Ender's Game Questions Chapters 9 - 11

Ender's Game Questions Chapters 9 - 11

Chapter 9 – Locke and Demosthenes
1. There is a real battle, internally and unspoken, between Peter and Valentine. Who is manipulating whom?  Who really has the power?

• Peter is manipulating Valentine because he is threatening her, bossing her around, and making her say stuff that she rely didn't say also she doesn't like the stuff that he is making her say but the other people like what she is making her say.

2.  Look up the names Locke and Demosthenes  how do these philosophers relate to the personas of Peter and Valentine?

• Locke- He's a English philosopher, empiricism a founder of (learning from seeing and doing.
• Demosthenes:

3. Why is Ender still angry?

• Ender is angry because he has no control of his own life because the manipulated Valentine and put her on the enemy's team. 

Chapter 10 – Dragon
1. What kind of leader was Ender?  Why was he this kind of leader?

• Ender was a very strict leader
• Ender is this kind of leader because he doesn't want to be a lot like his leader

2. What did Ender do to Bean, and why?

• Ender is complimenting Bean because of his strategy's, and because of how smart he is, everyone hates Bean because Ender is putting all of his attention on him 

3. What does the word Salaam mean?  What could this tell you about the power of religious identity?

• Salaam- means peace
• Alai might be Muslim and his name sounds like it also salaam does to. Ender's mom read in a bible "Christ comes with a sword and not with peace. The kind of person Ender is and the kind of person Alai is, comes from there religion on there side of the family.
• The symbol of Alai's religion is peace so Alai is a peaceful person.The symbol of Ender's religion is a sword so Ender is a warrior person.  

4. What is important about the end of this chapter?  Was Ender’s reaction a mistake by the Battle School teachers, or was it the reaction they wanted?

• What is important, is that Ender became a strong leader, he is also stronger then his teachers.
• The teachers wanted him to be a strong leader but not as strong as them.

Chapter 11 – Veni Vidi Vici
1. How does the computer know Ender so well?  Does it really?

• The computer has all of Ender's child information from the monitor. The computer also watches how he plays the game and, the computer has all the information the commanders put in. The computer can connect to other computers and take all the information it hes of Ender.
• No because the computer cant understand emotions.

2. Explain this quote: “Yes. That’s the worst that could happen. I can’t lose any games. Because if I lose any--” (page 198)

• He has to be the best to defeat the buggers and if he lose's the game it might show that he will lose the war against the buggers. So he has to win no matter what. So what he said to Bean is that he has to think of any strategy because you never know what the enemy's are going to do.

3. Why are the teachers pushing Ender so hard?

• There pushing Ender so hard because they depend on him to win the war against the buggers.

4. Discuss the importance of the last two sentences of the chapter.

• The reason these sentences are important is because he is being creative by working outside the box.

5. “Veni vidi vici” means, “I came; I saw; I conquered.”  Why is this an appropriate chapter title?

• Ender came to each battle, no matter what they throw at him,he saw and try's to figure out how to conquer and then he eventually wins.

Ender's Game Questions Chapter 6-8

Ender's Game Questions Chapter 6-8

Chapter 6 – The Giant’s Drink
1. What is the purpose of the "Giant's" Game? How should Ender evaluate his success at this game? Is he a murderer?

• The purpose of the giants game... Is that Ender naver gave up and to conguer a greater force of power by any means necessary.

Chapter 7 – Salamander
1. What did Alai say to Ender? Why is the exchange between Alai and Ender so important?

• Alai emotionally exposed himself to Ender by kissing him on the cheek and whispered in his ear ''Salaam''. Ender guessed that the kiss and the word were somehomw equal.  

2. What is the "just living" mentioned in this chapter?  Is it true that Ender has never done this?  What does Ender want out of life?  How would you feel if you were he?

• "just living" for Ender means that he wants to be normal like going to other villages and ackting like a little boy also so he could play and work.
• ''Yes'' because they have been training him all his life for war and he doesn't have any time to be normal.
• He want's to be normal and not kill or be killed.
• i would probable think I am being used.  

3. How did Petra help Ender? How is Petra’s friendship a hindrance to Ender?

• Everyday after breakfast they are training.
• The first person that Ender made friends with was Petrabecause she is so nice and it hearts Ender to be Petra's friend because the way they treat Petra they now treat Ender because they are friends.  

4. What does Ender learn about leadership and tactics from Bonzo?

• Bonzo tried to not let him learn anything.
• Ender acktully learned something from Bonzo
• He learned, the enemy's gate is down, ''use his legs as a shield in battle'', ''a small reserue held back until the end of the game can be decisive'', ''also solders can sometimes make small dicitions that are smarted than the orders they have been given''.

Chapter 8 – Rat
1. Graff says, “Ender Wiggin is ten times smarter and stronger than I am.”  Explain what this quote means.

• Graff cheats so Ender will get smarter and smarter and win nomater what because nomater what Graff does Ender will win but if Anderson make's it hard for Graff then he cant train Ender to beat the buggers then everything will fall apart.

2. What is significant about the quote: “So teach me.”  “So learn.”

• He wants Ender to wach alearn also to try to figure it out but he cant teach Ender unless he realy wants to know. 

3. Why is Ender’s response to an attack so significant?

• Sence there is no gravity Ender can think of any dierection that could be up,down,left,or right but when he see's the enemy automatickly changes his diretion and uses his legs as a sheld and attacks.

4. What did the scene with the snake and Peter’s reflection represent?

• Ender thinks the snake and Peter are the same because he is afraid and doesn't tell knowone how he fells but the reason he thinks there the same is because there both eviel but his worst fear is that he killed Peter and he realy hates killing.

5. How does the game know?

• Graff moniterd Ender eversence he was born so he put all that montitering information in the computer and the computer used it and graff was surprised.

6. Discuss the importance of the last paragraph of this chapter.

• They trained him to be a killer and he hates that side of him but he doesent have the freadom to think or do  watever he wants because he is there tool.

Ender's Game Questions Chapter 1-5

Ender's Game Questions Chapter 1-5

Chapter 1-third

1. What attitude motivates the adults to lie to Ender?

• They didn't wnat him to be frighted and run awaywhen they took the monitor out of him. The adults lied to him to make it easer on themselfs.

2. Explain what it seems to mean for Ender to be born a "Third". Show whether this is
a negative or positive fact to:

- his parents,"Negative"
His parents thinks hes negative because hes different and the other family's will treat them as if they were not equal. 

- his brother, Peter ''Negative''
Peter doesn't like Ender because he is jealous of what he became.

- his sister, Valentine ''Positive''
His sister loves him and wants the best for him
.
- his classmates ''Negative''
They will treat him differently because they want to be as smart as him.

Chapter 2 – Peter
1. Was Peter joking when he threatened Ender and Valentine?  Support your answer

• I don't think he means is because he apologized. 

2. Why is Peter’s behavior at the end of the chapter so completely different from the rest of the chapter?

• At the beginning of the chapter he is all mean and he treated Ender and Valentine. At the end of the chapter he says ''i'm sorry.''

3. How do you feel about each of these characters (Ender, Valentine, Peter)?  

• Ender- He hates being the third wheel and know one is proud for him for that besides Valentine. (I think Ender is special because ha is the only third wheel.)
• Valentine-She loves Ender and will do anything for him. (I think she is afraid of Peter and doesn't love him as much as Ender.)
• Peter- He is jealous about Ender having the monitor so he is always being mean. (I think Peter is mean to him but i think he is probably proud of him on the inside.) 

Chapter 3 – Graff
1. What did Graff mean about evolution working against girls?

• ''To many centuries of evolution are working against them.'' Everything wasn't equal between men and women, it was had for the women to become solders  because you had to work hard and train even harder besides women were tough to become mother  not solders 

2. Ender is leaving to learn how to fight a war, yet he takes Graff’s hand. Why does Orson Scott Card (OSC) include this action?

• It is to show that he is a little boy and he is going into a scary life and then he is going to start making his own decisions.  

Chapter 4 – Launch
1. Explain the meaning of the following statement: “Individual human beings are tools that the others use to help us all survive.”

• There using Ender as a weapon to fight the buggers, there not treating him like a human bean.  

2. Explain the following quote: "Isolate him enough that he remains creative -
otherwise he'll adopt the system here and we'll lose him." Your answer should
include the terms: isolation, creative, adopt, lose.

• They want to isolate Ender because they don't want him to adopt his friends styles and there thinking, also they want him to be creative and not lose his great mind.

3. Did Ender mean to break the other boy’s arm?  What does this incident tell us about Ender?  Is it acceptable to do despicable things for survival?  Why or why not?

• No because he didn't no null gravity would be so powerful.
• Ender didn't know his own strength.
• Yes because it is your life or there's.

Chapter 5 – Games
1. Ender works hard to express his feelings in private and not show homesickness in
front of any other person. Is it healthy for him or not?   What is positive and what is negative about showing feelings?  What is positive and what is negative about not showing feelings?

• No because he will get emotional.
• What is positive him showing his feeling, is that he might make friends.What is negative about him showing his is feeling is people would think he is a wimp and people might not like him.
• What is positive about him not showing his feelings is some people might think he is brave.
• What is negative about him not showing his feelings is that he will get emotional and take it out on himself or an innocent bystander.  

2. How did Ender beat Bernard?  Is this an unusual solution to his problem?

• Ender beat him by sending fake messages and Bernard wants every boy to be his friend so those that were not his friend Bernard wants them to be his friend.

3. List the different coping mechanisms (ways of dealing with difficulties) Ender shows. For each one describe whether the overall result of each is helpful or harmful to Ender.

• Sometimes it hearts him because he gets beat up.
• Sometimes it helps him because he is making friends. 

 Lying is justifiable if it's for the greater good.(3)
 Lying is never a good thing to do. You could get in a lot of trouble even for a little bit of lying. Also people lye just to save there skins or to protect a friend or even a relative. Sometimes a lie is okay from now and then but it should never become a habit. Honesty Is The Best Policy.

Sometimes violence is the only way to solve a problem.(4)
Yes and no i think sometimes violence is the way to solve a problem. Yes, when cops are on duty they sometimes use violence to sole the problem if necessary because Justice Needs To Be Served.No, because violence is never the answer if they didn't do everything wrong.

 It is okay to kill someone in self-defense.(3)
 I think no it is not okay to kill someone for self-defense because if they are doing something like shooting a gun at you then your in stinks are to run away, unless your a cop then you are required to shot back.

Words are stronger than fists.(5)
I say words are stronger then fists because words hurt you emotionally and fists hurt you fiscally.

Bullies hurt others because they have low self esteem.(4)
I think bullies hurt others because maybe they have been getting bullied  them selves or in trouble a lot and take it out on others and yes i agree they probable have a low self esteem.

Only the best and brightest students should receive the best education to become a nation's leaders.(4)
I agree that only the best and brightest students should receive the best education to become a nation's leaders, because they will end up making changes in our country

Revenge is never justified.(3)
I think revenge is justified but it also depends on how hard the revenge is.

Crying is evidence of weakness.(3)
Sometimes crying is evidence of weakness but it could just be emotionally and not fiscally.

Any action is acceptable in war.(4)
Yes any action is acceptable in war because in war it is okay to kill someone in self-defenseless. 

Teenagers need dicipline and rules because they can't control themselves.(2)
I disagree because I know a lot of people that don't need discipline but yes they do need rules and sometimes they could control themselves.

Only through personal sacrifice can someone create positive change.(4)
Yes because sometimes you could sacrifice a bed habit and it could be a great relief.

Generating compassion for your enemies is the only way to create peace.(3) 
Well I don't see why not unless you would want war instead of peace war, is bad because it is a fifty to fifty chance you will when or lose and peace is good.

                                               

         <(Custody)>        By:Gino Silva

                                                                   12/12/12

                    

                We waited a long time me ,gialluca,our grandma also our mom until we got called into Court and it was a small room, me and Gialluca meat a person then we sat where the Jury box was on the side. The person told us she worked for C.P.S. which stands for Child, Protective,  Services. She was a lawyer for only kids. When she was talking to me and  Gialluca I noticed that the Judge was talking to my mom. I didn't really understand what was going on. Then there was other people there that  worked for C.P.S. and they were representatives they were also reporting about our house and living conditions. Me and Gialluca were thirteen though. All I know is that my mom was trying to get custody of us. Then all of a sudden the judge said that our grandma would get custody of us for the next six months. When six months had gone by, we were told by our grandma that she would have us from now on. Ever since my other grandma Rita died it started to go all downhill from there. My mom wasn't able to pay the rent anymore. So she would have people come over and stay as long as they wanted only if they paid though. Eventually she lost the house which was very very sad for me and Gialluca.  It pretty much broke our hearts, knowing where our mom would stay. Although  she would stay at anyone's house she could only if they were her friends. She was still in good condition so she is healthy but not on drugs.

              Later on after Court me and Gialluca talked to our grandma about seeing our mom. We got to see her everyday after school for an hour or more the trouble was the time kept changing. I didn't like it when it changed. It changed so many times that I can't remember what it changed to the first time. Then it got changed again to only Sundays at three o'clock for only one hour and a lot of times she would be late. I was always excited to see our mom, when she was late I was happy I still at least got to see her.It was sad when she could not get a ride. Me,Gialluca, our grandma and mom talked about the time and then we changed it again to Sunday at two o’clock for an hour or so. The last time me and Gialluca talked to our mom is when she said that she was going to Rehab for a month but she still can come and see us on Sundays.

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