Essays on The Unknown Citizen

IntroductionAs individuals, we all want the best out of life. In difficult times, we branch out to other people that we consider to be in similar situations. Despite being so afraid, it is still possible for us to feel empathy and share compassion for other people. Fear of lost identification led to multiple speakers attempting to locate their place in America. While Lorna Dee Cervantes' "Refugee Ship" captures the experience of a person stuck in between two cultures, Edwin Arlington…

"The Unknown Citizen", a poem written by W.H. Auden, reflects a period of vast change in Americas history, making "The Unknown Citizen" an example of the governments view of the perfect modern man in an overrated, unrealistic society. During the time period that this poem was written, in the late 1930s, The United States was going through tremendous social, political and economic change. Following the passing of Black Monday and at the onset of The Great Depression, many Americans held…

Introduction Identity is defined as the qualities and beliefs that make a particular person distinguishable from others. Developing an identity is an integral milestone of life as if affects how mankind understands and experiences the world. W.H. Auden's poem, "The Unknown Citizen", conveys an ideal scenario of what of what an identity consists of. Even the title of the poem itself suggests the life of an ordinary, average, and uneventful life. The title also alludes to the tomb of the…

The Events of That Time"The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden was written in 1939 and reflects many of the events which went on during this time. The poem also gives insight of what happens now and gives the reader a chance to make a connection from what has been written to something relating to what arises in present day or in a person's life. During the 1939 the great depression was ending, World War II was just beginning, the United…

The Unknown Citizen Is MeThe Unknown Citizen, a poem written by W.H. Auden, reflects a period of vast change in Americas history, making The Unknown Citizen an example of the governments view of the perfect modern man in an overrated, unrealistic society. During the time period that this poem was written, in the late 1930s, The United States was going through tremendous social, political and economic change. Following the passing of Black Monday and at the onset of The Great…

Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola have a long history of extreme competition given that 1950. Besides the CSD (carbonated soda) usage increase, it brought both Coke and Pepsi delighted in considerable profits development. In 2004, CSD has 52.3% of overall United States Liquid Usage. Coke and Pepsi had 22.1% and 14.4% in Net profit/sales respectively. There are 4 major participants associated with the production and circulation of CSDs: 1. Focus Producers (Coke, Pepsi, and others)). They blended raw product ingredients, packaged the…

In the realm of "The Unknown Citizen Explication," numerous conflicts unfold, shedding light on the conformity of the middle class, government manipulation, and the sacrifice of individualism on the altar of societal norms. The speaker, unconventional in their role, delivers a poignant elegy etched on a marble monument erected by the State, dedicated to a mysterious figure identified only as "JS/07 M 378." This elegy, a lament for the departed, is a creation of either a government official or an…

"The Unknown Citizen" seems to describe story about the Unknown Soldier, a term used to recognize people whose bodies are found after a battle but cannot be identified. This poem begins by the word “He was found by the Bureau of Statistics...” It is describing a person referred to as, simply, "He." We take this to be "The Unknown Citizen," which makes sense because his name isn’t known, the ordinary average citizen in the modern industrialized urban society who has…

The three poems Remember written by Christina Rossetti, A Mother In A Refugee Camp by Chinua Achebe and Poem at Thirty-Nine by Alice Walker all touch on the theme of loss and separation. Remember delves into the anguish of losing loved ones, while A Mother In A Refugee Camp centers on the connection between a mother and her child in a refugee camp, and Poem at Thirty-Nine reminisces about a lost loved one. Remember employs imperatives and contrasts to express…

Had anything been wrong, we should certainly have heard.(N) The Unknown Citizen was written by Wystan Hugh Auden in 1939. He was born in York, England, in 1907 and died in Vienna in 1973. The title of the poem parodies a marble monument which was dedicated for the Unknown Soldier that stands for the thousands of unknown soldiers who die for serve their country. “(To JS/07 M 378 This Marble Monument Is Erected by the State)” in the beginning of…

In view of these possible surprises, fiscal adjustment plans must thus be designed in a way that makes them sufficiently flexible to accommodate the impact of shocks, but also sufficiently resilient so as to preserve their medium-term fiscal consolidation objectives even when the underlying economic environment turns out differently than initially expected, Mauro (2011). According to Amacher & Pate (2012), between 1980 and 1993, budget deficits grew steadily in dollar terms, and the size of the national debt tripled. Since…