January 11, 2011

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest

Qualifications

12th Graders, College Undergraduates, and Graduate Students
Submit an essay no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in length, and double-spaced.
Select ONE of the following three topics:

1.

What do you think is meant, in Part III of Atlas Shrugged, by the phrase “utopia of greed”?
2.

Why does Francisco D’Anconia, heir to the greatest fortune in the world and a productive genius with boundless ambition,change his course and pose as, of all things, a playboy?
3.

What does the story of Atlas Shrugged have to say about the relative powers of good and evil and the conditions under which one is victorious over the other?.

Deadline

September 17

Submit

Mail essay to:
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.O. Box 57044
Irvine, CA 92619-7044
or submit online at http://essaycontest.aynrandnovels.com/AtlasShrugged.aspx?theme=blue

Contact info

Comments or questions about the essay contests are welcome. Please write to info@aynrandnovels.com.

jbz4 at 02:57 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay Contest

Qualifications

This contest is open to all students age 19 and under who meet the following criteria: 1) are currently enrolled as a high school student in grades 9-12 (including home schooled students), or who are high school seniors,or who are enrolled in a high school equivalency program; and (2) are residents of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, or are U.S. citizens living abroad.

Deadline

Entries must be received by 6:00 p.m. (EST) on April 15

Submit
Essay must be submitted on website http://holocaust.hklaw.com/2011/index.asp

Contact info

For more information on past essays, visit our Web site at www.holocaust.hklaw.com or e-mail all questions (not essays) to holocaust@hklaw.com

jbz4 at 02:35 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)