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    Originality‚ is the ability to think independently and creatively. In the book anthem the character Equality 7-2521 faces many toils in his collectivistic society. Ever since Equality 7-2521 was born he has been more physically and mentally different than his brothers‚ but his collectivistic society has taught him that to be different is a sin. He tries to suppress his curiosity and transgressions but to no avail. Equality’s character traits such as individuality‚ intelligence and‚ compassion make

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    Devendra Sahid 3/14/17 My Essay The story of Anthem takes place in some unspecified future time and place in which freedom and individual rights have been obliterated. Collectivism — the political philosophy holding that an individual exists solely to serve the state — is dominant and has led to the establishment of a global dictatorship of the Fascist or Communist variety. Equality 7-2521 is a Street Sweeper of the city‚ having been chosen for this profession by the Council of Vocations. However

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    The dystopian society that is depicted in Ayn Rand’s Anthem is all about selfishness. The Great WE runs the world. It is the way of life. Even through the dark cloud that is WE at least one I shines through. This light is Equality 7-2521. He is the individualism in this society. He is the first domino in the chain of individualistic life. Equality 7-2521 is absorbed in his own learning. He wants to better his knowledge. Equality is selfish and invested in his own betterment. His brothers would

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    Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking Paper Stella Cook March 4‚ 2013 Psychology 400 Nicolette Nance‚ PhD‚ LMHC University of Phoenix‚ College of Social Science Conflict resolution and peacemaking in youth‚ how can we as adults talk to our youth of today and make them see that violence is not the answer? As we look

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    Anthem‚ by Ayn Rand‚ depicts an era in the future where altruism is required‚ and everyone’s purpose in life is to be useful to others. The City‚ where Equality lives‚ is not any different in this idea. A citizen growing up in the City lives under rules that strip away any form of distinction from other people. The City has these controls in order to maintain a state of stability and order over the population. Officials will go through any length to keep a person from breaking order. All citizens

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    “All men are good and wise. It is only we‚ Equality 7-2521‚ we alone who were born with a curse. For we are not like our brothers” (20). The novella Anthem by Ayn Rand tells the story of a man named Equality‚ who lives in a society where citizens are taught from birth that individuality is the enemy‚ and in order to survive‚ all men must join together and become truly equal. However‚ mankind is innately selfish‚ and this is particularly highlighted in Equality‚ a man who wishes to learn more than

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    good resources. Ayn Rand believes that human beings should please their own self interests. Looking more into qualifying with her belief ; I came to a conclusion. Human beings should help others and assist on what makes them happy. For example‚ in Anthem

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    Encountering conflict My main intention is to persuade the audience on the topic that those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it and to pass year 12. The violent encounters of the past contain valuable lessons about resolving conflict. This writing is to be directed at the people reading it‚ which will be the general audience that doesn’t really understand the lessons of past and present conflict. Based on real world examples‚ and examples from the crucible. The style of writing

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    Was the League of Nations doomed from the start? In my opinion‚ the League of Nations was doomed from the start. The League had failed to accomplish its main reason for even existing. It wanted to prevent another world war from ever happening again. The League of Nations was created by President Woodrow Wilson‚ the president of the United States of America in 1919. The goals were to have countries co-operate with each other better‚ to ban all weapons (disarmament)‚ to improve the work conditions

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    Role of Christian Youth in Nation Building   National Identity   The notion of nation-building presupposes that the nation itself is in need of building; or rebuilding‚ in some cases. The term nation-building in its original sense referred to newly-independent nations in Africa to reshape colonial territories that had been carved out by colonial powers without regard to ethnic or other boundaries. This would later include the creation of paraphernalia such as flags‚ national anthems‚ national days‚

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