Claudia Rankine‚ author of the book Citizen features multiple artistic genres including: poetry‚ prose‚ images and videos that can be found online. She uses many images that strike readers as beautiful and intriguing to show the importance of understanding the message and main ideas of her book. On image she used in her book‚ which can be found on page 160 was created by Joseph Mallord William Turner. The Slave Ship was created in 1840‚ based on a poem that depicted a slave ship that was caught in
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confuse the reader. Learning how to effectively use syntax is key when you are putting together words in a sentence because in order for the poem to be effective they must fit together as a sentence and appear as a line of poetry. I really liked “Citizen” by Claudia Rankine because she touched upon some issues that are very prevalent in the United States.
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The Movie Citizen Kane‚ considered by many to be one of the greatest movies of all time‚ is one of those movies that tells its story visually just as much as it tells us verbally. One such sequence is the Jigsaw puzzle sequence which shows us the dwindling marriage of Charles Foster Kane and Susan Alexander Kane as we see her building jigsaw puzzles that once was a past time. Now it is the only thing that keeps her going as she lives in a palace that feels more like a prison. This sequence is probably
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Amber Champion December 1‚ 2012 SPC 2608 In today’s society there seems to be many different restrictions in place. Many people would say too many. For example‚ restrictions on the minimum age requirement before you are allowed to drive a vehicle‚ minimum height requirements for children and adults in order to be able to ride a roller-coaster‚ and how old you have to be in order to legally be allowed to consume alcoholic beverages. Although‚ many of these restrictions are in place to
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I’m going to become an active citizen in four simply steps which are learn about the issues‚ figure out what is not working and try to come up with solutions‚ take action‚ and make sure to talk to others. Step 1: read a good newspaper or website like www.cp24.com. Find out what is going on and what’s good and bad about my city‚ state‚ country‚ and the world. Step 2: start by looking in my city you I don’t get confused. To do this‚ I will need to make a list of categories‚ which will help me break
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Women as Second Class Citizens Women have been regarded as second class citizens throughout history. It is common knowledge that almost every language and culture tends to be male-dominated. Some think that the feelings of superiority by men can be traced back to the biblical times of Adam and Eve as Adam was created in God’s image and Eve came from Adam. Women did not gain equal rights until the early 1970s in the United States. They were finally allowed to possess a credit card without their
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In Citizen‚ Rankine describes a microaggression where she responds with silence to satisfy her oppressor’s ignorance. As a child‚ Rankine had this close friend who called her by the black housekeeper’s name. Rankine reflects on the multiple incidents because “[she] never called her [friend] on it” and that act of silence bothers Rankine (7). Her friend eventually stops calling her by the housekeeper’s name‚ but she never forgets; the incidents weigh heavily on Rankine’s memory. When her friend
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It is important for U.S. citizens to use their right to vote. It is important to vote to vote in order for a political leader be fairly elected. A citizen’s vote ensures equality among all races and economic statuses. It also helps with race and religious beliefs. Voting represents a citizen’s moral values. A citizen’s vote makes certain that a political leader would be fairly elected. This is important because you wanna make sure if someone you like in an election
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Breakfast with the Kanes Abstract: While it is evident to the viewer that Charles and Emily’s marriage is falling apart during Citizen Kane’s breakfast montage‚ the mise-en-scene and technical devices used to reinforce this idea are less recognizable. The variation of the actors’ demeanors and placement‚ the progression of costumes‚ and the use of lighting subtly support the presentation of a deteriorating marriage‚ and furthermore‚ of Kane’s inability to sustain a successful‚ lasting relationship
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Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine is a unique and complex book made of lyric poems that focuses on various topics of racism‚ identity and prejudice. With the piece of writing being a set of various lyric poems‚ the content can be hard to unpack but Rankine makes certain that even if the reader misses all the subliminal messages‚ they will certainly be able to understand the common themes inside the writing. I will analyze this piece by interpreting the themes that I understood from the
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