Absurdism In Endgame

Ender's Game is author Orson Scott Card's best-known work. The novel has sold over one million copies and is published worldwide (Whyte). The novel won the Hugo and Nebula award in 1986; science fiction’s most prestigious writing awards (University of Utah). In summary, the plot of the novel is a story about a young child, Ender Wiggin, taken away from his family by the International Fleet (a world order devoted to protecting the planet from space invaders) in order to train him to be a military genius to defend the human race from an alien species (Buggers) that has already attacked Earth twice. At the end of the novel Ender kills the entire bugger race but does not know it until after the

When some think of the word “insanity,” they think of crazy people, with impossible ideas and strange thoughts, perhaps people with a different way of thinking than most people do. However, what does one define as morally insane? Does the list just include cannibalism, does it extend to cold-blooded murder? In “The Most Dangerous Game,” also known by “The Hounds of Zaroff,” a short story by Richard Connell, the antagonist, General Zaroff can be perceived as insane. This is because the protagonist, Sanger Rainsford, discovers that Zaroff hunts humans for sport. However, I believe that General Zaroff is not insane, for multiple reasons. Three reasons are: clear thinking, lack of symptoms pointing to insanity, and Zaroff’s reaction at the end of the short story.

Hans is in a very hostile position, at that point. His actions are being frowned upon, and yet Rudy and Liesel seem to help him immediately, without even thinking twice. “When Liesel and Rudy made it through and helped Hans to his feet, there were so many voices. Words and sunlight. That’s how she remembered it. The light sparkling on the road and the words like waves, breaking on her back. Only as they walked away did they notice the bread sitting rejected on the street.” This quote symbolizes a very important meaning: no matter how hard you try to be fair and just, you might not always achieve what you want, i think that is what the rejected piece of bread signifies. In a way, the author makes the reader think about their own life for a second, which helps them to better connect with the story. Although, Hans did a kind deed, he had to repent for it. The only thing he got was help from Rudy and Liesel. Although, in the end help from Rudy and Liesel didn’t change things very much, it is not always the outcome that matters, but it is the thought, and in this case Rudy and Liesel definitely had the

The second act focuses on Seurat’s descendent, and his focus on being a successful artist. This new George has both the same and opposite problem

This was revisited in the second book with the rats, it was a concept that was originally very hard for me to grasp. Imagine if the entirety of the human conscience could be compared to the intelligence of, say an ant... No, a more accurate example would be a mosquito. Mosquitos have no real purpose, no true function on this planet and yet, they continue to live. A fact which we as “holier than thou”humans often despise, yet are we not the same? Humans have no preordained purpose despite those we choose to construct, in fact from any outside perspective, not only is there no reason for our existence, but there are far too many negative repercussions our enduring has caused to counteract this hypothetical reason for life. So, what? What if the only reason for our existence is we got lucky on a lump of dirt 150 million kms from the sun? What if there is no reason for life, and if so why do we continue to live? Throughout the book these questions are continuously uprooted and are never truly answered. But I believe that is the point. We automatically sympathise with our young protagonists, however we still cannot truly support their plight. For if we cannot answer those questions, how can we say that The Others conquest of earth is not just and why do we continue to hope for the eventual triumph of the humans? The Others, aware of this situation, often mock the humans on

When the film is considered from the lense of Karl Marx’s conflict theory you see a similar struggle for stability. Conflict theory, which is looking society as a competition for resources fits the example of the ants and their conflict with the grasshoppers. The resource of power, food, and time is used against the ants. The ants within the colony are also affected

Many years ago, Charles Darwin introduced a theory that we humans are a species which evolved from animals that have inhabited the Earth for many years, and he believed that we were civilized, intelligent, and logical life forms for these very reasons. In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding there is a prominent theme of good versus evil which reveals that maybe humans are not the civilized human beings that they were said to be. William Golding carefully netted this theme with his utilization of literary device such as his symbolism. Golding uses this simple story of English boys stranded on an inhabited island to illustrate how destructive humans can be when implanted in a impoverished environment where they

William Goldning’s Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel where literary techniques are utilized to convey the main ideas and themes of the novel. Two important central themes of the novel includes loss of civilization and innocense which tie into the concept of innate human evil. Loss of civilization is simply the transition from civilization to savagery; order to chaos. The concept of loss of innocense is a key concept to innate human evil because childhood innocense is disrupted as the group hunted animals and even their own. Through the use of literary techniques these ideas are seen in the passage where Simon confronts the “Lord of the Flies.”

"Nowadays the plays' meaning is usually blurred by the fact that the actor plays to the audiences hearts. The figures portrayed are foisted on the audience and are falsified in the process. Contrary to present custom they ought to be presented quite coldly, classically and objectively. For they are not matter for empathy; they are there to be understood and politely added

Personal space is a concept of sociology. Personal space is an approximate area surrounding an individual in which other people should not physically violate in order for them to feel comfortable and secure. It is the zone around individuals which they regard as psychologically theirs; they don’t want to share that zone with others. The amount of personal space required for any given person is subjective, it depends on individual. It also depends on how well you know the other person. It also depends on different culture and countries; and the gender behavior like men to men, men to female, female to female and female to men. The more intimate the relationship, the less personal space is involved.

We, human beings feel distinctly unique, individual and most importantly, unmistakably superior due to our exclusive intelligence. This is why we, as a society, tend to look down on other types of life-forms, insect or animal, as they do not possess that desired intellect. Yet, Lewis Thomas, in his opinion essay “On Societies as Organisms”, argues that human society has much to learn from the communal accomplishment of other life-forms. The author effectively conveys this main idea through his use of analogy, enumeration of examples and through his level of language.

The tangled web of relationships that connect each character in this story are what drive Congreve's play forward. With each past affair (or current) affair that

What is the meaning of life? According to Chris McCandless living free and not conforming to the natural way of life is the meaning to life, as shown in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Similar to Chris McCandless, Ralph Emerson believes that following your dreams and making your own trail is the meaning of life according to his short story “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Emerson. The purpose of man's existence is to avoid conformity and following one's own instincts and ideas.

All around the world sports are the topic of discussion, both teams and athletes bring forth millions of viewers to see what a sports team is made up of. College is where a student gets the opportunity to shine. If a college athlete possesses a significant amount of talent they have the potential to become a professional. At a college level, students don’t receive payment; regardless of what level an athlete is on, when an individual has a natural talent the individual should be paid for doing what he is good at. This idea of not paying student athletes needs to change because these student athletes have become involved in a craft and deserve compensation for their involvement. Three key elements that is discussed in this essay will give probable cause for athletes to be compensated. The three factors that are analyzed in this essay is the commitment of time that a player sets into his or her sport, the large debt accumulated while in school, and the amount of money colleges earn through student athletes. All three aspects are valid reasons as to why colleges must start paying their athletes.

Thought-out the course of this year we have looked at the biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional theories of the human life span from infancy to late adulthood. The biological aspect of life span focused on the physical changes of humans. There are physical changes that have to occur before a baby form in the fetus and then is born to this world. Through-out our life, the physical changes occur constantly till death and even more. There is no psychologist during the whole chapter that focuses on biological theories because physical changes is easily noticed compared to cognitive development. The cognitive theory or development emphasizes on human thought processes. Developmental psychologist, Jean Piaget stated that children go through four stages of cognitive development as they create their meaning of the world. Early on in psychology it has been referred to as Piaget’s Four Stages of Cognitive Development. Lev Vygotsky, was another development list who developed the Vygotsky’s theory which focused on social interaction and culture when it came to cognitive development. The brain is what tells our hands and legs to move. If we lose that ability, we are classified mentally dysfunctional. Unlike the biological and cognitive theories, socio-emotional is based on what is around and how our emotions handles it. This theory involves the unconscious processes that are easily influenced by our emotions.