...During the course of the book Anthem, Equality transitions from feeling oppressed to being confident in himself. In the very beginning of the book while in his tunnel, Equality confesses, “We were born with a curse. It has driven us to thoughts which are forbidden. It has always given us wishes which men may not wish” (Rand 18). Equality thinks that he is different from everyone else because he does not conform like the others and he hates himself for it. Using the word “curse” in this phrase shows the negative way in which he views himself because of these thoughts. Likewise, his wishes also lead him to see himself in a hostile way because he is a nonconformist. But, later in the novel Equality’s view of himself changes, and after escaping the Palace of Corrective Detention Equality writes, “We shall tell them, as our confession these pages we have written....
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...At the end of Ayn Rand’s novella, Anthem, Equality 7-2521 breaks from the collective society and discovers the lost and unspeakable word, “I”. I believe that the newly named Prometheus will not resort back to his collective ways due to his determination to learn and the actions he has made in order to learn; however, I can not say the same about the generations that may come after him. To start, during one of his reflective moments, Equality 7-2521 says, “[I’m]glad to be living. If this is a vice, then we wish no virtue” (47). For all of his life he has been chastised and scolded for thoughts like this, yet he still chooses to embrace them and be different than his brothers. He has been taught, in almost a religious sense, that, “‘[t]here are...
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...Compare and Contrast Anthem with Night Even though books come in many genres, they can still be compared and contrasted. This applies to almost all books. For example, Eliezer Wiesel’s Night and Ayn Rand’s Anthem are different genres. However, the similarities and differences between these author’s works are definite and deserve analysis. Such similarities include how the societies handle the executions of criminals. In Anthem, Equality has to stand “...in the great square with all the children and all the men of the city, sent to behold the burning” (Rand, 38). During Elie’s experience in the Holocaust, he and everyone else in his camp has to walk “...past the hanged boy and stared at his extinguished eyes, the tongue gaping from his mouth. The Kapos forced everyone to look him squarely in the face” (Wiesel, 63). Also, both Elie and Equality receive messages from watching a public execution. When the pipel is hanged, Elie thinks that God is no longer with the Jews and takes it to...
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...that we have a reason to act in a particular way… moral motivation gives the impression to be of more significance in the apparent opposition between self-interest and morality.”In Anthem, written by Ayn Rand, Equality, the protagonist, knows that his invention will benefit humankind greatly. However, this is not his primary motivation in conducting his experiments. His primary motivation is his ego. An analysis of this motivation, in a sense, summons to contest if the prime motivation of Equality is right when looking at his...
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...passed. To criticize the authoritarian government in Russia and the acceptance of the people being oppressed, Rand wrote the book Anthem. Equality 7-2521, the main character, starts Anthem by living in a collective society until he uncovers knowledge forbidden by the government which leads him to rediscover the individualism that his society has lost. As Equality goes through the process of rediscovering...
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...unattainable ideal: equality. The societies that embrace these totalitarian political forms, including that of Ayn Rand’s Anthem, intend to become the paragon of parity by having their citizens sacrifice their own happiness for that of their brethren. The leaders of Anthem’s supposedly egalitarian society justify this subtly sadistic method of rule with the ideals of equality, fraternity, and selflessness. The principles that blinded Equality 7-2521’s brethren to the grim reality they faced too often imbue members of modern society, especially as these standards are broadcasted by religious, social, and governmental groups. The...
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...Antherm Literary Analysis: Self understanding The future, a huge mystery to everyone and everything. It yields many choices and paths for mankind, to reach out to space, to become united as one, or to destroy our world or make every man a slave and subdue to a higher power. One of these paths taken by men is shown in the book “Anthem” by Ayn Rand. Instead of furthering our technology, intelligence of the world, or peace among us, we choose, or a council chooses, to make every man, woman, every individual to be a “drone” or a slave to a society that suppresses talents and destroys individual thoughts and actions. The society has taken a step back, going to candles and carriages. People are forced to do jobs that a large council chooses for them and everyone is so obedient that that the thought of being “disobedient” to the council is a sin. But in every dark, gloomy dystopia, there is a small light that can lead someone on a path to push back the suppression or the higher power. All it takes is a single individual to make something amazing and that influences the way he/she challenges themself and the society that they live in. In “Anthem”, this individual is Equality 7-2521 or Prometheus by the end of the book who brings light in a...
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...-Conformity and Rebellion: In my analysis of Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience” I would tend agree that people are divided based on their roles and functions in society. This division of people may be outside of an individual’s or group of people’s control. This division of people may be driven by socioeconomic, geographic, political, ideological or technological reasons. There may be individuals in power that will dictate where classes of people should live and work. The divisions of people into classes can be seen in both the real world and fictional writings. There may be divisions of classes within the same group of people based on power and influence in that group. Some of these individuals in these groups may also consist of those rare individuals with a conscience, that Thoreau speaks of, who can influence change or incite a rebellion. If the actions of these rare individuals incites a revolution and takes down those individuals currently in power then I would agree they would be considered an enemy of the state. People can also be divided based on their roles and functions in society without force or coercion. Their culture or customs of a society may dictate roles and functions. An individual may be born into this society with fixed expectations of their roles or functions. This agreement can be the seen in the case of Changez, in the Reluctant Fundamentalist. Changez was born into a caste system where his family held some form of power and influence based...
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...Speech Analysis Rough Draft: “We Shall Overcome” In early March of 1965, civil rights voting marches in Selma, Alabama went from a silent protests to violent assaults and beating by police officials. The goal of the march was to focus on allowing voting registration for blacks in the South because whites were preventing the rights of the American people by creating impossible tests for minorities to take in order to vote. After a week passed on March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson spoke out in response to the Selma-to-Alabama March. His purpose was to unite the American people in the task to get equal voting rights for all races-- according to the Constitution. He is addressing his ideas to Congress, but he intends to convince the citizens...
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...Virginia Watkin Professor Dave Graham Music 118 November 26, 2013 Rock and Roll has Lost the Ability to Effect Meaningful Societal Change Music has often been said to be the universal language. Rock musicians especially learned to use the power of rock music and lyrics to effect powerful changes in society, most particularly in the 1960’s and 1970’s. The early age of Rock and Roll was an exciting time for the musicians, lyricists and the mass of young people who listened to them. While it may be that rock music in all of its genres of today can still prod listeners to champion for social change, the rock music market has fragmented so dramatically that rock and roll has lost the ability to impact mass sections of the population and has therefore, lost its unique voice and ability to effect real social change in US society. The turbulence of the 1960’s, due to the escalation of the conflict in Vietnam to a full out war, the assassination of both President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. and the push for civil rights for all people made for fertile ground for songwriters to encourage change for the better through their music. (Hibbard and Kaleialoha, p 122) Lyricists and composers worked in tandem to write songs to both inform the public and, in some cases, incite the public to take action against what was happening in, around and to the world. Songs such as “Blowin in the Wind, written by Bob Dylan in 1962 and “Ball of Confusion (that’s what the world...
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...Analysis American culture value through the film The Pursuit of Happiness The reason why the Hollywood films are popular, besides its wonderful plots, the characters in the films could always reflect the special American cultural values to audiences. The American spirit such as individualism, heroism, religious and pursuit of freedom are all reflect in the Hollywood films. However, the American dream is a unique American culture and has inspired many Americans to rely on personal struggle to make their dreams come true. Films from different culture have their different cultural values, in turn, the different cultures have reflect and strengthen their own culture values in their films, so that audiences could get to know the mainstream American culture values from Hollywood films. Hollywood as the largest American film media has created many motivation films to express the importance values of American dreams to the world. The film The Pursuit of Happiness (2006) by Gabriele Muccino is a very classical Hollywood biographical film which is based on Chris Gardner’s life story. The film talks about how a homeless man success from the hardship and finally became a famous investment expert through his struggle step by step. The narrative of the main character Chris’s story refers to the key aspect of American Dream which is the equity opportunity of everyone in the society. It has showed the thought that happiness will come to everyone as long as we do not give up and make unremitting...
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...REFERENCING TECHNIQUES AND PLAGIARISM. NAME: Ashley Vercueil STUDENT NUMBER: 42068711 DATE: 08/10/2015 WITNESS: Sheree Gloss 2 42068711 COM 3703 TABLE OF CONTENT 08 October 2015 PAGE DECLARATION 2 1. INTRODUCTION 4 2. QUANTITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS 2.1 The research problem 4 2.2 Research question or hypothesis 4 2.3 Method 5 2.4 Findings 6 2.5 Analysis 7 3. FIELD RESEARCH IN MEDIA STUDIES 8 4. MEASURING MEDIA AUDIENCES 11 5. FILM THEORY AND CRITICISM 14 5.1 Film: An overview 14 5.2 Theoretical discussion 14 5.3 A German expressionist analysis of film 15 6. PSYCHOANALYSIS AND TELEVISION 17 7. CONCLUSION 20 8. SELF-EVALUATION AND SELF-REFLECTION 21 SOURCES 23 Addendum 24 3 42068711 COM 3703 08 October 2015 Portfolio Examination Option 01 1. INTRODUCTION In this portfolio examination I will conduct my own quantitative content analysis, conduct a focus group interview to explain field research in media studies. This analysis will give greater insight into the frequency of stories published about women and other related stories, as well as how they are portrayed...
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...others. It is the conclusion that leads to random choices. It is a vital tenet of finance theory. The EMH theory has a basis in other finance theories. It follows the classical theory of asset prices. To determine the connection, a situation where stocks are considered based on good deals. According to the EMH theory, these stocks are worth more than their relative prices. The worth of a stock is the present value of the expected dividends. In this regard, an individual will buy stocks at prices that are below this level. In essence, this is buying stocks that are undervalued assets (Kapil, 2011). Classical theory The classical theory follows the belief that the price of a stock is equal to the best estimate of the stock’s value. This equality means that the undervalued stocks are not real. It is futile to determine or find them. A stock price always equals the present value of expected dividends. Under the EMH, every instance that you sell or buy securities, you are being involved in a game of chance. It is not a skill gained through learning. If the markets are current and efficient, then the set price is a reflection of all the necessary information. In this regard, it is...
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...India India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the 2 most populous countries, and the most populous democracy in the world. The Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometres .It is bordered by Pakistan to the west, People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean. Home to the Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade area and vast empires, Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial & cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four major religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated country, while the Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam arrived in the first millennium of CE and shaped the region's diverse culture. The British East India Company from the early eighteenth century and colonised by the United Kingdom from the mid-19 century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by widespread non-violent resistance. India is a republic consisting of 28 states and 7 union territories with a parliamentary system of democracy. It has the world's 12th largest economy at market exchange rates and the fourth largest in purchasing power. Economic reforms since 1991 have transformed...
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...LOVELY PROFESTIONAL UNIVERSITY Lovely school of management TERM PAPER MGT-511 Business Environment PESTLE Analysis of India Submitted To: - Submitted By:- Mr. Vishwas Chakranarayan Ashish Suman Roll No. RS1904A10 Reg. No. – 10905868 Acknowledgment My sincere thanks and gratitude to my faculty who inspired me by his able guidance and was a constant guiding light during the course. The support and knowledge provided by him has been a great value addition for me and will go a long way in building a promising career. Last but not least, I am also thankful to all the respondents of my survey without whom the Term Paper would not have been completed successfully. (Ashish Suman) Contents Page No. 1. Abstract : 4 2. Methodology : 5 4. About India : 6 4. Introduction : 9 5. PESTLE Analysis 7 Political : 10 Economical : 13 Social : 16 Technological : 17 Legal : 18 Environmental : 19 6. Conclusion : 20 8. References : 21 Abstract In this term paper Pestle analysis of India. How Organization take the analysis for setup the offices or industry in India. In this analysis tell the environment of India. Factors of India. Government policy, literacy, privatisation, legal problem, technology use India, any many factors given below. Methodology For This term Paper I search...
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