was covered in hot glowing embers and was located in the southern part of Ginnungagap. Then the second world‚ Niflheim‚ located in the northern part of Ginnungagap‚ covered in ice. Greek tales the Goddess Gaea created her son and soon to be husband‚ Uranus‚ to be the starry night sky. Then Gaea brought forth the mountains and Pontus‚ the sea. The tale of the creation of man in both cultures starts with a god/gods choosing to create beings which reflect the gods in their form. In Norse its three
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Anthem‚ Prometheus writes that he now understands “why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.” What has Prometheus come to understand about himself? Why does his society regard the “best in him” as sinful? “It is a sin to think words no others think and to put them down upon paper no others see.” “It is a sin write this.” So begins Ayn Rand’s Anthem‚ a dystopian novella convening the life of Equality7-2521‚ The Unconquered‚ Prometheus. In
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he has a curse in the beginning of the book. Now he realizes that he has to do something about his society. Prometheus/Equality is correct to critically judge his society because he learns that the leaders of their society’s morals are hypocritical and lies.
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birth to Gaea‚ the earth‚ to Tartarus‚ the great region beneath the earth‚ and to Eros‚ the shining god of love and attraction. Chaos also bore Erebus‚ the darkness of the netherworld‚ and Night‚ the darkness over the earth. Then Erebus slept with Night‚ who gave birth to Ether‚ the heavenly light‚ and to Day‚ the earthly light. Later Night alone produced such beings as Doom‚ Fate‚ Death‚ Sleep‚ Dreams‚ Nemesis‚ and a long list of other atrocities that steal upon men in darkness. Meanwhile Gaea‚ without
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an emptiness. Gaea was mother earth‚ Tartarus the ruler of the underworld and Eros‚ who was love and was the inspiration to create many gods to come. Gaea gave birth to her children without a partner‚ Uranus (Father Sky)‚ Ourea (Mountains) and Pontus (Sea) and so the world began. Uranus and Gaea were equals and married each other. They had their children‚ which were three Hundred-Handed Giants and three Cyclopes. Uranus feared his children and band then into the deepest part of Gaea‚ who is technically
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Anthem by Ayn Rand In the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand there are many themes. These themes include love‚ desire‚ equality‚ freedom‚ and individuality. Most of these themes are all shown by the majority of the characters in the book‚ especially Equality 7-2521. One can see that the themes of love and individuality are very important in the novel. The theme of love is shown between Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000. The theme of individuality is shown by Equality 7-2521. Anthem is a novel
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beliefs‚ Ayn’s character‚ Prometheus‚ learns “why the best in me had been my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins” (98). He finds that his sins enable him to bring back such a power to the society‚ even if others are against it. He can use his sins to become better. One cannot stand alone in this obscure society‚ unless they gain such knowledge that Prometheus has obtained from sinning. Although greatness is obtained by his sins‚ Prometheus is threatening the beliefs
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Jenna Sunderland In the final chapter of Anthem‚ Prometheus‚ also known as Equality‚ writes that he now understands “why the best in me had my sins and my transgressions; and why I had never felt guilt in my sins.”(pp 98) He now can come to terms with his height and his mind‚ how he has been blessed with these “sins” and through his journey can finally distinguish the faults and conservatism of his society. Equality 7-2521: a label; a stamp; the only form of identification that is allowed in
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Does everyone have “ego”? In Anthem the citizens of the city grew up not knowing of this word‚ and in turn its power. They were taught to be a whole‚ rounded up like tagged mules‚ doing assigned work blatantly. In the song “Drones” by Rise Against‚ the lyrics‚“The drones all slave away‚ they’re working overtime. They serve a faceless queen‚ they never question why. Disciples of a God‚ that neither lives nor breathes (I won’t come back!). But we have bills to pay; yeah we have mouths to feed! (I won’t
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emphasizing the major conflicts between the matriarchal and patriarchal systems. When we look through what has come into existence first‚ we encounter with Chaos‚ which indicates the complication of things for a while. After Chaos‚ the great goddess Gaea‚ who is the head of the matriarchal system (symbolizing fertility)‚ comes to life. She gives birth to the universe without the help of man‚ what we call parthenogenesis. This demonstrates her magnificent power as a deity. In the matriarchal system
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