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81Review 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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80What is Dominance
There's been a lot of talk about dominance on Hubpages lately. Some people say that it behooves a married woman to allow her husband to be dominant. This strikes me as odd, because if he is dominant, why does he need anyone to allow him to do...
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79Maginel's Mother - My Memories of Anne Baxter
My college room-mate lost her mother shortly before Christmas in 1985. I remember the tearful phone call asking if I'd seen the news, requesting that I not talk to any media...and then begging me to come to...
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79How to drink bourbon
If you've never liked bourbon, and have avoided it because it tastes too strong, perhaps you've been drinking it wrong. I recently visited Louisville, Kentucky, for three days on a business trip. I asked local people what Louisville is known for,...
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74Book Review of Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged is generally considered a classic piece of literature, and an unusual and thought-provoking novel of philosophic and economic theory. I also have heard that the novel openly manifests the vitality and success of Capitalism, and yet is...
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74Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Movie Review
It's not really a surprise that I like this movie and that's something that I'll be discussing throughout this article. Aside from that, I will be pointing out some reasons why many won't like the film. I have been waiting for this movie for a...
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72Saving a Seat for John Galt: The Atlas Shrugged Movie and Social Metaphysicians as part of the Neurotypical Crowd
Yesterday, my daughter and I attended opening night of the Atlas Shrugged movie. We had to plan this outing carefully. I bought the tickets in advance on Fandango, to make sure they wouldn't be sold out. I had Lawrence, my chimp sitter come in on...
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71Ayn Rand Was Right!
Reading Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, which was published in 1957, is like reading tomorrow's newspaper. Her warnings about what big government leads to are even more timely now than when this work was first published. Her warnings were born out her own experience with collectivism and statism in Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution.
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70The Conscious Reality
Dagny Taggart epitomizes capitalistic ideal and philosophy. Tough as nails, sensual, tenacious, productive and idealistic, Dagny personifies the founding American dream to the point where Dagny’s life and journey...
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70The Galt Hornets OHA Senior hockey club:The Beginning
"Everyone has heard of the Hornets. There's a sort of stigma attached to playing for them." To me, that says it all!! Truer words were never spoken, and that quote was from the president of the Preston...
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