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CITIZENSHIP AND COMMITMENT This blog is about the presence of the values of citizenship and commitment in the poem called     "the raven" by Edgar allan poe, the poem overall has a very somber and depressing atmosphere, however hidden within the poem is an undertone that exemplifies this 2 values, the value of commitment is the most prevalent of the two values because the story is basically about the commitment the speaker has with his wife , because even if she has passed away , he is still loyal to her, even in death, this might be the driving reason for the author`s apparent seclusion from society, because he might see it as disrespectful towards his wife if he were to stop mourning for her, however if we analyze the story more closely, the apparent sense of "commitment" may appear to be on the brink of turning into obsession, due to the fact that the man cannot let go of the fact that his wife died, so he tries to mask his obsession with her with an apparent s

The topic of the story “Self Reliance” is being dependent on yourself, and learning how to break free from other people’s expectations and obligations, developing your potential as an individual person. When you compare this with our two values, being caring and being patient, you wouldn’t find many similarities, but if you read the author’s essay carefully you might realize that they are more present that you think. When we start becoming more independent and we start thinking by ourselves and not caring about what other people think of us and being able to decide by our own mind, we are actually showing and taking care of ourselves because in this essay it its expressed that being self reliant can free a man from many things, like other’s opinions, routines, consistency, and conforming. the author says that you should trust thyself, meaning you should care and value your own opinion and learn to accept it, which is a part of caring for yourself and deciding that being more individua