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 RoR in Florida at Merritt IslandSaturday, February 18, 2006, 6:00 PM Tonight's meeting seeks to fill the mental needs of participants for useful knowledge. Ayn Rand examined the New Left at the height of its hysteria when she wrote The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution. Peter Schwartz updated the second edition with a new title: Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution. Tonight's discussion focuses on her essays "The Chickens' Homecoming" and "The Comprachicos" Learn to use this information to unify the spirit, emotions, mind and body of your authentic Self. As usual, we will have dinner at Applebee's following the discussion. When: Saturday, February 18, 2006, 6:00 PM Where: Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 780 E Merritt Island Cswy, Merritt Island, FL 32952, (321) 453-8202 Shared Inquiry Questions for "The Chickens' Homecoming" and "The Comprachicos" in Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution Interpretive Questions 1. Why did Ayn Rand name the first essay of this discussion "The Chickens' Homecoming"? 2. What prompted the American Philosophical Association (APA) to issue its resolution condemning the war in Vietnam? 3. What aspects of the resolution did Ayn Rand oppose? 4. What factors does Ayn Rand name as the root causes of the APA actions she criticizes? 1. Why did Ayn Rand name the second essay of this discussion "The Comprachicos"? 2. Name some ways in which Ayn Rand compares the original comprachicos with their modern educational counterparts. 3. What aspects of modern education at all age levels, from nursery school through college, does Ayn Rand condemn? Why? 4. What alternatives to mainstream education does Ayn Rand propose? Why? Evaluative Questions 1. Do you agree with Ayn Rand's assessment of the APA, its resolution, and how the events she recounts offer a "microcosmic version of what is wrong with today's world"? 2. In what ways did this essay influence your values? 1. Do you agree with Ayn Rand's assessment of most modern educators as "comprachicos"? 2. Do you agree with the alternatives to mainstream education that Ayn Rand proposes? 3. In what ways did this essay influence your values? | ||||
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