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She believed in individualism. She was a “radical for capitalism” and came up with “objectivism,” a philosophy that stated there is no greater moral goal than achieving happiness. But one cannot achieve happiness by wish or whim. She could have been a math teacher or gotten into Broadway, but her thoughts and philosophies drove her to share her ideas and write about them. “Ayn Rand was considered a writer of unpleasant, anticommunist potboilers” (Buchanan). She continues to be a controversial figure in American popular
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“Who Is Ayn Rand?” Inc 31.9 (2009): 84 Biography Reference Bank (H.W.). Web “Rand, Ayn.” Current Biography (Bio Ref bank) (1892): Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson). Web. . “Rand, Ayn.” World Authors: 1900-1950 (1996) Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson). Web.
Suiabarra, Chris Mathew. “Ayn Rand 1905-1982.” American Writers, Supplement IV, Part 2\Ed.\ A Walton Litz, NY; Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 517-535.
“Who Is Ayn Rand?” Inc 31.9 (2009): 84 Biography Reference Bank (H.W.). Web “Rand, Ayn.” Current Biography (Bio Ref bank) (1892): Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson). Web. . “Rand, Ayn.” World Authors: 1900-1950 (1996) Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson). Web.
Suiabarra, Chris Mathew. “Ayn Rand 1905-1982.” American Writers, Supplement IV, Part 2\Ed.\ A Walton Litz, NY; Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 517-535.