The Statue of Liberty You may not know that the Statue of Liberty was actaully not an original idea of the Americans. Actually, it was shipped from France and sent to the U.S. to be built. “It commemorates the friendship between the two countries during the American Revolution” (Stokely). And since the American Revolution, it has greeted the immigrants coming to the New York Harbor, guarenting freedom and opportunity to them. The Statue of Liberty is a 151 foot-tall building, that indicates…
People who joined the sons of liberty were usually the types of people who were affected the most by the tax laws. Most of these people were merchants, importers, and store owners just to name a few. They were losing money and customers and their products were harder to get so they joined to help get rid of the taxes. Other people who also joined were common everyday people who could have worked anywhere. They all feel strongly about the british and that they should leave and never return.people…
In her poem, she discusses the differences between the Ancient World and America. She mentions a lady of liberty, “From her beacon-hand/ Glows world-wide welcome,” signifying that there should be a woman figure as the first thing immigrants will see when they make their journey to America showing that at last, they have reached freedom. This poem is embossed at the bottom of the Statue of Liberty suggesting that America will act as a safe-haven to those in need looking for opportunity. With…
Thank you for choosing our school to select three artifacts for a time capsule that will be taken to Mars on the next space mission. Each student has selected their three items, and we are ecstatic! We have each chosen two things that mean a lot to us, and one thing that we think would benefit and/or inform further generations. I can't wait to explain the artifacts I chose and why I'm wanting to put them into the time capsule! One of the first items I would like to put into the time…
The Sons of Liberty stressed the symbolic significance of the tax, and that they are being controlled by the British. The common folk were not really affected by the tax, but they were being influenced by the ideals behind the tax. The upper class called for a boycott…
It is the idea that anyone can come into America and make a successful life, as long as one works hard enough. Emma Lazarus’ poem, “The New Colossus,” romanticizes Lady Liberty and how she is welcoming to all, especially the poor and the needy. In Lazarus’ work, Lady Liberty seems to take on a Messianic cast, come to rescue the poor masses from the oppressive European nations. Many believed that this rescue would come in the form of farmland, however; that became less…
lesson would jump to images of Revere riding through Lexington on horseback, shouting warnings about the imminent arrival of the British troops. However, there is more to this historical figure than what is commonly perceived. A member of the Sons of Liberty, Paul Revere delivered countless messages that kept the revolution alive. He created propaganda for the war, such as his much praised Boston Massacre engraving. What was Paul Revere’s most influential feat? Many argue that it was the…
The whole book starts out in the view of the sentry on guard of the customs house. The soldiers have just come in to Boston from out of another city, and the tensions are very very high between the soldiers and the natives of Boston. With all of these tensions a guard describes his experience of him guarding the customs house late at night during winter when a mob quickly appears and advances on him and the other guards that have shown up as the mob has. Then someone yells fire as bells are…
1. Marge Piercy, “Barbie Doll” 2. Edna St. Vincent Millay, “What Lips My Lips Have Kissed” 3. Sylvia Plath, “Daddy” The three poems show the dissatisfaction the women get form their lives based on views of men in their lives. Their actions and feelings are based on how the masculine characters in their lives have impacted them. The poems project various feelings of depression, fear, anger and sadness as the different women reflect on their lives. The poem ‘daddy’ shows the narrator’s…
Isabella NazarioLA-2nd2/14/18 Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty stands in the New York Harbor and has greeted a lot of immigrants into Ellis Island. At the time, Lady Liberty was letting them know that their journey to find democracy, freedom, and a better way of life, was finally over. The Statue of Liberty stands on Ellis Island as a symbol of freedom. Liberty Enlightening the World" (the full name of the statue) was a gift from France to the United States in 1886. It…