My mother placed my first trophy next to a new plastic chess set that the neighborhood tao society had given to me. as she wiped each piece with a soft cloth, she said, “next time win more, lose less.” “ma, it’s not how many pieces you lose,” i said. “sometimes you need to lose pieces to get ahead.” “better to lose less, see if you really need.” at the next tournament, i won again, but it was my mother who wore the triumphant grin. “lost eight piece this time. last time was eleven. what i tell you? better off lose less! ” i was annoyed, but i couldn’t say anything. describe the primary and secondary conflicts in the excerpt. then, analyze what motivates each character to act the way they do in the excerpt.

Hurry 20 mins all the animals were now present except moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. when major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively he cleared his throat and began: "comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that i had last night. but i will come to the dream later. i have something else to say first. i do not think, comrades, that i shall be with you for many months longer, and before i die i feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as i have acquired. i have had a long life, i have had much time for thought as i lay alone in my stall, and i think i may say that i understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living. it is about this that i wish to speak to you." which historical figure does old major most likely represent? tsar nicholas ii an imperial guard vladimir lenin joseph stalin