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**__Nicholas Matkovic's Page__**  Life is like a game of chess It's how life changes depending on the choices you make.
 * __How is Life Like a Game of Chess__**

When we make an incorrect move it puts your life on the line. But when you make a correct moves you will have a good life In chess you can make a series of bad moves, yet you will stay in the game. In life many bad moves are made yet life goes on.

__1st Picture Dialogue:__ Definition:The Business Men think they are being used as pawns because their boss tells them what to do all the time
 * __Chess Humor__ **

__2nd Picture Made-Up Dialogue__ "Excellent, now we will rule the world together."

__List of Places with Royal Names:__
 * __What's in a Name__**
 * 1) Royal Price Alfred Hospital
 * 2) Royal Alexandra Hospital
 * 3) Royal Children's Hospital
 * 4) Royal Melbourne Hospital
 * 5) Chesterfield Royal Hospital
 * 6) Royal Australian Air Force
 * 7) Royal Hotel
 * 8) Royal Botanic Gardens
 * 9) Royal Australian Navy

__Evaluation of the importance of the British Monarchy to Australians and how could this affect the use of Royal Names in the Future__ Personally as part of the youth community of Australia, the future leaders, I would think Australians would not pay much attention to the British Monarchy most of the Australian youth probably would'nt care. This conclusion would result in the prevention of future building projects having royal names. __How Many Squares on a Chess Board__ ** __How Many Squares are on a 8x8 Chess Board__ So, exactly how many pieces are on a chess set So, there are actually 64 + 49 + 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 204 squares on a chess board.
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 * 1, 8x8 square ||
 * 4, 7x7 squares ||
 * 9, 6x6 squares ||
 * 16, 5x5 squares ||
 * 25, 4x4 squares ||
 * 36, 3x3 squares ||
 * 49, 2x2 squares ||
 * 64, 1x1 squares ||

__Design a 6x6 Chess Board__ __Description__ On my Chess Board I have removed 2 pawns on each side because I have found that they are annoying and get in the way of other pieces, but if you think this would make the game easier, think again because I am adding two new rules: Personally I believe these two new rules would make the game harder.  **__Past, Present & Possibilities __** __What Motivates a Champion?__ I believe the Motive behind a Champion is the great feeling of wining. The sensation that you get when you win is addictive, therefore once a person has won once they will want to win again and will do whatever it takes to win again sometimes ending badly but others well.
 * 1) Castles cannot kill each other.
 * 2) You cannot kill on the second move of each piece.

__Who is the Present Chess Champion in Australia?__ The present chess champion in Australia is Stephen Solomon

__Why are Sporting achievements acknowledged more than chess?__ This is because people think chess is a silly little game that does not matter and sport is what a real man does

**__Outdoor Chess Sets__** __What are the advantages and disadvantages of having an outdoor chess set in the school__ __Advantages:__ __Disadvantages:__
 * 1) It is a fun activity which could be held at recess and lunch
 * 2) If there was a teacher supervising the chess area, they could teach the younger children how to play chess
 * 3) It would provide opportunity to verse other schools
 * 1) Playground area will be taken up and some students won't be happy about that
 * 2) It would create a hassle for storage of the chess pieces
 * 3) Could get damages by the weather

__Proposal letter:__ Dear Ms Hoekstra,

I would like to present the following advantages and disadvantages to you on if we should have an outdoor chess set hopefully helping you come to a conclusion of whether we should have an outdoor chess set or not.

My First Reason why we should have a chess set is because it is a fun activity to entertain children at lunch. At lunch chess tornaments could be held and could build up so that at the end of the year a champion could be announced.

Secondly, If there was a teacher supervising the chess area, they could teach the children how to play chess. A chess education class could be held to teach children about how to play chess, and it does not necessarily mean teachers must teach this class perhaps the older year six students could help the younger children to play chess

My last reason why we should have an outdoor chess set is because, it would provide a social opportunity to verse other schools. A chess club could be formed and these people can go to other schools or can welcome people from other schools to come and play chess and verse, through my knowledge many other schools do have chess competitions.

Although the above reasons are all excellent there are some disadvantages to having an outdoor chess set, one of which is to have an outdoor chess set you need space, some children may not be happy about this seeing as they will have less space to play.

Secondly, the pieces on an outdoor chess set are quite large and this could create a hassle for storage. With an outdoor chess set comes large chess pieces where to put these? who knows, so with an outdoor chess set comes additional cost for adding another storage closet which could become a hassle.

Finally. an outdoor chess set could get damaged by the weather. Where does an outdoor chess set go, outside, what's outside, harsh weather conditions, what do harsh weather conditions do, damage things, and what comes from damages, extensive costs, as well as the cost of the chess set and the storage, do you really want to pay to repair damages?

In conclusion, I believe your school should definitely not buy a chess set due to it's extensive costs.

__Why would The Children’s Hospital have decided to purchase this set?__ I personally believe The Children's Hospital bought this chess set because they wanted an activity that sick children could do to take their mind of any treatments they are having e.g. chemotherapy, blood transfusions etc.