When Ender was on the shuttle headed to Battle School‚ Colonel Graff talked so highly of Ender making it out to be that Graff is his friend and creating a sense of belonging for Ender. “’My job isn’t to be friends. My job is to produce the best soldiers in the world.’” (Card‚ 25) We can conclude that Graff was using mind games to talk highly of Ender‚ by telling others he is the best‚ that way he would become a better soldier‚ thus
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In chapters four and five to “they say” Three ways to respond to “yes/no/okay‚ but” and Distinguishing what you say from what they say. “And Yet” Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstien and Russel Durst say that “you need to be an expert in a field to have an argument at all” (p‚55). Are they referring to an actual job like a lawyer? where they are good on arguing about a certain topic. You must have some sort of topic to go off of to argue your case‚ and to make it believable for others. As for agreeing
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he was a decent person who was respected. One of the reasons Ender was a successful leader was that he worked hard to prove himself and become a good leader. Ender was chosen by Colonel Graff to become a commander but Colonel Graff also isolated Ender from the other boys by praising him and because of what Graff did Ender had to work hard to prove he could succeed by himself. When Ender was moved to the command school he was once again isolated and worked hard there because of that so he could become
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In his chapter “Adolescence” describing the personal experiences of his mother and other waitresses‚ Rose (2004) argues that the position of a waitress requires a much larger spectrum of abilities than one would perceive (p.2). A few criteria regarding Rose’s argumentation include the physical abilities needed such as endurance and balance (pp.8-9); the required recollection skills in order to memorize restaurant layout‚ routines and menu items (p.10); and the emotional skills needed in order to
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MUHAMMED SALAMI English 101 C‚ Tuesday‚ 12:00-1:50 May 5‚ 2013 The Food Industry In our modern generation‚ the fast food industry has become a marketing competition between one food company to another‚ whereby majority of food are being over-processed are affecting families all over the world‚ that is why people are confused by not making the appropriate choice of food. Some people suggested the reason why fast food meals is spreading
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The live performance that I had attended to was Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra “Messiah” near Madison‚ WI. The genre of composition is supposed to be drama. This composition genre is an oratorio‚ which is a large-scale dramatic genre originating in the Baroque. Baroque is based on text of religious or serious character‚ performed by solo voices‚ chorus‚ and orchestra; similarto opera but without scenery‚ costumes‚ or actions. This specific oratorio is different because this composition is in three parts
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isolated by Colonel Graff in order for Ender to think‚ make decisions‚ and respond to situations by himself. This isolation is to prepare Ender to become a great leader in battle. In the story‚ Graff orders to have Ender’s monitor taken out to see how Ender responds to mistreatment from bullies. He responds by beating up Stilson very badly so that Stilson never bullies him again‚ to win all the other fights as Ender said. If Ender did not respond in this way‚ then maybe Colonel Graff would not have
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specifically hyperbole‚ implies the concept of how singling out certain individuals helps with the succession of others. For instance‚ during the launch to the Battle School‚ Graff says to the boys on the launch “[t]here’s only one boy on this launch with any brains at all‚ and that’s Ender Wiggin” (31-32). Colonel Graff tells
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Reflections: A Student Response Journal for… Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Copyright © 2003 by Prestwick House‚ Inc.‚ P Box 658‚ Clayton‚ DE 19938. .O. 1-800-932-4593. www.prestwickhouse.com Permission to copy this unit for classroom use is extended to purchaser for his or her personal use. This material‚ in whole or part‚ may not be copied for resale. ISBN: 978-1-60389-542-2 Item No. 201396 E n d e r ’s G a m e To T h e Te a c h e r In order to allow the teacher maximum
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The American Dream of Today Kyliegh Yerby New Mexico State University- Carlsbad Author Note This paper was prepared for English 111G‚ taught by Kathy Greenwood. The American Dream of Today The American dream has evolved into a new image in the eyes of Bob Herbert(2010)‚ Cal Thomas(2010)‚ Brandon King(2011)‚ and Paul Krugman(2007). Thomas(2010) states that the original American dream “meant building a life based on the foundational principles”(p. 568). James Truslow Adams stated that the American
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