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    Remember how you have ever done something morally wrong and then you reminisce about this event day after day, week after week. Ender has many problems during the story, Ender’s Game. Born a third child, this is how Andrew “Ender” Wiggin feels throughout the story Ender’s Game. Ender's Game is a novel, about a young Ender Wiggin, who is considered a reject to his family, however he grows to save the world from the alienated buggers. He lives an average life as a six year old until he gets the…

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    Literary Analysis : Ender’s Game Ender’s Game is a book that was published January 15, 1985. The author was Orson Scott Card. Ender’s Game is a science fiction book and shows themes of friendship and loyalty. It explores through the courageous young characters, as they are in space.In the near future, a alien race has attacked Earth. If not for the heroic of commander Rackham, all would had been lost. In preparation for the next attack Colonel Graff and the military are training only the best…

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    tell his parents but obi one condo tries to give luke the lightsaber but he says no because he has to stay there and live with his aunt and uncle on the farm but when they when to go get the androides and when they came back luke's aunt and uncle are dead so ukes decided to go with odio one condie to go defeat the dark side.…

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    The Leadership Qualities of Ender Wiggin Ender’s Game by Orson Card has been a popular science fiction novel for the past three decades. Since its inception the book has claimed two highly respected awards. In addition it has even become a highly recommended reading material for several military education facilities for new officers. This novel highlights four basic qualities that make up the basis of a good commanding officer. The first quality needed for a leader to succeed is gaining the…

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    Genocide In Ender's Game

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    Controversial topics are typically surrounded by a lot of “grey area” and strong opinions. People dispute abortion, war, and genetically modified food. Yet, no sane person disputes the immorality of genocide; likewise, no sane person celebrates when a genocide has taken place. By these standards nearly every human in Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game is insane. Ender Wiggin may be the only sane person, yet he is the celebrated killer in question. Ender’s good intentions do nothing to alter his…

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    "Individual human beings are all tools, that the others use to help us all survive." -Ender’s Game. Manipulation is a key theme in the book, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. Although in this book, it has many themes, Manipulation has a giant role in the life of Ender. The system pits him against the students who highly dislike him for his brilliant intelligence and the teachers just simply make it worse. But with all these thrown at him, Ender is still afraid of Peter and his actions on Earth.…

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    “Because never in my entire childhood did I feel like a child. I felt like a person all along―the same person that I am today.” This quote from Ender Andrew Wiggin, the protagonist of the book and movie Ender’s Game sums up his life’s story. He was only allowed to be born by the government, because they needed someone to lead The International Fleet against the Buggers, an alien Species the attacked earth years ago. They send Ender off to Battle School at a young age, where he will be groomed…

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    Essay On Ender's Game

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    Synthesis Essay: Child Soldiers Fear. Trickery. Violation. These inhuman techniques, used by child soldier commanders, destroy children’s childhoods. Within the science fictional book, Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card, Andrew “Ender” Wiggins, a precocious pre-teen, was specifically birthed to take the role of saving the world. He has surpassed many one-sided, atrocious obstacles throughout his time in the battle school. Through Ender, the readers could understand how the children were…

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    In Ender’s Game, I would like to be friends with Ender. Ender is the main character in the story, and I would want to be friends with him because he is strong, bright, decisive, and also independent. In the story, I read many times where Ender faced challenges, but even though it seemed impossible to do, he still managed to do his best and win. One example was when he was eight years old Ender transferred armies to a new army and became the commander for them. There were many challenges to…

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    Enders Game, a novel writer by Orson Scott Card, is a look into the experience of a great young mind in a time of peril. Andrew “Ender” Wiggins is chosen as a candidate to become a warrior trained to lead an Army in a time of need. He is chosen at the age of 6, but he is believed to have what it takes to grow and breed into becoming a significantly great leader in his society. This novel takes place in a futuristic world where the civilization and human race is in danger. At the beginning of the…

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