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Howard Roark's testimony at the Cortlandt trial seemed to be a way for Rand to make her 'ideal man' to end as a hero. His testimony and explanations are very convincing and even logical. However, his biggest error is revealed in this section of the story. The error was obviously letting Keating propose Roark's unaltered design so it could be constructed. Even though Roark knew that he would not be convincing to people, this conflicts with his individualistic and 'egotistic' ideals. Before this event, Roark's only persuasion for construction was merely 'as it was designed, with no alterations'. Roark did not even do this for the Cortlandt project, as he agreed to let Keating do it. When Keating gave into letting the building be altered, this greatly conflicted with what Roark had envisioned. He destroyed the building out of hatred for the alterations. It was almost as if he had been robbed, or if his main ideal was faced in front of a 'firing range'. He does not see it as his own failure at all. He does realize the mistake in allowing Keating to propose the project, but he was ignorant to the fact that proposing is just as important as the unique design of the building. In other words, he did not realize that allowing Keating to propose the project to be a threat to his individualistic ideals.
Roark's unnoticed failure greatly changes the logic of his testimony. He explains how the great scientists and thinkers were condemned for their new ideas. He is obviously paralleling this to the Cortlandt project. It is incredibly true that as the ideas endured criticism and condemnation, they were eventually seen as good and very useful. This is a perfect argument for all his buildings in general, but not for the Cortlandt project. The reason is that the Cortlandt project was no longer his own. This is true both legally as well as individualistic standards. Howard Roark was completely oblivious to the fact that his design risked being altered conformed to the ways of society. If Roark had done the whole process on his own (the design, and proposal) the building would probably not have been built, but if it had, it would have been his way. It would have been his. However, he completely gave ...
The government has placed many gun control laws, but some of the laws were made to make the general public feel safer. For instance the government banned a handful of assault riffles when they are not even used for most gun related crimes. The government also administered another law called the Bradey Law. The Bradey Law makes a five day wa...
Punishment is cheaper then rehab. so we punish , often sending people back into society worse then when they entered jail. 88 percent of all crimes are due to an alcohol /drug addiction , or mental health problem. I don't think punishment will help those folks. The idea is to try & stop the person committing more crime. Try asking yourself t...
One of the best-known hallucinogens is . 'Most people have hallucinations at one time or another, although they do not know when to expect them. Some people, however, have them on purpose. They do so by taking certain drugs called hallucinogens (Mann 48). No one knows exactly when the use of was first began, although they have found reference...
For John Russell it was just another ordinary night. At 2:00 A.M. he was calmly sleeping. He arose to a cracking noise outside; just then the police came crashing into the house. They ransack his house and found a 3-ounce bag of marijuana. In his underwear only, he is cuffed and taken to jail. In the meantime his wife and two kids huddle in th...
Legalization of Industrial Hemp "Make the most you can of the Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere." (from sigity@hotmail.com) ---George Washington, 1794. You can eat it, for it has great cooking versatility and even more nutritional value than soybean foods. Doctors use its oil to boost your immune system and fight heart problems. You can wear i...
Drinking and driving is one of the more difficult problems for our society to solve. Organizations such as MADD, DUI, and many other groups have gone to great lengths to educate people of all ages on this situation. Unfortunately, in many cases their struggle has not been effective enough. While 80% of drivers have heard of blood alcohol level from...
Looking out for the state of the public's satisfaction in the scheme of capital sentencing does not constitute serving justice. Today's system of capital punishment is fraught with inequalities and injustices. The commonly offered arguments for the death penalty are filled with holes. "It was a deterrent. It removed killers. It was the ultimat...
A. Harrison Narcotics Act (HNA)- was passed in 1914 and completely banned the sale of substantial doses of opium and coca. Drug trafficking became a problem in the years to follow this act. In 1918 a special committee found that drug smuggling had increased. B. Marijuana Act- was passed in 1937 and required those who used marijuana to obtain a sp...
The statistic I chose to analyze was something I pulled from the Washington Post about a month ago. The article stated that "68% of high school seniors admitted to trying at least once during their high school career." The article was about the resurfacing drug problem among the teenage age group. It was aimed at an audience of parents and other...
Something Happened! - The Sexual Harassment Suit of the Nancy Hart and the Something happened all right, to the tune of $650,000!! That's what it cost the City of Peabody to settle a sexual harassment suit filed by a female Police Officer. She claimed she was singled out and discriminated against. The City of Peabody and the Chief of Police, start...
My essay is on "Drinking and Driving Offences". In my essa y I will tell you the various kinds of drinking and driving offences, the penalties, and the defences you can make if you are caught drinking and drivi ng. Let me tell you about the different offences. There are si x offences in drinking and driving. They are "driving while impaired", "Havi...
and remain out of jail while their trial is pending. There are many reasons to why I strongly agree with this statement. Many factors are unknown to the public without conducting some sort of extensive research. Whether it is simply reading in the paper about pending trials, or as complicated as researching previous trials. Bail is decided by a...
is a drug obtained from the coca plant. It is used medically as an anesthetic and as an illegal drug. It is mostly produced in countries in South America such a Columbia and Mexico. It is also produced in many other countries including the United States. The traditional method of use is to chew the leaves of the coca plant, giving a mild stimu...
The topic of gun control is one that many people feel strongly about, on both the pro side and the con side. It is not difficult to understand why so many citizens of this country are pulling for these laws. Violent crimes in the United States have been an increasingly serious problem over the last few decades. Guns have been a major factor in t...
