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Essay Instructions: Ayn Rand, a Woman Objectified

A review of the life of Ayn Rand reveals a woman traumatized by her experiences under an oppressive regime, witnessing various revolutions, enduring strict censorship, and suffering the hardships of emigration, only later finding solace in a more democratic environment that offered political stability, job opportunities, and a catalyst for Rand’s literary accomplishment.

Essay Instructions: Essays will be graded on both style and content. Teacher will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Anthem.

Book : Anthem by Ayn Rand

Essay Instructions: This paper must be doubled spaced. 2 pages must be on the life of Ayn Rand, 2 pages must be on the philosophy of Ayn Rand and the last page must be a critic of her philosophy. 5 sources must be cited and a bibliography must be included.

Essay Instructions: According to Ayn Rand, in "Antitrust: The Rule of Unreason" it alleged that the purpose of the Antitrust laws was to protect competition; that purpose was based on the socialistic fallacy that a free, unregulated market will inevitably lead to the establishment of coercive monopolies. But, in fact, no coercive monopoly has ever been or ever can be established by means of free trade on a free market. Every coercive monopoly was created by government intervention into the economy: by special privileges, such as franchises or subsidies, which closed the entry of competitors into a given field, by legislative action...The Antitrust laws were the classic example of a moral inversion prevalent in the history: an example of the victims, the businessmen, taking the blame for the evils caused by government, and the government using its own guilt as a justification for acquiring wider powers, on the pretext of "correcting" the evils.
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Write a short (3 pages) paper which focuses on three things. First, it summarizes the main thrust of the readings in a paragraph or two each. Second, it talks about how each of the readings relates to the overall thrust of the module. Third, it gives you a chance to react to the material. In this third piece, you can argue for or against the perspective in one of the readings. Compare and contrast the two.
References:
?Judith Jarvis Thomson, "Remarks on Causation and Liability"

remarks on Causation and LiabilityAuthor(s): Judith Jarvis ThomsonSource: Philosophy & Public Affairs, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Spring, 1984), pp. 101-133Published by: WileyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2265272 .
? "Wealth"

Author(s): Andrew Carnegie
Source: The North American Review, Vol. 148, No. 391 (Jun., 1889), pp. 653-664Published by: University of Northern Iowa
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25101798 .

?Lussier, R & Sherman, H., (2009) Business, Society and Government Essentials;
An Applied Ethical Approach. Waveland Press, Inc, Long Grove, IL