Blog 5

1.
The Uncharted Forest symbolizes freedom and everything Anthem doesnt stand for. Here is the boundary between bondage and freedom. It seperates how the world is and how it used to be. The forest shows how a persons thoughts, ideas, and mindset can change just by leaving and moving away from what they are used to.

2.
The house from the Unmentionable Times is your modern everyday house that we live in. It had clothes and curtains and beds from where 2 people had been living there. They found it strange simply because it was something they had never seen before.

5.
I think he was simply trying to tell him(not actually tell him) about the Unspeakable Word and what it represents.

Blog 4

1.
Anthem is set in a time were there is no "I" and everyone is told exactly what to do and when to do it. They live in a somewhat communistic society. To me there seems to be no way to express yourself without being told to do so. It also seems that everything is ran by different councils, so choosing what you want do is not possible. The amount of social and technological interaction is very low. They are forbidden to have friends and Equality rediscovered the lightbulb, meaning they must be low on the totem pole as far as that goes. I would never want to live in a society like that, simply because of the low social interaction and freedom.

2.
This novel takes place well in the future, simply because of how Equality rediscovered the lightbulb and that it was all left behind in a deserted area from the Unmentionable Times. Its very obvious that these times would either be our past or present.

3.
In chapter 3, Equality 7-2521 rediscovers the lightbulb and electricity. This could aid the society by teaching them more about technology. It could help them because more inventions could be made from his discovery. They could increase their entire quality of living with this discovery.

4. I would say that a teacher would be glad that I have his curse. I beleive that in his society thinking for yourself would be taboo. He was pretty much taught not think and that he was just made to sweep streets.

A.
If everything were replaced with I there would be some lonely and crazed people. Nobody would care about other people. There would be no reason to progress, just only to survive. I feel that If everyone became like this that the world would simply come to an end and things would cease to exist

C.
The names given to the characters are not normal. To me they seem to reflect the thought of the names. I think that these names are used to show how they are grouped

D.
I think the word would be something like individual or self. The society in the book would not like a the thought or ideal of this word being used. I think the word would be punishable by law simply because of what it means. Also the people may realize that society doesnt really have to be grouped.

Blog 2

A.

I dont think that a supercomputer could control anything. I beleive that it would be pointless to have a computer that had access to resources and supplies could do anything without a human being exexute the actions. I dont think that supercomputers could rule or control anything and that people would not allow this to happen.

B. I beleive that she dislikes groups or organizations. I think that she feels that a individual could accomplish more because alone you dont worry about others opinions. I beleive the possibilities that she is talking about are succeding at something. I completely agree with Rand on this.

D. Individualism, in my opinion means that a person can "make it" if he or she applies themselves and work hard. I think that this goes hand in hand with freedom. Rand's definition of individualism clashes with my definition. To me her definition means to stand alone. I feel that everyone needs someone elses help every now and then.

Happy To Be Nappy

Happy To Be Nappy

Twists, locks and braids; our individual freedom of speech
Why is "Corporate America" tripping?
What are they trying to teach?
Our hair is natural; wavy, tight or straight
Who are you trying to desecrate?
Why the need for the great debate?
Our purpose is to reach and educate
The African-American experience is something you just cannot relate
Brought from our homeland in shackles and shame
We lost our true identity responding to your unfamiliar name
Now you want to smirk and sneer whenever we enter a room
Our persona, our aura is overpowering, too much to be consumed
Educated and elegant, oh we got it going on...
We are a people of dignity empowered by grace
Releasing the chains of the past, moving upwards to a higher place...


Written by NubianPoet

Ayn Rand

Collectivism- a belief that everyone should have ownership over land
Individualism- by ones self.
Socialism-goods and services controlled by the government
Capitalism-when someone or a corporation controls production and distribution.
Communism-a theory that defines no private ownership


In Ayn Rand's essay Man's Rights, she voices how man has the right to provide for himself and his family and to be happy. At a glance, my understanding of Collectivised Rights was that a group has no rights. The individuals have rights. To me this makes a lot of sense.

All of this makes sense in someways. Every man has rights. Since man makes up the group, the only rights the group has is that of those who make up the group. This is somewhat contradictary because there are many groups that have rights. For example, Union workers. One person couldn't go on strike and get the results that they are looking for. However, a union could go on strike and get the results they are looking for. This might have been a bad example but I tried.

Rand beleives that we should use our rights and they should dictate how we live. I agree with this. I think that this would show us how much power we really have and how we can make our rights work for us