“Anthem”, a timeless novella written by Ayn Rand depicts the struggle one faces when subjugated in a dystopian society. In a starving civilization, when the hunger for greatness yearns in Equality’s soul, the consequences that ensue will be tremendous. This aforementioned, motivation compels Equality towards risky endeavors that ultimately define his concept of self. Albeit this conceptual idea is forbidden, Equality dares to challenge it by his creation of the light bulb.…
What is the driving force in your life? Logic or emotion? Reasoning or instinct? Mind or heart? Which is stronger?…
Inequality or Meritocracy? America: “The Land of Opportunity!” The desirable ideal of this great nation is that those who reside or migrate here have the chance at the American Dream— the opportunity to “pull themselves up by their bootstraps” and achieve success as long as they “put their best foot forward.”…
As a part of Ethics Week, I attended the presentation by Dr. Anne Zahradnik, “Cut the Cake.” Dr. Zahradnik discussed the concept of equality versus equity. Equity, as defined by The Glossary of Educational Reform, is the “wide variety of educational models, programs, and strategies that may be considered fair, but not necessarily equal,” whereas equality can be defined as equalness for everyone, no matter the circumstances. Dr. Zahradnik’s presentation emphasized these two concepts and had her audience discuss collectively which they felt was the best for society to implement, by using cake slices as an analogy. When one walked into the room, before the presentation began, they may have noticed a giant sheet cake in the corner of the room.…
ROBBER BARONS Extremely large and powerful industries developed that were owned and dominated by a very small group of men. Four of these highly influential men were Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan. With limited governmental regulation, many of these industries were able to evolve into monopolies and collude amongst themselves, an evolution that generated public outrage at the resulting unfair practices and inequalities. The industries countered the populist response by becoming more involved in politics. Cornelius Vanderbilt.…
In the United States money is a representation of the amount of power that a specific individual possesses. In today’s society people are striving to live an average life opposed to living the “American Dream”. Recent studies have shown that there are more people living in America who believe that the idea of going from rags to riches is simply unachievable. The new representation of the “American Dream” is obtaining economic stability for the future. As a result of the rise of income and social inequality over the past few decades, many economists and scholars believe that the gap separating the wealthiest Americans from everyone else will continue to widen unless the United States government puts forth effort to reverse it.…
Throughout our daily lives, equality is becoming an over exaggerated idea. There are constantly articles talking about unequal pay wages, gender and racial inequality. Everyone is striving for equality but nobody truly knows what would happen if it would be achieved. Kurt Vonnegut tries to illustrate what full equality would look like by making it the main focus point of life in a futuristic society. The short story, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, presents a futuristic dystopia in which the long-awaited equality is finally achieved, the author uses setting, symbols and characters to help convey the idea that true equality is misleading and unattainable.…
In today’s society, equality has always been a massive topic of difference in opinion. People have been, and still are, questioning its morals and ethics, as well as the ways through which equality can be achieved. Extreme equality can be overwhelming as well as restrict the individuality of one. In the story, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, a scientific fiction, the idea of true and complete equality is exaggerated to its extent and thrust into a realistic background to reveal the actual truth behind this great idea and what will happen if everyone stays hooked to this far-fetched dream of true equality. The author uses elements such as setting and mood, character and symbols to develop one of the major themes in this story, which is…
America is equal and America is free: is a saying I have heard many times throughout my life as a student. In elementary school, we learned about the American Revolution and the fight for freedom and equality against the British. We learned about the Civil War and the freedom of slaves. We learned about the Industrial Revolution and how people immigrated over to America from Europe and found a better life. We learned about the Civil Rights movement and how the abolishment or Jim Crow lead to the equality of black and white people.…
How did you relate to the readings, videos and forum discussions? I related to the readings about cultural and linguistic competence as a future health care provider. I saw how my knowledge of these topics could affect the care and well being of real people. One hypothetical that struck me was about a nurse practitioner choosing a cheaper and less effective medication for a black patient. The nurse had done this with the well-meaning intention of saving a poor person from the bills that come with a higher level of health care, not realizing that the patient was of a high socioeconomic status (Hall and Fields).…
Every country around the world has economic inequality within it. The income inequality encountered in the United States in ranked sixty four in the world. The economic inequality divided in the United States has a major impact on three factors: social class, education and power amongst the citizens. The economic inequality seen in “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler reflects on how separation between poor, middle and rich class lead to a dystopian future. “Inequality for all” examines how economic inequality can impact social classes such as upper, middle and lower class.…
In 1976 , the wealthiest one percent of Americans owned 19% of all the private material wealth in the US Today, they own over 40% of all wealth. Their share now exceeds the wealth owned by the bottom 92% of the US population combined. (Edward N. Wolff, Top Heavy: A Study of Increasing Inequality in America Twentieth Century Fund: 1995). From 1976 till the present , the power of the wealthy has increased greatly meaning their power has increased as well. When a certain group constantly gains power they will abuse it and this can be seen with the unfair wealth distribution in this country.…
The Income and Wealth Inequality of America As a capitalist nation, the United State of America is facing a serious problem, which is the inequality of wealth and income. In pace with the growth of the economy, the rich people are getting richer and the poor people are getting poorer. The gap between the rich and poor is widening unprecedentedly fast. Why is that happening?…
In the book, Anthem, by Ayn Rand, one of the main themes revolves around relationships. The relationship between Equality and the Golden One is very special because in their society they are not allowed to talk to the opposite gender, let alone look at one another, but they feel a connection so strong they try making it work. Equality knows how special the Golden One is and tries to forget about her, but he knows he can’t and needs her in his life. Throughout the course of the text, the theme of relationships has progressed and developed in many ways. Relationships is a big part of this book especially the relationship between the Golden One & Equality and how it changes.…
To explain this equity theory, an example can be taken from the movie when Brooke felt like she does a lot of household work of cleaning, cooking and washing. Also, she expects appreciation and help from…