Every person has the option to live his or her life the way he or she would like, whether it be the way they think, or the actions they decide make. Here in America we are free to live life as we please, we can do any job, and we have the opportunity to do that job any way we would like. In the book Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, Ender's philosophy is that he gives 100 percent effort in all aspects of his life. He does not do things half way, but instead, he does what he needs to do to complete his job thoroughly. Ender does everything to the best of his abilities even if it is not a task that he enjoys.
There are two great examples that show how Ender will do something to the best of his abilities, even if he does not want to. Both came when Ender is being ganged up on and is about to get beat up. The first situation is when Ender was 6 and he had just gotten out of school. Stillson, the school bully ganged up on Ender and is picking on him, when Ender saw the opportunity, to kick Stillson to the ground, and took it. Ender knew that his only way to stop them from ever picking on Ender again, was to fight dirty and hurt Stillson while he was down. "To keep them from taking him in a pack tomorrow. I have to win this now, and for all time, or I'll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse" (Scott Card 7). While Stillson was on the ground, Ender punches and kicks him, in the ribs and groin. Even though Ender knows this is bad, and does not enjoy doing this to him, he knows that he must. Ender knows that this is the only way to stop him from ever doing this again.
An almost identical situation happens later in the book with Bonzo. Bonzo is jealous of Ender and ends up corning him in the bathroom. Again Ender's only option is to beat Bonzo so bad that he will never mess with him again. The fight ends when Ender outsmarts Bonzo and ends up kicking him. "Ender spun in the air and landed on his toes and hands; he flipped over, scooted under Bonzo, and this time when he kicked upward into Bonzo's crotch, he connected, hard and sure" (Scott Card 211).
