Citizen/Soldier “We’ll always be ready‚ because we will always be there.” These are lyrics from a song called Citizen/Soldier‚ which is performed and owned by the band 3 Doors Down. Members of this alternative rock band include: lead singer Brad Arnold‚ lead guitarist Christopher Henderson‚ bass player and back up vocalist Matt Roberts‚ and drummer Todd Harrell. This song was released as a single in November of 2007‚ and hit the sound waves of the radio in December of 2008. The song was released
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Citizen Kane Along with its renowned outstanding cinematic achievements‚ what ultimately exalted Citizen Kane to such incredible heights was the character of Charles Foster Kane. In despite of reporters attempts to unveil the genuine Kane. Kane claimed the name of an enigma. The depth of Kane’s loneliness and isolation concludes in a vignette that will continue to impress generations of audiences . A series of rough chronological flashbacks tells the life story of Charles Foster Kane. The first
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The tag senior citizen is generally given to a person who is between 58 and 65 years of age and has superannuated from active service. This age band fixed for retirement was based on the old system followed decades ago when longevity was lower than 60 years. With the advance in medical sciences and health supporting systems‚ longevity now goes up to 75. Perhaps‚ the retirement age needs revision to make use of the services of experienced people for some more time in the interest of national development
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John and Mary Beth Tinker had joined a group of public students against the Vietnam War in Des Moines‚ Iowa. The anti-Vietnam group planned to protest the war using black armbands. The school principals heard of their plan and responded by creating a school policy banning these black armbands. They informed the students that they would be punished if they wore the armbands. The students still wore the armbands to school and were subsequently suspended. Because they were minors‚ their father filed
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daily schoolwork load. Up until seventh grade all I had known was the public school system. In public school‚ I had acquired an unhealthy habit of getting away with the least amount of work while still maintaining an above average grade. I had the assumption that school would be even easier‚ having my mom as my teacher. To my surprise‚ my mom actually expected more effort from me than any of my other teachers in public school. My mom rudely awakened me to the fact that true success did not come without
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In many schools today‚ standardized testing is becoming more of a problem. It is now said‚ from a survey conducted by George Washington University‚ that eighty one percent of public school teachers believe that their students spend too much time taking tests required by the state or district. Students‚ on average‚ spend around 10 days taking district required tests and nine days for state required tests. These numbers are outrageous and the tests are just a waste of time and learning. Students need
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One fateful night during the summer of seventh grade‚ I sat in the emergency room and waited for the answer that I so desired after years of complaining about intestinal pain. What I got was a diagnosis—gastritis‚ which can be described as the irritation and evident erosion of one’s stomach lining. The diagnosis itself wasn’t much of a surprise‚ as the years of agony had to have amounted to something‚ but the repercussions of my illness were. As I entered eighth grade‚ the negative implications were
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The film Citizen Kane‚ directed by Orson Welles‚ is a great example of how a man can be corrupted by wealth. Through the characters in the film we can observe how Charles Foster Kane‚ an idealistic man with principles‚ can be changed and misguided by wealth and what accompanies wealth. The film takes places during the late 19th century and early 20th century‚ a time in American history when the world is changing and wealth is a great power to change it with. Through the story telling of Kane’s
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• Never use open fires to dispose of wastes. • Adopt the 3Rs of solid waste management: reduce‚ reuse and recycle. Inorganic materials such as metals‚ glass and plastic; also organic materials like paper‚ can be reclaimed and recycled. This takes into account that the proven solution to the problem of proper waste management (especially in third world countries) is proper disposal (in waste bins for collection and not in the street where it could fall into drains)‚ waste segregation and collection
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Discuss the ways in which Citizen Kane challenged the traditional narrative and technical elements of classic Hollywood cinema. Give specific examples using appropriate cinematic terminology. Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed‚ co-written‚ produced by‚ and starring Orson Welles. This was Welles’s first feature film. With this film‚ Welles introduced many new filmmaking innovations. Some of the innovations were in cinematography‚ storytelling techniques‚ and special effects‚ lighting
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