Karen Cote English 102 15 February 2011 W. H Auden: The Unknown Citizen The marble monument erected by the state or town is usually of a hometown hero. The person is almost always someone who did well for the country and originated from a certain town. The statue is almost never of someone who is just an ordinary man living life just like everyone else around him. This man is the model citizen; one who never causes a stir‚ goes to war when asked‚ and does everything to serve the common good
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"The Unknown Citizen" is an occasional poem. That is to say‚ it is a poem written to mark a specific occasion or event. The occasion is indicated in the lines contained in parenthesis that precede the body of the poem. As these lines indicate‚ the poem is a written monument that functions like a cenotaph: it commemorates a fallen man whose identity is unknown. However‚ unlike the soldier who falls in a battle of war‚ the battle this individual appears to be unwittingly a part of is a social battle
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limited the use of corporate money in elections as a result of Progressive reform’s efforts to eliminate social and political problems‚ especially corruption. These specific laws have been in place up until January 21‚ 2010 during the landmark case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission‚ when the Supreme Court ruled with a 5-4 majority that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. As a result‚ the court also overruled its 1990 case Austin v. Michigan
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Government Paper What does it mean to be a christian citizen?? Every Christian‚ no matter what form of government he lives under‚ is under command from the lord t maintain proper and useful submission to that government for the sake of leading a peaceful life. And having an effective witness. The mission of the church is not to change society. Even though that is often a good way of faithful ministry and living. To worship and serve the lord and to bring others to saving faith in him. The basic
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A good citizen needs to imbibe many qualities. That he has some duties and responsibilities to bear is true‚ but at same time‚ he enjoys some rights and privileges as a citizen of a free state. While he has every right to participate in the judicial‚ legal politics‚ religious and social affairs of the nation‚ he has also some responsibilities i.e. not to injure the sentiments of others and to protect the weak against the strong. To stand by the state‚ under all conditions‚ is his first and foremost
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poem “ The Unknown Citizen By W H Auden is a poem that pokes fun at the life of a automaton working in a factory. Reading it in a glance‚ I find the title that catches my very first attention. It is because Auden gives the poem such a title that the whole poem sounds so dramatic and pompous‚ as if it is dedicated to some citizen who have sacrificed so much for the nation. The citizen‚ to my dismay‚ is never named and remains as the unknown one throughout the whole poem. The citizen is referred to JS/07/M/378
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John Alois Prof. Raffay CIN100/9259 12/3/09 Citizen Kane is often regarded as the greatest American film of all time. It expertly executes many different aspects of film making as an art form. Orson Wells used a new style of shot framing called Mise en Scene to show the dynamics in a scene. He also used lighting in ways that had never been used before. As the star of the movie as well‚ Orson Wells delivers an all time great performance as Kane. All these things add up to create one of the greatest
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Responsibilities of a citizen | April 3 2013 | The responsibilities of a citizen. Responsibilities of a citizen General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform general public on the true responsibilities of a citizen Thesis Statement: Embrace a far more holistic and positive outlook on what it means to be a part of a community or a wider social group. Introduction: I. The government II. What are the roles of a citizen? III. The concept of ubuntu Body I. Ubuntu
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There are many ways for a United States’ citizen to participate in his/her government‚ one way in particular is voting. In roughly the past century‚ there has been an all-time low voter turnout in the U.S.. There are factors that affect the amount of citizens that vote every time the opportunity comes. These circumstances mainly are age and education that is provided for that individual. As well as age and education‚ there is also a dynamic that the government set that hinders voter turnout. Other
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<center><b>The Unknown Citizen Is Me</b></center> <br> <br>"The Unknown Citizen"‚ a poem written by W.H. Auden‚ reflects a period of vast change in America’s history‚ making "The Unknown Citizen" an example of the government’s view of the perfect modern man in an overrated‚ unrealistic society. <br> <br>During the time period that this poem was written‚ in the late 1930’s‚ The United States was going through tremendous social‚ political and economic change. Following the passing of Black Monday
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