The book Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card is a science fiction novel‚ about futuristic battles between earth and aliens. This book won the 1986 Nebula book award‚ 1986 Hugo best book award. The book Ender’s Game is about a boy named Ender who is pulled out of his home and put into battle school. He is a brilliant boy who learns the skills to fight against the enemies called the buggers. He is a prophet‚ but goes through internal issues in order to save humanity. Ender Wiggin has the archetype of
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Sam Britt 11/15/10 4A The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ and Ender’s Game‚ written by Orson Scott Card‚ are books written about two different individuals who show both their good‚ and their inner evil‚ but only one is a true hero. Ender is a true hero. Coming as a weak‚ sensitive child‚ he transforms into a person who practices nonstop strategies and maneuvers until they are just simple natural instincts. He shows leadership‚ courage‚ fearfulness‚ and trust. Odysseus is no hero. Even though he
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The way one thinks or acts determines if they are heroic or villainous. Ender always thinks about how to stop someone who isn’t good to those around other people. In Ender’s Game‚ by Orson Scott Card‚ Ender is characterized throughout the novel as a hero. In chapters 1-4‚ Ender is defined as a hero by his thoughts at elementary school and at home. For example‚ after Ender had his monitor removed‚ Stilson‚ a malicious student that went to school with Ender‚ brought a group of kids and started a fight
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From the dawn of time to the end of the world as humanity knows it‚ where there is sentience‚ there will always be leaders. In Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game‚ leadership is displayed by numerous characters‚ children‚ and adults‚ almost all of which displayed some forms of eloquence‚ empathy‚ and organization. Eloquence is needed for a leader to secure the trust and loyalty of their followers‚ after all‚ would one follow a leader they could not trust? In order to be on the cutting edge of strategy
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Sometimes ruthless leaders are needed when the world is in chaos. In the story‚ Ender’s Game‚ by Orson Scott Card‚ the world has just survived the first and second invasion against the brutal enemy known as the buggers‚ with help from Mazer Rackham. Now‚ the military is looking at child geniuses to help them against a third invasion. Ender is the third child in a family of a society that only allows two children per household. However‚ in Ender’s case‚ the government approved his birth because they
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So I could be wrong here‚ but I don’t think I am the only one who wanted to know how to wipe out an entire alien race‚ and enjoy doing it. If I am correct‚ and you are in fact looking just for that‚ then boy do I have a treat for you! Because Orson Scott Card has the key! Ender in Ender’s Game is a quiet boy who isn’t like the others--he has a small black box on his body. No‚ he isn’t under house arrest‚ Ender is part of a government plan to create an army. Throughout his life Ender has to worry about
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breaking social rules. Chapter 2: Question 7 Dear Orson Scott Card In your book "Enders Game" I believe the children are too adultish‚ its like you put adults in the book but they are only 6 years old. The children are calcalative‚ ruthless and show all the characteristics of an adult and can even think like an adult . Like in the example when Peter was showing a killing intent to Valentine and Ender‚ threatening them just like adults do. Card‚ is that how children really think‚ if it were then
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Ender’s Game is a military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set in Earth’s future‚ the novel presents an imperiled mankind after two conflicts with the "Buggers"‚ an insectoid alien species. In preparation for an anticipated third invasion‚ children‚ including the novel’s protagonist‚ Ender Wiggin‚ are trained at a very young age through increasingly difficult games including some in zero gravity‚ where Ender’s tactical genius is revealed. The book originated as the short
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used to communicate. In reality‚ many easily accessible electronics end up becoming a technological crutch people cannot walk without. Once taken away‚ they would automatically lose their balance and take a while to regain their footing alone. Orson Scott Card’s‚ “Ender’s Game” is a science fiction novel in which many sad and disturbing truths are revealed in Ender’s relationships with his family‚ friends‚ and with the aliens; colloquially known as ‘buggers’. The novel explores the tragic shortcomings
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Burning House Essay If my house were to burn down‚ I would try to save as many valuable things that I could. If I were to only be able to save ten things‚ I would save the things that mean most to me. The very first thing that I would get would be my photo albums. They are full of pictures that were taken from when I was a little girl‚ all the way up until now. Each picture has meaning to me‚ and I would be very upset if I were to lose them. Whenever I look at them‚ they remind me of the times
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