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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Writing Your Own Declaration of Independence The Founding Fathers risked their lives and the lives of their families to make a statement to the empire of Great Britain and the rest of the world. The document they created would have been viewed as treason by the British government‚ and had they failed in their great plight for independence they would likely have lost everything‚ including their lives. Your task is to write your own Declaration of Independence. You must follow the guidelines
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Tranhumanism‚ Or‚ Is It Right to Make a Spider-Man composed by Ron Novy‚ concludes that we have the opportunity to improve ourselves and be better‚ so we are required to change when our health benefits from it. Any kind of person can benefit from these opportunities‚ whether being for you‚ for another person‚ or as he says in the articles superheroes. There are many current and upcoming technologies that can make your own life better‚ whether it is because of sickness or even it just being to
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