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Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
Provided By: Ayn Rand Institute
Award Details
Max Amount:
10000
Deadline:
September 17, 2012
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Number of Awards:
84
Award Type:
Contests
Application Overview:
Essay with cover sheet (containing applicant's contact information). Select ONE of the following three topics:
* What do you think is meant, in Part III of Atlas Shrugged, by the phrase "utopia of greed"?
* Why does Francisco D'Anconia, heir to the greatest fortune in the world and a productive genius with boundless ambition,change his course and pose as, of all things, a playboy?
* What does the story of Atlas Shrugged have to say about the relative powers of good and evil and the conditions under which one is victorious over the other?.
Essay must be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in length, and double-spaced. Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Atlas Shrugged.
* What do you think is meant, in Part III of Atlas Shrugged, by the phrase "utopia of greed"?
* Why does Francisco D'Anconia, heir to the greatest fortune in the world and a productive genius with boundless ambition,change his course and pose as, of all things, a playboy?
* What does the story of Atlas Shrugged have to say about the relative powers of good and evil and the conditions under which one is victorious over the other?.
Essay must be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in length, and double-spaced. Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Atlas Shrugged.
Eligibility:
Entrant must be a 12th Grader, College Undergraduate, or Graduate Student. Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.
Purpose:
Ayn Rand's novels are inspiring and intellectually challenging. But they can also be financially rewarding for high school and college students. The Ayn Rand Institute sponsors annual essay contests that offer prizes and prize money every year.
Provider Organization
Name:
Ayn Rand Institute
Background:
Welcome to the Ayn Rand Institute, the online source for information on the life and works of novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand
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