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Rand and scholar
It reminded me of my other professor, Edward Kennard Rand, of whom I had been so fond when I was at Harvard, the great mediaevalist and classical scholar who had asked me to call him `` Ken '', saying, `` Age counts for nothing among those who have learned to know life sub specie aeternitatis ''.
While Rand scholar Mimi Reisel Gladstein found elements to admire in Rand's female protagonists, she said that readers who have " a raised consciousness about the nature of rape " would disapprove of Rand's " romanticized rapes ".
According to non-Objectivist Rand scholar Mimi Reisel Gladstein, " The reader who wants a comprehensive view of orthodox Objectivism as it has evolved since Rand's death should start with Peikoff's book.
From then until the late 1990s, The Romantic Manifesto and Rand's aesthetic theory in general received little attention, leading Rand scholar Chris Matthew Sciabarra to refer to it as " a nearly forgotten book in the Randian canon ".
He also serves as a senior scholar for the Ludwig von Mises Institute, an editor of the Journal of Ayn Rand Studies, director and president of the Molinari Institute, and an advisory panel member for the Center for a Stateless Society.

Rand and Chris
Chris Matthew Sciabarra discusses Rand's ideas and theorizes about their intellectual origins in Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical ( 1995 ).
Notable alumni include Roxana Saberi, who was charged with espionage by Iran and later released in 2009, Clint Hill, the United States Secret Service agent who is credited with saving the life of Jacqueline Kennedy during the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Sidney Rand, former United States Ambassador to Norway and President of St. Olaf College, Cynthia L. Bauerly, member of the Federal Election Commission, Alan Bjerga, president of the National Press Club, Jim Christopherson, former linebacker and placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings, Gary Larsen, defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, Chris Coste, former Major league baseball catcher and infielder, Coya Knutson, former United States congresswoman, Ole H. Olson, former Governor of North Dakota, Adolph Murie, a biologist who was the first scientist to study wolves in their natural habitat.
In contrast, Chris Matthew Sciabarra argued Raimondo's " claims that Rand plagiarized ... The Driver " to be " unsupported.
This stance is most clearly identified with David Kelley ( who separated from the Ayn Rand Institute because of disagreements over the relationship between Objectivists and libertarians ), Chris Sciabarra, Barbara Branden ( Nathaniel's former wife ), and others.

Rand and described
Objectivism holds that the only social system which fully recognizes individual rights is capitalism, specifically what Rand described as " full, pure, uncontrolled, unregulated laissez-faire capitalism.
When planning the revolution, Mike is described by Mannie as " our Scarlet Pimpernel, our John Galt, our Swamp Fox, our man of mystery ", referring to the works of the Baroness Orczy and Ayn Rand as well as to the history of the American Revolution.
Dominique Francon is the heroine of The Fountainhead, described by Rand as " the woman for a man like Howard Roark.
In her journals Rand described Wynand as " the man who could have been " a heroic individualist, contrasting him to Roark, " the man who can be and is ".
* P. p. baileyi described by Austin Loomer Rand and Charles Vaurie under its current name in 1955, is a dull-plumaged subspecies endemic to Ethiopia, where it occurs in two separate areas.
Newspaper editor Clayton Rand described his longtime friend's oratory style as " an eloquence that flowed like a babbling brook through a field of flowers.
* In the 1979 book The Right Stuff, the author Tom Wolfe described Sally Rand fan-dancing for the first American astronauts and other dignitaries and referred to the astronauts observing this sixtyish woman's " ancient haunches ".
His betrayal is described by Rand as follows: " Sammael ...
Rand later described the production as " badly handicapped by lack of funds " and " competent, but somewhat unexciting.
The play was first published for use by amateur theater organizations in 1936, using a version edited by Nathaniel Edward Reeid, which included changes so it would be " cleaned up " ( as Rand later described it ) to eliminate elements such as swearing and smoking.
Binswanger has been described as an " orthodox " Objectivist for his commitment to the ideas of his mentor, Ayn Rand, whom Binswanger considers a " once in a millennium genius.
" Milton Friedman described Rand as " an utterly intolerant and dogmatic person who did a great deal of good.
In an 1981 interview, Rand described Libertarians as " a monstrous, disgusting bunch of people " who " plagiarize my ideas when that fits their purpose.
Bassist Randy Rand knew Plunkett from their days together in Wolfgang, a prominent club band in Los Angeles, California, and which has been described as a local legend, of which Kevin Dubrow, ( lead singer of Quiet Riot ) once said, " They smoked us all ... they got a better response than us and Van Halen ".
The protagonist of Atlas Shrugged is Dagny Taggart, described by Rand as " the feminine Roark ".

Rand and Peikoff's
Leonard Peikoff's Ayn Rand Institute ( ARI ) declared Objectivism to be a " closed system " containing only the philosophic principles advocated by Rand herself.
Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand was praised by many of Peikoff's fellow Objectivist thinkers as a comprehensive presentation of Rand's philosophy.
Other critics attacked the content of Peikoff's views, not just the orthodoxy of his interpretation of Rand.

Rand and approach
Notable names in mid-century modern design include Adrian Frutiger, designer of the typefaces Univers and Frutiger ; Paul Rand, who, from the late 1930s until his death in 1996, took the principles of the Bauhaus and applied them to popular advertising and logo design, helping to create a uniquely American approach to European minimalism while becoming one of the principal pioneers of the subset of graphic design known as corporate identity ; and Josef Müller-Brockmann, who designed posters in a severe yet accessible manner typical of the 1950s and 1970s era.
Any other approach Rand termed " the primacy of consciousness ", including any variant of metaphysical subjectivism or theism.
David Brown writes: " Much to my surprise the author of Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical, a comprehensive new study of Rand's thought and its genesis in Russian culture, has persuaded me that something called ' dialectics ' is integral to Ayn Rand's philosophic approach and crucial to its success.
This approach differentiated Bradford from many other libertarian writers such as Ayn Rand.
Integrative Body Psychotherapy ( IBP ) was founded by Dr. Jack Lee Rosenberg, further developed with Diana Asay, a Jungian Analyst, and Dr. Marjorie Rand, and formally presented to the public as a new therapeutic approach in their book, Body, Self and Soul-Sustaining Integration ( 1985 ).

Rand and ".
Some examples of this are: R. A. Salvatore's Drizzt of " The Legend of Drizzt ", Kathryn Lasky's Soren of Guardians of Ga ' Hoole, David Eddings ' Belgarion in the Belgariad and Malloreon, Terry Brooks ' Shea and Wil Ohmsford of The Sword of Shannara and The Elfstones of Shannara, Terry Goodkind's Richard Cypher, Robert Jordan's Rand al ' Thor of The Wheel of Time, Pug and Arutha of Raymond Feist's Riftwar Saga, Philip Pullman's Lyra Belacqua of His Dark Materials, Ursula K. Le Guin's Ged, Aerial of the Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce, and Christopher Paolini's Eragon of The Inheritance Cycleand Ashalind of the " Bitterbynd Trilogy ".
" Sally Rand, From Films to Fans ". Maverick Publications, Bend, U. S. A.
* Ayn Rand included in her book Atlas Shrugged a character who is a modern-day Scandinavian pirate, to whom she gave the first name " Ragnar ".
A Rand McNally article in 1989 listed Gadsden as one of the " Seven Worst Cities to Live in the United States ".
Ayn Rand considered that integrity " does not consist of loyalty to one's subjective whims, but of loyalty to rational principles ".
Rand is also a confidant and adviser of the U. S. President ( Jack Warden ), whom he introduces to " Chauncey ".
She called Rand " a traitor to her own sex ".
A true rape, Rand said, would be " a dreadful crime ".
Rand's father did not believe art could provide his son with a sufficient livelihood, and so he required Paul to attend Manhattan's Harren High School while taking night classes at the Pratt Institute, Rand was largely " self-taught as a designer, learning about the works of Cassandre and Moholy-Nagy from European magazines such as ".
In justification of his resignation, Rand penned the article Confusion and Chaos: The Seduction of Contemporary Graphic Design where he denounced the postmodern movement as " faddish and frivolous " and " harbor its own built-in boredom ".
Grace Lee Whitney, who played Janice Rand in the Star Trek television show, made a cameo appearance as " Woman in Cafeteria ".
With the appointment of Sir Wilfrid Laurier came a new phase of Confederation that Rand Dyck refers to as " Classical Federalism ".
They have pledged to teach him " laughter and tears ", though in different ways, as Rand has conditioned himself not to feel emotion by reciting the names of all the women who have died directly because of his actions over and over to himself, forcing himself to become harder and harder, or as he puts it, " harder than steel ".
The only Aes Sedai that Rand allows near him and trusts, to some extent at least, is Nynaeve, because she " cares for him when he cannot ".
It is hinted that Rand now possesses all the memories and skills of his previous reincarnation, Lews Therin ; When called a boy by Cadsuane, he mentions that he is older than 400 years, and therefore should receive some respect from her, and half-seriously suggests to her to address him as Rand Sedai, as " I am, so far as I know, the only male Aes Sedai still alive who was properly raised but who never turned to the Shadow ".
Rand is seen throughout the novel as trying to " put out fires ".
Min has seen many viewings about Alivia that she doesn't understand properly with the exception of one especially distinguishable ; " Alivia will help Rand die ".
Whitney had a cameo in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and was identified by fans as portraying Janice Rand, although the credits listed her as a red-haired " woman in cafeteria ".
The last episode in which she appeared as a primary character was " Miri ", with " The Conscience of the King " being the final episode that included the character of " Yeoman Rand ".
Political scientist Rand Dyck has criticized the preamble, saying it is " seriously out of date ".
Rand claimed only a single line from her original dialog appeared in the movie, which she dismissed as " cheap, trashy vulgarity ".

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