Individual rights

mentions these individual creators got nothing but hate in response for their miraculous inventions. The same is true for the protagonist, Equality 7-2521, in Rand’s novella Anthem; he struggles to show his individuality in his society’s collectivist government. In the dystopia, the collectivism is at an extreme level. The public is…

Personal Freedom is what you are able to do right and also knowing your boundaries. Every single person has their own personal freedom in different ways. For example living in a religious or a strict home you might be restricted from doing worldly activities. Being a teenager you don't get to have all the freedom you wished you had because you must ask your parents for permission if not you'll be in trouble. My personal freedom was something that always got me into trouble growing up. I…

Knowing Self Essay My grandma once ask me “When you get older do you know what you want to do with your life?” The books we reviewed are Anthem by Ayn Rand, Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln, Prometheus by Geek Mythology. When I get older what I want to do is follow my dreams First, in Anthem equality wanted to follow is own dream. An example of equal trying to follow his dreams is “I wished to find a warrant for being. I need no warrant for being, and no word of sanction upon my…

back hundreds of years. The events of the book establish this deterioration as a comment on the conditions necessary for progress. Rand depicts a society operating under collectivism, defined by Merriam­Webster as “emphasis on [group] rather than individual action or identity,” which she implies is the opposite of what is ideal for growth. Throughout the book, the characters’ lifestyle is described, leaving the reader to make the connections to the poor state of science and technology under…

Marxist theory suggests that the basic root of a person’s class is that individuals relationship to the “means of production” (Trainer, T. (2015). Marx argued that the economic situation of an individual or entity could easily overpower its social institutions, such as the system of law and parliament. Hence Marxists demand attention be paid to which groups in society benefit most from…

Such a society like collectivism does not give any type of equality at all. It alternatively sends a message of working together for the "common good of society", sacrificing personal interests or individual mindsets to work as a group. But putting such power over individuality is an immoral act. In Anthem, Equality, he escapes his old collectivist society because of being neglected of his actions and appearance, calling the members of the council, "You fools… you thrice-damned fools" (75). It…

conform to this society’s standards. No one has ever been disgruntled about this “perfect” tyranny, except for Equality. Equality is the only one to ever see something wrong with the society, the only one to question the leader’s decisions, and he was right to…

As we face a more difficulty view in other cultures more hesitation, more mixture and more dissimilarity global education helps to prepare individuals to live organized in the world speaking of its altered measurements of globalization. Global education assists us to identify our character and independence in addition to shared duties as energetic participants of the global community. It also gives us the chance and capability to reproduce and share points of view that are not the same and…

value in common: the emphasis on the individual. In America, each person should be given the opportunity to strive towards their own will for their life. Another thing Robert Bellah brings up is that community is important in creating a balance between individualism and public life, because people who only focused on dreams for themselves would ruin the country. He talks about the different types of individualism and which ones are the issues. I think that he is right by stating that Americans…

granted America its freedom, but also inspired what later became known as American individualism. It can be seen in many aspects of American life: from child rearing to the way we greet each other, to even the way we serve and eat our food. We value individual achievements and promote the endeavor for independence as freedom remains of paramount importance in American culture. In my opinion, our culture places a very high emphasis on individuality. One of the most common greetings in the US is…