Liberty In Ellis Island : The Statue Of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty has a poem written by Emma Lazarus at its foundation containing a few lines, “Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,/The wretched refuse of your teeming shore./Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,/I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” It was put there as a message of hope for the immigrants looking for a new life in America, making their way in the world. The system that America has for welcoming immigrants into this land does exactly that: welcomes them, gives them a home, along with refuge. There should not be stricter immigration laws because immigration is an ideal way of producing and portraying opportunity, safety, and diversity.

“Mother of the Exiles” Also know as The Statue as Liberty to Emma Lazarus. This poem describes the Statue of Liberty in the details of promise. As the motherhood: a mighty woman who has her doors open to all who come. She is a strong woman that brings an image as home which immigrants will never see again or had left behind for America. She conquers from land to land. The torch is a symbol that there

In her poem Lazarus juxtaposes the symbol of the United States, the Statue of Liberty, with one of the most important symbols of the Greek and Roman era, the Colossus of Rhodes. As described in Lazarus’ poem the Statue of Liberty welcomed thousands upon thousand of immigrants, who were in search of a better life, to the United States. The Colossus

In the famous poem The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus, America is deemed a land of “world wide welcome” for those who seek a new place to call home. The Statue of Liberty is established early on in the piece as a symbol of freedom and protection, a statue symbolic of the spirit of America. In the piece, Lazarus refers to immigrants as the “poor, huddled masses” to whom the United States offers a pair of open “golden doors.” However, many immigrants today feel far removed from the land of freedom referenced in The New Colossus. The promise of a blue sky with endless possibilities is far from reality for the Americans that the poem calls the huddled masses. It is clear that America’s promise of freedom and opportunity, characterized by the

Since the founding of the United States of America, immigrants have always been welcome to pursue for a better life on the soil of the United States, which is known for freedom and also called the land of the free. The symbol of liberty on Ellis Island called The Statue of Liberty, which was gifted to the country from France, has an engraved sonnet by the famous American poet Emma Lazarus which writes, "Give us your poor, your tired, your huddle masses yearning to breathe free..." Which defines the country and opens the arms of the United States to immigrants. With the country opening its arms, the number of immigrants entering United States soil have increased immensely. With such a vast number of immigrants attempting to gain access into the

Attention: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” (Emma Lazarus). This sentence can be found in the poem “The New Colossus,” written by Emma Lazarus in 1883. It can also be found inscribed on the Statue of Liberty towering over the New York Harbor, a bright beacon symbolizing the freedom and democracy we hold so esteemed in America. Immigrants founded the United States and immigrants are arguably who made our nation so great. However, when immigrants do not follow the process to acquire legal citizenship into the United States is when the problems arise.

The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, a destination for many of the early American immigrants, reads an inscription, ?Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" (National Park Service, 2016). This excerpt from a poem by Emma Lazarus encompasses the American spirit that led to the American Revolution and separation from England. America was a country comprised of immigrants who came to the New World to make a home of peace, safety and, as the statue stands, liberty.

In “America” by Claude McKay, the author tells about how the statue of liberty is a part of American freedom and how it means a difference to immigrants coming in. in the passage the author explains, “yet as a rebel fronts a king in state, I stand within her walls with not a shred of terror, malice, not a word of jeer.” the author is a rebel to the state he immigrated from. Also He feels confident in the beginning life beyond the beauty of the statue of liberty. The author believes he’s protected by the new country, and that’s what America is, freedom and

Mary Gordon concludes her essay in an interesting way in which she compares American history to a “very classy party that was not much fun until they (the immigrants) arrived” (1013). Throughout her essay, she describes the prejudice and the hardships immigrants faced as they entered Ellis Island. She explains how immigrants are unappreciated for the role they had in shaping American culture and are instead remembered for the suffering they experienced. Ellis Island represents that not all of American history is honorable and glorious, but from Gordon’s perspective it should be. Coming from immigrant descent, Gordon sympathizes with the fact that her ancestors went through tough situations in order to establish a home in the United States.

Ellis Island was an immigration center located in New York Harbor. “At Ellis Island, some people were allowed to enter the united States right away, some were detained (held for a while), and some were deported (rejected and sent back)” (Levine). Some people called Ellis Island “Island of Tears”. Others called it “Island of Hope”. The United States ethnicity is so diverse because of the many different immigrants that came through Ellis Island to live in America. Ellis Island is a symbol of hope to many immigrants and their ancestors.

Firstly, as said in Emma Lazarus’, The New Colossus, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” This being said is the unspoken dialogue of the Statue of Liberty. Explaining the obtainable opportunities America grants to all. Thus, showing what

centuries, the Statue of Liberty welcomed thousands of immigrants with a desire to chase our dream.

Since the late 1800s to the 1920s, immigrants have been coming into America searching for better lives. America was always a symbol of freedom and great opportunities. The Statue of Liberty lays out the duties of America to all the people in the world. Engraved on the statue it states “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."This verse symbolizes the openness of America to all kinds of people and their willingness to create a new life for them. “Because of the open-minded immigration movement upon which this country was built, the immigration laws of the past proved more inviting and simplistic than the vast panoply of current regulations and procedures.” according to Trent R. Hightower, author of “An Analysis of the Current State of United States Immigration Law, and Possible Changes on the Horizon”. Prior to new immigration laws, individuals were able to enter the U.S without any restrictions. By the nineteenth century the US turned away many

Mentioned in Chavez’s, “Covering Immigration” the Statue of Liberty plays a significant role in American views toward immigration. From the 1970’s to 90’s, the Statue of Liberty is seen on thirteen separate magazine covers. According to polls, 57% picked the statue as their favorite national icon. In the fall of 2015, Time released a magazine covering of the Statue showing a dirty hand, relaying the message, “Who gets to be an American again?” This image reflects discourses of a “broken” society, in which we have to become an American “again.”

of the land, and the justice of the gods that binds his oaths together/ he and his city rise high—“ (Lines