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    Werner 05 March 2012 The Unknown Citizen By W. H. Auden Several conflicts are dramatized in The Unknown Citizen‚ the most prominent being: conformity of the middle class‚ government manipulation‚ and the loss of individualism to the standards of an average citizen. The speaker of this poem is non-traditional as the poem is‚ in fact‚ an inscription on a “marble monument erected by the State.” The inscription is dedicated to a “JS/07 M 378”—presumably‚ “The Unknown Citizen‚” although this term

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    they are setting‚ conflict‚ theme and tone. The Unknown Citizen‚ written by W.H Auden‚ is a poem that will be compared with the lottery‚ written by Shirley Jackson. Both‚ the short story and poem‚ share 2 literature devices in common. They exhibit Irony and symbolism within them. The usage of both will be compared to acknowledge the similarities between the two different literature styles. Although they may not fall into the same genre‚ both the Unknown Citizen and The Lottery share common literature

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    Interior Monologue This is really scary. I don’t even really understand how we got here. I don’t even know why we are here. It seems like we’re on an island‚ but I don’t think I’m going to have fun. I want to leave and go home because I’m scared. I’m with other boys my age‚ but we’re all so small‚ I don’t think we can do much. There must be older boys here too‚ but they probably won’t even care about us. We’re too young for them to care. They’ll probably let us get lost. I’m scared. All of a sudden

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    Tomb of the Unknown Soldier The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sits near the center of Arlington National Cemetery and is the final resting place for unidentified soldiers from wars fought by the United States. It has a lot of history‚ and significance to the country. The idea of a tomb for unknown soldiers came during WWI when the British buried an unidentified soldier at Westminster Abbey. Some people buried there are President Taft‚ Joe Lewis‚ and Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy (the most

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    themes of identity in ’An Unknown Girl? Moniza Alvi was born in Pakistan. Her father was Pakistani and mother English. She left Pakistan when she was a baby for England. The poet is caught between two worlds and her poems exemplify her quest for her cultural identity. The prescribed poem appears to be set in India. Pakistan was a part of India before the partition‚ therefore the setting may be a symbolic thirst for her motherland. The title of the poem is “The Unknown Girl”‚ though it may refer

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    Requirements for Unknown Report You have been provided a mixed culture (a gram positive and a gram negative) from which you should have isolated each type of organism‚ described their colonies on a TSA plate‚ and described their cellular morphology. You were graded on this activity separately. After you have isolated your gram negative in pure culture you will be subjecting it to various biochemical tests and making observations about the cells‚ colonies‚ growth temperature preferences‚ etc. in

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    Two Unknown Substances

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    report required the successful identification of two unknown substances through experimental testing on a selective collection of materials and equipment. For the first substance (which will be either tin or aluminium)‚ two tests shall be done to ensure a decisive and educated decision onto what the substance is. The first step utilizes the dramatic difference in density between the two substances by measuring the volume and mass of the unknown substance. By calculating the volume (through displacement

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    Desert Adventure

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    Hi‚ I’m Nicky and I also the one who love discovery the nature ! For that reason ‚ I had had a remembrance that I will never forget. Last holiday‚ I decided to discover the Simpson desert. It’s famous with its red sand‚ it look like a fire when the sun enlighten the desert and its advertising on Discovery channel. That’s why I want to visit it. Day 1 : I went into the Simpson desert by the car which was rent from the native people. No longer after I started the journey‚ my car’ tire was explored

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    I. Title Identification of an Unknown Plasmid In this experiment‚ we determined the phenotypic capability of an unknown plasmid along with its size. With the use of gel electrophoresis‚ we analyzed the gel photograph by using a standard DNA marker‚ Lambda HindIII‚ and came to a conclusion based on our results. II. Abstract Two experiments were done to identify an unknown plasmid. The success of these experiments came from the use of modern day technology involving gel electrophoresis

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    Trice Riddle Mrs. Jennifer Sikes English 1020 11 February 2009 The Unknown Continent Many people know about it and have seen it on maps before but they still do not pay attention to detail or really care. People still say today that it is a country but it is a continent made up of countries. Many people describe it as the “dark continent” because it has not developed enough to be like an Asia or the Americas. Its hard to really discover what Africa is and how to define it. The land is rich

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