Shadow

Ender’s Game relation to modern day Far too often, human beings perform nefarious actions based on a prejudice that is either false or simply irrelevant. Orson Scott Card’s science fiction novel Ender’s Game is based off of preconceptions humans had on a foreign species known as “Buggers”. The main character Ender is assigned the task of working with other gifted children, like himself, to perform a complete genocide on this unfamiliar species. Ender learns much about the buggers and himself…

The book “Ender’s Game” has been a classic for a long time. It has a lot of action going on in the plot, but there is a deeper meaning. The primary theme of this book is to have compassion towards others, no matter how you feel about them. The book “Ender’s Game” starts with Ender having a normal life on earth, but then he gets his monitor, a device which allows government officials to see and hear what he does, removed. After that he was approached by Colonel Graff and went out to the battle…

“There is no teacher but the enemy.” Mazer Rackham, a character in Orson Scott Card’s novel, Ender’s Game, teaches this lesson to the main character of the story, Andrew (Ender) Wiggin. His statement has a prominent significance to the theme of the novel and it can be applied to several vexatious situations throughout Ender’s life. In Ender’s Game, Ender has several adversaries that he learns from, and each one teaches him something new. One of these enemies was his own brother, Peter Wiggin.…

One boy is a prodigy and the only one who is capable of saving the earth from war (Ender from Ender's game) Whereas, the other boy lost all his powers, thus being deported to a powerless colony, Is the reason behind a problem that can endanger the earth and all living beings but is the only one who can fix it (Taemon from Freakling). Both of the boys are heroes in the end although their stories seem different.. After reading Freakling by Lana Krumwiede and watching the film production of Ender’s…

Part One:In the shadow of Mount Elgon In part one “In the shadow of Mount Elgon” we are first introduced to Mr. Charles Monet. Charles is fifty six years old and takes care of a sugar factory’s water pumping machinery. Monet lives at the base of Mount Elgon in western Kenya. Monet decided to go on a camping trip for his winter holiday. The place where he wanted to camp was at a national park on Mount Elgon. On day two of Monet’s trip he decided to visit Kitum Cave. Kitum cave was a popular…

their actions” and “their dominant moods are anger and self-pity.” In “Sunshine and Shadow”, Jake is is expecting love from Laura Ann and Mary; however he does not want to give either of them all his affection. Throughout the movie Chilly Scenes of Winter, Charles waits…

The Shadow of the Galilean was published in 1987 by Fortress Press. This book is a historical fiction written by Gerd Theissen. Theissen does a great job of making it more relatable to the reader by using accurate historical facts and also using his creativity to help us try and see what life would be like at the time of Jesus. The main character in this story is Andreas, a Jewish merchant from Sepphoris, who is tasked to uncover the truth about Jesus. Although Andreas never meets or sees Jesus,…

In Praise of Shadows comments on the power of globalization as a negative force within Japan. Most of Tanizaki’s complaints about lack of shadows come from the use of electrical light an American invention. From the beginning, Tanizaki’s contempt for Western products is evident. While he understands, some may be helpful, the ability to reconcile the past with the everchanging present is a problem that societies are still trying to sort out today. For example, the dentist visit shows the…

While watching the film Shadow of Hate I experienced a lot of negative emotions including disgust, sadness, and anger. I was and am still disgusted, sad, and anger with how we treat minorities not only in this country but throughout the world. However, after viewing the film I can say that I am not shocked. There is a saying that history repeats itself and that is definitely true when it comes towards America’s policy with immigrants. It is like a man and his ego once it has been bruised he…

notice the different shapes that are created by shadows? Shadows are all around us, and no one ever notices how in a picture how they can change a person’s perspective on the item in the photo. Though often overlooked, shadows demonstrate a unique perspective of everyday life. Shadows are a part of everything we do even though no one ever takes into consideration how beautiful and unique they are. The first four photos show inanimate objects’ shadows that do not easily relay the theme. In these…