Background:Ayn Rand’s novels are inspiring and intellectually challenging. But they can also be financially rewarding for high school and college students. The Ayn Rand Institute sponsors annual essay contests that offer 600 prizes and $100,000 in prize money every year.
FIRST PRIZE: $10,000
5 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000
10 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000
45 FINALISTS: $100
175 SEMIFINALISTS: $50
Topics:
One of the following topics- Atlas Shrugged contains both businessmen who are heroes, such as Hank Rearden and Dagny Taggart, and businessmen who are villains, such as Orren Boyle and James Taggart. What are the differences between these types of businessmen? Is the story a celebration of business? How does this issue relate to the wider themes in the novel?
- Hank Rearden says that the killer tenet which destroys a man is the soul-body dichotomy—that this wrong idea has been the source of his life’s pain. What do you think this dichotomy is? How has it wreaked havoc in Hank’s life?
- What is the meaning of money to Francisco? To James Taggart?
Eligibility:
Eligibility: 12th Graders, College Undergraduates, and Graduate StudentsImportant Dates:
Entry deadline is September 17, 2013Note: Check the Event Calendar link from the main menu on our website.
Official Website:
Atlas Shrugged Essay ContestNote: Visit the Official Website for more details and up to date information.
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