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    I think they do this so they do not look up to anyone but them. With a parent the kids may look up to the parents more than the dictator. therefor they take the children from their parents. They would enforce this because they wouldn’t want the children to learn their parents view of the situation. The parents could make it so their kids would want to revolt after knowing what a terrible situation it is to be in I believe that dictatorial leaders enforce children living apart from their families

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    Cop and the Anthem

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    The Cop And The Anthem By O Henry 1) What are the signs of approaching winter in the story? The signs of approaching winter given by the author are: 1. The birds (geese) flying south 2. Women wanting to buy new warm coats (sealskin coats – coats made from sealskin keep people really warm) 3. The dead leaves falling from trees Three signs of approaching summer in India are: Dry river beds Barren

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    Prometheus Anthem Analysis

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    An Anthem to the Ego The entire essence of the novella Anthem is the build up to a song of praise to the ego voiced by its main character‚ Prometheus. This anthem he sings settles the growth of anticipation of Prometheus expressing his individuality and his ego‚ fueled by him committing the Transgression of Preference repeatedly throughout the text. The importance of this proclamation is obvious as it is substantially amplified by reason of Prometheus uncovering the unspeakable word “I” coming from

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    Anthem Analysis

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    walk in the footprints of others‚ you won’t make any of your own”. Identity defines a person’s personal or behavioral characteristic(s). However‚ in order to “activate” it‚ a person must find it by his own will or fate. Without this trait‚ there would not be such thing as groups (or divisions) among men. Equality‚ being the protagonist of the dystopian novel‚ Anthem expresses that there is a gap between him and society. Men can be easily attracted by one substance causing everyone to follow or fear

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    Emily Brochu December 21‚ 2012 Ms. Joyce English Honors 10 Two Different Worlds‚ One Common Goal The story of Adam and Eve can relate and differ to Anthem in ways of goals‚ higher powers‚ and sins condemned. Both main characters‚ Adam and Equality 7-2521‚ go against what is expected of them by a higher power. The higher power in both stories‚ God and the Council‚ control the people and give them restrictions and punishments. Both Adam and Equality 7-2521 also have women‚ Eve and Liberty 5-3000

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    Anthem Reflection

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    “What is not thought by all men cannot be true” (Rand 73). In the novella‚ Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ it is believed that all men must correspond each other. For instance‚ all men must have the same ideas and beliefs. If one man believes something that other men don’t‚ then he is “cursed” and he shall never think the way he did ever again. Of course‚ new ideas are not tolerated‚ especially from Street Sweepers. For example‚ Equality 7-2521 daringly showed their leaders the discovery of a lifetime; the box

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    Feminism in Anthem

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    Feminism in Anthem Throughout history‚ women have been brushed aside as the inferiors of men. From the time of the Greeks to the modern day world‚ men have been the dominant beings. Mary Astell‚ an English feminist writer‚ says‚ “If all men are born free‚ how is it that all women are born slaves?” She questions the societal norm of women in predetermined constrictive roles. This theme of a submissive and obedient female pervades many literary works‚ specifically those by Ayn Rand. Rand’s portrayal

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    Anthem, Ayn Rand

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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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    Anthem: the Fountainhead

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    character traits are revealed in this brief description? Note: Liberty is smarter than the other women as Equality is smarter than the other men. “ Liberty understood our thought‚ for they lowered their eyes for the first time” (Rand 44). Why? In Anthem Ayn Rand reveals character traits of Liberty 5-3000. “We wish to write this name. We wish to speak it‚ but we dare not speak it above a whisper” (38). That quote shows that Equality looks up to her‚ she is very intelligent and assumingly pretty

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    Id, Ego and Superego

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    Id ego and superego According to Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality‚ personality is composed of three elements. These three elements of personality‚ known as the id‚ the ego and the superego‚ work together to create human behaviors. According to Freud‚ we are born with our Id. The id is an important part of our personality because as newborns‚ it allows us to get our basic needs met. Freud believed that the id is based on our pleasure principle. In other words‚ the id wants

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