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The
Fountainhead Essay Contest 2000
For
students of high schools and junior colleges in India
Topic:
For
each of the following quotations, from The Fountainhead,
explain its significance in the story, and their general
implications.
A. Howard Roark to Henry Cameroon: "If at the end of
my life, I’ll be what you are today, here, in this
office, I shall consider it an honour that I could not
have deserved."
B.
"It’s sheer insanity!" Weidler moaned, "I want you. We
want your building. You need the commission. Do
you have to be quite so fanatical and selfless about it?".......
Roark smiled.... He said, "That was the most selfish
thing you’ve ever seen a man do."
C.
Ellsworth Toohey: "Why don’t you tell me what you think
of me?......." Howard Roark: "But I don’t think
of you."
THE
WINNERS
Winning
Schools
First
Prize: Rs 5000/-
Second
Prize: Rs 2000/- each
Third
Prize: Rs 1000/- each
- Shruti
Chandrasekhar,National Public School , Bangalore
- Simar
Singh, Vivek High School, Chandigarh
- Riddhima
Thukral, Apeejay School, Faridabad
- Ayesha
Chahal, Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School,
Chandigarh
- Chirag
Gupta, Apeejay School, Navi Mumbai
- Shipra
Das, Manav Sthali School, New Delhi
Consolation
Prize: Any one Ayn Rand title of the student's choice
In view of
the good quality of essays that could not be accommodated in
the above list of winners, we have decided to give a few consolation
prizes to the deserving.
- Debjeet
Sen, Calcutta Boys School, Calcutta
- Juhi
Saha, La Martiniere For Girls, Calcutta
- Ritodhi
Chakraborty, Loyola School, Jamshedpur
- Raksha
Pande, Convent of Jesus and Mary, New
Delhi
Special
Prizes for Schools
For
sending the highest number of quality essays
Winner:
St.
Ann's Junior College for Girls,
Hyderabad
Runner
ups:
DAV
Public School,
Amritsar
Father
Agnel School, New
Delhi
Thank you
every one for making this contest a grand success. We welcome
your comments and suggestions: info@libertyindia.org
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