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  1. 1. The Price of Assessment: Ender’s Game as an Educational Tool in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Klara Wigzell; [2022]
    Keywords : Adolescent Well-being; Stress; Assessment; Ender’s Game; Orson Scott Card; Education; Foucault; Pedagogy;

    Abstract : As Sweden has moved towards an assessment-driven education system, an increase in studies reporting the decline of students’ well-being has also followed. The studies indicate a strong correlation between said decline and the potential negative effects of assessment such as stress and emotional distress. READ MORE

  3. 2. Maxime Miranda in Minimis: Reimagining Swarm Consciousness and Planetary Responsibility

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Denise Ask Nunes; [2015]
    Keywords : Swarm Consciousness; insects; science-fiction; Jacques Derrida; umwelt; Jakob von Uexküll; Mitchell Tomashow; eco-criticism; planetary responsibility; Robert A. Heinlein; David Malouf; Orson Scott Card; Hayao Miyazaki;

    Abstract : This essay explores Swarm Consciousness in relation to the novels Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, Remembering Babylon by David Malouf, and the manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki. Through these novels, Swarm Consciousness can be reimagined in order to challenge the ways insects have previously been considered in literature. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Murdering Hero - A Study of Heroism in Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Susanne Lindberg; [2007]
    Keywords : deconstruction; Ender s Game; heroism; Orson Scott Card; good and evil;

    Abstract : The essay intends to problematize the notion of heroism in Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game by contemplating the hero himself as well as his enemies. Particular focus will be placed on the good and evil dichotomy, arguing that it is essential to the heroic tale since the hero is supposed to fight evil and foster good. READ MORE