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Verification of school enrollment will be required for all winning entrants. The Ayn Rand Institute reserves the right to make exceptions to this rule, on a case-by-case basis, for international students or for students with nonstandard school years. Entrants must be enrolled as an 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade student during the school year in which the contest is held.The contest is open to students worldwide, except where void or prohibited by law.In what ways is Liberty similar to or different from other women whom we are taught to admire? Do you find Liberty 5-3000 to be an admirable character? In your answer, give examples from the story about her actions, attitude, or character that lead you to answer as you do.In what ways is Equality’s approach to life and to the other characters in the story similar to or different from what we normally think of as “selfish”? What lessons do you draw from the story about what it means to pursue your own interests? Do you think that Equality 7-2521 is selfish? In your answer, give examples from the story that support your answer.But are there other forms of prejudice in the society of Anthem? If so, against what or whom are they directed and why? In what ways are these forms of prejudice similar to or different from racial prejudice? In Anthem, Ayn Rand does not indicate the race of any of the characters, nor does she suggest that racial prejudice is present in the story.SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE TOPICS: