The Statue Of Liberty

In 1865 when the American Civil War was close to the end, a French historian Edouard de Laboulaye suggested that France should create and give to the United States a statue that would symbolize the nation’s success in building a viable democracy. However, because of the lock of money, the work on the statue didn’t start until the end of 1875. The creator of the statue is the French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi who created the statue out of sheets of hammered copper and Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel, the creator of Eiffel Tower created the statue’s steel frame. The female form represented by the sculpture is based on Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty. The statue was given to the United States and was

Today America is one of the wealthiest, strongest, and hardworking countries in the world. It has population of over three hundred million and growth rate of 0.97% annually. America as a nation is known to have done many great contributions to the world such as: the idea of presidency, inventing telephone, discovering electricity, inventing planes, the first nation to put a man on moon, and many more. America has grown and multiplied over time and it is still increasing. Even though today America stands out apart from other countries, it was built from nothing but scrap.

America has many ideas, people, and values to which it can attribute its greatness. Every single person that has ever been born in this great country has impacted the United States in countless ways. Anyone who is fortunate enough to live the life that Americans get to live, are given the chance to create, change, or continue the legacy of America.

In the story “The New Colossus” it talks about the Europeans wanting to come to America and pursue the American dream. They had the belief that the Statue of Liberty, in this story she is called The Mother Of Exiles, is asking the countries to “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States, she was the golden door to America, offering refugee to those who were seeking freedom.

What sets America apart from any nation in the world is that it never settle. America, at times, has had the tenancy to spent too long in the darkness of satisfaction and despondency, but never has it settles in shadows. Every single time America has fallen or been knocked down, it has never failed to rise from defeat. It may take months, years and even decades, but America never stops pursuing the perfection of the unparalleled ideals it was founded on.

The sole characteristic that defines the United States of America happens to be the unity that stemmed from a plethora of differences. Despite all odds, this country has not yet been reduced to shambles, continuing to survive on the strings that connect the population together. Paintings and other artistic forms prove the ability of this country to unite through the highlighting of tendencies after disastrous occurrences and a national pride that cannot exhibit weakness to other nations.

The symbols of this great nation are many. The Liberty Bell, Washington Monument, the Bald Eagle, the White House, and the document that is the foundation on which this country is built, the Constitution of the United States. These symbols are immediately recognized by the citizens of the United States and some internationally, however the one symbol that is universally recognized is the Stars and Stripes. It is the symbol of a free nation whose citizens are allowed to strive for the American dream, the ability to achieve success through hard work, regardless of race, creed, or religious beliefs. Such a symbol should be held sacred and beyond reproach. Defacing the White House, harming a Bald Eagle, or burning the Constitution are considered felony offenses, however desecrating the American Flag is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Standing on, defacing, and burning of the flag by U.S. citizens only creates public unrest and should not be allowed.

"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!”. This poem entitled The New Colossus, written by Emma Lazarus. The poem was engraved at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. The immigrants who came to eastern of America would eventually arrived at New York harbor. They would passed through the Statue of Liberty and seen the poem below it. They began their new life with this poem. In recent years, some policies have passed to limit the immigrants. Discrimination is more severe. The new immigrants especially who are not white faced unfair treatments. Some just two or three generations

There are an infinitely amount of events that have occurred throughout the history of mankind. Yet, it is impossible for any single person to recollect or to have lived through all of the events that have happened in the world. Because of this, we as a society can only witness second-hand what has been documented by those who actually lived through these events before us. With this documentation comes a lot of trust, because without living through historical events, it is impossible for one to really know what is and isn’t true. This is why we must ensure that the history that is remembered, is in fact the truth, and the entire story. Unfortunately, those in power have chosen to leave out many portions of our history; and as a society, we must change this so that truth prevails. A prime example of this is the Battle of Liberty Place Monument in Louisiana. The Battle of Liberty Place monument in Louisiana only tells half the history of an event that should never be forgotten. The vision it currently displays is that White lives mean more than Blacks lives do, and it does this by honoring only the lives lost of racist White supremacists in a fight of discrimination. This is atrocious and yet this ideal that Black lives don’t matter has been present and still affects American society to this day. We plan on changing this monument to show the whole truth of the event, and highlighting the terrible racism that occurred during this event so that we may learn from it, and never

Sharing feelings associated with a place or an idea is the basis of what poetry is. In the poem "The New Colossus" author Emma Lazarus elicits strong feelings of patriotism and freedom through an experience of what it feels like to set your eyes on the Statue of Liberty and what the amazing structure symbolizes for Americans. However, this poem does not stop with just Americans, as half of the entire poem is dedicated to the Statue of Liberty calling out to the world. The poem is split up into two parts of dialogue. In the first dialogue (or the first half of the poem) Emma Lazarus narrates from a reserved observational stance. The reader observes Lazarus’ description of the Statue of Liberty where she expands on the greatness and importance of the structure for Americans and Mankind alike. The second dialogue (or second half of the poem) is the Statue of Liberty herself speaking to out other countries around the world asking for their weary and poor. This dialogue is also where the famous phrase "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" makes its debut (Lazarus 514) . Lazarus created a poem that so many Americans and immigrants can cherish to this day, because of the meaning that is transposed from the words that she wrote. This poem, like many other patriotic poems, gives the reader a great feeling of pride for being an American. However, this feeling of pride is much stronger than other patriotic poems. Lazarus can produce these

America has changed over time. The change has made the U.S. what it is today. They have accomplished many things and helped many countries. For example they gave freedom to those who were fighting for it . They have fell and rise from damages towards them.

There are many different words that make America stand out, but the ones that really stand out to me are adaptability and grit. The word grit represents the events and values that occurred during the age of reason. Also the word adaptability represents present day America.

All nations are proud of their triumphs. But few countries have both the space and the money to build so many physical monuments to their leaders, and their accomplishments, as do we Americans.

Monuments are created to commemorate a time, a place, an event and a person’s significance in their contribution to the identity of a community or culture. Monuments are expected to withstand the elements of nature; humankind’s version of history, and in all cases, a society’s sober second thought. However, standing not so proudly and surrounded by Hollis, Barrington, and South streets is the statue of Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax and former Governor of Nova Scotia.

One of the first things people saw when coming off the boat was the statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty has stood in America in the harbor since 1886. Some people would cheer when they spotted this symbol of America. Some would cry with joy as the ship passed by the statute. Health doctors would come on the ship in the harbor and look for signs of illness. If the ship passed their inspection, doctors then would check the health of first class and second class passengers on the ship. These lucky few could leave the ship when it docked at New York City. The third class passengers had to wait for hours or maybe days until a ferryboat took them to Ellis Island. In the baggage room Officers wearing uniforms greeted the boat as it docked