...Timmy Liska Cool title Is there any way that same one can keep their individuality in Anthem? The author of Anthem is Ayn Rand, she lived in communist Russia and escaped. This story is set in the future after a big war, now all that is left is a society with extremely basic technology. The purpose of this story was to warn people about how bad socialism can be. The process behind loosing individuality in Anthem’s society is brain washing, enforcing laws, and removing passion. To brainwash whole society one must get everyone to belief in the same morals. Brainwashing is the first step of losing individuality. Equality is telling us what * they are supposed to do when they feel tempted. “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but...
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...Anthem is about a time in the future where everyone is equal and nobody can think by themselves or be their own type of person. “We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but the great we, one, indivisible and forever.”(1.8) In the book, the “society” referer to themselves as we, as if they are all together as one person. The council beleive that everyone was born equal and no one is different. But one man by the name of “Equality” who was really smart and he realizes that being yourself and being individual is really important. In Anthem, Rand potrays that she thinks that individuality is really important because without it you will not be able to express yourself and be who you want to be as a human being. During the book...
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...A collectivist society where individuality is punishable by death and men are viewed as “all in one and one in all… indivisible and forever”; herein lies the world of Anthem, an atypical yet discomforting dystopian world. Like most dystopias, the government is oppressive and tyrannical, hiding behind a false veil of fairness and equality. Different is the retrogressive development of technology, which can be described as primitive at best. The stark contrast between this portrayal and portrayals in other dystopias highlights the impact individualism has on the progression of technology in society. Ayn Rand’s Anthem implies that invention inherently encourages the development of the individual and technology thrives when independent thought...
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...Have you ever thought that your parents were so strict on the rules in your house? Do you ever think that you’re not allowed to do anything even though you really wanted to hang out with your friends but your parents wouldn’t let you? Well the book Anthem, by Ayn Rand will make you think your parents aren’t bad at all, in fact, be thankful for them because in this essay we are going to be looking at a society with strict rules and theorize why they exist, and we will look at Equality 7-2521 and find out if he will follow the rules of this society. The rules in the society focus on equality, no individuality, and they want everything to be fair. So that means for the sake of equality the rule is that everyone is the same, nobody is different...
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...The society in Anthem represents more of a modern-day Communist-controlled country. Currently there are only a few Communist countries including: China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam. These countries lack individuality and are controlled under a dictatorship through a one-party system. In Anthem, everything is equal among the residents, on page 21, the author describes their “bedrooms” as “The sleeping walls were white and clean and bare of all things save one hundred beds.” Although Communism does not exalt to these extremities, it does take away each person’s identity and individualism. Individualism is a major theme in this novel, as it is illegal to be represented in any way, even as far as referring to yourself as “I”. Individualistic...
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...To control the population, the leaders in Anthem, by Ayn Rand, impose a tyrannical regime, disguised as the perfect form of society. They attempt to enslave their citizens bodies and minds through government-given names and jobs. Also, they control through cruel punishments for small problems and the total destruction of the concept of individualism. Beginning at birth, people are indoctrinated to follow an ethical code of society that goes as follows: “We are one and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, one, indivisible and forever” (Rand 19). They are also given a generic name and a number code which lack any sort of individuality. Their names are written on a bracelet that “all men wear” (Rand 18). People are also assigned...
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...now lives in cities where the government controls everything. In this world there is no I or me only we. Everyone thinks that they are doing what they are for the good of mankind and so they are nothing as long as they help mankind survive another generation. The main question facing the main character is whether or not the government should be able to control and individual. The government should absolutely not be able to control an individual because they can take away any individuality, make life miserable, and make it impossible to change anything. The first reason that a government should absolutely not be able to control an individual is that the government can take away any individuality. This is supported by everyone worshiping the word “we”, never letting people be alone, and never letting people see what they look like. The first piece of supporting evidence is that everyone is taught to worship the word “we”. This is proved when equality states, “there are no men but the great WE, One, indivisible and forever.”(14). This proves that everyone worships this word and that it is a kind of god to them, as they are told they are nothing and the only thing that matters is the great “we”. The second piece of supporting evidence is that no one is allowed to be alone. This is proved by equality when he says, “we know well that there is no transgression blacker than than to do or think alone.”(11). This shows that the government is teaching people to never be alone and that it...
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...transition from adolescence to adulthood. Your identity is who you are. Equality did not know himself as an individual. He only knew his brothers and him as being one person. We are one in all and all in one. There are no men but only the great WE, One, indivisible and forever." (1.8) In Anthem, individuals have no identity of their own. They are not allowed to act as individuals, or to think of themselves as unique. Instead, the only real identity they have is the group identity, “WE”. Teenagers do not have much control over their lives. Someone is in control and his or her lives revolve around a schedule. “ We arose when the big bell rang in the tower and we went to our beds when it rang again.” (1.5) Just like equality, teenagers live on a schedule. Every morning they get up, get ready for school, go to school, do homework and participate in extra curricular activities then do it all over again the next morning. Conformity is a struggle that most teens face during their transition to adulthood. Equality faced conformity throughout the whole novella. “ We strive to be like all our brother men, for all men must be alike.” (1.7). In Equality's society, everyone must be alike. Teenagers are compared all the time, which hinders their individuality. When they grow older, they tend to try to be like everyone else because they were always compared to others and they don't know anything different. “The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.” In this life, you have to...
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...Such as the prior way of society thinking. “We strive to be like all our brother men, for all men must be alike” This exemplifies how in Anthems society there is no individuality. There is enforcement of a collectivist mind set. In our society there is a document known as the Declaration of Independence. As it states “ All men are created equal”. This excerpt from the Declaration of Independence demonstrates how in our society, the foundation is “equality”. Likewise, in these societies there are educational standards. In the dystopia of Anthem, there are education laws just as our societies. “When we were five years old, we were sent to the Home of the Students, where there are ten wards, for our ten-years of learning. Men must learn till they reach their fifteenth year.” This demonstrates how in Anthem there is an age limit to where you need to study. Just like in our society, we must study till sixteen years...
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...tunnel, and then he starts spending his time in there. One day he was experimenting with wires, and a frog. He put the wires on the dead frog, and he made the frog flinch. From then on, his creation got even better. He discovered light. Some might argue and say that, he created because he wanted to better mankind. Others, might say that he made this, so he could try and be in the house of scholars, for the house of scholars are the only ones allowed to question and know knowledge. Those are all true, but they are not the main reason he did what he did. He did it because he liked learning, he liked gaining knowledge. He says, “We love the science of things.” meaning that he likes science and how things worked. It gives him a sense of individuality, which in that society. That is forbidden, and even the word “I” could get you a death penalty. He also states, “ Our discovery is too great for us to waste our time in sweeping the streets We must not kepp out secret to ourselves, not buried under the ground. We must bring it into the sight of men.” He wants to share his creation. It started with an experiment just for himself, for his knowledge. He knows he cannot keep it to...
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...of the state itself. The less interference there is in the activities of individuals, the better it is for the state (Smith). You can see this principle at work in the economy. -Mussolini: The state must have absolute control of both its people and economy. In directing the activities of the people, I’m directing the activities of the economy as well. -Mill: The state is wrong in directing the activities of its citizens. Within the economy, individuals must have the liberty to pursue their own happiness-- state restrictions only work against the individual’s pursuit of happiness. The state should limit its interferences ONLY to those that are absolutely necessary (Smith). These necessary tasks of the government are only those that are indivisible from the duty of government, to tax its people and protect them. Thereby, the state may punish those who aim to hurt the economic well-being of others through means such as fraud. -Mussolini: If the state is regulating the economy and the ambitions of its citizens, it would be HEALTHY for the nation. Essentially, state-regulated competition is healthy competition. -Mill: But what you’re proposing is an economic system where the state is in full control. How are individuals supposed to embark on the pursuit of happiness when they are tied down by the state? -Mussolini: Simple. The individual is motivated by the national honor (Mussolini, 110). He or she prizes national identity and goals above his or her own. The state’s interests take...
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...Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “The Social Contract” (1762) Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a leading intellectual during the French Enlightenment period, published his seminal work, “Du contract social ou principes du troit politique” in Holland in 1762. This is translated as “Of the social contract or principles of political right” and as the name suggests, is a political treatise outlining the principles that Rousseau felt would reform political society. The Age of Enlightenment existed in seventeenth century Europe, and was essentially a cultural movement of intellectuals who wanted to challenge set ideas or advance knowledge. Rousseau, Voltaire, and Diderot, among others, were known as ‘philosophes’ and their goal was to bring attention to societies’ ills. However, Rousseau has been found to be an unusual man with many contradictions in his writing. He was a man who was a champion of individual freedom yet his “social contract” proposed a collectivist state. This essay will discuss the author and the historical background behind the “social contract”. Next, the document will be analysed as to its purpose and central ideas. Rousseau was born in Geneva in 1712 but came to live most of his life in France where he became acquainted with other fellow intellectuals. After winning a major essay prize, Rousseau then contributed to the crowning glory of the enlightenment, Diderot’s “Encyclopedie”. Love said in 2008, ‘Rousseau was the eighteenth century’s leading apostle of democracy’...
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...Liberal Views in the Ruins of War in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis To know one’s identity is to find the core aspects that make them who they are. This includes the positive and negative experiences that shapes one’s identity and strengthens those aspects. This idea leads to ponder, how one identifies themselves in such a structured society. In the novel Persepolis the author Marjane Satrapi express her life in an autobiographical graphic novel. She describes her experience of being brought up in war-torn Iran. Though it is her struggle to grow an identity as a liberal self during the revolution, will be concentrated. Living in the heat of a revolution Marji (name of main character) and her family were subjectively forced to liberate themselves from radical change. Their admiration was to find liberty. Writer Raymond Williams describes the word liberty as having this initial sense of freedom. Also considered as open-minded, which some political officials classify as unorthodox. This definition it practically true when referring to Persepolis. The start of the Islamic revolution brought about many restraint. Such as, the Islamic regime forcing female citizens to wear a veil (traditional head scarf). As a young girl Marji was did not understand the reason for wearing the veil. She goes on to illustrating the image of herself and other girls removing the veils and playing with them. However, her mother protested the veil believed to be a torment to their freedom. But, her mother...
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...Individualism The Opposite of Collectivism Individualists societies are those in which the interest of the individual prevails over the interest of the group, and in which people are accepted to look after themselves and their imigiate families. Or The habit or principle of being independent & self reliant . “A culture that celebrates individualism & Wealth” Or A Social theory favoring freedom of Action for Individual over collective or state control. :Encouragement has been given to individualism, Free Enterprise, an the pursuit of Profit. Or Synonyms of Individuals are Independence, Self Direction, Self Reliance, free thinking, Free though, Orginallity. Individualism Individual is the moral stance, Political Philosophy, Ideaology, or Social outlook that enfaces the moral worth of the individual. Individualist promote the exercises of one’s m goal’s & desire and so value Independence & Self reliance & evocate that interest of the individual should achieve precedence over the state or a social group, while opposing external interference upon once on interest by society or institutions such as the government. Individualism makes the Individual its focus and so starts “with the fundamental premise that the human individual is of primary importance in the struggle for liberation” Liberalism extentionalism and anarchism are examples of movements that take the human individual as a central unit of analysis. Individualism...
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...Family Tradition and Theories Author’s Name Institution Family Tradition and Theories My family lives in the middle East and it consists of my grandfather Mansour, grandmother Fahiama, my father Amer, my mother Nada, my 17 years old sister Mariyah, my 23 years old brother Abdullah, my aunt, uncle and I. Our family tradition is taking breakfast together every Friday. Every member of the family ought to be present at the breakfast table no matter the time he or she slept last night. Even if one member of the family is mad at the other, he or she must be present at the table at 10 a.m. and none is supposed to leave the table until all the family members are through with their breakfast and said our prayers. This is because most of my family members are preoccupied and so they are always busy and do not find time to sit together with the rest of us who are not busy and have meals together. This makes connecting as a family very difficult and that is why the Friday meeting is compulsory for all of us. When we take breakfast together as a family, we share more than just food. Taking breakfast together is a way of building protective assets that strengthen our health and development. When we take breakfast together, we catch up with one another and spend time together even if it is for two hours only. We chat, ask one another how they spent their night, week, how they are faring in their jobs and about their plans for the day. Therefore, when we take Friday breakfast...
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