The Statue of Liberty Lending Credence to the Word Freedom in America

A statue constructed in the name of liberty arose from the expansive Atlantic more than a century ago. The values of equality and justice coupled with the promises of freedom remain immoveable like the cooper medium and the stone foundation of which the statue arises. An icon ingrained it the spirit of the United States, the Statue of Liberty is the physical representation of American ideals. It is the “light of liberty” that illuminates the path for the “tired,” and the “poor,” seeking shelter from the shadows of tyranny and persecution. The statue has been symbol of hope in a better future and a new beginning to immigrants seeking a fresh start. Ideals, along with the symbols that represent them, however are merely man made. And like the

The United States of America is known for its diversity in ethnicity and culture. It was created by the surge of immigration which began at the point when the new world was first discovered, to its peak when the United States was a new country. This surge was driven by the promise of a new beginning, and for the hope that things could become better. The Statue of Liberty became known as the mother of exiles as it became a symbolic representation of the promise of America. The statue gave new arrivals the hope that things would get better, the promise for a fresh start and a better life. The hope, the new beginning, and the ideas the Statue of Liberty represented is the definition of the promise of America.

America loves the idea of liberty; throughout history, liberty has been “given” through the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Civil War, even the American Revolution. In, Give Me Liberty! Eric Foner focuses on the major issue and theme is the idea of liberty and freedom. However it was only granted to the whites. Liberty was not given, and our country was based off of harsh treatment and oppression. African Americans were forced to slavery and Native Americans were forced to give up their land along with their “savage” ways of life. Eric Foner focuses on the main issue of liberty, which is never given.

The Liberty bell , a 2,000 pound metal bell, is a famous tangible reminder of America’s freedom. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it is one of the most iconic symbols of our freedom. Despite its immense popularity and significance, the “ misspelling” of the word Pennsylvania is rarely observed. On the Liberty Bell the word Pennsylvania is only spelled with one “N” in penn. What is the cause of this egregious misspelling on a national treasure? The Liberty Bell was actually designed to commemorate William Penn’s Pennsylvania, not America as a whole. It was commissioned and rung regularly before America’s independence. The Liberty Bell’s early beginnings resulted in an unsolidified spelling of Pennsylvania. The one “N’d”penn was one of

One of the greatest gifts given to america was The Statue of Liberty. In 1884 the American Committee of The Statue of Liberty ran out of money to build a pedestal. Joseph pulitzer put out an ad in his newspaper, The New York World, saying “The $250,000 that the making of the Statue cost was paid in by the masses of the French people- by the working men, the tradesmen, the shop girls, the artisans- by all, irrespective of class or condition. Let us respond in like manner. Let us not wait for the millionaires to give us this money. It is not a gift from the millionaires of France to the millionaires of America, but a gift of the whole people of France to the whole people of America.” “”Anyone who donated any amount would get their name in the paper many people donated less than a dollar but they still managed to raise 100,000 dollars.

Workers carefully packed the statue pieces in 214 shipping crates. The crates sailed to the United States on a ship. The Statue of Liberty was built in 1886 in New York City. She welcomed immigrants coming to the country traveling by ship

Whether we have free will is widely controversial. The absence of a universal definition poses a primary problem to this question. In this essay, I shall base my argument on a set of three conditions for free will: 1) that the actor is unconstraint in his action, 2) the actor could have acted otherwise and 3) the actor must be ‘ultimately responsible’ (Kane, 2005: 121) for his action. After I have explained them, I shall apply these conditions to three scenarios that cover most, if not any, circumstances that occur when taking choices. The purpose of this essay is to show that if my conditions are true, none of the scenarios is based on free will and thus we do not have free will.

Kenneth Burke’s Pentad Criticism is a theory used to analyze and describe any symbolic act or action. The Pentad is the tool that is used to analyze the five basic elements of drama. Burke (1945) describes the pentad in depth in his essay, “The five key terms of dramatism.” The five terms are, of course, act, scene, agent, agency, and purpose. Burke says that these terms, or some variant of them, will always figure into any statement of motives, and we can explore how a rhetor attributes motives by looking at how he or she uses the five terms. Act is central as dramatism is a theory of symbolic action and refers to how a person describes what was done or what happened. Scene refers to the setting of the act. Agent, of course, is the person or entity that committed the act, and agency refers to how the act was committed (means, method, etc.). Finally, purpose refers to why an act was committed (toward what ends). According to Burke, humans use the terms of the pentad to attribute motive (either to themselves or to others), and all five of these terms will figure into any rounded statement of motive. Burke (1967) teaches us that if we study the language or “terministic screens “of people, we can gain good insight into how they are able to attribute intentions or purposes to themselves and also to those around them. Motive and terminology are related, and dramatism is concerned with this connection. As a system, dramatism is

There are few objects that can be compared to the significance of the figure known as the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the greatest works of its time and still stands today as a meaningful entity of independence to the world. The statue is a great tribute to the concept of global freedom that had its roots in America. It was created to display the worldwide objective of peace and tranquility. The fact that another model of this icon stands today in a world capital shows the effect that this figure has inscribed upon the world. In addition, it represents the ideas that the United States was built upon and those that the people have lived by to this very day. Its most paramount features in its role through American history are its

“Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea... and ideas are bulletproof.”-V (1988). An inspiring and truthful quote on the sheer immorality of a mindset and ideals. While this quote is meant to speak for the good and righteous things humans stand for to protect their liberties and “freedoms”, this quote brings to light a sad and dark truth. That creeds of hate, creeds that are only satisfied by the degradation of thy neighbor and implosion of any societal progress humanity has made since The Emancipation Proclamation outlawed slavery in the US in 1865, will never be destroyed or ever truly broken down. These criminal unnatural acts against humanity, performed by both notorious hate groups and everyday citizens, have been tearing at the moral and social fiber of this once proud nation for years. If the federal government does not intervene and take a far more aggressive stance against these crimes and misdeeds, then these vile acts will diminish any hope left for social redemption into idealistic dust.

The public first heard “Freedom” during the 2016 Black Entertainment Television Awards. Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar’s riveting performance captured the audience’s attention. This wad accomplished through the unique usage of marching drums, integrated with a loud bass. <> As heard from the sample, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech was incorporated at the first seconds of the song. This song takes the listener back in time to a pivotal part of American history, where race issues dominated social and political construct of America. Equally important, “Freedom” intertwines racism in the past with race issues going on with present time United States.

Starting in 1870, artist August Bartholdi made a trip to the United States to search out a place to erect the statue and begin the initial design. The form of the statue is actually created from two separate forms. The first form used to create the statue is that of a neoclassical sculpture of the Roman goddess Libertas who represented freedom and democracy. The second form used in the statue is that of the fictional female character, Columbia who many at the time believe carried the embodiment of America. The main function of the statue is to represent individual liberty and freedom from slavery. Liberty has always been a highly held value in the United States so it would be important that the function of this statue represented that value. The statue’s function of freedom and liberty is carried throughout the sculpture. You will find the date of the independence placed upon the tablet she carries. At her feet lay broken shackles from slavery. Upon her crown are seven rays that represent freedom to all the seven continent’s citizens who come to this country seeking freedom. Her right arm is raised in the air above her head carrying a torch that light’s the way to that freedom. Her outer skin is covered in thin copper sheets that over time patina giving the statue her green hue. Some may not know as well that the statue’s internal structure is just as famous as her outer appearance. The

The Statue of Liberty, what a tall lady! Lady Liberty, found in the New York harbor, can be seen from the Brooklyn Bridge, but also many other places. She holds a torch above her head. In 1986, her torch, that once used to be copper, was changed to a torch with the surface covered with 24 karat gold. She stands (tip to toe) 305 feet, and 6 inches. The Statue of Liberty weighs and outstanding 225 tons! Her face is taller than eight feet! She also has a waistline measuring 35 feet! Lady Liberty is a green color that couldn’t be forgotten or missed walking by. She wears a green crown upon her head, that has seven spikes. Sometimes birds could even use it as a perch! She also holds a tablet in her hand, saying “July IV MDCCLXXVI” The statue of

The statue of the liberty is more than a monument. She is a beloved friend, a living symbol of freedom to millions around the world. The statue of the liberty was opened in September of 1875. The registry room is locked on the second floor in the pedestal of the statue, traces the history and symbolism of the Statue of liberty through museum objects, photographs, prints, videos and oral histories. The Torch exhibit includes the original 1886 torch and much altered flame in the

Kenneth Burke, a 20th century literary theorist, devised a dramatistic approach to communication behavior. He regarded communication essentially as performance, as actors acting out a drama against a particular background or scenario.