Ender's Game Anticipation Guide 2

Is lying is justifiable for the greater or good?
I strongly agreed with this and I still do.  In Ender Game if Mazer and Graff told Ender that he killed Bonzo and Stilton Ender would probably want to quite battle and command school. “I am not a killer, Ender said to himself over and over. I am not peter.”(34)  Ender never wanted to kill anybody and be like Peter, so knowing that he did something that Peter would do would make him sad and not want fight anymore, which would result in the buggers killing many humans if not all.
Is violence sometimes the only way to solve problems? 
I sort of agreed with this and I still do. “I have to win this now, and for all time, or I’ll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse.”(7) I agree with this because if Ender hadn't killed Bonzo or Stilson the bulling would have still continued.  I disagree with this because killing Bonzo and Stilson would have made him feel bad about himself and make him want to give if he had heard about it before.  In regards to the entire war with the buggers I think that was the only way for them because they didn’t have any way to communicate and make treaties or anything.  Resulting in bloody war also lets people know that war is a terrible thing, so it will prevent war happening again.
  Is it okay to kill someone in self-defense?
I sort of disagreed with this and I sort of agree with it in Ender's case.  I sort of disagree with it in real life because there are a time when killing someone in self-defense isn’t necessary.  I think it was kind of okay that Ender killed Stilson and Bonzo.  I especially think it was okay for Ender to kill Stilson because Stilson tried gang up on him.  Stilson tried to kill Ender and Ender just brought the karma back to him. "Ender knew at this moment he might be able to walk out of the room and end the battle.”(211)  This quote shows that it was completely necessary for Ender to kill Bonzo because I feel like with some more talking Ender could have convinced Bonzo that he wasn't there to be the best, but doing what he had to do.  “But this time it will be my body that breaks, unless I can break him first.”(209) Ender believed that he had to hurt Bonzo because if he didn’t he would be hurt, but I still think killing Bonzo was too far.
Are words stronger than fists?
I mostly agreed because words stay in your mind forever.  I mostly agree with this, but I don't completely because Ender is hurt that he physically hurt Bonzo and Stilson.  "He would love to see you now, come to fight a naked boy in a shower,smaller than, than you, and you brought six friends.  He would say, oh, what honor."(208) Ender provoked Bonzo with his words and the words was what made Bonzo mad and fight.  Ender wouldn't have felt as bad if he just said mean words to Bonzo and Stilson rather than killing them.  Then again Peter's words really hurt Ender for the rest of his life, so that's why I am undecided on this.

Do bullies hurt others because they have a low self-esteem?

I used to completely disagree with the people that say they do. Now I sort of agree with this because Bonzo's self-esteem lowered when he found out that Ender was better than him.  “It was the thing he hated most about Ender that Ender really mattered to other people, and in the end, Bonzo didn’t.” (210)  This quote shows that Bonzo was mad that Ender was better than him and Bonzo feels sad about that so Bonzo thinks he has to hurt Ender’s brain so Ender becomes stupid. When Bonzo figured that out he started to bully Ender.

Should only the best and brightest students who receive the best education become a nation's leader?

I mostly agreed that only the smartest should have the power to lead a country.  Now I actually mostly disagree with this because everybody has a special talent.  A lot of the things you learn in school don't even matter in life.  I'd say 90% of what you learn in school will only be used in your school years. “There’s only once boy on this launch with any brains at all, and that’s Ender Wiggin.”(32)  This quote shows that Graff knew Ender was the best and Ender heard Graff say this quote and realized he was special. Ender was young and didn't get very much education in, but he figured out what he was good at a young age and pursued it and became an international hero. 

Revenge is never justified

I used to completely disagree with this. Now I mostly disagree with this because most of the time you don't know why somebody did that one thing that you had to get payback for.  For example Ender leaded this army to destroy the buggers because they injured them before.  Then Ender figured out that the buggers didn't really even want to go to war in the first place.  Maybe that kid you punched because they cussed at you had turrets or was talking to a different person.  “We're people, not Thirds, turd face. You're about as strong as a fart.”(7)  Stilson was making fun of Ender for being a third and Ender defended himself and revenged himself by making Stilson feel bad for insulting him. It was justified because Stilson lost his right to be happy.

Is crying evidence of weakness?

I mostly didn't agree with this and I'm still the same way. "...He gasped his sobs, tears seaping out of his closed eyelids and dissaperaring in the water on his face... I didn't want to hurt him! Ender cried.  Why didn't he just leave me alone!"(213) I think if you're super emotional and cry because some kid called you a weirdo then yes you are showing some weakness  but if you're in a situation like Ender where you're forced to be someone you don't want to be and kill millions then I don't think somebody can hold you crying against you.
Is any action acceptable in war?

I was half and half on this one and I sort of disagree now.  Ender killed Stilson and Bonzo to protect himself, but I don't really think Ender had to go so far that he had to kill them. "Of course we tricked you into it.  That's the whole point, said Graff.  It had to be a trick or you couldn't have done it.  It's the bind we were in."(298) Also Ender was tricked into almost completely wiping out the buggers population and that's also very extreme.  What the humans should have done was try to contact the buggers beforehand.  I'm not saying the buggers were innocent because they attacked the humans first because of fear, but the humans could have handled it differently.  I disagree now that every action is acceptable in war because totally destroying a community and a culture is not acceptable   I say this because there are many ways to keep both countries happy and not take any lives.  I have always been saying this recently because I strongly agree with it, but I feel like money is stronger than any gun, speech, or person. For example I think China is kind of ruining their country because they want money so much and what’s happening there is worse than if a country bombed them. That might sound stupid but China is doing, so much terrible stuff to their people like forcing young teenagers to work for about 2 cents an hour.
Any action is acceptable in war.
Do teenagers need discipline and rules because they can't control themselves?
At first I disagreed that teenagers need discipline, but now that I think about it now I can't really agree nor disagree because every person is different.  Some people are mature and think of rules as common sense.  They just know that you shouldn't steal something, but others might not know that.  “He lifted his foot, took a step, and then knelt on Ender, his knee pressing into Ender’s belly just below the breastbone.”  (12)  Peter is an example of somebody who needs rules and discipline. This quote shows that Peter thinks he can just hurt people for fun which is not okay.  Valentine though quote
 Only through personal sacrifice can someone create positive change.
I mostly agreed wit this and I still do.  I still do because making a positive change might be good for you, but you are no longer who you once were.  For example, if you're over weight and you want be healthy and fit, but you are worried you will lose that chubby, funny, and comforting personality that you had.  In the long run being in shape is a lot better.  Ender had to sacrifice a lot of things for the better.  He had to leave his family and he had to forget about his views toward not killing people because he had to.  Overall it paid off though.  Ender may live in guilt, but he saved so many people and Ender would feel even worse if he stayed at home and watched Valentine die from buggers.
Generating compassion with your enemy is the only way to create peace.

I mostly agreed with it and I still do.  You might be talking to this kid that your mad at for talking behind your back.  He wants to be your friend so he bribes you with money.  The arguments might stop, but I don't believe there's complete peace. Think about it, you're friends with someone because they give you money.  There's no good memories you shared together.  I think to go from enemies to friends you have to build friendship.  It takes time to build the trust and the care."...Ender carried with him a dry white cocoon, looking for the worlds where the hive queen could awaken and thrive in peace."(324) It might take sometime because you have to be able to put yourself in someone else s shoes.  Both people or groups have to be on the same page though.  Ender wants to be friends with Peter and Ender tries to let the mean things Peter has done go.  Peter isn't ready to be friends with Ender so there is still no peace between them.