ATLAS SHRUGGED ESSAY CONTEST

Eligibility: 12th Graders, College Undergraduates, as well as Graduate Students Entry Deadline: Sep 17, 2010 FIRST PRIZE: $10,000 3 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000 5 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000 20 FINALISTS: $100 20 SEMIFINALISTS: $50

Topics

Select ONE of a following 3 topics:

1. According to John Galt, rapacity is both dignified as well as practical. Explain what he equates to by this as well as how events of a story spell out as well as exaggerate his point.
2. Explain a definition as well as wider stress of a following quote: “The words ‘to have money’ reason a hint of tellurian morality.” According to a story of Atlas Shrugged, what ideas underlie a hostile maxims which “money is a base of all evil” as well as which “money is a base of all good”?
3. Capitalism’s defenders customarily interest to a “public good.” Contrast their approach to capitalism to Ayn Rand’s proceed in Atlas Shrugged.

Judging

Essays will be judged upon both character as well as content. Judges will demeanour for letter that is clear, clear as well as logically organized. Winning essays contingency demonstrate an superb sense of a pensive definition of Atlas Shrugged.

Essay submissions have been evaluated in a satisfactory as well as unprejudiced four-round judging process. Judges have been away comparison by a Ayn Rand Institute formed upon a demonstrated believe as well as bargain of Ayn Rand’s works. To safeguard a anonymity of a participants, letter cover sheets have been private after a initial round. Winners’ names have been different to judges until after essays have been ranked and a competition formula finalized. The Ayn Rand Institute checks essays with Ithenticate piracy showing software.

Rules

• No focus is required. Contest is open to students worldwide.
• Entrant contingency be a 12th Grader, College Undergraduate, or Graduate Student.
• To equivocate disqualification, mailed in essays contingency embody a stapled cover piece with a following information:
  1. your name as well as address;
  2. your e-mail residence (if available);
  3. the name as well as residence of your school;
  4. topic comparison (#1, 2 or 3 from list above);
  5. your stream class level; and
  6. (optional) a name of a clergyman who reserved a essay, if we have been completing it for classroom credit.
• Essay contingency be no fewer than 800 as well as no some-more than 1,600 difference in length, and double-spaced.
• One entrance per student, please.
• Essay contingency be postmarked no after than Sep 17, 2010, no after than 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard time.
• The Ayn Rand Institute has a right to yield competition deadline extensions when deemed appropriate.
• Essay contingency be only a work of a entrant. Plagiarism will outcome in disqualification.
• Decisions of a judges have been final.
• Employees of a Ayn Rand Institute, a house of directors as well as their immediate family members have been not authorised for this contest. Past first-place winners have been not authorised for this contest.
• All entries turn a skill of a Ayn Rand Institute as well as will not be returned.
• Winners, finalists, semifinalists as well as all alternative participants will be told via e-mail and/or by mail by Nov 27, 2010.
• Contest winners determine to concede a Ayn Rand Institute to post their names upon any of ARI’s dependent websites. The winning initial place letter might be posted in a whole upon any of these websites with full credit since to a author.
• Winners will be only obliged for any federal, state or internal taxes.

To Enter

Or mail your letter with stapled cover piece to:

Please do not contention transcribe essays!

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