Neil deGrasse Tyson

In the story “Anthem”, by Ayn Rand, collectivism plays a big role. The people are restricted by the collectivist government, the leaders banning freedom of speech and freedom of thought. The people are punished if they are to think for themselves, or go against the regime. Collectivism is the belief that the group should take priority over individuals in it, which is the main belief in the society that Equality 7-2521 lives in. It is the inverse of Individualism. The people in the society all…

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…

Biography of Neil Armstrong By Nadia Ludwig Did you know that an American was the first person to walk on the moon? This was only less than 50 years ago. This American’s name was Neil Armstrong. He is one of the most famous astronauts in the world. Neil Armstrong is one of only 12 people to have ever walked on the moon. Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930 in Auglaize County in Ohio, his parents were Stephen Koenig Armstrong and Viola Louise Engel and he had two younger siblings Dean and…

When people hear the word redneck, what do they think of? Most would say people who drive pickup trucks, love barbeque, and enjoy the taste of cheap beer. The classic redneck prefers the mullet hair style and generally wears an old, dirty t-shirt, mud drenched pants, and a trucker hat. His truck, which is often more expensive than his trailer house, is old, beat up, lifted several inches high and has a gun rack visible in the rear window. That is just one of the many stereotypes that are…

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…

The 27 Club When Kurt Cobain was found dead, his mother, Wendy O’Connor, said, “Now he’s gone and joined that stupid club. I told him not to join that stupid club.” The 27 Club is the name given to popular musicians who died at the age of 27, often resulting from drug or alcohol abuse, or violent factors such as suicide or homicide. The number of musicians who have died at this age have raised suspicions that premature deaths at this general age are unusually common. Although death is recurrent…

The Abstract:- Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut who was the first astronaut to land on the moon and was also the first person to walk on the moon. Many people nowadays support the idea that Neil Alden Armstrong did not really land on the moon and walk on it, they think that it was not a real act, they think it was staged. These people think that he did not land on the moon because they think that back then, they did not have the modern technology that we have now. Some people…

For my film review, I deiced to do one of my all-time favorite movies by Henry Selick titled Coraline. Let me start by saying while Coraline is a beautifully created family film it is not for all children like it was advertised. Coraline is much more of a whimsical horror that not every child would be able to handle. Coraline is about a twelve-year-old girl named Coraline. She moves with her family from Michigan all the way to Oregon to an old house called the pink palace. There she feels bored…