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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Art in the form of a film allows composers to express some of the universal ideas which are quintessential to the society. Orson Welles’ 1941 film noir Citizen Kane is still relevant today mainly due to the valuable ideas it presents‚ along with the cinematography. He extends the life story of William Randolph Hearst‚ a newspaper mogul during his time to a fictional character‚ Charles Foster Kane. The universal ideas that resonates with the audience of 21st century include corrupting nature of power
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Citizens of Sparksville Vernon Max Nissley ENV/100 Nov. 3‚ 2014 Lori Keller Hello citizens and council‚ Today I would like to address the choices we have available for creating new jobs for our city‚ due to the recent loss of a large company here. The three choices‚ we are considering‚ will each have an impact on our city‚ like roads and traffic‚ sewers‚ air and water pollution and the surrounding environment. When weighing these issues‚ along with the jobs and revenues that these companies can
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runoff and erosion‚ can interfere with the health of the watershed. Therefore it is important to protect the quality of our watershed. It is important for the people to be aware of the events that happen around them‚ especially the information that concern the source of their potable water. We all live in a watershed…and the flow of water as it crosses the land can be a beautiful part of the way we live. GROWING GREEN COMMUNITIES is committed to educating people about their watershed and the role we
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Four steps to learning vocabulary effectively To improve your vocabulary‚ you need to: Read good books. Use a good dictionary. Look up words you don’t know. Be an curious student. Think about what you’re doing. Write things down. Repeat. “How can I learn more vocabulary words?” A very common question. “How can I learn more vocabulary?” Students tend to make the same comments about the challenges and difficulties of vocabulary and of learning new words: ▪ I don’t know a
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The Greenwich Association for Retarded Citizens (G.A.R.C.) of Greenwich High The Greenwich Association for Retarded Citizens (G.A.R.C.) of Greenwich High is a group of students interested in interacting with disabled students. These students go to the high school as well‚ and look forward to getting to know us. Each of the students have different disabilities but they each have the desire to make friends. This group is totally volunteer basis for all of it’s members‚ no one has to attend
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How to be a good citizen: To be a good citizen‚ it acquires a set of rules and regulations. You have to be full of values‚ principles‚ ethics etc. 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. All these aspects together will help you find out that there is nothing else you need to be a good citizen. One important aspect for being a
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What is an ideal citizen? What does it mean to be an ideal citizen? What separates the ideal citizen from just a regular citizen? These questions tend to create a lot of debate. To some‚ an ideal citizen might be viewed as someone who is well educated‚ well mannered‚ and a proud American. While to others‚ an ideal citizen may be viewed entirely differently. To help shed some light on the topic‚ we have comprised an ideal way of tackling these tough questions at hand. In order to
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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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If I were a newly appointed procurement manager at a company or an organization that there has not been yet proper procurement procedure I will try to convince the CEO of that company and organization by raising some importance point related to the procurement procedure. Those include: 1. It is easily to prepare and controlling the budget of the company: it can reduce the waste of spending on unnecessary things by using the fix budget or flexible budget strategy to control over purchasing products
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