystal‚ the dark pieces a

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    the characters and experiences shown in Josh’s life. Negative punishment‚ positive reinforcement‚ the over justification effect‚ modeling‚ and positive punishment are some of the many conditioning concepts that relate to Josh’s story of his love for chess. Negative punishment is one of the most evident conditioning concepts shown in the film. This is when something is discouraged through the removal of something pleasant. While receiving lessons from coach Bruce‚ Josh was rewarded for his improvement

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    his freedom. In the story‚ “Rules of the Game” the main character must fight for independence from her mother who controls her every move‚ even in her personal activity. She is a girl who loves to play chess‚ even sometimes competing in tournaments and destroying the competition. She loves to play chess and she read the rules on her own and quickly became a pro. She went to a park to play with other experienced players and found a mentor who she constantly played with.

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    Analyzing Conditioning in the Film Searching for Bobby Fischer The main character‚ Josh Waitzkin‚ in the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer‚ has learned about the game of chess and the consequences of winning and losing through operant and observational conditioning. Operant conditioning‚ according to The Free Dictionary‚ is “a process of behavior modification in which the likelihood of a specific behavior is increased or decreased through positive or negative reinforcement each time the behavior

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    In 1955 Muddy brought Chuck into the studio and Chuck tried to impress them with his blues songs that he thought would appeal to Chess. By this time blues was fading from the scene and no longer moving as many records as it once was. What mostly appealed the Chess was Chuck’s western and country sound. His first big hit with Chess was “Maybelline” an adaptation of an Ida Reid song. “Maybelline” hit number one on Billboard charts and sold over 1 million copies in 1955. His follow

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    loved a sport‚ game‚ or activity so much that you would do anything to succeed? Well this amazing chess team from I.S. 318 did the impossible and won nationals. While having to face many challenges along the way. A school from Brooklyn‚ NY has a great chess team‚ but is experiencing money loss. Which can put the team in danger. Many of these student don’t have a lot in there personal lives‚ so chess can give them many new opportunities in having a better life. To start off‚ during the film‚ “Brooklyn

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