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    he Death of the Moth‚ by Virginia Woolf‚ is an essay inaccurately addressing the precarious and subtle relationship between life and death. This conclusion can be determined through the concept that her assertion that death is more powerful than life was merely a biased and tunnel-visioned opinion. Woolf‚ being emotionally and psychologically crippled by depression throughout her lifetime‚ morbidly expressed her perspective of the world in this piece‚ written one year prior to her suicide. It commences

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    It is very difficult to be able to advance in life if you are not allowed to think freely and become an individual. In the book Anthem‚ the author‚ Ayn Rand depicts her concept of mankind through a society where individualism is immoral. The main character‚ Equality 7-2521‚ struggles to remain a collectivist‚ he begins to question his society and defy their beliefs and rules. Equality 7-2521‚ successfully broke free from confinement when he came to the realization that "To be free‚ a man must be

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    “True Freedom” Throughout the book Anthem‚ by Ayn Rand‚ the society in which Equality lives strongly discourages individual effort. Instead‚ Equality is constantly told that only things done collectively with all his brothers can be good. Anything that does not include all is evil. When Equality discovers the forbidden word‚ “I”‚ he finds the joy one can experience by recognizing individual accomplishments. When Equality says “To be free‚ a man must be free of his brothers” he is realizing that

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    Does existence exist? Is “A” always “A”? What would happen if the elites who figuratively support the weight of the world shrug off their responsibilities and allow the world to fall? Who is John Galt? Such are the questions addressed in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged‚ a 1957 philosophical dystopian-fiction novel that the author regards as her masterpiece in the fiction genre. Rand introduces John Galt‚ the novel’s main character‚ not as a character‚ but as a question. The question‚ “Who is John Galt

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    Sins and Transgressions to Success and Progress In Ayn Rand’s Anthem‚ the main character is brought up into a society where individualism is never an option. In secret‚ this character broke these laws and constantly made what was called “transgressions” to the book’s authority figures. Near the books closing he states “Why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.” Prometheus has came to understand that he was different and that his sins gave

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    In the book Anthem‚ Ayn Rand publicizes her ideas of humanity by creating a society in which individuality is a sin and elaborates on these beliefs throughout the book. The protagonist‚ Equality 7-2521‚ struggles in this society as he questions the notion of collectivism that the government imposes on its people. Approaching the end of the book‚ Equality 7-2521 finally grasps the concept “To be free‚ a man must be free of his brothers.” In these words from Anthem‚ Ayn Rand states one of the story’s

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    Imagine a life where your thoughts and beliefs no longer show any sense of desire or feelings‚ as to where all forms of originality have been lost. All live under the idea of “one in all‚ all in one”(Rand‚ 19). Minds of the citizens of the Anthem society are formed to think‚ feel‚ speak as one; all equal and no individuality‚ all are one. One to think as an individual shall be shunned for the greater good. Rebellion of individuality‚ a form of evil of which none shall bare the pain‚ except for one

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    Once again‚ it is a week of new names and experiences for me to learn about. Prior to reading Leonard Peltier’s story I may have viewed his name with a hashtag in front of it and briefly clicked on it‚ but I didn’t delve any deeper than that. Per usual‚ I have a surplus of questions and fewer answers. For example‚ I know President Obama didn’t commute his sentence‚ but I want to know why. Is it just my perception‚ or has the fight for Civil Rights among the‚ African American population been more

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    though it remains to be seen whether or not he’ll poke fun at those that opted not to attend the party. And‚ while some notable faces will be absent‚ like Will Smith (who wasn’t nominated for his leading role in Concussion)‚ you had best believe Leonard DiCaprio will be in the house - possibly wearing his brown pants. The Revenant (one of the favorites to win Best Picture) is a complete work of art and has been the talk of the Oscar season‚ but no one will be feeling more pressure to bring home

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    In the featured book "Young people’s Concert‚" the author‚ Leonard Bernstein‚ explains the meaning of Classical music. Mr. Bernstein believes that people do not understand the exact meaning of classical music and they describe any music that isn’t pop or jazz as a classical music. He started his argument by giving examples about the mistakes that people do when they describe music and he found that the reason why people use inappropriate words to describe music is because people do not know why people

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