https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4 MAKE THE TITLE OF THE BOX YOUR NAMES: Choose and important quote from your paragraph. Work with your partner to write a body paragraph incorporating the quote onto this discussion board. en-us 2017-10-09 12:48:53 UTC 2019-05-15 21:48:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195569569 Another encounter occurs between Equality and Liberty 5-300 in which Equality comes to find out that he has a nickname for her in his head called, "The Golden One." He justifies why he does so by saying, "Yet we call them the Golden One, for they are not like the others." The intimate level that Liberty has reached in Equality's mind is displayed. He favors her, and gives superiority towards her as he notices this odd and strange feeling in his heart that causes him to give her a nickname. There's something different about her, and he might not be able to pin point it right now, but time will tell as to what endeavors both of them will encounter. ]]> 2017-10-10 13:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195569569 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195569790 Equality 7-2521 demonstrates prideful naivete in his desire to share his discovery with the world. While sitting in an abandoned train tunnel, Equality's experiments with items from the Unmentionable Times leads to his discovery of electricity. When he connects a rudimentary battery to a "glass box" (light bulb), he produces light. Equality then thinks "our discovery is too great... [to be] buried under the ground," (Rand 47). Equality hopes that he can empower his fellow citizens, reflecting his trust in a society he has always had to keep secrets from. His pride in his discovery outweighs his fear of the councils. This pride leads to determination as he wishes to share his triumph with the world. ]]> 2017-10-10 13:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195569790 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570069 The idea of defiance is continuously shown throughout Ayn Rand's Anthem . Society determines peoples role in life an places them accordingly. More specifically, "there is so much work ahead for all of (them), for all the scholars of the world" to contradict the ideas of society in order to discover what else there is (Rand 60). With individuality stripped from society, people who show defiance are harder to come by. The thoughts and actions of such defiant people pose a threat to the system and to Society's well being as a whole. In order for someone to thrive, one must go against the grain and and the social norms of society

]]> 2017-10-10 13:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570069 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570073 In this distinct society, individualism does not exist. Everyone is unified by a central power that controls their thoughts, emotions, and actions. But Equality 7-2521 starts to question the uniform society; "But tonight, for a reason we can not fathom, we wish it were possible to us to know the likeness of our own person," (Rand 62). His curiosity and his radical thoughts lead him to become different from what is expected from him. As a result of these ideas of individualism, Equality begins to question what he knows about himself and his society. His quest for knowledge and his curiosity leads him to become an individual. ]]> 2017-10-10 13:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570073 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570100

]]> 2017-10-10 13:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570100 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570221 In "Anthem", by Ayn Rand, the author portrays a common theme of curiosity. The characters in the story live in a dystopian society in which they lack a sense of individualism. The people are forbidden to know basic facts about themselves, such as who their parents are or how they themselves look. While most characters have no interest in knowing these facts, one character, Equality 7-2521 questions the societal norms. At one point in the story, Equality wonders "for a reason we can not fathom, we wish it were possible to us to know the likeness of our own person" (Rand 61). Equality does not want live in  a community in which he is oblivious of these basic qualities. Clearly, his passion for a greater understanding of himself and his purpose displays his curiosity throughout the novel, as he continues to search for himself.  ]]> 2017-10-10 13:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570221 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570365 In Ayn Rand's Anthem, the author highlights the idea of conformity to the masses and the resulting depersonalization in a highly regimented group. In particular, she details the specific mentality possessed by those who seek to conform. In the society where the novel is set, the will of the population is placed before that of the individual. Every action is dictated according to the good of the community as a whole. Since they have been indoctrinated from birth, the residents follow this without question and are heavily depersonalized to suit the society's needs. When observing his peers, the main character, Equality 7-2521, notes how "our brothers are silent, for they dare not speak the thoughts of their minds. For all must agree with all..." (Rand 47) Evidently, conformity and collectivity are treasured to the point where each individual is willing and expected to suppress unique thought in reverence of the judgement of all. In essence, the society of Anthem appears to function as one rather than many; such is their faith in each other that each person sacrifice their individual ideas and beliefs as cogs for a global machine.]]> 2017-10-10 13:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570365 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570370 Equality has an understanding of his feelings, therefore he risks punishment from higher order. Equality lusts for Liberty 5-3000 when he names her Golden One, but this lust is a shameful lust, expressed by his statement that "it is a sin to give men names which distinguish them from other men" (Rand 41). However, he then concedes that he sees Liberty in a different light; to him he finds comfort in seeing Liberty as the Golden One. He is satisfied with this feeling of preference, ending the thought with: "the Golden One are not like the others" (41).]]> 2017-10-10 13:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570370 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570523 In Ayn Rands Anthem, individuality prevails throughout the interaction of Liberty 5-3000 and Equality 7-2521. In the futuristic world within Anthem, individuality is shunned upon. The concept of love in Anthem's society is lost and conformity has taken over, but equality defies these odds by saying, "We do not think of them as Liberty 5-3000 any longer{...}We call them the Golden One. But it is a sin to give men names distinguished from other men"(Rand 41). Equality's rebellious curiosity contradicts with societies rules. Anthem's society thrives on principles of conformity yet Equality's drive for originality helps him create his own path for his future.]]> 2017-10-10 13:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570523 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570818 Although emotion is frowned upon in a society of equality, it is inevitable that everyone is held captive by fear. Men and women are labelled as brothers and sisters, yet ironically do not even know each other. The citizens lack communication and have a false identity. When Equality 7-2521 arrives back to the great hall he feels that, "The eyes of our brothers are dull, and never do they look one another in the eyes. The shoulders of our brothers are hunched, and their muscles are drawn, as if their bodies were shrinking and wished to shrink out of sight," (Rand 46). The fear each citizen is trapped by leads to their physical and mental decay. Equality is able to process what his peers are feeling based on their appearance. The goal is for each man and woman to be equal, and the constant feeling of fear confines them. This leads their minds and bodies to surrender to conformity and ruins individuality within the community. ]]> 2017-10-10 13:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570818 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570983 Liberty 5-300 and Equality 7-251 have a mutual understanding of each other's emotions toward society. Equality writes, "Still, without reason, as we stood there by the hedge, we felt our lips draw tight with hatred, a sudden hatred for all our brother men. And the Golden One saw it and smiled slowly, and there was in their smile the first sadness we had seen in them. We think that in the wisdom of woman the Golden One had understood more than we can understand." (Rand 44-45). Both Liberty and Equality share a common hatred of the society they both live in, by not communicating, but by reading each other's emotions. Since they have a close bond, they can clearly show each others emotions without restrictions which changes their thoughts about society. Both have always believed in what their society believes in, yet when they communicate with each other, they create their own ideals. These ideals are not based off what society believes, but what they believe. They stand out from everything else and do not follow what is expected of them.]]> 2017-10-10 13:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195570983 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195571220 Individuality can be hard to express with fear in place. In "Anthem" by Ayn Rand, the characters are not themselves because of the fear in their society. Equality 7-2521 expresses this by observing not only himself but the people around him. "The eyes of our brothers are dull, and never do they look one another in the eyes" (Rand 46). Everyone is scared to be themselves, and having the government put pressure on their people creates a massive phobia of establishing their own personal identity.  Everyone needs to have their own identity, and because of the fear that is placed by the dystopian society, it makes it difficult for the characters to present themselves as a unique individual. The fear of the people is evident through this example when the men's eyes are "dull", showing that the men not expressing themselves is negatively affecting their minds and bodies. Fear itself can be the death of one's individuality.]]> 2017-10-10 13:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195571220 jramnarine https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195571932 - Joseph & Amira]]> 2017-10-10 13:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195571932 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195573189 in Ayn Rand's "Anthem", Equality lives his life in darkness and naive of the truth, live all the other citizens in the utopia society. Equality, despite the repercussions, decides to explore the ruins where "only the iron tracks glowed through it, straight and white, calling them to follow" (Rand 32). Equality only knows the there is much to understand when he discovers the ruins. The tracks in are a mystery and only a small glimpse of the truth that instigates his curiosity and beckons him to follow. Although his curiosity contradicts contradicts his better judgement, the thirst for discovery compels him to rebel against society and enter the perilous path ahead.]]> 2017-10-10 13:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/195573189 https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/360563392 2019-05-15 21:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/esoder/qejovq514ls4/wish/360563392