Ethical Issues In Ender's Game

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On June 2nd, 1998, in Geneva, Switzerland, Kailash Satyarthi, march coordinator for India in the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) march for improved child labor laws, said, “We must wash this black spot from the face of humanity without hesitation or delay.” This was in response to a survey done by the ILO where it was found that worldwide one in four children ages five to fourteen are working, frequently in dangerous jobs (Moulson, 1998). This issue is one that does not appear often in the media and other forms of entertainment; therefore, many people do not know that it is still a rampant problem in the 21st century. In Orson Scott Card’s book, Ender’s Game, Card illustrates this matter, in a future setting, thoroughly describing