Throughout The Waste Land, there are many uses of symbolism with tarot cards, astrology, and especially the game of chess: The game of chess is such a meaningful symbol throughout the story, that metaphors are used to describe the situation and emotions of the characters throughout the poem by describing them as chess pieces and in check-mate situations. After considering the game of chess, and comparing to T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, the reading changes and it makes the reader view the poem as a game
Tan explained the feelings of Waverly through an important symbolic imaginary chess game as she wrote, “My white pieces screamed as they scurried and fell off the board one by one. As her men drew closer to my edge, I felt myself growing light” (508). This showed how Waverly felt about the relationship with her mother and how she was losing the battle
Chess Chess is a game, played by two players. One player plays with the white pieces, and the other player plays with the black pieces. Each player has sixteen pieces in the beginning of the game: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns. The game is played on a chessboard, consisting of 64 squares: eight rows and eight columns. The squares are alternately light (white) and dark colored. The board must be laid down such that there is a black square in the lower
Castles and Kings Chess, which is believed to have originated in India, has come a long way since it’s earliest record and perhaps violent history. Since it’s origin, chess has undergone a few changes. One of the biggest changes in chess is the switch from classical openings to a new style referred to as hypermodern openings. Before you can understand this change, you must know about the history, rules, and strategy of chess. There are many theories about the origination of chess. The most popular
The Jewelry We Wear Our tastes in jewelry are often fostered by our heritage, cultural background and ethnicity. Many of the unique pieces we see people wearing today steam from old cultural and ethnic roots. African and Asian influences are two prominent styles that often float in and out of popular culture and fashion as trends and style change. Usually found in silver jewelry, Celtic design is beautiful for its simple elegance. Basic lines come together to form elaborate designs. Celtic designs
spacious, and the pieces were very well ordered. The pieces were hung vertically or horizontally, and I liked this because it got my attention. Most of the pieces had a variety of different colors that created a contrasting pattern. Each of the pieces was very unique, and each had different characteristics. Before taking art 160 I would have never thought that art could be made from PVC foam. When I looked at the pieces closely I was able to notice that they were made in individual pieces then put together
very well done, I did not find a piece which “spoke to me” in a way. I had hoped for this, since I am always looking for new art to enjoy. When I went to take pictures of some of the pieces, I found that the battery of my camera ran out of energy. I left, and waited for another day to take pictures. While thinking about which piece to analyze, “Procession-You are on Your Way!” slowly grew on me, and when I returned I found that I gained an appreciation for this piece. “Procession-You are on Your Way
was marked out like a large chess-board. In Carroll’s novel, Through the Looking Glass, he bases the book off of a chess game, and there are many different elements throughout the
a tribute, a eulogy of sorts. But as with any other story, there is more than one level to The Book of the Duchess. One of the things Geoffrey Chaucer seemed to do in The Book of the Duchess was to define refined love. Chaucer gave the first pieces of his definition of refined love within the story of the King Seys and his wife Alcione. This first idea that Chaucer gives of refined love is of what one should feel when his or her love is gone longer than he or she should be. Seys had gone on
Introduction The game of chess is a traditional 8x8 board game in which two opponents, who are in possession of 16 pieces, use strategic movement of those pieces to conquer, or ‘checkmate’, the enemy’s king. The knight, a very particular piece, is the only piece that doesn’t move in a straight line; instead, the knight is entitled to “L” based movement as expressed in the figure below. The Knight’s tour is a mathematical puzzle that has endured for 1000 years. The objective of the puzzle is simple
There are a few components that can symbolize numerous things in Lais of Marie de France to recognize Lanval and his character. When we are initially acquainted with Lanval inside the story, we are immediately recognized of King Arthur's absence of thankfulness for Lanval's commitment and loyalty, leaving Lanval discouraged and depressed about his knightly title. Lanval leaves the courtship of King Arthur, seeking after a sign to encourage his well deserved recognition, to only shortly abandon his
The movie I chose was very interesting and very entertaining. This movie was about chess—a game about smarts and staying a step ahead of your opponent—Life of a King. This movie is slightly predictable, but intriguing. It is based on the true story about an ex con artist Eugene Brown who turned into a youth mentor for a bad school. The drama throughout this story was very intriguing however it was predictable. Intense to a certain extent, the movie hits all of the notes that will be told for the
Chess is an immensely complex game which is the basis for its enjoyment. It includes many unique pieces with their own specific moving patterns. Chess also has numerous rules and scenarios which keep the game fresh and interesting. Due to the various moving patterns and rules, it leads to a particularly complex game. Although it is complicated, it becomes easier with practice and experience. Keep reading and you will be a chess master in no time. Setup When playing the game of chess, the setup is
5% salt 1x 3.0% salt Potato Ruler Cork Borer Knife Preliminary Plan ================ 1. Cut into potato with cork borer. 2. Measure and cut 1.5cm of potato from the cork borer. Repeat steps 1. and 2. until you have 21 pieces of potato (3 per beaker) of equal size 3. Pour approximately 100ml of 0% salt solution into the first beaker. Label this beaker "0%" or "Water". 4. Pour approximately 100ml of 0.5% solution into second beaker. Label this beaker "0.5%"
1. What happened in this film was a by-product of structural functionalism, behavioural psychology and anomic suicide. In structural functionalism, each institution in the society has a specific job or role to play and each role has a status attached to it. This can be presented in the film as the warden has full control of what happens in the prison and order the prison guards (who is below the warden) and the prisoners are below prison guards. There is a lot of corruption in these roles in the
interactions and thoughts about Coleman shape the fundamentals of the poem to the point that he is the driving force of this poem. His being is the purpose of Mary Karr’s piece of writing and her time with him and without
In the first scene of the Act I King Henry is proud of Hotspur for playing a pivotal role in an early battle. He claims that it is as if “some night-tripping fairy had exchang’d / In cradle clothes our children,” because the king sees Hotspur more as a son than his own Prince Hal (87-88). But in the end, it turns out that Hotspur is King Henry’s biggest traitor. Hotpsur and his family were responsible for helping
to numerous young viewers who have not been exposed to such a dramatic and lavish fairy tale style of ancient characters that once captivated the imagination of numerous audiences. Numerous elements in the film have been taken directly from Greek mythology, yet there were composed in a different manner to create a story of their own. Despite this, most of the characters were indeed real, yet combined like chess pieces to form a new story as seen through the eyes of all the individuals that created
Demetrius too. He has fallen blindly in love with Helena, he could not stop praising her. “O Helen, goddess, nymph, perfect, divine! To what, my love shall I compare thine eyne?” (3.2.137-138). Together with Lysander and Demetrius, Titania, the Queen of Fairies was also under the influence of the love potion. She was attracted to Bottom, who temporarily had an ass's head. “Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed while I thy amiable cheeks do coy, and still musk-roses in thy sleek smooth head, and kiss thy
unmarred palms, free of callouses and scars, bright, lively eyes and genuine smiles— evidence of her once noble, high status. However, there’s only so much she could take; first and foremost, Madam Ong Siew Ngoh was raised to be a lady. It wasn’t a fairy godmother or Prince Charming who helped to change her life around. After many years, Jhor Jhor finally found it within herself to stand up against her sister and moved out to start her own food business: ‘Baba &