Ender's Game Anticipation Guide

Lying is justifiable if it's for the greater good

I rated four on this because I believe that it can be good to lie if it is for the greater good.  Although it doesn't usually end up good for a person but might benefit a larger group of people.  For example lying to an enemy in a war in order to make think that they know our weaknesses but when really we are just setting them up.  Eventually they will find out and they won't be happy but we may have won the battle because of it.

Sometimes violence is the only way to solve a problem

I rated this a four because in some rare situations there isn't enough time to fix a situation with words.  For example if someone who was put in jail years ago because they attempted to burn down your house and got out of prison and planned revenge.  If he came into your house with a gun then talking to him probably wouldn't be an option. 

It is okay to kill someone in self-defense

I rated three because sometimes it is okay to kill someone in self if of course they are about to kill you and you know they have killed other people then i would say that it would be okay to kill them.

Words are stronger than fists

I rated four because in most situations words could be much more powerful than fists.  However this does depends on the situation.  If someone that didn't really know how to use words in the right way and he was trying to get information out of someone that can't relate with other people's emotions then fists would be stronger than word.  There are not many cases where that is true

Bully's hurt others because they have a low self-esteem

I rated five on this because I do agree with this completely.  Of course there is always an exception to most of these questions but basically this is true every time.

Only the best and brightest students should receive the best education to become a nation's leaders

I rated this three because I do think that smartest students should become our nation's leader however I don't believe that only the smartest ones deserve an education because if you are judging intelligence by grades then you won't necessarily get accurate results.

Revenge is never justified

I rated one because i completely disagree with this statement it is much to black and white.  Ya sure in most situations revenge might not be justified but that depends on how much revenge you get and what they did to you.  If they kill your loved ones and then you find him and send him to prison i would be satisfied knowing that he is gone it would be completely justifiable. 

Crying is evidence of weakness

I rated four because crying is evidence of weakness in simple situations however it is just a form of releasing emotion which is not weakness as long as it is worth crying about.  So crying isn't necessarily a sign of weakness but you can take the things that someone cries about and judge if they are weak or not depending on if they cry about unimportant things.

Any action is acceptable in war

I rated two because a lot of actions in war is not acceptable like dropping a nuclear bomb.  That is not acceptable because that will most likely kill many innocent people.  That is not the goal of war will most likely not get what going for if you drop a nuclear bomb in less you are on the defensive side of the war.  

Teenagers need discipline because they cannot control themselves

I rated four because i believe that teenagers do need discipline because they can't control themselves in the way that their brain hasn't fully developed in the part of the brain that helps you make decisions based on what will happen in the future.

Only through personal sacrifice can someone create positive change

I rated three because yes they do need to make some sort of personal sacrifice in order to make any change but this sacrifice can be something as small as a couple seconds of your day.

Creating compassion for your enemies is the only to make peace

I rated four because in order to achieve complete peace you will have to create compassion for your enemies.  However you can achieve peace by simply making some sort of compromise.