Backgammon Essays

A.H is a twenty-seven-year-old Arabic speaking mother who was admitted October 4, 2015 for fetus delivery. Gestation at this time was 40 weeks and one day. Her last menstrual period was December 30, 2014. Her Gravida ( G), Term births (T), Preterm Birth ( P), Abortions (A) and Living children (L) is 2/2/0/0/2. She gave birth to R.H, a beautiful baby girl, October 5, 2015 at 0817. R.H was 7 pounds, 15 ounces and 20 inches long. She had a normal spontaneous vaginal delivery. The baby was a normal

Interviewer: Hello everybody I’m Emily Bilik on Revolutionary News. Today on Revolutionary News we’ll be interviewing the famous King George III. I don’t know how I got here, but I’m doing the interview of a lifetime ! George: Why, I don’t know either, but I am glad to answer plenty of questions. Interviewer: Well let’s start from the beginning where was your place of birth and the date. George: Well I was born June 4th, 1738 in London, England. Any questions about that? Interviewer: Well how about

clearly here; it is the human being who invents and controls these machines, it is labor. Vertov also depicts workers during leisure time, as he presents them in workers’ club, drinking beer, playing chess and backgammon. He uses a reverse motion to help the workers to reset the backgammon pieces in order to enhance the leisure time. Vertov aims to present workers’ happiness during work and leisure time to enhance the image of his new society where work is as important as

Both Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Rome deal with sports, and games, but they do so in different ways. Egyptians played sports, and games thousands of years ago. Ancient Romans played thousands of years ago to, but not as long ago as Ancient Egyptians. Both civilizations played games we still do today, but they did them differently back then, than they do today. Ancient Egyptians most popular sport was soccer. They didn’t do it exactly like they do today, but a different version. They still had to

also expected to act as servants to ladies of the court in the castle. The number of pages per castle was dependent on how wealthy the noble was. Young Page's would be taught religion, manners, riding, hunting, hawking, and strategic games like backgammon and

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts. He was an American philosopher, poet, and environmental scientist. He began writing nature poetry in the 1840s. He became known for his beliefs in Transcendentalism and civil disobedience, and was a dedicated abolitionist. One of America's most famous writers, Henry David Thoreau is remembered for his philosophical and naturalist writings. (biography.com, Henry David Thoreau) He was born and raised in Concord, Massachusetts

present day. These topics led to Kha’ir Beg, ruler of Egypt, as well as his superiors worrying about coffeehouses being a popular meeting place for those wishing to overthrow the government. Also, coffeehouses were "popular venues for chess and backgammon”, which were often regarded as “morally dubious”. These activities and conversation topics may have given coffeeshops an

Hi I am Alexander the Finest, and I'm coming to you from the kings castle which is called Castle Camelot. Where I will be serving my king Merlin and his lovely wife Anna with his one son and his two daughters and I also I have my own family my wife is Ola and my three kids. My daily routine of a Knight started at dawn when Mass would be heard and prayers would be madeis. Then I go back to my room where I get ready for the day brush my teeth, grab my sword and get some breakfast. The Knights job

Medieval Knights and Their Weapons, William Wallace The middle ages were characterized by kings, queens, nobles, peasants, and most notably, knights. Knights were men that were chosen to protect the King, his castle, and his subjects. They followed a code of chivalry. William Wallace was a Scottish man who led a rebellion with normal people as warriors against Edward I of England. The process of becoming a knight was a long and complicated one. There were five steps to becoming a knight. The first

Government systems are set in place to provide leadership and sustainability for citizens in times of need. The way in which citizen’s view the government depends; on the action taken by the government to make fair laws. They aren’t met to make unjust laws in order to suit themselves. Henry David Thoreau was a citizen of Massachusetts and saw how the government made unjust laws. Thoreau believes civil disobedience is the only way to fight back against the government. The way you determine if something

The Viking age has long been associated with rape, pillaging and just plain brutality. Vikings left their mark throughout Northern Europe in the way of burning and ravaging the land and communities. This is what most people think of when they hear the word “Viking”. But, some others may think of politics, art, marine technology or economist. The following is a beginning passage to a Viking Saga story in Time Magazine. “For hundreds of years after their bloody appearance at the end of the 8th century

The author says, “, for coffeehouses were hotbeds of gossip, rumor, political debate, and satirical discussion. They were also popular venues for chess and backgammon, which were regarded as morally dubious.” (139) This explains the impacts coffeehouses had on social life and how it was a place for gossip, and political debate. The next piece of evidence is, “Coffee shook off its original religious associations

The Victorian Era lasted for 64 years while Queen Victoria reigned. Entertainment was a huge part of this time because they did not have the modern technology we have today to keep them amused. First off, one big form of entertainment in the Victorian era, was sports. Not only playing, but watching as well. Some traditional sports commonly played were cricket, football, and boxing. The more popular games that were played were bicycling, croquet, lawn tennis, roller skating, and horseback riding

match of affection when he was obliged to part with Miss Taylor too; And from his habits of gentle selfishness and of being never able to suppose that other people could feel differently from himself”. (Austen 001). Emma then utilizes the game of backgammon to get her

In his classic essay, “Civil Disobedience,” Henry David Thoreau, spoke about the lack of facts behind voting within the government. Thoreau said, “All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it” (Thoreau p. 22). As a middle-class citizen, Stempel was laughed at by the court for expressing the truth. First-class citizen, Charles Van Doren, however, was revered and praised for finally telling the truth. This

Life is filled with a mountain of complicated decisions that can shape people’s lives for either the better or the worse. Children are told the importance of standing out from their peers and to be themselves, yet children tend to assimilate to their peers’ ideas, customs, and behaviors. Some argue that assimilation is outgrown by those children as they approach adulthood, but sadly, that is not the case. The 1994 classic film “Quiz Show,” follows the journey of different players deciding to be

Twas a lonely night- scratch that. long, long time ago- no that is not right, it wasn 't that that long ago how about I just tell you about how it all began. so I grew up in a second world country, you 're probably wondering what that means, well it means a country that is not the united states of America but is closely allied to it (like most of Europe, why didn 't I just say Europe then well its likely that you won 't know what or where that is anymore since it doesn 't exist anymore, partly

Victorian Era Entertainment Although the victorian era was a time of poverty and trouble to the people of england, they still enjoyed playing sports. Some of the sports the would play was football, croquet, tennis & cricket. Actually, during 1871 the first football game took place. After that a lot of football clubs started. Even though they were mostly under control of the churches only to bring people to the churches, but not all of them some were set up by people who actually trying to get good

The Victorian Era was the history of the United Kingdom during Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901. The Victorian society was divided up into four different classes, Gentry, Upper Class, Middle Class, and Working Class. Depending on what class you were a part of determined the type of diversion you got to participate in. Of course, the higher classes were associated in a wider range of activities. The lower class activities were limited and not as diverse. Sports in the Victorian Era were mainly

The Victorian Era was the history of the United Kingdom during Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901. The Victorian society was broken up into four different classes, Gentry, Upper Class, Middle Class, and Working Class. Depending on what class you were a part of determined the type of diversion you got to participate in. Of course, the higher classes were involved in a wider range of activities. The lower classes activities were limited and not as diverse. Sports in the Victorian Era were mainly