This is the motive and purpose of my writing: *the projection of an ideal man*. The portrayal of a moral ideal, as my ultimate literary goal, as an end in itself--to which any didactic, intellectual or philosophical values contained in a novel are only the means.

2002 Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest

Atlas Shrugged Essay Winners

Winners:

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First Place

Bach Ho, Irvine, CA
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Second Place

  • Daniel Higginbotham, Santa Fe, NM
  • Scott Schneider, Madison, WI
  • Timothy Murphy, West Chester, OH

Third Place

  • Aaron Patzer, Princeton, NJ
  • John Cushma, McMurray, PA
  • Lucy Fake, New York, NY
  • Tracey Raybourn, Boise, ID
  • Karl Karlshammar, Santa Monica, CA