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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governments‚ and riots that go against everything that Paine believed. America is very diverse with many religions and languages as Paine stated‚ but the people are not happy‚ and the poor remain greatly oppressed. In this short passage from “Rights of Man‚” Paine views America as a great country that is run by a just government. According to Paine‚ the poor weren’t oppressed‚ the rich were not privileged‚ and there were no riots. In this passage Paine proves his naiveté with an overly optimistic
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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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In “Rights of Man‚” by Thomas Paine‚ he characterizes America‚ emphasizing unity and fluency he perceives in our Nation‚ composed of a diverse society. Paine suggests that the societal principles and rights of man‚ which are shown in the constitution‚ lead to an outra cohesive society combined of people with many different cultures‚ backgrounds‚ and beliefs. However‚ Paine’s characterization of America does not completely hold true to this day. To this day‚ America is challenged by the issues of
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The Declaration of Independence Carlo Vinci Arcipe III - Halcon English III Mr. Troy Vance Tristan Natividad February Page Page ACKOWLEDGEMENT Sincere gratitude is hereby extended to the following who never ceased in helping until this paper is structured: Our Student Teacher‚ MJ. Cuario‚ for the unwavering guidance; Our English Teacher‚ TVT. Natividad‚ for giving us idea on how
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GOOD CITIZEN Human beings are used to living under laws and patterns that are dictated to us by society‚ but following those patterns does not make us good citizens. To be a good citizen first you have to be a good person. By that I mean that you have to be full of values‚ principles‚ ethics‚ etc. When joining all these aspects together you will find out that there is nothing else to be needed. One important aspect for being a good citizen is to help people. All around us‚ we can see there are
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A Guide to Developing and Implementing a Citizen’s Charter A Guide to Developing and Implementing a Citizen’s Charter A Guide to Developing and Implementing a Citizen’s Charter CENTRE FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE K n o w l e d g e l Te c h n o l o g y l Pe o p l e Dr. MCR HRD IAP Campus‚ Road No. 25 Jubilee Hills‚ Hyderabad-500 033. Andhra Pradesh (India). CENTRE FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE K n o w l e d g e l Te c h n o l o g y l Pe o p l e A Guide to Developing and Implementing a Citizen’s Charter A Guide
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According to the Human Rights Website‚ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an international document that states basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled. There are 30 basic rights that every human should be entitled to. Out of the 30 laws‚ 3 of them stood out the most to me. Article 9 which is that no one should be forced to be arrested or detention if there is no evidence that they committed the crime or should not be exiled from their native country
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A Declaration of Sentiments‚ and the Texas Declaration of Independence Comparative analysis - American Declaration of Independence 1) So apt and eloquent was Thomas Jefferson’s expressive writing in the Declaration of Independence that many others have come to use his document as a template for iterating declaratory appeals of their own. In the case of The Declaration of Sentiments‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton is seen to use Jefferson’s declaration as both inspiration‚ and archetype for her own
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In Thomas Paine’s analysis of America’s character in his book Rights of Man (1971)‚ he claims that America is an unlikely nation because of all of its differences in people. He also claims that everything in America is fair. Taking this excerpt we are given in the context of America today he is right in saying that it is a seemingly impracticable union‚ but he is wrong in saying that everything is fair. Within the second sentence of this passage‚ Thomas Paine writes “Made up‚ as it is‚ of people
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