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Fountainhead Essay Contest
Provided By: Ayn Rand Institute
Award Details
Max Amount:
10000
Deadline:
April 26, 2012
Application Availability:
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Number of Awards:
236
Award Type:
Contests
Application Overview:
Essay with cover sheet (containing applicant's contact information). Select ONE of the following three topics:
* After the Stoddard trial, Dominique Francon marries Peter Keating. Given her love for the integrity of Howard Roark's buildings and person, why does she do this? What is she seeking from the marriage? How does her action of marrying Peter relate to her deeper convictions and conflicts?
* In dynamiting Cortlandt Homes, Howard Roark breaks the law. What is his moral and philosophical argument for the rectitude of his action?
* Choose the scene in The Fountainhead that is most meaningful to you. Analyze that scene in terms of the wider themes in the book.
Essay must be no fewer than 600 and no more than 1,200 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 The Fountainhead.
* After the Stoddard trial, Dominique Francon marries Peter Keating. Given her love for the integrity of Howard Roark's buildings and person, why does she do this? What is she seeking from the marriage? How does her action of marrying Peter relate to her deeper convictions and conflicts?
* In dynamiting Cortlandt Homes, Howard Roark breaks the law. What is his moral and philosophical argument for the rectitude of his action?
* Choose the scene in The Fountainhead that is most meaningful to you. Analyze that scene in terms of the wider themes in the book.
Essay must be no fewer than 600 and no more than 1,200 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 The Fountainhead.
Eligibility:
Entrant must be in the 11th or 12th grade. 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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