Humanities Sabrina Huaraque Ender’s Game essay 10/14/2012 “ In the moment when I truly understand my enemy understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him” * Ender Wiggins Through out the stretch of Ender’s Game, Ender is obviously very logical in his decision making and his leadership style but I believe that what makes him such a good leader is his ability to lead with a heart. To think his decisions though considering how they will affect the people around him. Also through the book he learns to care for people and do everything in his power to help them. For example while training Bean, Ender pushes him as far as he knows bean can go but at the same time he truly care for Bean’s well being.
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Summery Ender, a child of six, has been monitored carefully to see if he qualifies for Battle School. The monitor was attached to neck so that the officials of the International Fleet, specifically Colonel Graff, could effectively "be inside Ender's mind." After Ender's monitor is removed, several boys in his class, led by the bully Stilson, corner him and abuse him, knowing that the officials can no longer watch what happens. But Ender tricks Stilson into fighting him alone, and Ender beats him badly. Ender cries, showing his remorse at being so ruthless, being more like his sadistic brother Peter than his compassionate sister Valentine.
Scout originally did not have the skill to empathize, but thanks to Atticus, earns it. Had Scout not honed in on this skill, the end of the book, and the message would have been affected. Bob Ewell is a very unempathetic man and did not teach his children the skill. Bob Ewell is so unempathetic, that in fact in the novel, he was referred to as a low down skunk. His children particularly Mayella, have been affected by this lack of empathy, and have developed it as well.
“I ALWAYS WONDERED WHY HE DIDN’T LISTEN, AND ALL THE TIME HE WASN’T THERE” (7). Johnny seeming to be the least affected by the teacher’s manipulation and even being her biggest skeptic first to refute anything she had to say. The diction used here dehumanizes johnny’s father by not giving him a name, and it is evident that the teacher is the only reason Johnny feels this way and would come to this conclusion. Diction was not the only thing to change in the story; the characters underwent their own changes as
The coach accused Brian of turning his back on the team and the playoffs were cancelled because of this incident. Following this event Brian moved to a different school because of the hostile environment that came about when the Playoff games were cancelled. Brian brings about this suit under Title IX, stating that he was treated differently because he was a boy. He argues that he was told to take the locker room incident ‘like a man’ and he argues that he was given such treatment because he was a boy. Issue Did the defendant’s treat Brian differently because he was a boy claiming assault by other males?
Frederick Douglass Academy Jason Fajardo English 1/11 8/24/2012 Reading Log for Fiction Title: The Enders Game Author: Orson card Chapter 1 1. Summarize the progression of the plot of the chapter and comment on what elements move the plot forward (3-5 sentences) This chapter was about a boy name Enders but his mother calls him Andrew but most people don’t. Ender was getting his monitor remove from his neck. When it gets removed you change and it a different you so if your nice u will be mean. Ender was the person to learn how to hack the school computer.
Using three traits of the American Adam of common/everyday life, the epiphany of Enlightenment and innocence; I will show that Melville uses the reversed version of the American Adam. Every day we are faced with people that we ourselves do not understand; because of this uncertainty we force ourselves to push these people outside of what we think is “normal”. This is exactly what is happening to Bartleby. His community doesn’t understand him nor do they want to. They only want to treat him like he
For example some kids would want to commit suicide because they were spreading horrible rumors about them, or some kids are bullying the kid horribly. This happen at in the high school of Ohio, where a kid named Eric Mohat killed himself. He was 17 years old and he was physically harassed everyday at school, in front of teacher and they never really cared whatever happens to him. One day a kid said to him publicly in front of the class “why don’t you just go shoot yourself, no one would care” So he did. This is similar towards Matt’s situation because he was accused for bombing the school and many kids would torture him.
Baba is critical of Amir’s education as he wants his son to get a good job. There was pressure upon Amir to follow the family tradition and have a good job. Baba does not believe in religion and all the stuff, however he wants Amir to get educated although that he thinks that teachers should be teaching students about life. “There is something missing in that boy” says Baba on page 21. What does he mean?
Written in first person the protagonist and narrator Ishmael Leseur is faced with a school bully (Barry Bagsley), instead of standing up for himself, he isolates himself at school and home becoming more alone than ever. Nobody deserves to feel alone and everyone has their differences, these differences deserve to be accepted and often celebrated. Bulling is generally the result inflicted on others when particular differences will not be accepted. Bauer has set out “Don’t call me Ishmael” using character setting, narrative structure and setting to evoke the audiences negative views on bully. Argument 1: The way the characters are constructed in the novel to position the audience.