1. Lying is justifiable if it's for the greater good. I agree with that i put a four. The adults in the military camp lied to him alot, he didn’t even know that the last battle when they killed the buggers was a real one. A lot of people lie for the greater good, in real life. If its for the greater good than its mostly alright.
2. Sometimes violence is the only way to solve a problem. I agree with this i put a four because In the book when they were riding a space shuttle to the military base, Bonzo was keep hitting him over and over and then he kinda acted back and broke his arm. With the Buggers in the end Ender was thinking it was a bad idea to kill them, but it might have been the only way, they didn’t speak their language so they couldn’t communicate, but they still attacked the world along time ago and they wanted to get revenge on them for it.
3. It is okay to kill someone in self-defense. I agree with this i put a four because, if someone is going to kill you, would you let them or would you fight back? I would fight back and not let them kill me.. In the bathroom Bonzo came in and started a fight with Ender, Ender used self defence and fought back and killed him. It was self defence and Bonzo was going to kill him.
4. Words are stronger than fists. I agree with this i put a five because. If there is a conflict words would be the best way to solve it, instead of just hitting the person. In the book when Ender was getting hit in the shuttle by Bonzo, he could have told him to stop instead of breaking his arm.
5. Bullies hurt others because they have low self esteem. Yes i agree with this i put a four because, the Bullies hut other because low self esteem. Bonzo could have low self esteem when, he bullied a lot of people and mostly Ender.
6. Only the best and brightest students should receive the best education to become a nation's leaders. I disagree with this topic i put a two. Everyone should have a chance, brightest students would have more of a chance. In the book they picked the best and brightest kids to go to the battle school. When everyone got to the battle school they all had the same chance to be a leader but Ender was the brightest kid there so they watched him and picked him.
7. Revenge is never justified. I disagree and agree with this I put a three. When Ender hacked into Bonzos computer and wrote bad things on his computer, for bullying him. Its justified if its a certain badness.
8. Crying is evidence of weakness. I disagree with this, I put a two for this. Its ok to cry. The first night of the battle school, Ender felt home sick and cried, there are many other ways to not show weakness when you cry but if you just cry because you don't get your way it does show weakness.
9. Any action is acceptable in war. I disagree with this i put a two. Torture is an issue in the US military should torture should be aloud or not? The movie “zero dark thirty” when they were trying to find Osama Bin Laden, it showed that they got information to track him down by torturing people. Geneva Convention makes it illegal to torture people. Also to kill random civilians in other countries is bad.
10. Teenagers need discipline and rules because they can't control themselves. I disagree with this i put a two. Some teens need discipline but some might not need it, it depends on the person. You need to be taught rules and how to do somethings. Some kids might not control themselves if they didn’t have rules and discipline. In Enders Games the disciplined the kids a lot they taught them how to be a soldiers and how to handle themselves.
11. Only through personal sacrifice can someone create positive change. I disagree and kind agree with this i put a two because of how in real life if you spent a couple minutes washing the dishes for your mom, you might loose a couple mins to yourself but its not like chopping off your finger. But in the book Ender had to leave his family to go to the battle school and thats a sacrifice he made.
12. Generating compassion for your enemies is the only way to create peace. I agree with this i put a four because in the book ender felt bad about himself after defeating the buggers, he helped them out to start getting their community repopulated, he felt bad about doing it and gained compassion for them.
Good ideas here. Just needs more specific examples from the book.
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