Have you read an An Rand novel that makes you think? Now is the time! Enter the Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contest for a chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes. Since 1986, ARI has been running a student essay contest on Ayn Rand's novels, awarding more than $ 2.2 million in prizes to contest winners! This year, we will provide more than $ 40,000 in prizes to hundreds of students around the world.
Application Criteria for Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest in USA
This is open for 12th-Graders, College Undergraduates and Graduate Students:
- No application is required. Contest is open to students worldwide, except where void or prohibited by law. Essays must be written in English only.
- Entrant must be a 12th grader, college undergraduate or graduate student for any part of the school year in which the contest is held. ARI reserves the right to make exceptions to this rule, on a case-by-case basis, for international students or for students with nonstandard school years.
- To avoid disqualification, mailed-in essays must include a stapled cover sheet with the following information:
- your name and address;
- your email address (if available);
- the name and address of your school;
- topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from the “Topics” tab);
- your current grade level; and
- (optional) the name of the teacher who assigned the essay if you are completing it for classroom credit.
- Essay must be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in length, double-spaced. Spelling errors and/or written corrections (by anyone) found on the essay will count against the final grade and should be omitted before submission.
- One entry per student per contest.
- Essay must be submitted online or postmarked by September 21, 2020, no later than 11:59 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.
- The Ayn Rand Institute has the right to provide contest deadline extensions when deemed appropriate.
- Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarism will result in disqualification. Essays must not infringe on any third-party rights or intellectual property of any person, company or organization. By submitting an essay to this contest, the entrant agrees to indemnify the Ayn Rand Institute for any claim, demand, judgment or other allegation arising from possible violation of someone’s trademark, copyright or other legally protected interest in any way in the entrant’s essay.
Rules and requirements:
- Competitions are open to students from all over the world, unless invalid or prohibited by law.
- Entrants must be at least 13 years old and in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade in any part of the school year in which the competition is held. Ayn Rand Institute reserves the right to make exceptions to this rule for international students or non-standard school year students based on specific circumstances. All winners must verify school registration. If you or your child are under the age of 13 and want to participate, please contact essays@aynrand.org.
- Entries must be submitted electronically through the online portal. If you are unable to submit your work electronically, please contact us at essays@aynrand.org.
- Essays must be written only in English, must not be less than 600 words and no more than 1200 words, double-spaced. Spelling errors and / or written corrections (by anyone) found in the essay will be counted in the final grade and must be omitted before submission.
- One entry per student per game.
- Entries must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time of the registration deadline. The Ayn Rand Institute reserves the right to extend the time frame for competition as it deems appropriate.
- The essay must be entirely the work of the contestant. Plagiarism will result in disqualification. The articles must not infringe any third party rights or intellectual property rights of any individual, company or organization. By submitting an entry to this contest, the entrant agrees to compensate the Ayn Rand Institute for any claims, lawsuits, lawsuits, or other allegations caused by entrant's infringement of trademark, copyright, or other legally protected interests from someone anyway. paper.
- The decision of the judges is final. The 4,444 Ayn Rand Institute employees, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate in this competition. The first winner in the past is not eligible to participate in this competition.
- All entries become the property of the Aye land Institute and will not be returned.
- Winners are responsible for providing their postal address and other information required by law in order to receive the prizes. Prizes must be claimed within six months after results are announced. The 4,444 winners agreed to allow Ayn Rand Institute to publish their names on any ARI affiliated website. The first article can be published in its entirety on any of these websites and give the author complete confidence. The
- Winners agreed to participate in the interview and allowed the Ayn Rand Institute to quote their famous quotes and take photos, movies or videos for them. The
- Winners also granted the Iron Rand Institute: Center for the Promotion of Objectivism the right to edit, use, and reuse such products for non-profit purposes, including printing, the Internet, and all other forms of media. The
- Winner exempts Ayn Rand Institute and its agents and employees from any type of claims, demands and responsibilities related to the above.
- The winner will be solely responsible for federal, state or local taxes.
Eligible Nationalities for Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest in USA
All countries
Terms and Conditions:
The essay will be based on whether the student can debate and defend their views, not whether the university agrees with the views expressed by the student. The judges will look for a clear, clear and logically organized wording.
The award-winning article must show an outstanding understanding of the philosophical meaning of the Atlas Shrug. The 4,444 Ayn Rand Institute employees, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate in this competition. The first winner in the past is not eligible to participate in this competition.
ESSAY TOPICS
Select one of the following topics:
- In Atlas Shrugged, the society’s leaders enact a series of laws and directives (the Equalization of Opportunity Bill, Mouch’s directives about the railroads of Colorado, Directive 10-289, etc.) that exercise increasingly arbitrary power. Describe one example of a major recent government policy decision in your country that resembles one of the edicts in Atlas Shrugged. How has this decision been justified by today’s leaders, and how do their claims resemble those given in Atlas Shrugged? In light of the story, what do you think Ayn Rand would expect to be the consequences of the policy you’ve described? Do you agree with her? Explain your answers.
- Francisco d’Anconia presents himself as a playboy who has abandoned serious concern for his family’s business. But early in the story Dagny realizes that Francisco’s public persona does not fit with the man she knows. Compare Francisco to another major figure in film, TV, or literature who adopts a similar double life to accomplish his purposes. How is he similar? How, in terms of his motives and methods, is he different? What kind of purpose could make the price of leading a double life like this worth paying? Explain your answers.
- After quitting her job, Dagny thinks this to herself: “It is not proper for man’s life to be a circle . . . or a string of circles dropping off like zeros behind him—man’s life must be a straight line of motion from goal to farther goal, each leading to the next and to a single growing sum, like a journey down the track of a railroad, from station to station to—oh, stop it!” How do Dagny’s thoughts here relate to the wider dilemma she faces at this point in the story? How does her dilemma relate to the wider themes of the novel? Explain your answers.
Questions:
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