| The
Fountainhead Essay Contest |
| for
students of high schools and junior colleges in
India |
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1999
ESSAY CONTEST FOR STUDENTS OF CLASS
XI & XII
First
Prize: Rs. 5000/-
cash award
3
Second Prizes: Rs. 2000/- each
6
Third Prizes: Rs. 1000/- each
The
topics:
1.
The theme of The Fountainhead, said Ayn Rand, is
"is individualism versus collectivism, not in politics,
but in man's soul." Explain how this is brought out in the
novel.
2.
What is the one essential difference between the heroes
and villains in The Fountainhead?
3.
For each of the following quotations, from The Fountainhead,
explain its significance in the story, and their general
implications.
a.
Roark: "Independence is the only gauge of human
virtue and value. What a man is and makes of himself - not
what he has or hasn't for others."
b.
Dominique: "Roark, I can accept anything, except
what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way,
the almost, the just-about, the in-between."
c.
Keating (to Roark): "When I' m with you - it's
always like a choice. Between you - and the rest of the
world. I don't want that kind of a choice. I don’t want
to be an outsider. I want to belong."
Special
Prizes for Schools
- A.
The school that sends the maximum number of entries,
which are of acceptable quality, will receive a set
of Ayn Rand’s fiction and non-fiction books.
- B.
Two runners up schools will receive a set of Ayn Rand’s
fiction.
Send
your entries to -
The
Fountainhead Essay Contest
LIBERTY
INSTITUTE
259,
(2nd floor), J-Block, Saket New Delhi 110 017
Tel:
(91)-(11) 6512441/ 6528244; Fax: (91)-(11) 6856992
/ 6527868
E-Mail:
essay@libertyindia.org
Rules
and Conditions:
1. The participant must be a student at the Higher Secondary
level (i.e., class XI or XII) or its equivalent..
2. Essays must be typewritten or legibly hand written
on one side of the page with double line spacing, and
must not exceed 1200 words.
3. Essays must be sole work of the participant.
4. Essays must reach us on or before 30
November, 1999.
5. Decision of the judges will be final, and winners will
be notified by 30 December, 1999.
7. All entries will become the property of Liberty Institute,
and will not be returned.
8. Important: Entries
must include a stapled cover sheet with the following
information
(a) Participant’s Name and Address;
(b) Name and Address of the school;
(c) The topic selected; and
(d) A photocopy of the participant’s school Identity
Card.
Attention
Teachers:
1. Copies
of Teacher’s guide to The Fountainhead, prepared
by Dr. Andrew Bernstein, professor of philosophy, are available
on request for teachers who would like to encourage their
students to participate in the contest.
2. Copies of The Fountainhead are available for purchase
at a special price by school libraries, teachers and students.
3. On request from teachers, Liberty Institute could help
organize video screening of The Fountainhead.
About
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
(1905-82) is one of the all time popular authors in the world.
Two of her best-selling novels are The Fountainhead (1943)
and Atlas Shrugged (1957). Over 30 million copies of her books
have reportedly sold world wide so far. In the early 1990s,
an opinion survey by Gallup for the United States Congressional
Library found her to be the most influential author, second
only to the Bible. Her books, particularly the fictions, are
widely available in Indian bookshops. However, the most telling
evidence in support of her popularity in India can be found
in the availability of pirated edition of her works, including
non-fiction, on the streets of most major cities! This year
a documentary feature made on her life - Ayn Rand: A Sense
of Life - was nominated for an Oscar in that category.
About
Liberty Institute
The Institute
is a non-profit, public policy research and educational organization
dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of liberal,
free market ideas. It organizes seminars and workshops, maintains
a resource centre where a wide range of relevant literature
and audio-visual material from around the world are available
for reference, participates in book fairs to expose readers
to such literature.
The
essay contest seeks to introduce young people to stimulating
literature, so that they may develop their critical faculties,
be well informed about some of the very basic issues of
life, and live up to their full potential in their own chosen
fields. For over a decade the Ayn
Rand Institute has been organizing similar essay contest
is being held in the United States, attracting thousands
of participants each year.
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