The Fountainhead

Roman, I see that your focus was on the metaphor Harris dwells on which is the term slave. As you may have noticed on the group assignment, we had to write about the Theological Foundation of the Shepherd Motif in the Scriptures. Laniak’s exposition talks extensively about the significance of the shepherd motif as a metaphor for leadership, but also he also explains how “Biblical theology engages an interest both in individual emphasis of various authors in their own settings, and in the…

pursue one’s own happiness. Ayn Rand was a Russian-American writer and philosopher, and the party was founded on February 2, 2008 on her birthday by Tom Stevens. She was born in 1905 and died in 1982, and she wrote the novels Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. The party has a major focus on individual rights and respect. They also focus on the importance of art and the transformation of ideas into a physical form so that one can comprehend it easier and more emotionally. Their essential belief…

The book I just read is called Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge. The biggest things this book talks about are the desires of a woman's heart, every little girls question, romancing God, romancing your husband, Gods way, and last but not least being a warrior princess. Chapter one starts off talking about how we, as women, feel guilt and shame by not meeting the expectations 'laid on us by our families, churches, and our culture' (chapter 1 pg. 6) and not to mention the famous…

There is a saying: “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” This means that people lack the ability to form judgments without using their own personal beliefs and experiences. Therefore, people have a difficult time fitting into an environment that has a set of beliefs that differ from their own. This is revealed in the two short stories “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. In “Young Goodman Brown,” Young Goodman Brown learns some…

Ever wondered who was the inspiration for the great Stephen King? By looking at Edgar Allan Poe’s style of writing, the makeup of detective fiction, and Poe’s influence on literature, it is clear that Stephen King’s inspiration most likely came from Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe was the creator of American detective fiction. Edgar Allan Poe used a unique style of writing. Poe experimented with different genres and styles; he used the gothic tale, science fiction, and satire as well as other…

of human righteousness. Throughout the novel, Frankenstein's utter obsession for scientific development evolves into an unquenchable thirst for foremost knowledge. It can later be learned within the narrative that this ravenous hunger became a fountainhead for his ensuing corruption and eventual demise. Through highlighting mankind's desire to find the undiscoverable, Shelley symbolizes the contradiction and inevitable destruction of natural human righteousness. Through his determination to…

My little brother is often chastised by my parents for playing on his video games too much. Although he might enjoy his time playing on his devices more than talking with his family, I could never imagine him becoming the killer, especially not because of a Super Mario game. Video games do not create murderers, a person's’ social situation and mental state does. The title itself: “Do Video Games Kill?” revealed what the author was going to be discussing in her essay and drew a curious audience…

Tha Shawl The events presented by Cynthia Ozick in The Shawl, happen during the World War II in Europe, when the Germans were occupying much of the Europe and led most of the Jews in concentration camps. In the beginning,, Ozick is presenting us a forced march to a concentration camp, on a very cold day. The principal character that she introduced to us is Rosa, the mother of a fifteen months old girl, Magda, and her niece, Stella, who walked along on that miserable day (Ozick 277). Little…

ethics” (as found in the excerpt from The Fountainhead)? What is the relationship of her philosophy to ethical egoism? Ayn Rand is an American novelist and philosopher that immigrated from Russia to the United States because she was against communism. Her theory of objective ethics argues that “reason sets us apart from all other species” and because “reason is necessary for our survival, reason has moral value for humans” (Boss, p. 209). Rand uses The Fountainhead to describe how man must…

Reading Response: The Apology Analysis “Why does Socrates believe himself to be innocent?” The Apology is a record of Socrates defense to his jurors who had charged him with impiety. When taken before the court, a major part of his defense, is that the Oracle at Delphi proclaims him to be the wisest man alive. Later the Oracle gives the reason that he is wise explaining “He, O men, is the wisest, who, like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing.”. While this statement is a…