Themes of W.H. Auden’s "The Unknown Citizen" Conformity and Anonymity in the Modern World "Social Security Number? Birth date? Nine digit telephone number starting with area code? Mother’s Maiden Name?" In many ways‚ we are simply faceless numbers to modern society‚ not individuals with feelings and emotions and dreams. W.H. Auden‚ a well-known English poet and dramatist‚ discusses this important theme in his poem "An Unknown Soldier." Auden‚ being a modernist‚ is concerned with this modern idea
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The Unknown Citizen "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden‚ is a commentary on government and the materialism of modern man. The poem is written in the form of an obituary inscribed on a monument built by the government in commemoration of an average‚ upstanding‚ and decent community member. Throughout the passage‚ the speaker lists facts about the citizen’s life which he believes prove that the deceased was a valuable person. In actuality these facts represent nothing more than the socially accepted
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territory is now known as southern Chad‚ northern Cameroon‚ northeastern Nigeria‚ eastern Niger‚ and southern Libya. The first capital was Njimi‚ northeast of Lake Chad. In the late 11th century the ruler Sef Mai Umme became a Muslim‚ The location that Kane- Bornu was an Islamic state. But because of the area a lot of trading between North Africa‚ the Nile Valley‚ and the Sub- Sahara region. One issue that influenced the development of states in Chad was the perception of Islam during the 10th century
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Who is the global citizen? Many ideas came to my mind‚ such as a person who knows many languages; those who travel a lot; or people who are interested in different cultures. Lastly‚ I decided that global citizen is the person who cares about humanity’s well-being and maintenance of nature. Every morning I turn on Life News and see what is going on in the world. Once a week I open the newspaper and read what happened during the week. Every day we witness the disasters and catastrophes around the
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Some might argue that citizen journalism maybe inaccurate because untrained people are publishing news very quickly and usually without an editor‚ which makes their news not authentic and reliable enough. They believe that amateur bloggers can’t decide what actually “news“is and what is not and that they are affecting business negatively. Others claim that although it’s not "professional" enough it does communicate news and has an important impact. Moreover‚ they believe that it’s a normal growth
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History and Its Significance Ernesto N. Yap Jr. SST-I Rafael L. Lazatin Memorial High School This August we celebrate the History Month as provided by Proclamation No. 339 signed by President Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino III on February 2013. The month of August marks a significant period in the history of our country. It reminds us about the beginning of the quest of the Filipinos to liberate our country from the tyranny of the Spanish regime. After the discovery of the Katipunan on August 19‚ 1896
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The significance of a title is not always easy to discover and the full significance of the title becomes apparent to the reader only gradually. In A Long Days Journey into Night by Eugene O’Neill‚ the significance of the title is developed through the title’s importance to each of O’Neill’s characters. Tyrone‚ Mary‚ Jaime‚ and Edmund carry different meanings of the title. The words long and night play a major role in the importance of the title to each character. Both words can have multiple meanings
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Explain the significance of Lycurgus reforms to Spartan Society Lycurgus‚ who gave them the laws that they obey‚ and to which they owe their prosperity‚ I do regard with wonder and think that he reached the utmost limit of wisdom. For it was not by imitating other states‚ but by devising a system utterly different from that of most others‚ that he made his country pre-eminently prosperous. Xenophon. Lycurgus’ credibility amongst modern historians remains debated‚ ancient historical accounts
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upbringing or coincidental experiences (Lester‚ 1996‚ p.1)‚ the stereotyping of individuals results in harmful generalisations that ultimately deny an individual’s ’unique contribution to humanity’ (Lester‚ 1996‚ p.1). When the mass media engage in stereotyping‚ misleading representations concerning members from diverse cultural groups are confirmed. In this essay‚ a broad range of texts will be used to examine the ways in which the mass media construct and reinforce social stereotypes around gender
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The significance of taxation. Today‚ the tax subsidy is major feature of the U.S. health care market. Results suggest that the tax subsidy increased the growth of group insurance‚ particularly among union members and employed persons. This is a critical effect because group insurance is not only less expensive than individual insurance‚ but it is also easier to obtain‚ and households with access to group health insurance are far more likely to purchase health insurance coverage than those without
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