It is comparing the speaker's solitariness to that of a cloud
The four main pillars of Ayn Rand's philosophical system called Objectivism are reality, reason, self-interest, and capitalism.
The first pillar means that reality is objective. It is not just a social construct. The first premise of everything must be that existence exists.
Reason is humanity's asset in the all too real world. We have to consciously choose to employ it.
Self-interest is Rand's protest against the conventional, hypocritical morality. In her view, we must give up on living for others, or for causes. Our self-interest is our ultimate goal and motivator.
Capitalism as an economic and social system is for Rand the perfect embodiment of liberty. Of course, governments mustn't interfere; it has to be a laissez-faire capitalism.
Answer:
the variety of ideas presented in the book
Explanation:
The most important factor that Arjun needs to consider when writing a report about the different types of energy and selecting a nonfiction text for his report is the variety of ideas presented in the book.
This choice is the most important factor he needs to consider because he wants to include solar, electrical, and wind energy in his report so he would need a nonfiction text that would give him different ideas.
