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The Rules of Collectivism Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, who migrated to the United States in 1926. Ayn Rand used objectivism throughout her novels, which is a philosophical belief that makes one’s individuality look wrong. Ayn Rand told the Soviet authorities that her visit to the United States would be short, but ever since then she never did return to Russia. The most autobiographical of her novels “We the Living”, was based on her years under Soviet tyranny. She published the…

Anthem is a short dystopian novel originally published in 1938 by Russian-American author Ayn Rand. As with many of her stories, in Anthem tries to convince the reader of the importance of individuality and the danger of the collective. It describes a grim future where many of mankind’s scientific advancements have been lost and the concept of the individual is absent. This novella was later adapted for the stage by the director of the Galax High School theater group. Despite bearing many…

Anthem is a brief, tale that takes place in the future in a collectivism world where the “I” has vanished from their language. The novel rotates around Equality 7-2521, Liberty 5-3000, International 4-8818, Fraternity 2-5503, Solidarity 9-6347, Collective 0-0009, and Union 5-3992 where they, along with their society is prohibited from certain things. In the novel, the society they live in is being ran by a communist government. It is being told from the point of view of a man named Equality…

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man who gave us the federal highway act also gave us the precursor to the internet. It was called Arpanet and was developed and funded by Advanced Research Projects Agency which is now Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. A man by the name of Leonard Kleinrock was the main architect in the internet’s design, a brilliant man who made several contributions to computer science. The goal was to create a mass communication system that could handle a plethora of data if and when a nuclear war…

Anthem is a rebellious novella written by a Russian-born American novelist named Ayn Rand. The Novel Anthem is mainly about a young man named Equality 7-2521, who goes against all that he has been taught. Equality discovers information that was being hidden from him by people he had trusted. He identifies himself as “I” instead of “we” standing against all the lies that have been hidden for years. But, by the end of the novel Equality 7-2521 has changed his mind becoming very critical of the…

In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 is a young man who struggles to find ways to show his true self because he lives in a society based on conformity. Ayn Rand uses the symbols of the light bulb, the Uncharted Forest, and his new name to demonstrate the conflict of individuality versus conformity in order to demonstrate the importance of individuality and self-discovery. Thus, through the use of these symbols, Ayn Rand is able to integrate the theme of individuality versus conformity…

Genesis to Dr. McCoy and Spock, they all begin discussing the morality of such a weapon. McCoy questions the morality, stating, “Dear Lord. You think we 're intelligent enough to... suppose... what if this thing were used where life already exists?” (Leonard McCoy, Wrath of Khan). Spock reveals that all life on said planet would be destroyed, and used in the new matrix. McCoy begins to liken this machine to having the power of God, seeing it as a terrible thing, saying that they are “...talking…

Every night after our dinner my family and I would sit down and watch The Big Bang Theory on television. Those thirty minute airings had my whole living room roaring. We loved how awkward Sheldon was and how Leonard was always chasing pretty Penny. It was not until recently that I have noticed how misogyny is portrayed throughout the show. As I watch the episodes back I still laugh: however, I cannot help but to realize how the women, in particular Penny and Amy, are characterized throughout…

The Big Bang Theory: A View on the Modern “Nerdist” The Big Bang Theory is an extremely successful sitcom that airs Monday nights on CBS. It involves love, drama, comedy and many other elements into a single format. Some of the main characters are Leonard, Sheldon, Penny, Howard, Rajesh, Bernadette, and Amy. One of the reasons I am researching The Big Bang Theory or “TBBT” is because it is one of the most watched, successful, and highest rated sitcoms of all time. According to Winston, as of…