Essays on Anthem

When tyrannical governments are in charge of societies, they must eradicate possible threats to their power at all costs in order to remain in power. Underlying dangers to the power of such governments can be as common as the relationship between families in the society,...

José Martí once asserted that “The first duty of a man is to think for himself.” When society favors mindless obedience over independent thinking, ego, forward progress, and knowledge all but disappear. Indubitably, objectivism is vital for humankind to persist and prosper. In her novella,...

Ellie and Equality were similar and different in personality among other things. Regardless of the fact that she was a woman, Ellie was tough, argumentative, and determined throughout Contact. Equality was more the individual in a society where everyone was bland and submissive. Carl Sagan’s...

In the novel Anthem, Ayn Rand discusses the issue of individual personality and the destructive power of collectivism. The author creates a model of a society with socialist politics, where people are forbidden to be different and are punished for the slightest dissimilarity with their...

In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand, the author gives us a main character that goes by the name of Equality 7-2521. This character lives in a Communist country where they have to follow all the rules provided by the Council of Vocations. If any...

People who are kneeling during the national anthem are actually being supported by our troops. This protest that is happening across the country is actually legal, and should be supported in the United States because vets are supporting it. My first reason why citizens should...

On September 13th 1814, during the War of 1812, The British had started to pull off attacks on Americcan soil, an unbelievable feat of combat consisting of American soldiers tasked with the defense of Baltimore, Maryland, within the structure Fort McHenry, standing off against a...