Anyone Read "Atlas Shrugged" book?

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    Anyone read atlas shrugged by Any Rand?

    Whoever read it, please post here.
     
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  2. Colbyt

    Colbyt Notable Member

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    I have read it. BTW it is Ayn another spelling for Ann.
     
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    I'm about half way through it.
     
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    I read it years ago. It's good, though "We the People" is more my cup of tea.
     
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    I used to be a rather strong libertarian (now a rather weak one) and so I read it years ago. It's very long and the characters are rather weak, but it tries to deal with philosophy. A is A, there's no such thing as a contradiction, and all that.
     
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    chant Well-Known Member

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    What's up Mystery? You have a 500 word essay on it and need some ideas for your thesis?? ;)
     
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  7. mystery777

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    #7

    Got that right chant,,, how did you do it?

    Anyway, it is not 500 words essay...it should be no fewer than 1,000 and not more than 1,200 words in length. I started reading the book before I got my new job that started to take away too much of my time, so I decided to look for help.

    There are three topics to choose from, and I need it within exactly seven days maximum or a week. Whoever is interested plz contact me.
     
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    You're not looking for "help." Let's get real here. You are looking for someone to cheat for you. Nice. At least be honest when you solicit someone to do your work for you. Dumbass.
     
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    If your professor is as liberal as most of them, you can write a 1000 words about how evil the book is and get an A+.

    No reading required.
     
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    #10
    ^LOL!

    Honestly, really, having someone else do your homework should be discouraged. You might be busy, but it's your responsibility.

    I'll give you a tip. Ayn Rand's philosophy is quite simple. Once you get it by the first 1/4 of the book, the rest would be an easy read. For Ayn Rand, there's no gray area -- black is black and white is white.
     
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    #11
    OMG! Why are all of you presuming it is a homework task?! (I guess this is the first common thought).

    I am already graduate and this is not my major. Plus, I am the type of guy who the mere thought of letting someone else do their school assignments, makes them sick! Is it a good thing? maybe. But this is different, so save the trash talk to yourself.

    I just need an essay on the book for something else, and the author not necessarily being me. So if you are intereseted you can reply, if not "viorila noricallo!".
     
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    Who are you trying to convince Mystery? Please. Save the lies for your mother.
     
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    #13
    regardless of the reason for the original post, the book was a good read.
     
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    #14
    I have heard about this but never had a looked. What is this actually ? can we have a brief Intro about it please?
    Thanks
     
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    #15
    A great read when you're young and idealistic!
    If you want to write an essay, work around the crux of the book which is encapsulated in the hero, John Galt's speech: 'I swear by my life and the love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man nor ask another man to live for the sake of mine' It really is the culmination of her books which all dealt with the 'virtue of selfishness'.
     
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    Young and idealistic OR old and cynical. At least, that's how I see it. I've heard Fountainhead was better. Never read it -- Ayn Rand's philosophy is not my cup of tea. Now that I think about it though, perhaps I should give it a chance.
     
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    I read it when I was much younger. Pretty much never changed my mind.

    Guess I was and am.

    Raised 3 kids and taught them to work hard cause they are a lot of people counting on them to support them.

    nuff said.
     
    Colbyt, Sep 10, 2007 IP