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    world of full conformity is from a book named Anthem by Ayn Rand. Anthem was written in 1938 but today the country of North Korea strongly resembles how the citizens in the book act and how their government rules them. From limiting them to better ways of living and using technology‚ brainwashing the entire population to think in a certain way for the benefit of the government and imprisoning those who object to the laws set forth by the government Anthem and North Korea are eerily similar. Even though

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    novella‚ Anthem‚ by Ayn Rand‚ the protagonists Prometheus knows there is an unnatural element in his society and commits many transgression in a form of rebellion. Prometheus chooses to fight against a life of obedience‚ drudgery‚ and fear because exploring the unknown is a life goal unlike his peers. Individuals are immersed in a dystopian society accept live in slavery because no moral principle exist‚ education with the use of propaganda‚ and lastly fear of punishment.

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    In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand the character Equality 7-2521 differs from the people he is surrounded by because he does not want to live his life by rules that are set by the government‚ also he wants to learn about subjects he is interested in. Although it is a sin for street sweepers to learn about anything he has a special gift of understanding his school work although street sweepers are supposed to be unintelligent. In Ayn Rand’s Anthem Equality is different from his brothers because he wants

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    would be like if things were different in their society. This usually leads to the reader contemplating the same issues that the characters are faced with in the story. Ayn Rand’s science fiction novel Anthem and Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergeron” put a substantial

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    Compare/Contrast of Invictus and Anthem The story of Invictus and anthem have many common themes but they are also very different in many ways. Even though these are completely different stories‚ it is almost like the characters from anthem and Invictus are the same. Invictus‚ which is the Latin word for “Unconquerable” which are what both of these characters are. Equality was given the name “The Unconquerable” by The Golden One explaining that he power and thinks for himself rather than for

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    Living in a collective society where you can’t express yourself or be independent is hard to imagine. In Anthem‚ the collective society they live in forbids individuality like thoughts‚ feelings‚ words‚ and actions. It says “We must strive to be like all our brother men‚ for all men must be alike.(17)” In Anthem‚ when Equality stumbles upon a chance to detach himself from the collective society‚ he makes the most of it. I think Equality’s primary motivation was to make something for himself and

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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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    Kaeprnick says he sat down during the national anthem because of the racism acts happening against the black community‚ as shown with all the recent cop shootings. I am not saying that some cops will not target blacks‚ nevertheless there are numerous respectful ways in which an individual could take a stand without causing countless other problems. No one should disrespect their country‚ no matter the reason. Accordingly‚ it does not help when groups of individuals run around destroying cities by

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    The book Anthem‚ written by Ayn Rand‚ represents a technologically primitive totalitarian view of a futuristic society. This future society governed by heavy limitations to technology may of been the effect from a civilization with a surplus of technology. With ongoing advancements to the technological world today it can raise awareness to the question of establishing a completely technical society. In society today technology has replaced jobs and became such a necessity for everyday life. With

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    absolute power corrupts absolutely." In the novels Anthem and Brave New World‚ Ayn Rand and Aldous Huxley explain what life in a dystopian society is like through the eyes of two outcasts; Equality 7-2521 and Bernard Marx. Neither agree with the action of their councils and try to do something about it but cannot because they are the only ones that actually notice the corruption. Which causes them to create a new society. Through the novels Anthem and Brave New World‚ the authors show how societies

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