THE FOUNTAINHEAD

1.) Explain in detail the reasons for Howard Roark's expulsion from the Stanton Institute of Technology. The Dean states that Roark has "a determined little group of defenders" among the faculty, while other professors "felt it their duty" to vote for his expulsion. Why do the faculty members on each side evaluate Roark and his work so differently?
-Howard Roark was expelled from Stanton simply because his work differed from the rest of the bunch. The work possesed alot of meaning and it was obvious that Roark enjoyed architeture. When the Dean asked Roark to come back, he stated that he wanted things done his way. He didn’t want to follow a set agenda or rules.

2.) At the end of Chapter One, Roark comprehends that there is a fundamental difference between his approach to life and the Dean's. Roark understands his own, but not that of the Dean and those like him. He recognizes that there is a principle that explains the difference, which he calls the "principle behind the Dean." Based on subsequent events of the story, explain the "principle behind the Dean."
-I think that the difference Roark is trying to show is that the Dean lives in the past. Roark is living in the present and is not looking to the past for ideas. Roark can't seem to understance why the Dean would want to look backwards to move forward.The principle behind the Dean is the fact that the Dean follows the past in order to move forward. However, Roard knows that if the Dean's theory of following the past is incorrect and is exposed then the Dean would not make sense. This means everything the Dean and teachers have said about using the past will be brought to light about being incorrect

3.) Peter Keating graduates as valedictorian from the Stanton Institute of Technology. Does this mean that he is an outstanding architectural student? By what methods did he get such high grades? What does this say regarding his moral character?
-The action of Peter Keating being valedictorian is in no way saying that he is an outstanding architect. He basically cheated his way through school. The only reason he got and kept good grades is because was a teachers pet and did as they told him. His characters shows that he is untrustworthy.

4.) Keating goes to work for Guy Francon, the most successful and prestigious architect in the country. What are the methods by which Francon has achieved commercial success? Does he have anything in common with Keating? In what ways do they both differ from Roark?
-Francon coins his success from others works.It takes a different kind of person to be able to accept compliments for his "brilliant designs" that he didn't even create. Keating is very similar to Francon, which is why he chooses to go work for him. The two differ from Roark because Roark actually is very creative.

5.) Roark gains employment with Henry Cameron. Cameron, though a genius, is a commercial failure. Why has society rejected his work? Why does Roark nevertheless revere him? What qualities do Roark and Cameron share in common? What is the fundamental difference between them and Francon and Keating?
-Cameron's work is rejected by society for being the same as Roark. Roark goes to work for Cameron due to the fact that he respects him and that he uses his own designs as well and did not care what anyone thought. Roark also tries to bank a job with Cameron because both are similar.

Blog Five

1) What does the uncharted forest represent in Anthem?
The uncharted forest represents the society as it is trying to from the rest of the citizens. This is because the forest is supposed to be somewhere people fear due to the fact that their individuality and free will is impossible to be expressed here. There are said to be many more forests than the main one discussed and they are all said to have grown over ruins of the Unmentionable Times. I think that the uncharted forest represents knowledge and education. The community fears the forest like they fear education because they know the details of the Great Burning and no one wishes to have the same fate. They fear education because it requires change and the changes might not be that easy. The people fear intellect because they do not wish to have their own thoughts or make their own discoveries. Equality is the perfect example of someone that does not fit in with the rest of his crowd because he develops his own thoughts and he makes his own discoveries. Equality escapes to the uncharted forest after his attempt to bring his community to individuality and curiosity fails. He says earlier in the book that he feared the forest, but he also said that he did not remember running to the forest; that his feet had just taken him there. His mind knew that he was different and that he needed to be separated from the community that feared everything. The uncharted forest represents determination, free will, curiosity, individuality and intelligence.
2.) Describe the house from Chapter X and its contents in your own words, and explain why Liberty and Equality find it so strange and unique.The house was a home of someone during the Unmentionable times. The house is something that we live in now. It has electricity (although Equality needs to find out how to fix it), mirrors that they can see themselves in for the first time, bedrooms, colorful clothes, a kitchen, windows, and a fireplace. They find it so strange and unique because they aren’t used to it. They have never seen themselves in a mirror, so they don’t know what to think.
3.) Explain the following quotes from Chapter XI in your own words, and discuss how they can be applied to your life:a) “Whatever road I take, the guiding star is within me.”b) “For the word 'We' must never be spoken, save by one’s choice and as a second thought.”A: This quote means, to me, that he will only follow the guiding star for now, and will never follow another man.B: The quote is an extremely powerful one. When he said, “A second thought”, he meant that we will always remember his past, and what he was always told to do. But it is still one’s choice if he wants to use it or not, because in this new world, everyone is free.

BLOG 4

Question 1.
I would prefer not to live in that society. Each INDIVIDUAL is expected to be the same as the next. I don't think that is correct in any sense. No one should be expected to be like the next person or hold the same beliefs, morals, or traditions of another. The country is not ran by a President like the United States. They are ran by a council. This council is more so a dictatorship. Marriage is frowned upon. Technology wasn't very relevant and neither was education.

Question 2
When does this novel take place—in the past, the present, or the future? How do you know? Please provide specific clues from the text.I feel that the novel takes place in the future. For some reason, I feel that the tunnel Equality finds is something created by our generation. Plus, Anthem is a good example of how society could become.


Question 3
Electricity was discovered in Chapter 3. I would've used electricity for cooking, air, telephones, lighting(in the night), and television if it existed.

In question 5
the Council gave legitimate, but stupid reasons to not accept the lightbulb into society. The legitimate reasons include: the task of converting the world over from candles, the efforts to power the lightbulbs, the fact that a non-scholar came up with the discovery, and the difficulty to convert lighting again, as candles were fully accepted a few decades prior. While all of these are true, they are also stupid. In their society, these reasons make sense. But the true intentions behind these 'excuses' are very obvious. The intentions are primarily the fear of disrupting the society, jealousy, and the incredible advancements it could be applied to in the society, all of which could cripple the diligate reality they all live in.

(B)
"I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals , and I loathe humanity, for its failure to live up to these possibilities.", she was basically saying that people make decisions for on there own as an individual. However, those who depend on the opinons of others and what they find is right or wrong, she feels are not on the same level as those who make decisions as an individual.

QUESTION D

(D)
"the country of individualism was finally allowed to discover Ayn Rand's novel of individualism."
When he said the country of individualism I feel that he was saying the U.S. is a country that has a social outlook that stresses independence and self-reliance. I believe that individualism is some sense the same as freedom. On the other hand i don't believe my view of america clashes with Ayn Rand's view of individualism all the way.

Questions For Sept. 30 (Introdcution Reading)

(A)
I disagree, because my point of view is limited to myself others may have another point of view which could reinforce my original opinion or because there point of view is flawed my original opinion is proven to be true. To the next question i beleive that he would have changed his opinion.

AYN RAND

In Ayn Rand's excerpts i felt that they both stated meaningful thins that are really the same. In Man's Rights she states about moral codes and codes that human live by which was also stated in the other one. I felt as if they had minor differences if any. If i were to compare and contrast both I would tell the similarities that the words that were in both look the same but were meant for different causes.
In Rand's Man Rights, she voiced her opinion on rights people have as an individual. As I stated she spoke of moral codes and codes that humans are subject to follow often. Ayn also states how human rights seem to be so new to people that many don't really show their rights no respect.
When defined collectivism means a political or economic theory advocating collective control especially over production and distribution.Mainly this is what Rand was discussing in her excerpt on Collectivized "Rights". These big words really describe types control that different areas across the world practice. This reading was very much different than the Man Rights.