In the book‚ Anthem‚ by Ayn Rand‚ the main character‚ Equality‚ is a selfish person. He created the light against the rules because he wanted to impress the council and boast on his intelligence. Ayn Rand’s philosophy was that there wasn’t such a thing as altruism. Rand was very objective and didn’t believe in people wanting to put others before themselves. Equality’s personality and his decisions clearly showed the author’s beliefs. Yes‚ Equality was selfish‚ but he had a right to feel this way
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Then We Came To The End Joshua Ferris Corporate Culture and transition of characters in an office environment In life humans face various emotional grief‚ and this is problematic when these personal matters affect their everyday work ethics. In the book Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris‚ he hints how individuals involved in a work environment within the office‚ constantly are faced with dilemmas‚ anxiety‚ and endless boredom. In the novel‚ the author is describing how some characters
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Rainbow’s End‚ Still a Relevant Study? Cartoons commonly depict political machines and their bosses as overweight business men‚ smoking cigars and making deals for profit and power. The “rainbow theory” of urban political machines proposes that “urban machines‚ though corrupt and undemocratic‚ actively worked to incorporate working-class immigrant groups such as the Irish‚ Jews‚ and Italians” (Erie 4). In Rainbow’s End‚ Stephen Erie argues that urban political machines “did not incorporate immigrants
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The poem "Anthem for Doomed Youth" is considered to be war poetry‚ and its author‚ Wilfred Owen‚ a war poet. Wilfred Owen having fought in World War I himself had a special connection to war‚ and viewed it to be pitiful (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred_Owen). The reader feels "Anthem for Doomed Youth" is Owen’s way of informing the people that war is not a patriotic‚ heroic thing‚ but it is solemn and sad. The poem tells about the doom of the soldiers at war‚ Owen may have written this to
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Jenna Sunderland In the final chapter of Anthem‚ Prometheus‚ also known as Equality‚ writes that he now understands “why the best in me had my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.”(pp 98) He now can come to terms with his height and his mind‚ how he has been blessed with these “sins” and through his journey can finally distinguish the faults and conservatism of his society. Equality 7-2521: a label; a stamp; the only form of identification that is allowed in
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In her novella Anthem‚ Ayn Rand describes a futuristic society in which the concept of self‚ even the pronoun “I”‚ has been eliminated. Members of this society are expected to submit to a barrage of rules. Ostensibly‚ these rules are set in place to help the society function as a unit; in reality‚ they serve only to subjugate its members‚ to keep them downtrodden and unable to resist their circumstances. From the time they are children‚ these people learn the holiness of “we”—that the only good
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within varied contexts; personal experience can trigger a transformation of outlook‚ self-esteem and ideas linked to personal identity. Even within a significant place; barriers arise from indifference and prejudice. Jane Harrison’s play Rainbow’s End explores how minority groups struggle to find a strong sense of connection in a world full of racial prejudice and posits the notion that individuals or groups must overcome significant barriers if they are to develop a positive sense of belonging.
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Journey’s end by RC Sherriff The stage directions in Journey’s end at the beginning of the extract are of utmost importance because they use a lot of imagery and symbolism‚ which later is linked back to this extract‚ at eth end of the play‚ there is a candle on the table which gets blown out‚ symbolising the doom and death of the men. In the stage directions it mentions the sunset‚ "towards sunset......light that slowly fades with the sinking sun" This symbolises the fore coming death that is
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Answer all questions Question 1 An industrial product may be manufactured by two methods of production. Using Method X‚ fixed costs are RM6‚540‚000 per period and variable costs are RM57 per unit. Using Method Y‚ fixed costs are RM7‚800‚000 per period and variable costs are RM45 per unit. a) Calculate the level of output per period for which the total costs are the same. (3 marks) b) Calculate the total cost per period for Method X at this output. (2 marks) c) State
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The article‚ “A Home at the end of Google Maps” by David Kushner‚ is an article i can unexpectedly relate with. The article talks about a boy who lost his family at a young age‚ and was then was adopted after various events by an Australian family. After twenty years‚ decided that he needed to know who he really was‚ and so started the search to find his family. Parallel to this point‚ from a young age i never knew what i wanted to be‚ i continuously pushed aside the decision of career options‚ until
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