Poem response #4- Second poem response to Madison's Blog!!!!!

http://madisoooonn.blogspot.com/2013/05/abstract-noun-poem.html

I responded to Madison's I have Seen poem, "Lost." I like this poem because it creates happy imagery at the beginning and then at the middle it sort of interrupts your thought and sets a whole new feeling. In the first line she says, "I have seen the warm welcoming sunrise".  This line includes some alliteration when she says, "warm welcoming".  In the next few lines it says, "The day just beginning to start The Birds chirping filling my ears The thought of seeing my friends Driving me to continue moving".  I like these lines because they create imagery and make you think of like happiness, waking up in the morning and feeling good, and sort of set's the seen as well. In the next stanza she says, "I have smelt the freshly mowed lawn The grass green as ever The blue sky shining above The clear spring water glistening Happiness filling every visible object Oh how naive I  was."  Again, Madison creates more imagery, she's sort of naming off happy things that make you feel joyful. She also puts some alliteration in like when she says, "green grass" and "sky shining". In the next stanza she sort of put's a brick wall in front of you by changing the mood on the feeling drastically, in it she says, " Stop!
"Just wait for me" I wanted to shout But my words never made it For I didn't say it Lost. I was lost." Then in her last stanza she says, "Lost in my own thoughts Lost in my own world Consumed by the darkness of never getting out Seeing, but not feeling  Hearing, but not listening For I was to lost to ever be found."  I think this is a great way to end her poem because when she says, "Consumed by the darkness of never getting out Seeing, but not feeling Hearing, but not listening, For I was to lost to ever be found." She includes repetition in this stanza which i think is a great way to end it, just because it has a great flow. And she's also kind of bringing it all together and explaining the feeling.  It was hard to capture the abstract noun, but at the same time I feel like it was fantastic the way that she chose to pursue it.  I think that  her abstract noun was confusion because t eh beginning of her poem and was a really good flow and sort of just naming a list of familiar thing like driving to school and seeing her friends which is an everyday thing, and then suddenly she says she's lost and can't see or hear anything, and I think that that's kind of how I feel when I'm confused.

Poem response #4: Poem 1

http://loganurfer.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-fear-of-joy.html

"The Fear Of  Joy"

By Logan Urfer

                I like his poem because it creates a lot of imagery and includes a lot of repetition and several metaphors but still sticks to a steady flow. In the first seven lines he says, "I have seen the beautiful vibrant colors, pulsing The smell of the flowers, blowing in the wind The wind,pushing against me The serene silence Where only humanity can change The emotions of nature."  I like these lines because they create lot's of imagery, and they real set the feeling of joy that he is trying to portray. I think that it's interesting how he kind of personifies nature by saying, "where only humanity can change the emotions of nature." I also notist that he put some alliteration in when he says "The serene silence". In the next stanza it says, "I send my soul to the fish in the sea to  communicate, the thoughts of life For that we are the only ones who can help ourselves Stay away from those evil thoughts For I will never be brought upon The feelings of hatred."  I think that this stanza creates imagery and also describes how joy can not be demolished and that it sort of stands strong. In this stanza their is also some alliteration with, "I send my soul to the fish in the sea." The last stanza is my favorite, it says, "I say I come to be, with the afterlife of humanity As they will never forget The sins that they have committed For what they think is the better, for their own personal greed Do they really understand, what we really need?"  I like this last stanza because it sort of ties the loose ends together by referring to joy as sticking with us by being in heaven, and how it's simple and you don't really need much to feel joy.

Poem response #2

"The Platypus"

By Oliver Herfurd

http://www.poetry-archive.com/h/the_platypus.html

This poem is very humorous and that's one of the reasons why I like it.  I'm not entirely sure what this poem

 is about but I'm guessing it is a child's poem.  I think that his writing style is sort of like doctor sues just by the

 way he words things, like when he says, "A name that baffles, frights and shocks us,"  just because of it's 

flow and it's way of describing things.  The rhyme scheme in this poem is  AABBCCEEFFGG.  This poem 

also includes alliteration, for example when it says, "Fish, Flesh or Fowl, and chose all three."

Poem Response #1

           

"Unforgotten"

By Laurence Hope

http://www.poetry-archive.com/h/unforgotten.html

       I like this poem because it has a nice flow.  In every verse it creates some sort of imagery that really help sit capture the feeling.  For example, in this line it creates lot's imagery by using poetic language and descriptive words, giving you a time and setting, "With your soft eyes closed and your pulses stilled

Lying alone, aside, Do you ever think of me, left in the light, From the endless calm of your dawnless night?"  I like how he portrays his thoughts to her like he's asking her questions as if he believes she's still their.  "I keep your memory near my heart, My brilliant, beautiful guiding Star ,Till long life over, I too depart To the infinite night where perhaps you are" I like section because it kind of ties the loose ends together by saying he's faithful and how he won't forget her and she is is guiding him to the light where she is.  I think the rhyme scheme in this poem is ABBACC.

Rap

My name is Noa and I'm really super cool
I'll be spitten' rhymes while your lounging in the kitty pool
I'm so awesome that I even own a mewl

My name is still Noa but you can call me mad dog
I write cool poems and I even have a dope blog
I'll be square gardens while you're sitten' on a log

Hey guess what? You can't compete with me yo'
You can try but you'l never get this pro
Alright I'm done. I don't like this flow.

limericks

I once met a giraffe that went by the name Nick
The problem was, he loved to lick
So one day we gave him a sucker
And we went to go eat supper
But when we got back all that was left was a stick.  


I went to go fetch a pale
So that I could poor water on my dry whale
Unfortunately I was to late
And so things didn't go so great
Well it doesn't matter, because he broke my expensive scale.


It was a cold dark winter day
And we wanted to go outside and play
So we left with a sack
And we never came back
But I think we are going to pay.

                                          

             

Endless Shadows hovering over depression.

                 I have seen clouds for as long as i can remember

                Sadness awakes me when my thoughts get carried away

                Unfulfilled dreams lay buried beneath concrete

                 Trapped in this soulless figure

                 Craving happiness

                 Seeking light

                 Just a goal

                 Just a dream.

                   I send my thoughts to light

                   Where the clouds don't go

                   And the rain never hovers

                   Only happiness that will someday be contained in my sorrow

                   This storm that follows me

                   Is just a wall

                   Just a feeling wandering near by

                   No way out

                   A maze engraved with bad memories

                        As hatred raps around me

                        Trying to cut through these ropes.

                         I'd rather feel the the laughter

                         And consume the joy

                          Let the light swarm me

                           The clouds would get swept away
                      But instead I see endless mirrors behind my dark thoughts
                          Pulling me into remorse
           


              I say nothings wrong
                That I'm fine.
              That I'm happy.
              But the more that hatred and glaring eyes trap me
              The more I become immune
               Immune to this feeling emptiness
              This feeling where only a smile can free me.

                   





                 

               

The sun over head.

The water beneath my feet.

My toes sink in bliss.

Cherry blossoms unfold.

Light reveals damp shadows.

Water rests on leaf tops.

Light shines on my face

slamming cabinets awake me

my blankets roll off.

Tree tops meet the clouds.

Roots reach down into the earth.

But this pebble just sits.

UNFORGOTTEN
translated into English by: Laurence Hope (1865-1904)

O you ever think of me? you who died

Ere our Youth's first fervour chilled,

With your soft eyes closed and your pulses stilled

Lying alone, aside,

Do you ever think of me, left in the light,

From the endless calm of your dawnless night?

I am faithful always: I do not say

That the lips which thrilled to your lips of old

To lesser kisses are always cold;

Had you wished for this in its narrow sense

Our love perhaps had been less intense;

But as we held faithfulness, you and I,

I am faithful always, as you who lie,

Asleep for ever, beneath the grass,

While the days and nights and the seasons pass,--

Pass away.




I keep your memory near my heart,

My brilliant, beautiful guiding Star,

Till long life over, I too depart

To the infinite night where perhaps you are.

Oh, are you anywhere? Loved so well!

I would rather know you alive in Hell

Than think your beauty is nothing now,

With its deep dark eyes and its tranquil brow

Where the hair fell softly. Can this be true

That nothing, nowhere, exists of you?

Nothing, nowhere, oh, loved so well

I have never forgotten.

Do you still keep

Thoughts of me through your dreamless sleep?




Oh, gone from me! lost in Eternal Night,

Lost Star of light,

Risen splendidly, set so soon,

Through the weariness of life's afternoon

I dream of your memory yet.

My loved and lost, whom I could not save,

My youth went down with you to the grave,

Though other planets and stars may rise,

I dream of your soft and sorrowful eyes

And I cannot forget.

VS poem

“Zen Vs Chaos.”

Zen	Vs	Chaos
peace	Vs	war
low tide	Vs	tsunami
country	Vs	city
forest	Vs	town
studio	Vs	building
still air	Vs	wind
relaxed	Vs	anxious
up	Vs	down
sleep	Vs	sports
silence	Vs	noise
sun	Vs	storm
cat	Vs	dog
tortious	Vs	hair
evolution	Vs	destruction

List Poem

"The First Day of Spring."

I enter the crisp morning air

my ears consume the sounds around me

the swaying branches drown out the noise of  baby birds calling out

spears of light burst through the canopies over head

as I walk

delicate leaves shatter beneath my feet

my eyes follow the clusters of pine needles

gliding along the pavement 

dancing around like tides dodging boulders

as the breeze awakens the plants around begin to transform

as life unfolds before me eyes

and cherry blossoms rest above my head

I suddenly know

that spring is here.

Enders Game Anticipation guide

1. Lying is justifiable if it's for the greater good:
        I strongly agree with that.  I think that if it is for the greater good then  lying is beyond exceptionable.  Sometimes there will be times when the truth isn't what someone wants to here and a lie, if not something extreme, is the only solution. This is very controversial topic because at the beginning (page 22), Ender's parents lie to him, but if the they hadn't, then he wouldn't  have gone to battle school.  Although, if Graff hadn't tricked him into killing the Buggers that war would still be unresolved in the humans minds.   Before Ender killed the Buggers the queen Bugger had decided that killing the humans wasn't the right thing to do.  I think that overall, my opinion has changed, because even though there all times when lying seems like the only alternative, it's really never a good thing because there will be consequences.


2. Sometimes violence is the only way to solve a problem:
       I strongly agree with this because sometimes words aren't going to help you in a situation when someone doesn't really care what you have to say to them, and if you don't fight back, then the odds are against you.  My opinion has changed because after Mazer informed him that he had killed stilson and Bonzo after beating them, he then began to think of himself as a killer and it definitely wasn't good for his reputation, or how he thought about himself anymore. 

3. It is okay to kill someone in self-defense:
       If you just happen to kill someone well defending yourself then so be it.  They knew what they were getting into threatening you or trying to kill you. Sometimes killing someone when there coming at you will be the only way for you to protect yourself.  Honestly, I think that my opinion on this is reasonable.  What I said before exactly relates to what happened between Ender and Bonzo.  Bonzo came at Ender threatening him, and Ender felt that in that situation that self defense was the only  way to save himself.  After Ender had realized that he had actually killed Bonzo (page 308), I think that he had thought more about it, and that if a similar situation like that were to come up like that again he would respond differently.

4.Words are stronger than fist:
     I don't really agree with this because if someone is about to shoot you then you saying "Wait! No!" isn't going to stop them like it does in movies, if someone really wants to kill you and they have the opportunity to then there not going to hold back just cause you don't want them to, or have a silly excuse for them not to.  I guess that what i said before wasn't necessarily true.  Because in Enders Game, if he humans and the buggers had communicated more then maybe they would have had more understanding of each other and saw that there was no reason to battle.  Although, if the humans didn't attack the buggers in the end then there might still be some unsettled tension between them leaving the humans unsatisfied.

 5. Bullies hurt others because they have low self esteem:
    I think that this is often the case why bullies are how they are.  Mostly I think it's because they have family problems or insecurities and bringing other people as low as them makes them feel better.  Although, in real life situations  this may usually be the case, that's not always how it is.  For example,  when Bonzo was bullying Ender the reason was because I think that he felt that Ender was becoming more successful then him, and he was always used to being at the top of the food chain, always getting good grades and achieving his goals, but Ender kind of came in and began to overthrow his accomplishments. 

6. Only the best and brightest students should receive the best education to become a nation's leader 
  I don't think that this is far at all, there for I strongly disagree.  You can not judge a person by there interpretation of  the work your giving them.  Several of the smartest people today weren't bright from the beginning.  Just because someone doesn't do the best in elementary school doesn't mean that they should be handed a lower education for high school and college.  Ender being the third child, he has always been different, he was the perfect combination, he had killer instincts, but the perfect amount of sympathy as well.  Although Ender hadn't been as bright in his academics before battle school, they saw that he had potential, therefore I agree with my earlier state meant, that it is not far to only allow the brighter children higher eduction, because Ender ended up saving the world.


7. Revenge is never justified:
     I entirely agree with this because revenge is never okay or necessary.  There is never a good enough reason to get back at someone after something already happened.  If you try to get revenge on someone who has changed and is no longer the person they were before then it will bring no good, because someone may regret something they did a long time ago.  When someone does something to you the best revenge is to forget about it to show that your a bigger person.  What I said before may vary, because in the end I think that Ender felt obligated attack buggers even though they decided to go back to their home planet.   I think  this is all because Ender knew that the humans were seeking revenge on the buggers, since that was what had started the constant battling between them in the first place.  However I still believe that the buggers didn't deserve to be attacked because after they realized that there was no point in attacking the humans they retreated.

   


 8. Crying is evidence of weakness:
     Crying is always evidence of weakness, but it doesn't mean that it's not okay to do so.  Crying shows weakness because it's pain leaving your body.  Crying solves nothing and if you cry when your in a fight it's only going to make you look more vulnerable.  Once you cry your just giving into your enemy, making them feel better, like they've succeeded.  There for this statement is 100% accurate. At the begining when all the boys are in their dorm rooms before they're launched and they begin to cry in there sleep, I honestly don't think there showing necessarily weakness, i mean,  you would be crazy not to cry if you going to battle school, knowing that you never going to see you family again and probably going to die.  That being said, I don't think that it was fair for me to say that crying is evidence of weakness.


 9. .Any action is acceptable in war:
     When you go to war I believe that any action is acceptable.  There are no rules and people will go to extremes to in order to stay alive.   I think that really the battle had started when Ender had just begun battle school because the other kids didn't necessarily like him since he was above all else.  Therefor there were a lot of broad moves that he had to make in order to stay on top.   I strongly disagree with this after reading the book because how Bonzo attacked Ender since he had kind of over thrown his success, and Ii don't think that was a really acceptable move for Bonzo to make.


 10. Teenagers need discipline and rules because they can't control themselves:
      Teenagers definitely do need to discipline to teach them what's okay and keep them in line.  Imagine if we had no boundaries or rules,  it would be complete chaos.  Teenagers can't control themselves because there just learning what it's like in the real world and so they need discipline and rules to teach them what's okay and what's not.  I still strongly agree with what i said before because i mean imagine what it would have been like if there were no adults at battle school, the children would be totally out of line.  Even when Ender first arrives at battle school, he brakes a kids arm, and that's with Graff present.  If Graff wouldn't have been their it would have been even worse.

 11. Only though personal sacrifice can someone create positive change:
     This is definitely true because in order to get positive change there's always something that needs to be sacrificed.  If you notice is movies there's always some kind of obstacle that they need to pass and something that they need to leave behind in order to get positive change, most of all the thing that they leave behind is something that's been holding them 
When Ender sacrificed his childhood by going to battle school I think that technically he was making a positive change.  He knew that he wouldn't be able to see his family again and that he could no longer go on living normally  that Ender was the chosen one to become a leader and save the human race.  If he hadn't made those sacrifices at the beginning then something positive probably wouldn't come out of it.


 12. Generating compassion for your enemies is the only way to create peace:
        I disagree with this probably because that's never been how I've solved my issues with people.  Most of the time I'll just ignore someone who I'm having problems with or just be normal acquaintances with them but I'm afraid that if I'm nice to them then they'll think it's a joke and get even more angry.  I'm not sure how I feel about this now even after reading the book.  I probably agree with this because when Ender is attacking the buggers at the very End, the had never really tried to understand each others race, therefor not generating any compassion  but if they would have then maybe the story would have ended differently.

CEJ #4

Noa Reinman

March 5th 2013

CEJ #4 

Unleashed

    Over the past few years marine biologist have been constantly rescuing seal pups and other marine animals from harmful dog attacks on local beaches.  They believe that the main cause of these attacks is that owners think that there dogs will listen to them but reality is that they won’t.   After debating this conflict for several years they have come upon a solution that most dog owners won’t be too excited to here.  They think that the only reason to prevent these attacks is to have dogs on leashes at all times on all local beaches.  Although they are worried about how dog owners will react to this new law they believe it is the only way to stop dogs from attacking.

    For my family this is something that will affect my dad especially throughout the years to come.  All my life we have been taking my dog to the local beaches and watched him adapt to the cool ocean and become free as gallops along the shore. Practically all my childhood memories have taken place at the beach with my dog my dad and I. There has not been one incident for as long as we’ve lived here between our dog, and the wildlife.  We bought our dog from a local animal shelter, and he has been a great, well mannered mut from the beginning.  The beach is somewhere we come after our poor dog has been cooped up in a shady room all day can run free and peacefully on the beach, it’s not fair to put a leash on him after he has done no harm.

CEJ #3

                                                       

Florida Man Is Swallowed by a Sinkhole

 http://nytmarketing.whsites.net/mediakit/ 

                  A sinkhole 20 feet across and 20 feet deep has swallowed a man along with his bed and his TV set, as he called out for help.  Jeff Bush was presumed dead after is concrete floor caved in on top of him at about 11:00 pm.  It was said that the night of the happening Jeff had friends attending him for dinner, as the guests were leaving they heard a loud crash from his room, drawing attention to his older brother Jeremy Bush who immediately dove in attempting to rescue his brother.  After he saw the sight of his Jeff crumbled with the concrete a sheriff had to pull him out of the abyss.  

              What I am curious to know is how locals will respond to this?   I'm wondering there going to be worried that the same could happen with there house, causing a downfall in the revenue for property owners, if there tenants want to leave because they are worried.  This leading to an increasingly high amount of downsizing for vacation rental businesses.

Cool and refreshing

When I look at your glassy layer of silk contain the shape of my cup, 

I get goose bumps.

After a long day,

I jump into your arms and you re-new me.

When I get home, the feeling of you slipping down my throat is like paradise.

On a hot summer day, 

you will embrace me, leaving a smile across my face.

Cold,or warm.

A large amount, or maybe even just a little,

you help me get through my day.

You have the ability to shape shift, 

if I leave you trapped in a cool case over night, you will be solid in the morning.

When I look down at you, I see myself.

Your only enemy is the heat, 

of which will consume within moments,

devouring you as you sink into it's inhabitants.

                                                           

Enders game questions 12-15

Ender's Game Questions Chapters 12 - 15

Chapter 12 – Bonzo
1. How did Ender provoke Bonzo?  How did Bonzo respond?

Ender didn’t treat Bonzo with resepct and he beat him at his own game several of times, so Bonzo evetnuslly tried  to kill him.

2. Who was Stilson? Why was Ender thinking of him?

Stilson was the kid that Ender beat to death in the beginning and he was thinking of him because after he killed Bonzo he realized that he was turning in to a killer and he didn’t want to be labeled as that.
3. Why does Ender still expect help from the teachers?

Ender still expects help from the teachers because he knew that he was there big project, and that they still wanted to improve him.
4. Did you know Stilson and Bonzo were dead? Find the specific clues in this chapter about the deaths.

Well because when Ender finished something he was extremely thorough, and afterwards both of them were being extremely nine responsive.
5. Was Ender justified? Why did they not tell him of the deaths?

He was justified that that was they only possible ways for him to get out of the situations that he was in.  They tell him about the deaths because they didn’t want him to see himself as killer and they wanted him to still believe that he innocent.

Chapter 13 – Valentine
1. “Perhaps it is impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.” Explain what this quote means. State an example of this idea.

Well… I think this is saying that’s it’s easy to pretend to be something your not and not adapt they there ways, meaning is easy to act as something you not, but when it comes down to it, the cover may be harder then it looks.
2. Is it a natural, “good” instinct for humans to be killers? (survival of the fittest)

Yes, because if we didn’t have the ability to overcome those who are in our way then we wouldn’t be were we are now.
3. Discuss the conversation between Ender and Valentine on the raft. What does Ender reveal about himself and his enemies?

When Ender and valentine are on the raft, Ender reveals that he wants Peter to love him and he doesn’t want to beat him.
4. Discuss Valentine’s conflicting thoughts about her brothers. How have Peter and Ender’s roles shifted? How does Valentine feel about each?  Valentine has always loved Ender more but now she’s working with Peter.  Now Peter has become the one who is  trying to help people and Ender is becoming the killer.
5. Discuss Graff’s statements about why the war with the Buggers was inevitable.
Well, because they had no way of understanding each other so eventually, they would come to kill each other.
Chapter 14 – Ender’s Teacher
1. What disturbs Ender about Eros? How does Ender figure out the truth about Eros?  Ender wasn’t sure why Eros was built how it was, but eventually Mazer that it was built by the buggers.
2. Describe how Mazer is going to be the only teacher Ender has ever had?

Because he’s the only one that know what he’s doing be acting as Enders enimie.
3. Why had Mazer been dishonest with Ender? Do you think Ender could have

handled the truth?  Mazer was dishonest to Ender because he wanted Ender to do the battles against the buggers without holding back anything.  No, because despite the fact that he was a killer , they wanted him to think of it as not a big deal, because if he had known that he was killing living things he would hold back and wouldn’t be so succeful.
4. Have they pushed the children too far? Was it worth it?

No, I don’t think they pushed the children to far, I think that they trained them to the extant that was reasonable, and would get them through the battles.  Yes it was worth it because in the end they were successful.
5. Is genocide, or in the case of Ender's Game where an entire alien race is
annihilated, xenocide, ever justified? Was the xenocide of the Buggers inevitable? Why? The only justification was the necessity to survive, because in this case, the races would eventually kill each other off.

Chapter 15 – Speaker for the Dead
1. Valentine said, “Nobody controls his own life, Ender. The best you can do is choose to fill the roles given to you by good people, by people who love you.” After what has happened in Ender’s life, what would he think of this statement?

Ender would probably easily to relate to what she said because he was used brutally by Graff and the IF.
2. Ender listens to the evidence about the deaths of Stilson and Bonzo. What is Ender’s opinion about the deaths?

Ender feels like a killer after killing Bonzo and Stilson, but that’s not who wanted to be labeled as, there for his opinion was rather dark and not encouraging.
3. Why did Valentine make sure that Ender could never return to earth?

Because she knew that if ever came back to earth then he would be used to take over the world.
4. What is ironic about Valentine’s statement about Peter saving millions of lives? It’s ironic because peter had always been the one who wanted to hurt the people and was evil, Peter saved millions of lives by preventing the war, but Ender was the one who killed all the buggers, and actually was trying to keep everyone alive.
5. What knowledge did Ender gain the enabled him to write The Hive-Queen? Give specific details.

Well, because the buggers didn’t realize that the humans were each individual life forms and that by killing them they were literally killing off there populations, because the buggers were just one big genetic tool that worked together as a hive, so when the The Hive Queen realized that, the buggers went back to there home planet and decided not to attack, but Ender still lead his fleet to destroy them.
6. Why does Ender publish the book using the pseudonym “Speaker for the Dead” and not his own name?

Ender doesn’t put his name on the book because everything written was from the Queen Bugger’s point of view.  Ender also didn’t want to personify the book or take credit for it because all he really wanted was for people to get the knowledge on what was going on.

Drones Response

   Drones are small intelligent aircraft's that can fly up to three miles in the air.  Drones are used for taking pictures from above, spying on people, they are even used assassination.  I honestly think that it is an incredible creation, but I do believe that it's abilities have been taking advantage of.  It is sick how they actually kill people with these tiny aircraft's being controlled by what could be anyone with and controller.  In class we were talking about the law that is patented to be passed which states no fire arms.  It is not far for Obama to band guns and yet allow anyone with three hundred dollars and simple license to fly a drone actually assassinate people.  This law is ridiculous and I have no question but if Obama is going to band guns then drones should be band as well.  I also don't think that it is okay that it only takes about six months to get a license to pilot a drone. Almost anyone has the power to get a license and build a drone, and if a lot of people start to do that then it could affect citizens safety. Overall I think that drones are a great invention and if not taken advantage of and only used for good, then they would be fantastic.

Enders Game video game response

   If  I were to design a video game, it would be the most realistic game ever created.  My video game would include every present day design.  There would be no limits.  For some people it would give them a chance to live the life they've craved, only virtually.  My game would be an exact replica of our modern day world.  In the game you would be able to travel, make friends, visit historic land marks.  It would be incredible.  In this game there would be a mission. At the beginning of the game, right after your character was developed, there would be three options, all different.  You would have to fulfill that mission an in order to win the game.  But the mission that you received wouldn't be like, "Go assassinate this person then do this." It would be your destiny, something that you would do to make your character feel satisfied with their life.  The main character of the game would be you, everything seen and done would be from your perspective.  The features of character would be determined over time, it would be based off what you eat, you personality, you friends, and the environment you live in. Pretty much this video game would be would be entirely realistic, but, there would be no limits.

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?

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

3. Why is Ender still angry?


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

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

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

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?

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

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)

3. Why are the teachers pushing Ender so hard?
I think that the reason that the teachers are pushing Ender so hard is because they expect him to be a leader, and they don't want to be OK with the world ending.

4. Discuss the importance of the last two sentences of the chapter.
The last two sentences of the chapter are, "He thought of a half a dozen ideas before he went to sleep. Ender would be pleased---every one of them was stupid."  I think that this is important because they're depending on Bean to come up with ideas that are interesting, yet logical, and because there are better soldiers then him he doesn't want to let them down and so he needs to prove himself.

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

CEJ #2

                     

Noa Reinman 2-6-13

   Federal Scientists have written a 400 page essay for the dams along the klamath river to be removed.  These scientists have convinced authorities that it is a logical thing to do.   By doing this it will increase the salmon population and bring more revenue in for local fish farms.   Authorities have predicted that this will be about a 1$ billion project.  It has been recorded to be the biggest dam removal in US history.  It stated in the article that the percentage of the salmon population in the Klamath river has dropped over 90 percent due to; overfishing, poor water quality,  and habitat loss.   Although the sediment that has been built up behind the dam for several years has killed off a large percentage of chinook and Coho salmon, they plan to benefit the others, (Salmon, Steelhead, and lamprey) by opening up over 420 miles of habitat blocked.  This project is planned to take action in 2020, and is estimated to increase fish population overall be 80 percent!

  I think that this is an exceptional plan and I do hope that they are successful.  Where we live is one of the few places that salmon exist, and I think that it’s important that we provide a safe and healthy habitat for them to live in.  Although I do think that we should have taken action on this earlier it’s still ideal that we start now.  What I’m wondering is how long it’s going to take for the fish population increase, and if we will be quick enough to redeem their existence before they die off once and for all.

Chapter 1 – Third
1. What attitude motivates the adults to lie to Ender?

Well, I think that when they lied to Ender it was for the greater good, and I don't think that they wanted to tell Ender the truth because then he might not want to go to battle school. If Ender didn't choose to attend battle school then it could get them in trouble the government since Ender is a third. 

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,
- his brother, Peter,
- his sister, Valentine, and
- his classmates.
Enders parents: I don't think his parents were necessarily mad that they were assigned to have a third child, but they did have to give up certain things that they weren't to happy about.

Peter: I think that Enders older brother Peter is mad about it at all because it gives him more reasons to bully Ender with out Ender having a reasonable argument, but I definitely think that his happy that Ender was the chosen child to attend Battler school.  

Valentine:  Although Valentine loves Ender, I don't think she's exactly happy about him being a Third because now he has to attend Battle school.

Enders classmates:  I think that Enders classmates definitely have a different impression on him now, because he was always bullied and they never thought he would be capable of attending something like Battle school.


Chapter 2 – Peter
1. Was Peter joking when he threatened Ender and Valentine?  Support your answer
with evidence from the novel.

I think that Peter wasn't joking when he threatened Ender and Valentine.  The reason I think this is because it seems like he got kind of nervous and backed away when Valentine told him what she would do.

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

I think that towards the end of the chapter Peter realizes that Ender was chosen and not him so he tries to redeem himself acting like a mature older brother when Graff is there.


3. How do you feel about each of these characters (Ender, Valentine, Peter)?  What
did the author do to help create these feelings?  Give examples.
 
I think that Ender is just kind of a cool layed back character.  I think that the author tries to describe him as tough but shy and witty and the same time.  Like when he beats up Stilson it shows that he's tough, and when he gets home it sort of shows his shy and witty side.  I think that Valentine represents the soft graces older sister who's always there for Ender and defending him in certian situations. For example, when Ender leaves to Battle school Valentine is very sad and probably cares the most in the family, along with on Enders birthday she celebrates it by herself in there backyard.  Peter is the tough older brother who is always bullying Valentine and Ender, like when he threatens to kill them.

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

I think that Graff means that if woman were to fight the buggers then families would be left and babies would stop being produced, therefor slowing down evolution and eventually ending it once and for all.

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?

I think that this action is included because to show that Ender is still human, meaning that he still had the ability to show emotion and that even though his going it still is going to be tough and he is nervous.

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.”

I think that this means that i's there destiny to fight and it is what was meant to happen with there live.  That in order to keep evolution going there must be those who help it happen.

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.



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?


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?

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

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