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by Warren Ross It has been frequently observed, both in the larger Objectivist community and by members of HOS, that sports represents an area in our culture still dominated by rational values – admiration for achievement, striving for excellence, discipline to achieve important goals. Less attention has been paid to the specific commentary that accompanies [...] by Warren Ross See if you can integrate the following seemingly disparate concretes: The movie Jurassic Park The latest death in the Kennedy clan The movie Forrest Gump El Niño If what unites them is not immediately obvious, let’s start by reviewing the essentials of each item. In the movie Jurassic Park, man’s attempts to [...] by Warren Ross “Horatio Alger hero” is a common phrase in America, referring to the person who achieves success by his own effort in the face of great obstacles. Over 100 books with such heroes were written by Horatio Alger (1834-1899), whose stories of boys overcoming poverty were widely read in the 19th century. Yet [...] |
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