Equality In today’s world people would like to think that‚ in America at least‚ all are equal and free to live happy and peaceful lives. After all part of the United States National Anthem states that America is the “land of the free and the home of the brave” (Star). So one could assume that this statement is true‚ however‚ there is a minority group in America that is far from equal. They are typically looked at with disgust and sometime outright hatred. One might ask; why is this group subjected
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The Struggles of Equality "The Civil Rights Acts changed everything about ordinary life for black Americans all over the country‚" said Todd S. Purdum‚ author of "An Idea Who’s Time Has Come." The Civil Rights Movement was the beginning of black and white equality. The movement centered on the American South since that’s where the majority of African Americans were located. Train and bus transportation as well as education were affected by segregation. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ three
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Gender equality has always been a touchy subject between men and women and the women are usually portrayed as the victim. In modern times‚ women have fought for higher wages and jobs that are usually held by men. In the 1800’s women were looked at as housewives and their job was to take care of the children. The majority of women back then didn’t have jobs since the man was the main source of income. Elizabeth Stanton was one of those women in the 1800’s who really wanted to see a change in the way
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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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Ayn Rand’s Anthem shows us her view of our world united under what seems to be communist rule. For example their view of right and wrong; which Anthem portrays is a system of very strict rules which mainly make sure that everyone is involved in a collective role within the society in this system no one is considered an individual or that they can even think as an individual. From the day that Equality 7-2521 were united as one they have been considered freaks‚ because they were all about six feet
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society in Anthem are very different and so are the things they value. One thing that the council in Anthem values is fear. The council stays in power because most of the citizens fear what will happen if they don’t follow the rules. What makes Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000 different is that they both value freedom or not having fear. Equality 7-2521 says of Liberty 5-3000‚ “Their eyes were dark and hard and glowing‚ with no fear in them‚ no kindness and no guilt.” (39). Equality 7-2521 says
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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 because they want the kids
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Vis a vis morality‚ for us to lay the foundation of the understanding of the term‚ I deemed it necessary to search for its meaning and I found in Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary: Third Edition that morality is a personal or social set of standards for good or bad behavior and character or the quality of being right‚ honest‚ or acceptable. Taking from the definition itself‚ we can draw out a conclusion that morality is more of a personal encounter of what is morally good or right. It might
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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. He thinks this but
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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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