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502 total prizes!
Top Prize
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For 9th and 10th Graders:
For 11th and 12th Graders:
9th Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand’s Novelette
16th Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand’s Novel
ANTHEM
THE FOUNTAINHEAD
Entry Deadline: April 2, 2001
Entry Deadline: April 16, 2001
First Prize: $2,000 Cash Award
First Prize: $10,000 Cash Award
10 Second Prizes: $500 Cash Awards
5 Second Prizes: $2,000 Cash Awards
20 Third Prizes: $200 Cash Awards
10 Third Prizes: $1,000 Cash Awards
45 Finalist Prizes: $50 Cash Awards
35 Finalist Prizes: $100 Cash Awards
175 Semifinalist Prizes: $30 Cash Awards
200 Semifinalist Prizes: $50 Cash Awards
Anthem — Topics
The Fountainhead — Topics
Select ONE of the following three topics:
Select ONE of the following three topics:
1. Anthem depicts a world of the future, a collectivist dic-
1. The Fountainhead offers a vision of a totally independent
man, an uncompromising innovator “standing alone
tatorship in which even the word “I” has vanished. How
against the world.” How do the events of the story
does this collectivist system maintain its power and con-
dramatize the conflict between independence and
conformity? Explain how the novel’s message is opposed
trol over its subjects? Discuss the hero’s struggle to free
to the conventional view that life requires compromise.
himself from collectivism. What makes his victory possible?
2. Discuss the meaning and implications of each of the
following quotes:
2. For each of the following quotes, explain its role in the
a. Dominique: “Roark, I can accept anything, except
story and its wider significance:
what seems to be the easiest for most people: the
half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between.”
a. “We know that we are evil, but there is no will in us
b. Keating: “How do you always manage to decide?”
Roark: “How can you let others decide for you?”
and no power to resist it.”
c. Roark (to Keating): “To sell your soul is the easiest
b. “It is my mind which thinks, and the judgment of
thing in the world. That’s what everybody does every
hour of his life. If I asked you to keep your
my mind is the only searchlight that can find the
soul—would you understand why that’s much harder?”
truth.”
d. Select a fourth quote from the novel that deals with
the novel’s theme and discuss the meaning and
c. “The word ‘We’. . . must never be placed first
implications of that quote.
within man’s soul.”
3. In his climactic courtroom speech Howard Roark states,
“the creator’s concern is the conquest of nature. The
3. Compare the story of Adam and Eve’s expulsion from
parasite’s concern is the conquest of men.” Explain this
the Garden of Eden to the story of Prometheus and
quote’s relationship to the theme as dramatized through
the characters of Howard Roark, Peter Keating and
Gaea in Anthem. For what “sins” was each condemned?
Ellsworth Toohey.
Anthem — Judging
The Fountainhead — Judging
Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for
Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for
writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays
writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays
must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic and
must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of
psychological meaning of The Fountainhead.
Anthem.
Anthem — Rules
The Fountainhead — Rules
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Entrant must be in the ninth or tenth grade.
Entrant must be in the eleventh or twelfth grade.
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To avoid disqualification, a stapled cover sheet MUST include: your
To avoid disqualification, a stapled cover sheet MUST include: your
name and address; your e-mail address (if available); the name and address of your
name and address; your e-mail address (if available); the name and address of your
high school; topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from list above); your current grade level and
high school; topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from list above); your current grade level and
(optional) the name of the teacher most helpful in the development of your writing skills.
(optional) the name of the teacher most helpful in the development of your writing skills.
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Essay must be no fewer than 600 and no more than 1,200 words in
Essay must be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in
length, and must be typewritten and double-spaced. One entry per student, please.
length, and must be typewritten and double-spaced. One entry per student, please.
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Essay must be solely the work of the entrant.
Essay must be solely the work of the entrant.
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Essay must be postmarked no later than April 2, 2001.
Essay must be postmarked no later than April 16, 2001.
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Decisions of the judges are final.
Decisions of the judges are final.
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Employees of the Ayn Rand®Institute, its board of directors and their
Employees of the Ayn Rand®Institute, its board of directors and their
immediate family members are not eligible for this contest.
immediate family members are not eligible for this contest.
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All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned.
All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned.
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Winners will be notified by June 1, 2001; finalists, semifinalists and all other participants
Winners will be notified by June 1, 2001; finalists, semifinalists and all other participants
will be notified via e-mail by June 5, 2001, and/or by mail by July 15, 2001.
will be notified via e-mail by June 5, 2001, and/or by mail by July 15, 2001.
Anthem — To Enter
The Fountainhead — To Enter
Mail your essay with cover sheet to:
Mail your essay with cover sheet to:
Anthem Essay Contest
The Fountainhead Essay Contest
The Ayn Rand Institute
The Ayn Rand Institute
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Inglewood, CA 90312
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For 9th and 10th Graders:
For 11th and 12th Graders:
9th Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand’s Novelette
16th Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand’s Novel
ANTHEM
THE FOUNTAINHEAD
Entry Deadline: April 2, 2001
Entry Deadline: April 16, 2001
2000 Prize Winners
ANTHEM
THE FOUNTAINHEAD
First Prize:
First Prize:
Kate Stafford, Dighton Rehoboth Regional H.S., N. Dighton, MA
Evan MacDonald, Distance Education School of
the Kootenays, Nelson, BC, Canada
Second Prizes:
Daniel Findlay, Grand Junction H.S., Grand Junction, CO
Second Prizes:
Ian Ehrlich, Bloomingdale H.S., Valrico, FL
Chris Hale, Deland H.S., Deland, FL
Ariel Anderson, University H.S., Chicago, IL
Robyn Schroeder, Valparaiso H.S., Valparaiso, IN
Elinathan Ohiomoba, Milton Academy, Milton, MA
Leo Rini, Univ. of Detroit Jesuit H.S., Detroit, MI
Justin Fowler, Millbrook H.S., Raleigh, NC
Justin Biggs, Raritan H.S., Hazlet, NJ
Rebecca Knapp, Acad. for the Adv. of Science and Tech.,
Christopher Freiman, Central Bucks H.S. West,
Hackensack, NJ
Doylestown, PA
Kaitlin McDonough, Randolph H.S., Randolph, NJ
Allison Massa, Dover Area H.S., Dover, PA
Rose Weill, Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science and Tech.,
Third Prizes:
Alexandria, VA
Ryan W. Beneke, Escondido H.S., Escondido, CA
Elaine Hart, Mount Rainier H.S., Des Moines, WA
Eunpi Cho, Los Altos H.S., Los Altos, CA
Tiffany K. Ng, Mercy H.S., San Francisco, CA
Rohit Shetty,
Third Prizes:
Athens Academy, Athens, GA
Allison Davis, West H.S., Anchorage, AK
Bridget Stankiewicz, Lyons Township H.S., La Grange, IL
Ben Whatley, Dothan H.S., Dothan, AL
Anna Sharova, Parkville H.S., Baltimore, MD
Corinn Kopczynski, L.A. County H.S. for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Jonathan Skolnick, Roslyn H.S., Roslyn Heights, NY
Tania Henetz, Junipero Serra H.S., San Diego, CA
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