search for something better leads to the intangible and the never ending "pursuit of happiness." The readings of Thomas Jefferson’s "Declaration of Independence‚" and excerpts from "The Live of Working Men and Women‚" as well as the films‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ and Citizen Kane‚ Death of a Salesman will be used to evaluate problems with the American Dream. The American Dream originated in the early days of the American settlement‚ with the mostly poor immigrants searching for opportunities of
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Citizen Kane Questionnaire View the movie CITIZEN KANE (1941) for discussion in class on week four and to submit week five. Be sure to view the film at least twice before workshop number four. Read the information in this syllabus about this movie. Research it online at http://www.filmsite.org/citi.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane‚ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/‚ http://www.cinepad.com/reviews/kane.htm‚ etc. Then complete the following questionnaire A. Literary Elements
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In the film Citizen Kane directed by Orson Welles‚ the soundtrack‚ composed by Bernard Herrmann‚ is implemented precisely to work concordantly with the cinematography in order to evoke specific emotions. Hermann uses the rise‚ fall‚ and build up of his music in order to arouse a sense of drama‚ tension‚ and peace in the viewer. By doing this‚ Welles and Herrmann further promote many overlying themes they attempt to convey throughout the movie. Towards the beginning of the film there is a scene
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Playwright The play Phaedra’s Love‚ by Sarah Kane‚ takes the classic Greek tragedy‚ Phaedra‚ and retells it in a modern-day setting. The play‚ which features incredibly violent and visceral scenes of sex‚ brutality‚ rape‚ and murder‚ is reflective of Sarah Kane’s writing style. Kane’s plays are known for being disturbingly violent and visual. As a playwright‚ Kane seeks to show rather than tell‚ taking inspiration from such playwrights as Edward Bond‚ Samuel Beckett‚ Howard Brenton‚ and
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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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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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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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The Unknown Citizen : W.H. Auden - Summary and Critical Analysis | The Unknown Citizen by W.H. Auden is a satiric poem. It describes an average citizen in a government-controlled state. In many big cities‚ there is a monument to the Unknown Soldier that stands for the thousands of unknown soldiers who die for their country. The title of Auden’s poem parodies this. | | The citizen to whom the monument has been built has been found to be without any fault. He was a saint not because he searched
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influence the course of democracy and good governance in a particular society. For example‚ the activism and radicalism of citizens in a county or speech community can be one of the beacons on which democracy and good governance lies. In a community where citizens are so critical‚ ready to die for their rights and violate in an attempt to bring peace and justice to their fellow citizens‚ democracy and good governance
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In order to reach the best conclusion on what it means to be a citizen‚ a discussion of the most primitive answer to the question must be established. To put it bluntly‚ a citizen‚ without any outside considerations or sophistications‚ is a person who is associated with a group of people. This definition is necessary‚ but not sufficient to define what a citizen is. To generalize what a citizen is under a set of definiens creates complications with regards to analyzing different cultures within different
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