For an assignment, Rand wrote an essay about the Polish actress Pola Negri; it became her first published work.
fɚɹən ɐsˈaɪnmənt, ɹˈænd ɹˈoʊt ɐn ˈɛseɪ ɐbˌaʊt ðə pˈoʊlɪʃ ˈæktɹəs pˈoʊlə nˈɛɡɹi; ɪt bɪkˌeɪm hɜː fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪʃt wˈɜːk.