Log 5_The Queen's Gambit

In the part I read this week, the author focused on two main incidents Beth went through. One was that she went to a senior high school to play chess with some male students in the chess club at the school. Another was that she illegally snuck into the room in which a big jar of tranquilizer was stored. I think the two incidents could be extremely indispensable in Beth's life, for both of them gave Beth an unforgettable lesson and significant influence.

In the first incident, Beth was invited by Mr. Ganz, who was the teacher in the chess club at the senior high school, to play chess with students there. Students there were big as men for Beth, and twelve of those "big" students were seated in a U shape to play chess with Beth. Beth felt tense on her way to the school, but she took a tranquilizer before playing with them. When she stood in front of those students, she knew that she was unbeatable. As what she thought, she prevailed over all of them in the end. For me, the discriptions of the process Beth was playing with them, Beth and other students' emotion shifts, the methods she used to beat them, and the students' reactions after losing to Beth were all compelling. One can be charismatic when he/she find something that he/she is so good at, and when he/she is doing it, a strong belief that he/she is unbeatable emerges in mind. I am still looking for that particular thing that makes me charismatic in my life, and I hope I can find it soon, so I can be unbeatable. (I may just want to feel the sensation in person.)

In the second incident, Beth ventured the room where the tranquilizers were put in. Since the institution stop giving traquilizers to them, Beth had not been sleeping well, unless she took one of the ones she hid secretly before. Beth could not fall asleep without a tranquilizer, so she decided to sneak into the room to get some tranquilizers. I have never taken any of tranquilizers before and I am curious about this drug (or substance). I searched it online, and found some explanations on Wikipedia. "A sedative or tranquilliser is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement. They are CNS depressants and interact with brain activity causing its deceleration. Various kinds of sedatives can be distinguished, but the majority of them affect the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). In spite of the fact that each sedative acts in its own way, most produce relaxing effects by increasing GABA activity. Sedatives can be used to produce an overly-calming effect (alcohol being the most common sedating drug). In the event of an overdose or if combined with another sedative, many of these drugs can cause sleep and even death." Beth had an addiction to tranquilizers, and it really caused a serious effect on her. Consuming medicines/drugs/substances is essential for people in need, yet taking them carefully and correctly is far more important.