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    The Statue of Liberty was created on October 28th of 1886 and currently stands in Liberty Island in New York. The statues torch is made of gold, the internal framework is composed of steel and wrought iron, and the external body is composed of copper. The outside portion is composed of copper that has naturally oxidized over time and has gained its signature green color. The Statue of Liberty is relatively large standing at over three hundred feet tall from base to the tip of the the torch. Created

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    Entry 1. 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

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    Annually, approximately four million people will visit the Statue of Liberty (Productions, Mixit). The monument holds many meanings; a symbol of Franco-American alliance, freedom, and liberty (LLC, Shea Media.). Lady Liberty, and many other monuments, are held in high regard and beloved by the American people. But how did this monument, and others, come to be? The idea of monumentalizing an event or person isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. While some people may think the process is easy, many

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    to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door”, states Emma Lazarus on the foundation of The Statue of Liberty. The statue is a standing reminder of the friendship between the United States of America and France. We have aided each other with many wars and provided help when needed throughout history. Many hours were put into the construction and assembly of the statue. On June 17, 1885 the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor, we worked to construct a national symbol on American soil, and

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    famous statue, the Statue of Liberty. In her one hand, Lady Liberty is holding a tablet bearing the date July 4, 1776, the day of America’s founding. In her other hand, she is holding aloft a torch, symbolizing liberty enlightening the world. In the harbor, the Statue of Liberty stands right next to Ellis Island, our nation’s largest immigration station for many years. Millions of immigrants made the long sea voyage from Europe in those days and came through Ellis Island, passing the Statue of Liberty

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    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

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    Statue of Liberty: A Lie? As I sat on a park bench in the middle of Manhattan, eating a pack of stale peanut butter crackers, I couldn't keep myself from thinking about the woman I had met the day before. The lady I met seemed to be a strong woman of high morale, but after our interaction I came to the conclusion that she was living a lie. Well-known and noticeably the tallest female in the community, many people looked up to her as somewhat of a motherly figure. I'll never forget the tattoo on

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    History of the Monument The Statue of Liberty has had many symbolic representations from its creation. The Statue of Liberty was built by the French and given to United States in 1886. The French valued the democratic meaning and leaders that had prospered in America such as Abraham Lincoln. This view can also be transferred to the American point of view. When an American sees the Statue of Liberty and the Ellis island monument they should remember the history and process that America went through

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    The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The statue's full name is Liberty Enlightening the World. Its design and construction were recognized at the time as one of the greatest technical achievements of the 19th century, and, it was hailed as a bridge between art and engineering. The copper statue, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor, was built by Gustave Eiffel and dedicated

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    The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from France. The man who designed it was Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. In June of 1871 bartholdi went to to United States, and he choose a island bedloe. The statue is a robed female figure representing libertas, the Roman goddess. This statue was dedicated in October 28, 1886, the location is Liberty island, Manhattan New York. The coordinates are 40 grids 41’21N 74 grids 2’40W . In my opinion I would travel back

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