them for succumbing to peer pressure. In “The Unknown Citizen” by W. H. Auden‚ the speaker‚ a government bureaucrat‚ also takes on this two-faced attitude towards a man identified as the unknown citizen. At first glance‚ this poem seems like the well-deserved tribute to a man who lived the perfect life‚ but after a more detailed analysis‚ the speaker reveals his attitude towards his subject. The speaker uses diction and irony to criticize the citizen for following the standards set forth by society to
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State of Fear 1. In the first couple of chapters‚ a laboratory experiment dealing with tsunami waves were introduced‚ a mysterious buyer purchases deadly cavitation technology‚ and a submarine was leased. This will come together later on in the book. Morton is a philanthropist who donates money to the environmental cause and Evans is his lawyer. Along with Kenner‚ Sanjong‚ and Sarah‚ their goal was to stop these “natural” disasters from happening. Morton gets into a car accident and was pronounced
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A Second Chance Yassamine Souisri Kettering College A Second Chance Three years ago‚ my cousin Wael‚ aged 17‚ died next to me in a car accident. It was a very beautiful evening‚ I just got off work and was excited to go home and drive my new Nissan 350Z my boyfriend just got me. As I arrived to my house‚ Wael was waiting for me. I hadn’t seen him over a week or so‚ and the excitement to see him was killing me. I wanted to go out for a drive to catch up‚ as well as test drive the new car. We
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The fear of failure often cuts the endurance of individuals to keep pursuing their dreams‚ alternatively‚ making individuals assume that it is better to do nothing than anything. For further explanation‚ the idea of conforming is so engrained into the mindsets of countless individuals‚ that being labelled as rebellious or going against the status quo‚ is completely ignored and felt as being irrational. As mentioned in lecture on October 13‚ people become accustomed to certain things and beliefs in
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POETRY ANALYSIS THE UNKNOWN CITIZEN BY W. H. AUDEN PENGKAJIAN TEKS SASTRA INGGRIS Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya - Universitas Indonesia Kampus Baru UI‚ Depok The Unknown Citizen By W. H. Auden (To JS/07 M 378 This Marble Monument Is Erected by the State) He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be (A) One against whom there was no official complaint‚ (B) And all the reports on his conduct agree (A) That‚ in the modern sense of an
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Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens In today’s society‚ the responsibilities of the citizens are to know their rights. Citizens are expected to; understand the rules that our government has presented to us‚ abide by these rules for our own well being and freedom‚ and serve our communities and government back. In 1789‚ the Constitution of the United States was ratified. Many people were not pleased with this constitution; they felt as though it did not protect their rights to the fullest extent
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FEAR OF TERRORISM Fear of Terrorism Lindsy Vickers Eng122 Composition 2 James Meetze 1-14-2013 Introduction Since September 11th‚ 2001‚ the world has witnessed a radical change in the world order. Fear‚ anxiety‚ sentiments of repugnancy and hate‚ and‚ mostly‚ a deep sentiment of great uncertainty took their place and dominated‚ and still dominate‚ problematic‚ issue. There has been much discussions and debates about the events that has taken place in the fatal date and consequent repercussion acts
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A Second Chance We often imagine about how see our lives go by in seconds when we placed in life or death situations. This was no exception‚ I recalled the most important moments in my life as I spun on that ATV bike. Everything came to my mind‚ my most treasured memories that reminded me how I had lived my life to the fullest. As other people spent their spring break at the beach or watching movies‚ I was being medically treated‚ due to my severe scrapes. What was supposed to be a perfect vacation
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Global Literature Sadman Binzaman X02053661 Fear of Femininity: Umuofian Perception of Womanhood In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ the Ibo society is a patriarchal society which functions on masculine strength and strong devotion to traditions. Manliness and fearlessness are traits that great men are expected to bolster. Although men are “dominant” in the Ibo community‚ Achebe ’s portrayal of women questions whether one gender role was truly more important than the other? Achebe’s
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Introduction Citizen Science is a form of science that allows all human beings to participate in scientific discovery. It is a method that calls out nonscientists to participate and give data‚ research‚ information and their own point of view on a variety of scientific research projects available to the public. The research given by ordinary citizens or participants is extremely beneficial. I participated in a Citizen Science project called “ Center for Canine Behavior Studies”. This project
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