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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addition‚ facts about historical people were mentioned in the book. For instance‚ John F. Kennedy had birthday at Madison Square Garden in New York where many stars performed for him. Then‚ I learned about Marilyn Monroe and how her real name was Norma Jeane. Lastly‚ the most shocking information I found was about Marilyn Monroe having a miscarriage. This fact stood out the most‚ because I had never heard about it. Overall‚ the book was a great read‚ since it increased my knowledge with interesting
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Discussion Questions – ENDER’S GAME Discussion question 1. How is Ender moulded into a ‘hero’? By whom? In what ways is this treatment appropriate or inappropriate? Give evidence from the text. Ender is moulded in various ways through different people. Some give him a negative influence and others a positive influence. However in numerous accounts and different stages of his heroic adventure two different groups specifically influence him and those are his family and the battle school.
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RANNY BOY G. COOPER‚ has been successfully presented and recommended for approval by the Advisory Committee in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree‚ Bachelor Of Science In Information Technology. ADVISORY COMMITTEE NORMA Q. DIMAUNAHAN‚ Ed.D. ENGR. JENNIE T.FERNANDO Chairman Adviser Date Date JOSE GABRIEL S. FONTANILLA GENELITA E. HERNANDEZ Major Critic English Critic Date Date Approved and accepted
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Civil liberties are our natural rights‚ such as freedom‚ equality and pursuit of happiness‚ which the government cannot modify by making new laws or by judicial interpretation. Civil liberties are important because it helps restrain the power of the government to dictate how we behave. This ensures that our daily life is not interrupted by authoritative figures that may just try to intentionally cause harm. Civil liberties contribute to the protection of our personal choices‚ such as the right to
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amendment in the Constitution. The issue of abortion being legal or illegal was brought to the court’s attention in the Roe versus Wade case. Norma McCorvey‚ also known as Jane Roe‚ wanted abortion to be legal for all women. She went against Henry Wade‚ who was an attorney in Dallas County‚ and who also agreed with abortion being illegal. However‚ in 2003‚ Norma motioned that abortion can harm the mother according to new evidence she found. The legality of abortion has always been debated‚ but now is
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fishing‚ and swimming. In his teenage years‚ Ken spent his time wrestling in both high school and college. In 1956‚ while attending college at the University of Oregon Kesey fell in love with his high-school sweetheart‚ Norma Faye Haxby‚ whom he had met in seventh grade. Ken and Norma then had three children: Jed‚ Zane‚ and Shannon. Later‚ Kesey had another child named Sunshine with a woman named Carolyn Adams. Kesey attended the University of Oregon’s
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Flowers for algernon- CHAPTER SUMMARIES Progress report 1 -Dr Strauss tells him (Charlie Gordon) to write down what he remembers from now on -Works in Donner’s bakery‚ 32 years old -Learns 3 times a week at the Beekmin College for retarded adults -Charlie talks about being tested by Dr Strauss to see if they can make him smart Progress report 2 -Charlie has a test in the psych department that includes looking at cards with ink blots on them and is told to say what he sees on the cards with
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a rock and roll garage band. After he graduated high school‚ he enrolled in college‚ but soon dropped out and married his high school sweetheart‚ Norma Voss‚ in 1971. He later enlisted in the Army. He was stationed in Hawaii and began to play in an army-sponsored band called Rambling Country. On October 6‚ 1972‚ while still in Hawaii‚ George and Norma welcomed their first child‚ Jenifer. In 1975‚ Strait was discharged from the Army and soon after returned to Texas. Strait returned
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Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card is set in a future where Earth has been involved in a 50 year long war against an alien force‚ known as “Buggers”. Earth’s three ruling parties‚ the Hegemon‚ Polemarch and Strategos form an International Fleet to fight the “Buggers”. The International Fleet created the Battle School to train the most gifted children‚ with the best strategic minds to fight in the IF. Children were chosen because having been raised on video war games their decisions are intuitive‚ decisive
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