“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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should help to educate and rehabilitate them. Street beggars are seen everywhere in our country. 1 find them begging at railway stations‚ bus stops‚ temp in streets‚ bazaars and at traffic-signals. Some street beggars are very clever. They make the hearts of the people melt. People take pity on them and give them something. They wear dirty and shabby clothes. They want money‚ clothes‚ grain‚ food or anything else. Some beggars beg in the name of God. Some street beggars are thieves who cheat people and
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Analysis of Poem: This poem is specifically about the death of a soldier and the notification of that death to his family. This is the reality of war. The word "anthem" has a few different meanings‚ the one that seems to be the most pertinent to this poem is: an unusually rousing popular song that typifies or is identified with a particular subculture‚ movement‚ or point of view. Soldiers of WWI would definitely identify with this poem; no one else (i.e. civilians) could understand everything that
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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 to Dead Youth What passing bells for you who die in herds? - Only the monstrous anger of the guns! - Only the stuttering rifles’ rattled words Can patter out your hasty orisons No chants for you‚ nor balms‚ nor wreaths‚ nor bells‚ Nor any voice of mourning‚ save the choirs‚ And long-drawn sighs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for you from sad shires. What candles may we hold to speed you all? Not in the hands of boys‚ but in their eyes Shall shine the holy lights of long
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his most powerful weapon. By depleting the mind of knowledge‚ a man cannot be in control of his own self and therefore is more easily conquered. In Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ the leaders and society in her book seek to accomplish control by choosing the jobs for the people‚ keeping the word “I” unknown‚ and maintaining a sense of unity from birth. In Anthem the leaders of the society in the novel‚ the High Council‚ examine the students and based upon their observations‚ give the students their jobs accordingly
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Ayn Rand was a Russian-born American novelist‚ philosopher‚ playwright‚ and screenwriter that wrote a book called "Anthem". This fiction book‚ Anthem‚ is about a 21 year old guy named Equality 7-2521‚ who lives in a restricted area full of limits. He isn’t suppose to write about anything‚ which he is in this story. He writes his story in a tunnel under the earth by a candlelight. He isn’t suppose to put himself first in any sort of way. He uses plural nouns such as "we‚ he‚ they" to describe himself
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Samantha Henry Oral Report Anthem Anthem by Ayn Rand focuses on the life of the main character‚ Equality-72521‚ set in a futuristic dark age. Equality -72521 lives in a society that strips individuality. He is given a job as a Street Sweeper‚ but this does not feed his curious mind. Equality-72521 questions the government and his “brothers”. His curiosity leads him to thoughts about friendship‚love and science. When he finds a forbidden tunnel he begins to explore and discover there
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Anthem is a dystopian novel written by Ayn Rand that takes place in a futuristic world in which‚ in theory‚ the human mind is not individual‚ but should be melded with its fellow citizens. There was no greater honor than to carry out the will of your brothers. However‚ although appearing to be a utopian society‚ it was actually a society full of cries of suffering‚ stifled by fear and mindless obedience to a government that had lost sight of the beauty of individualism‚ arguably‚ the most human of
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Jessica Bologna AP English Lit. P. 4 In the two poems The Chimney Sweeper William Blake addresses the political issue presented at the time: the morality of the children sweepers. Blake attempts to describe the working conditions through two perspectives‚ one being through the eyes of an experienced chimney sweeper and the other through the eyes of the innocent. In the eyes of the experienced‚ the conditions described are explicit whereas the one through the eyes of the innocent are implicit
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