of yourself and guides you through your existence. Being individualized is what makes us human. We are not all the same. In the novel “Anthem” by Ayn Rand‚ the thought of individuality is a constant theme throughout the book. The main character‚ Equality‚ believes he is cursed by being an individual‚ at first. Many similarities can be found between the novel “Anthem” and the poem “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley. Invictus is Latin for “Unconquered”. Another character‚ Liberty‚ will begin to call
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grateful to the college committee‚ principle‚ college staff‚ students and everyone here for being honored me as a Chief Guest for this function and for their warm welcome. It is always a great pleasure to be able to address young minds. Today’s youth is our tomorrow – our country’s future. To grow up as good citizens one needs values. It is in our hands‚ in the hands of our educational institutes ‚ teachers and parents to instill those values in them which will help them to grow up as good
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believe whatever I want to believe and allows me to walk out those beliefs without restraint. Veterans alive or fallen have fought for these privileges and fought for our rights and our freedoms to explore all of these liberties. In our national anthem‚ it says “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” We live freely in this land because of the brave souls that fought for it. There are a multitude of veterans everywhere and in many families‚ they deserve our gratitude and respect because
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Anthem Theme Essay This wonderfully crafted novel‚ Anthem by: Ayn Rand suggested many ideas concerning how effective and “perfect” utopian societies are. In the story our protagonist‚ equality‚ lives in a utopian society in the future however the societies technology isn’t very futuristic. All of what we have know has been stripped from the society to the point where they don’t have electricity and they use candles for light and primitive ways of farming instead of more productive ways to mass
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Anthem by Ayn Rand is a political satire that makes one appreciate how fortunate the citizens of a country with so many freedoms‚ like America‚ are. Freedoms to choose one’s own destiny and explore the untouched frontiers of the scientific world are gifts that should never be‚ but often are‚ taken for granted. Rand’s bold novel that pokes fun at the stringent laws of communism reveals that her own political stance would be greatly supported by the first and second amendments and the policies regarding
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The Cop and the Anthem This short story written by O. Henry and published in 1904 follows a man‚ named Soapy‚ through a day in his life near the beginning of winter. The goal‚ find a place to live for the winter. The man is homeless‚ knowing that shelter for the winter is a must or the harsh cold will likely kill him. A plan starts formulating that involves getting arrested so that winter can be spent locked in an island prison on Blackwell Island‚ NY. Allowing him to have a nice warm bed‚ three
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In Ayn Rand’s Anthem‚ the protagonist Equality 7-2521 begins the novella as a primitive unique adolescent‚ who has realized that he might be different from those around him. He feels remorse in his differences and attempts to make himself become like the others in his society. But after the discovery of the tunnel‚ however‚ he realizes that loneliness pleases him‚ and it becomes harder for him to deny his own individuality. Rand hoped to uncover the link between the historical figures‚ Prometheus
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Heart of Darkness: Futility of European Presence in Africa Joseph Conrad ’s Heart of Darkness is both a dramatic tale of an arduous trek into the Belgian Congo at the turn of the twentieth century and a symbolic journey into the deepest recesses of human nature. On a literal level‚ through Marlow ’s narration‚ Conrad provides a searing indictment of European colonial exploitation inflicted upon African natives. By employing several allegoric symbols this account depicts the futility of the European
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National Anthem‚ which has created much controversy in our country. Personally‚ I firmly feel those NFL players created this protest for the right reasons. Their protest leads me to believe in their cause for equality. Those who play in the NFL have an influential voice that can call for others to join in for change. This protest allows me to identify the problems within America‚ and drives me to join the cause and use my voice. When Colin Kaepernick first took a knee for the National Anthem‚ I thought
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When Equality and Liberty escape from their society‚ they begin to learn more about what it means to be an individual like in the Unmentionable Times. In the house in the mountains‚ they discover many things from the Unmentionable Times‚ including books. From these books‚ Equality discovers the word “I.” He realizes that each of them has the freedom to think and choose for themselves and they did not have to think the same as other men. Not only does he discover “I”‚ Equality finds that in the Unmentionable
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