Domino is a beloved board game in which players place small rectangular blocks on a flat surface and attempt to knock over all those on both sides, before creating different configurations of dominoes to stack. One fall can cause hundreds or even thousands of others to collapse – thus inspiring the term domino effect, meaning one action leads to others happening simultaneously. Dominoes can be used as an effective teaching tool to convey essential life lessons.
A domino is a small rectangular tile featuring anywhere from zero to six dots on each face, usually two times longer than wide and divided visually into two squares by a line in the middle. Each end is marked with either six pip arrangements or none at all; this sum, or weight, of all its values on both sides determines its rank or weight; usually one domino from its same rank is used against another of similar rank or multiple similar dominoes are usually matched together for play.
Domino is an exceptionally gifted mutant who possesses the unique power to influence her luck unconsciously through certain stressful activities, like fighting or fleeing. Her special gift makes her an excellent mercenary, allowing her to survive situations that would kill most humans and mutants alike.
After her time with the Punisher, Domino returned to Cable’s X-Force when her Six Pack was disbanded. Later she joined forces with other mercenaries in forming the Six Pack, before leaving when an assignment went bad in Yucatan. Ultimately she rejoined Cable’s team when this group was disbanded.
As a mercenary, Domino is often put through her paces as her abilities as an assassin are put to the test. For instance, during one fight she was attacked by an assassin using the Red Queen’s psychic powers to steal her body; fighting back, Domino was eventually successful in exchanging bodies with him and replacing his with hers. Later she joined with the X-Men once more to investigate mutant rights violations in Hong Kong.
Domino is successful because she can quickly identify problems and solve them swiftly. She employs the “domino effect,” whereby one high leverage action triggers multiple secondary actions – similar to computer scripts where one command initiates multiple other commands.
As with other challenges to learning, some learning challenges have an overwhelming domino effect. When faced with difficulties at school, some may resort to compensating with flash cards or other tricks; but this only results in compensatory skills being developed instead of core ones that the child needs. Over time these compensatory skills become an obstruction and eventually frustrate learning process leading to frustration and failure for all involved parties involved. By identifying and addressing such problems early on teachers can ensure their students can develop all necessary abilities needed for success.