Friday, October 10, 2008

AP Language & Composition, Blog Three

Read up to p. 51 by and answer three of the four questions below by Tuesday 10.14.08


1.What might it be like to live in a society where there are no “selves”, and “we” has replaced “I”?

2. The Equality 7-2521 intellectual activities are illegal in his society. Throughout history, many great innovators, such as Copernicus, Galileo, Watt, and Fulton have faced ridicule and even legal attacks. Research the struggle faced by one of these individuals. Write a short dialogue between that person and Equality 7-2521 .

3. Explain the significance of the names Rand chose to give to her characters. Why were these particular names used?

4. On p.51, Equality 7-2521 discussed the Unspeakable Word. What do you think this word is any why would it be considered unspeakable in this society? What would happen if this word was used and how would it change the way people think of their fellow people and theirselves?

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