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    In the novel Anthem‚ the society lacks technology in comparison to other places. The people are still using candles‚ when electricity has already been discovered in the past. This must mean that they had technology before‚ but they got rid of it for some reason. My theory is that they had technology before‚ but they were starting to get lazy and corrupt from it‚ so they got rid of technology. With the use of technology today‚ humans are getting more and more lazy. For example‚ in the past‚ people

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    author’s message in these revolutionary anthems. When reading or listening to “Beasts of England‚” “The Star Spangled Banner‚” and “The Internationale‚” analyzing each song for individual use of the literary terms above and how or why they were important. Compared each of these songs together have similarities and differences. The Beast of England is an anthem of the animals at Manor Farm as an inspirational tool in their rebellion. Old Major had created this anthem as a way to inspire and think of a

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    Anthem "To be free‚ a man must be free from his brothers." Individuality is one of the major themes through the book Anthem. Once people have individuality they never want to let it go. That is he one reason why the city council banned anything to do with being an individual. The council knew that if individuals were allowed to make their own choices those choices would often conflict with the desired outcome of the council. The council wanted to have a perfect society. This is an impossibility

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    P.6 ‎10/‎26/‎2014 Anthem Character Biography Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem presents an anti-utopian society with a collectivist government. In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand there are many themes. These themes include love‚ Desire‚ Freedom and individuality. Most of these themes can be shown by the characters in the book. The theme of individuality is shown by Equality 7-2621.Anthem is a novel about a man who overruled the government to gain knowledge of

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    Youth Ministry “Train children in the right way and when old‚ they will not stray.” These are words which we often here from our parents‚ grandparents and ministers‚ and most likely have memorized‚ since we were young. As youth and teenagers these words probably seemed easy enough for our parents and later for ourselves to fulfill; but the more mature we became‚ the more we realized what a gigantic task‚ “to train children in the right way” is. The Lord has entrusted to us; whether we are

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    everything. This is the reality of Anthem. Almost all technological advancements were lost during a time we cannot mention. After these times‚ there has been an effort to keep them at bay and eradicate all evidence of its existence in order to keep the society in control. Anthem’s technological primitiveness is due to the fear of the science and technology and its lack of progress is due to the loss of individuality. Inventions are not easily accepted into the society. In Anthem‚ there is a set process for

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    (Dictionary.com)." One can tell by this that egoism is not always a negative trait‚ and those with that in their personality are not always a bad influence on the direction of the world. This is shown by the character Prometheus in Ayn Rand’s novella Anthem

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    In this essay‚ I will be describing the type and setting of the society in the book Anthem‚ by Ayn Rand. Some areas I will be writing about is the political structure‚ degree of technology‚ social relationships‚ quality of life‚ and what education is like for the main character/protagonist‚ Equality 7-2521‚ and the other occupants of the city‚ City (there is no name to Equality 7-2521’s city). Also‚ I will tell if I would or would not like to live in this society. Political structure was reduced

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    Anthem What is egoism? Something that Prometheus seems so interested in. Egoism is a doctrine that individual self worth is the motive behind all conscious action. In this day in age being an egoist is wrong‚ but in Prometheus society being an egoist wasn’t even heard of. Why is it that Prometheus writes down “ego” at the very end of the book on page 105 of Anthem. To Prometheus the word ego is sacred. To Prometheus being an individualist should be something everyone should want and strive for

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    The book I read this month is called "Anthem" by Ayn Rand. Anthem is a fiction book and was quite interesting. It was about a person called Equality 7-2521 and how his life led to a huge turning point. "Anthem" took place in a futuristic civilization. The book was about a society who were all equal and exactly the same until one brave person named Equality 7-2521 thought outside the box‚ something that has not been done in a while. It was very confusing to read at times but in the end everything

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