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89The Ideal Form of a Hero
What makes someone a hero? Does one need to have a divine parent? Does one need superhuman strength or special powers? What constitutes heroic behavior? Is heroism synonymous with altruism? How has the connotation of heroism changed since Homeric...
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95Oxford Comma Fans Unite!
Oxford Comma activists are becoming more verbal about this beloved punctuation mark. They label their enemies fools, brigands, communists, anarchists, hard-headed, stubborn, insensible, and haters of cauliflower. Have you never heard of the Oxford Comma? We pity you. Read on, and it will be your fate no longer.
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72How To Decline a Valentine Date with Diplomacy
There was a time when people wore RED during Valentine, as if it were a day that was so special that one HAD to tell the world that she/he is in love with someone. What is it with Valentine's day? It doesn't...
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77Bioshock (3) Infinite : First Look at Steampunk Heaven
I was hooked. The art deco vision of 1920s, the scratchily magnificent vinyl music, the sober tones of the leader streamed through tinny audio, genetically enhanced enemies that scared the life out of me, the U- Invent vending machines and robotic cam/guns that I could hack, the drill-armed Big Daddies that clomped scarily towards me all made Bioschock the game I wish would never end.
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72Dominique Francon: The Fountainhead Character Analysis
An analysis of Dominique Francon from The Fountainhead. Includes explained quotes from The Fountainhead. In-depth analysis of Dominique Francon.
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70Atlas Shrugged Part 1 - The key is in the title
Who is John Galt? But more importantly, who cares? A short review for an underwhelming movie.
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77Who's to Blame for the World Economic Crisis? At last some answers from the US Senate 6-21-11
There's plenty of blame to go around among those in Washington, Wall Street and the home loan business. An excellent, long, well-researched front page article in the NY Times October 9, 2008 by Peter S. Goodman points the finger at long-time, venerated Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan who was a disciple of Ayn Rand of "The Fountainhead," "Atlas Shrugged" and "who portrayed collective power as an evil force set against the enlightened self interest of individuals."
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78Review of Atlas Shrugged
The difficulty in reading Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s forcing the book to pull double-duty as both a novel about a national collapse and as a manifesto for her objectivist philosophy.
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73Movie Review: Atlas Shrugged - Part 1
Q: What would happen if all the innovators, risk-takers, investors and entrepreneurs of the world just up and walked away? A: Who is John Galt?
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71Anthem by Ayn Rand: A Summary and Book Review
“I know what happiness is possible to me on earth. And my happiness needs no higher aim to vindicate it. My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose." ...
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