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Sometimes Rules Are Evil “Some rules are nothing but old habits that people are afraid to change”(Therese Fowler). In Anthem, Equality 7-2521 feels that he has to follow the guidelines of his collectivist society. However, towards the end, Equality becomes dynamic and no longer thinks about following society’s rules. Equality’s eventual assessment of his sins is correct because he should be allowed to enjoy some very basic rights such as thinking and writing by himself, talking and loving any…

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…

Anthem is a complex take on societal views. The novel follows the main character, Equality 7-2521, as he breaks the chains of his dystopian society. Slowly learning the ways of the “unmentionable times” to unlock his individuality. Anthem is a book made to show in which ways current society is flawed. Equality is exactly like his brothers. He learns new feelings throughout the book and he becomes a new person. The house was made to model Equality’s change over society. This house represents…

A system of monstrous tyranny holds individuality captive making true happiness rare. When one is muted by society’s harsh regulations, they suffer internally and conceal a range of emotions. In the novella Anthem, Ayn Rand creates a character named Equality who feels tremendous sorrow for the way his life is, but will eventually locate the power behind his own voice. He will use his experiences to guide his acts of defiance and overcome opposing obstacles. Despair and the negative attitude of…

American culture to reform Kazakhstan 's culture. While in America Borat discovers ‘CJ Parker’ from Baywatch and decides to travel to California to marry Pamela Anderson, the actor who plays CJ. There are only four actors within the film, Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat, Kevin Davitian as Borats producer Azamat, Lunell as Lunell the prostitute and Pamela Anderson as herself. The majority of the film is Borat interacting with Americans in a highly offensive portrayal of Kazakhstani people. The…

Everyone has read, at one point or another, the heart-wrenching tale of partners being separated by war and of the trials and tribulations of them persevering through such a trying time. It is a very well-known story because it is easy to imagine how one would feel without their significant other. Imagining this scenario from a child’s perspective, however, is not. Without being a military child, it is nearly impossible to imagine yourself in that situation, as it is so unique. The deployment of…

Virginia Woolf’s “Professions for women” is an essay, but it sounds like a speech. Woolf recalls that when she worked as a journalist, she felt restricted expressing down her real feeling and reviews about men’s writing. When she worked as a novelist then, she also had to worry about if men would be shocked or disagreed with the truth she told. Her own two specific pieces of experiences reveal women’s struggle in today’s society and also try to provide solutions for defending women’s rights.…

“All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, and the computer - says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes about his laziness.” This quote was said by Mark Kennedy an American writer. As this may be a funny quote it is also true. Technology has been growing rapidly over the course of history. We lived in a world where writing letters were the normal thing to do. However, things have changed and people are not the way they use to be. We…

It is a sin to write, love, think, and feel freely. Anthem, a fictional story by Ayn Rand, tells the story of a dystopian society, far in the future. You are all equal and are never to say, “I,” “Me,” or “Mine.” Equality 7-2521 is a young boy in search of a world where he can discover and investigate on his own. However, when his scientific discovery gets rejected, will he ever be safe in his own community ever again? Throughout the course of the text, the theme of Relationships has changed and…

Anthem Essay The ability to judge right from wrong is mankind’s defining characteristic. To express that characteristic of humanity is how someone denotes their actions to be. In the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand, the character Equality 7-2521 is seen writing, for himself, in an underground tunnel, alone. He remarks in the early on in the first chapter that he is sinning his society’s teaching for doing so. This is because he belongs to a socialist, collective, community where everyone must be…