Citizen Kane

H. Auden. One may ask, what makes him a hero? Does he have any power? Well, the answer is no. The man in this poem is just a normal citizen, who lives a quiet a common life as everyone else. So, what makes him a hero? The man was a soldier. He fought for his country till the war was over. He went home and lived his life without any recognition for what he has done. But, that does not…

Going back to discrimination, in “Who Gets To Be a Superhero? Race and Identity,” Demby points out that X-Men’s central premise is about “a minority of super powered humans called ‘mutants’ are discriminated against by their government and fellow citizens” (1). These “mutants” represent the minorities of the American population and are portrayed as the villain and threat. They are an image that many Americans have created against people of different backgrounds so it would be easier to…

Without images…how could a graphic novel like “Watchmen” exist? Images allow the reader to be taken on a crazy ride through the lives, and stories of the characters all while using both words and images to create a new type of language for the reader to learn. Images, like stated in McCloud matter. In the novel, images are what make the material being read so appealing. Immediately on Page 1, the reader is exposed to a non-sensory image of a blood stained sidewalk which grasps attention right…

James Altucher is an American best-selling author. He has written and published eleven books so far. Many of Altucher’s writing have appeared in publications such as the Financial times, Wall Street Journal, and the Forbes. James Altucher wrote a book in 2011 called I Was Blind but Now I see reached number one in Amazon.com’s motivational books section in 2011. USA Today also named Altucher’s Choose Yourself among the twelve best business books of all time. James Altucher is a very successful…

Blasted Takes place in a posh hotel room in Leeds England and begins by introducing us to an expensive hotel. Sarah Kane’s Blasted creates the setting of a war torn Leeds, England. The play itself is characterized by degradation, suicide and violence. Blasted was Kane’s first play which introduced us to Ian and Cate. Ian is a middle-aged misogynistic, homophobic, racist, tabloid journalist. He is also divorced and has a son named Matthew. Cate is a young mentally challenged, child-like woman…

Literary Analysis: Dulce et Decorum est & The Unknown Citizen Verbal irony is something that can be used in our everyday life. Auden’s poem’s title, “The Unknown Citizen” begins with a verbal irony. Owen mocks war in his poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est” by showing how sweet and fitting it is to die for one’s country. Both of the poems use irony to present to the reader the pity of war, how there is nothing heroic about the “unknown citizen” and how the two poets have a similar intention on…

Citizen journalism is defined as public, participatory or street journalism. Citizen journalism is based upon public citizens playing an active role on collecting data and be intermittent on social media. With the increasing development of social media, citizens have been posting, tweeting and reporting on-the-spot news. At present, most citizens have been practicing citizen journalism effectively. However, with that, there might be a few risks and opportunities that come when practicing citizen…

ideas are, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. LeGuin and “The Unknown Citizen” by W.H. Auden. In both pieces the author brings out a situation where a person is unhappy with their life and how the people around them live. “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” tells an amazing story of a perfect city that gets all the great things in life at the cost of a little boy suffering. As well in the “Unknown Citizen” Auden tells a story about a government official reviewing a unhappy man’s…

Statistics do reveal to the true identity of a man. In “The Unknown Citizen,” W.H. Auden presents a Big Brother like state that knows everything about its citizens except for what really matters; this state views individuality as irrelevant and judges citizens based solely on their relation to society as a whole. The bureaucrat leaves out important emotional events involving the unknown citizen that seem vital to the judging of his character. Auden uses a speaker whose viewpoints contradict his…

There are differing opinions on when “citizen journalism” began, but many believe it resulted from the tragic events of 9/11 and has grown increasingly popular as social media platforms and available technologies improve (2013). First of all, we must understand what or who a citizen journalist is. Basically, it is an everyday citizen who is playing an active role in the coverage of newsworthy events in their community, including collecting, reporting and disseminating news and information…