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    Equality explores the Unmentionable times discovering the world he lives in. He also discovers the word he must not speak, I. The leaders are running the society in a totalitarianism way: the citizens are not allowed to be individual. This is the main reason Equality has the right to denounce the leaders of his society, this is because the truth has been found. Equality 7-2521 risks his life to discover what has been lost, what his society is hiding from him, what is, individualism. Building up.…

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    In today’s world, people who are egoists are often thought of to be self-centered and selfish. Egoism is the theory that one should use himself to motivate and to achieve goals. Ayn Rand confronts egoism differently in Anthem. She views egoism as an extension to Individualism. Throughout the story Prometheus discovers that ego is not a bad thing and becomes an egoist. By the end of the book Prometheus uses his own self interests to drive himself, putting his own motives above those of his…

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    against all the lies that have been hidden for years. But, by the end of the novel Equality 7-2521 has changed his mind becoming very critical of the leaders of his society, denouncing them in moral terms. He is correct to do so because as an individual he has rights to be himself instead of being exactly like his brothers, which he has gone without knowing this information up to this point in his life.…

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    beings who have an inviolable right to independence and freedom for themselves, as it is derived from their very nature, but shows how when you take it all away it detriments the society’s progression as a whole along with personal satisfaction and joy. Her claim in the book is “that a man has rights which neither god nor king nor other men can take away from him, no matter what their number, for his is the right of man, and there is no right on earth above this right,” (Anthem, page 101-102).…

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    Long Term Care Facilities Long term care is for an individual who requires assistance with physical or emotional needs over an extended period of time (Day, n.d.). The individual would need support with activities daily for healthy living. The individual would require this type of help due to illnesses, diseases or age preventing the individual from doing daily activities (Day, n.d.). “Estimates by experts are that at least 60% of all individuals will need extended help in one or more of the…

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    the “The Tyranny of Experts,” William Easterly explores the idea of poor individuals and development approaches. With examples and historical evidence, Easterly comes to the conclusion that to end the problem of poor countries/people and to pursue economic development is to give rights to the poor and treat them equally. Easterly provides four debates, the blank slate versus learning from history, nations versus individuals, conscious versus spontaneous solutions, and authoritarian versus free…

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    conformity in society through all means. Due to this, acceptance is customarily regulated to fit the requirements created by those who are considered superior. As individuals we are pressured to assimilate in order to fulfill the emotional void in the social aspect of their life. In Kenji Yoshino’s “Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights”, the concept of “covering” is introduced as a means to assimilate into the melting pot of society but is also viewed as a threat to both moral…

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    pick amongst good and bad and after that to demonstrate as need be. Socrates trust that no one knowing or willingly does wrong. He believes that wrong doing only hurts the person of wrong doing and that no individual tries to hurt themselves. This implies it is incomprehensible for an individual to enthusiastically do wrong on the grounds that their impulse for self-intrigue keeps them from doing as such. This is a remarkable proclamation that strikes…

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    Metaxas, an author, spokesmen, and radio host, more than 55,000,000 individual lives are taken out of this earth since the seventy’s-although the number of abortions have dropped since then (Metaxas). Abortion is when a baby/fetus is executed during pregnancy. The quite controversy subject affects several U.S. citizens, including the fetus. One side of the argue disputes that to terminate the baby is to violate its individual rights. People who support Prolife (a group who disagree with…

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    social rights provide on access to some level of economic welfare. In a capitalist society one is guaranteed the ability to pursue economic success but it does not guarantee it. One may say that it is impossible to guarantee economic prosperity in any political system. However, even though in a capitalistic society one is guaranteed certain civil rights these rights do not always lead to social rights. The reason for this is because in a capitalist society one is an individual will the right to…

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