When Hodge was on stand, he was asked about stolen funds, padded expense, and forged checks; he blamed it all on confederates. He also denied that he he used tax money to pay for his hotel, food, or his liquor bills. The court also asked why him and Paul Powell were together a lot, but Hodge had no answer. Phil Brown took the stand and said that Hodge had came to him and asked him to ease up on the gambling spots in and around the East St. Louis area. When Hodge was the state auditor, he set a…
Times of London for publishing an article describing the event. Also, a speech made by William Safire discussing what President Nixon would’ve had said if the mission did not succeed. The third is a review about the day of the event by novelist Ayn Rand and lastly, is a political cartoon that was seen at this time. Times of London Analysis The publisher of this article seemed very intrigued and involved by this very crucial and dangerous…
their decade is education is over, students are taught, “You shall do that which the Council of Vocations shall prescribe for you” (22) because they believe that “the Council of Vocations knows in its great wisdom” (22) where students are needed. Here Rand demonstrates that characters cannot choose their career paths, choose how long to be in school, or nearly have any say in what they accomplish for the first fifteen years of living. She creates a Council of Vocations in her story that mandates…
such as the Romans, Greeks and Persians wouldn 't be known if, it wasn 't for their government. Also, Central authority has led to the demise of countries such as the Soviet Union, Cuba and North Korea due to corrupted leaders. In The Anthem by Ayn Rand and “From Declaration of sentiments and Resolutions.” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton both convey the message that the government hinders personal independence. Personal independence is being affected by the government intervening in personal matters…
In Anthem the people are completely controlled by the government they can not make their own decisions such as who they will marry, where the will live, or what they will do for a career. They are one being and they do not know of the word “I”. (Rand 19) "We are one in all and in one. There are no…
Imagine a world where one cannot fail nor excel, create nor break boundaries, and love nor hate any one person more than another. Evil and good intentions are tightly woven in Ayn Rand 's Anthem, the story of Equality 7-2521, a man cursed to constantly question the world around him. His city is built on the foundation that all people "exist through, by and for our brothers who are the State" (21). The novella is set in a totalitarian future, but lacks the futuristic ideas that similar stories…
The novel Anthem by Ayn Rand portrays what happens when the government restricts the rights of the people and how they will react. This can be seen throughout history and the world, for example, the Soviet Union, Bolsheviks revolution, Nazi Germany, communist china, and communist Vietnam. These are just some of the countless examples of some governments that tried and failed to take away the rights of the people and attempts to control them. The author attempts to show the reader what she…
The Road and Morality Morality has no factual basis, but instead come from an internal set of guidelines one makes up for themselves to conduct their daily decisions. Even though most people choose to set these guiding principles based of the societal norm, there are still a select few who follow their own internal voice to set their standard of morality. The Road by Cormac McCarthy follows the story of a father and son fighting together for survival amidst a post-apocalyptic world where one’s…
“I am done with the monster of “We,” the word of serfdom, of plunder, of misery, falsehood, and shame.” (Rand, 97) The story of Anthem takes place in an unspecified future time and place where freedom and individual rights have been eliminated. Collectivism, the political philosophy stating that an individual exists only to serve the state, has taken over the society which has brought many rules and controls along with it. The only concept that people know is “We” and not “I.” Equality 7-2521, a…
Soul of an Individualist,” Howard Roark states that every advancement in society was caused by the actions of an individual who uses his own independent thoughts, despite the horrific consequences caused at the hands of other men. In Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality is the individual who struggled to fit in the role that was forced upon him in the collectivist society. However, his natural instincts and the desire to progress lead him to his own personal victory over collectivism. At a young age,…