In this respect, he is like all men, who would ask for time to make final plans. Therefore, the chess game played is an allegory for this very reason. Among this game Antonius searches and searches for his one good-deed, only to realize it's right in front of him, and when the time comes he 'performs' it well. He ruins his extra time, his chess game, to save Jof and Mia and their son Mikael from the group that they have joined for they realized Death's presence. ... The game is of much allegorical meaning. ...

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This accomplishment can be as minor as being disciplined enough to get up for school early in the morning or as grand as scoring the game winning basket to win NBA finals in game seven. ... This way may be as little as an attitude because that person has defeated the challenge of waking up early in the morning or as big as the person winning the NBA finals and feeling there is no need to practice anymore because they are just that good. ...

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Despite this, water is still regarded with suspicion; the last line of the second section, "A Game of Chess," says "Good night ladies-, this mimics Lil's friend and they are also the last words spoken by Ophelia, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, before she drowns. ... These are the final two sections of the poem. ... For example in part two, "A Game of Chess," the quotation, "Pressing lidless eyes and waiting for a knock upon the door," this supports the idea of anticipation and waiting, and all the time being wasted and wished away is while the Waste Lander's hope and wait for water....

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Meaningless World What is the purpose of life? What happens when the shimmering of life no longer catches our eye, and a question of our existence is upon our conscious? Is the purpose of life to reach another post-physical life, an afterlife? Does life have a cosmic purpose, or is my life ...

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That is an awesome feeling, to know that you can barley know somebody, but yet when it comes game time yall are so close and in a battle together. ... They have helped make me the person that I am today, The final reason that I am so optimistic about athletics is because it gives you something to do and it keeps you out of trouble. ...

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Life's contrasts are something dealt with everyday. They build character and bring out who people really are. In the novel A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, Gene and Finny are the two teenage boys that are the main characters. The book takes place at a prep school in New Hampshire during the 194...

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For instants a father or mother missing their child's first basketball game, because they are so tired up in their demanding job. ... Although, the irritation the fly introduces to the scene also becomes her final experience of life, a perfect example of how something so ordinary can overwhelm and completely extinguish a spirit. ... In final lines of the poem, the horses seem to be leading her into Eternity. ...

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At this time Duddy carried out his dirtiest, most despicable act in his apprenticeship by forging Virgil's cheque to purchase the final piece of land. ... Duddy had in the end killed the three types of people any relatively normal person would choose and became a deceitful, inconsiderate, scheming criminal who failed in the game of life. ...

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Let me remind you, anyone failing to turn in their homework assignment will be penalized one point off their final grade. ... Now, devotees may argue that one sport or game is inherently better than another. ...

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"Tis bring us through the life of Frank McCourt and shows us the trials and tribulations he and other immigrants faced. "Tis written by Frank McCourt, is a novel that reflects upon the trials and tribulations he and other immigrants faced. It's predecessor Angela's Ashes was the much more popular ...

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