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        <title><![CDATA[Both Roark and Cameron are visionary architects whose style is new and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Both Roark and Cameron are visionary architects whose style is new and different.  Society always regards anything new or different with wariness and suspicion; typically, society is made up of conforming masses who are deadened to their instinct that might alert them to the presence of genius, even if it is a bit different.  People don't want to stand out, because it invites ridicule and judgment.  Conforming is safer, and this applies to...]]></description>
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In "The Fountainhead," Cameron, though a genius, is a...]]></title>
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In "The Fountainhead," Cameron, though a genius, is a commercial failure. Why has society rejected his work?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:46:40 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The main problem that the scheming Ellsworth Toohey has with Howard...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The main problem that the scheming Ellsworth Toohey has with Howard Roarke is that Roark doesn't care one wit about what other people think about him.  Roark believes in himself, he knows himself to be creative, genius and singularly focused and hard-working, and all of those values go against the mantra that Ellsworth Toohey is trying to spread through society.  Toohey is preaching putting yourself before others at the expense of your own...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:41:54 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand, why does Ellsworth Toohey want Roark...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand, why does Ellsworth Toohey want Roark to fail?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:45:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In this section of the novel Roark has destroyed a low-cost multi-unit...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In this section of the novel Roark has destroyed a low-cost multi-unit housing project because the “group of architects have destroyed his original design.  With the help of Dominique Wynand, Roark blows up the complex.  Dominique cuts her wrists in an effort to make it look like she was injured in the explosion and she nearly dies.   Meanwhile Wynand takes a stand in support of Roark.  This is an unpopular stand at the newspaper and...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:50:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What do chapters 16-20 of "The Fountainhead" have to do with Objectivism?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What do chapters 16-20 of "The Fountainhead" have to do with Objectivism?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:45:44 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA["The Fountainhead," by Ayn Rand is a novel that basically compares the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA["The Fountainhead," by Ayn Rand is a novel that basically compares the ideals of Free market Capitalism and Communism.  Rand had escaped Communist Russia and was a big supporter of the Capitalist ideals.  The novel uses a character of the "ideal man", Howard Roark, as a symbol for the Individual against the Altruist.  Roark will suffer, he will work menial jobs, he will do whatever it takes to survive rather than bend his "truth" and his...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:19:07 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does this novel apply to United States and global interaction?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does this novel apply to United States and global interaction?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:57:17 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ayn Rand placed extreme importance on the power of man's mind, on the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ayn Rand placed extreme importance on the power of man's mind, on the genius of the logical mind and self as the main source of fulfillment, success, progress and comfort that exists in enlightened societies today.  In "The Fountainhead," Roark is the posterchild of the "perfect mind," of the fulfilled and independent human being.  He is what she felt all people should be:  proud, refusing to submit to or care about what others feel about...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:22:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "The Fountainhead," what does Ayn Rand show regarding society's...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "The Fountainhead," what does Ayn Rand show regarding society's ultimate response to the great work of a creative genius?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why do the faculty members on each side evaluate Roark and his work so...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why do the faculty members on each side evaluate Roark and his work so differently?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:16:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Howard Roark is dismissed from the institute of technology because he is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Howard Roark is dismissed from the institute of technology because he is an individual who loves his work and will not compromise when genius and the integrity of his work is questioned. The faculty that feel it is their duty to expel him are threatened by the fact that he is so talented, they are probably jealous, and it drives them crazy that he will not bend to the whims of tradition and the whims of the other staff members. The group that...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:49:16 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&quot;The form of a building must follow its function&quot; means that...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;The form of a building must follow its function&quot; means that the beauty of the building, the cost of the building, the local trends in architecture should not matter when building.  The architect and the client should decide what the building is going to be used for and where the building will be located.  The building should then be designed for the use of the building.  An example of this concept is when the Greeks used scroll...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:13:34 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What does Henry Cameron's ideology, that the &quot;form of the building...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What does Henry Cameron's ideology, that the &quot;form of the building must follow its function&quot; mean?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:23:30 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In part 4 of Rand's &quot;The Fountainhead,&quot; Peter's career is in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In part 4 of Rand's &quot;The Fountainhead,&quot; Peter's career is in decline. He is desperate for a big project.  He decides he wants to tackle the design for Cortlandt Homes, a project for low-income housing.  He stays up all night and draws sketches of the project.  He realizes he can't do it so he calls Roark.  After Keating and Roark make a deal for Roark to design Cortlandt Homes, and Keating to take the credit for it Peter decides...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Is the painting of Peter Keating which he showed to Howard Roark in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Is the painting of Peter Keating which he showed to Howard Roark in &quot;The Fountainhead&quot; any good? ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:29:13 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A fascinating question, taken all together.

He shows self-confidence...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A fascinating question, taken all together.

He shows self-confidence and self-esteem in just about all that he does. He is self-sufficient, following his vision of architecture even when it threatens his place at school and earns him few or no business commissions. He follows his self-esteem even when he might starve to death as a result.

He lives second-handedly only reluctantly and intermittently. That's Peter's position in the book. Roark...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 11:57:39 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does character Howard Roark show self-confidence, his self-esteem,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does character Howard Roark show self-confidence, his self-esteem, and how he lives second-handedly?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 09:39:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Rand believed that man's ability to reason can be the only judge of his...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Rand believed that man's ability to reason can be the only judge of his values and the only proper guide to what he does. Roark exhibits reason as he determines what feeds his ego and sustains his life. His individualism is his main quality that allows him to accomplish his goals. He never allows others to change his vision or tell him how to be successful. Roark's individualism makes him determined not to be influenced by others, especially...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 07:50:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does character Howard Roark's life and character illustrate any...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does character Howard Roark's life and character illustrate any rand's theory  of rational egoism in the fountainhead?]]></description>
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