Bean- Main Character‚ Protaganist: A homeless boy on the streets of Rotterdam that uses his intelligence to keep him alive‚ and eventually earn him a spot on the ranks of Battle School. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin- Another boy recruited to Battle School‚ a lot like bean‚ small‚ and extremely smart. Is Beans mentor and example as he goes through Battle School. Poke: A nine year old girl‚ that also lives on streets of Rotterdam. Takes Bean into her family and gives him a chance. She is one of the main
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English 11 March 2014 Ender’s Game Research Paper 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
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J. D. Salinger’s magnum opus‚ The Catcher in the Rye (1951)‚ was a landmark novel in the 20th-century American literature and was listed as one of the best English-language novels of the century. Hailed as that “rare miracle of fiction…[where] a human being has been created out of ink‚ paper‚ and the imagination‚” this mock-autobiographical story—narrated by a cynical‚ sardonic‚ cuss-tongued‚ yet sensitive and grieving seventeen-year-old Holden Caulfield as he spends his days in a mental asylum—has
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In the novel’s opening‚ Andrew "Ender" Wiggin has a device removed from his neck which was used to monitor his thoughts and activities. No longer under Government surveillance‚ another boy‚ Stilson‚ attacks him. Ender severely injures the boy‚ believing that this will prevent his friends from attempting to continue bullying him. Because of the logic behind his decisionmaking‚ he is selected for training at the elite Battle School. After some deliberation‚ Ender accepts out of a sense of duty and
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The Ender’s Game by is a science fiction novel. The book starts off with Ender living with his parents and he gets in to a fight and kills a member of a gang who will not stop tormenting him. Ender has a monitor in his head so the administration can understand his thoughts; his brother used to have a monitor too. Ender is sent off to do training for the military. He is quickly promoted to the salamander squadron and continually wins all the contests he competes in. The administration picks Ender
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The chapter begins with Graff conversing with yet another high ranking military authority‚ or possibly the same individual from the previous chapter. The conversation is based around the idea that Ender appears to be in trouble due to the fact that his launch group is split apart and he is still stuck at the “Giant’s Drink” portion of a game‚ which the soon men discuss. The two men make reference to a boy who killed himself‚ through Graff insinuates that the death had nothing to do with the mind
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The Babylonian Exile had several short and long term effects on the life and thought of the Israelites. A question that the Israelites faced when they were exiled to Babylonia is whether or not they should establish lives while in Babylonia. One of the most prominent short term effects was the questioning of whether God had abandoned the Israelites or not. This short term effect evolved into the long term effect that is known as the religion of Judaism. While in Babylonia‚ the Israelites struggled
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Prophets of Zion and the Babylonian Exile In ancient Jewish culture‚ prophets were a part of every-day life. They proclaimed what they understood to be God’s word‚ and lived according to it. In times of crisis‚ prophets were even more present‚ to warn and give consolation to the people. One time period in which there were many prophets was the Babylonian Exile‚ where the people of Judah were taken and deported to live in Babylon. Of the books of the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah‚ Isaiah 63:7-64:12
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new government was installed of Black Guelfs‚ and Cante dei Gabbrielli di Gubbio was named "Podesta’" (mayor). Dante was condemned to exile for 2 years‚ and to pay a huge amount of money. The poet was still in Rome‚ where the Pope had "suggested" he stay‚ and was therefore considered an absconder. He could not pay his fine and was finally condemned to perpetual exile. If he were ever caught by Florentine soldiers‚ he would have been summarily executed. The poet took part in several attempts by the
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Fidel Castro was a Cuban communist and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then the President of Cuba from 1976 to 2008. On January 1‚ 1959‚ a Cuban nationalist named Fidel Castro transferred his guerilla army into Havana and overthrew General Batista‚ the nation’s American-backed president. The Bay of Pigs is a small bay on the southern coast of Cuba that was invaded on April 17‚ 1961 by 1‚400 Cuban exiles organized and armed by the CIA. The invasion
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