Statue of Liberty

Have you ever seen The Statue of Liberty or read the poem “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus? Have you wondered what the meaning of the poem means? Well continue reading, you’ll get a better understanding of what the poem means. Why some groups immigrated to America, like Irish, German, and Chinese. Learn about their experiences in America. Hear testimonials of real immigrants about their feeling when they first came to America and saw The Statue of Liberty. If the meaning behind the poem…

of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults”. To be an American is to let immigrants in with open arms and to help the country and other Americans in times of need. The Statue of Liberty can be seen as a huge part of what America was and is still today. It is a symbol of freedom for immigrants who are searching for a new place to call home. In the presidential address on October 28, 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt…

Restoring the Nation of “The Liberty” The nation of the “Statue of Liberty” is known as the “land of opportunities.” However, how does every US citizen and non-citizen see and define the “American Dream” today? What was the “American Dream” definition before the term started being so famous? Many know that “The American Dream” gained power decades ago, for everyone saw America as the land of the opportunities to all. For Americans and immigrants, the “Statue of Liberty” was more than just a…

My goal was to finish all of the images, but since the hook took extra time, I was glad Mikel correctly completed his selections, and he smiled to know he could take the rest home. We made progress; and Mikel identified “er” in the word Liberty on the front cover to start reading. Since Mikel was processing several details, like remembering vowels and recognizing words with r-controlled vowels, I used two styles of formative assessment with my instruction to monitor his learning. During…

Lady Liberty, or commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, was given to the United States from France in 1886. Being the most potent of American symbols, her best well-known depiction is a woman with white European features. Going against the common norm, an article titled “Lady Liberty Will Be a Black Woman on a U.S. Coin”, published by the New York Times on January 13 of 2017, announced that the United States Mint will release a commemorative gold coin in April of 2017 that depicts Lady Liberty…

in and start a new life. America’s promise is that everyone has an opportunity to have a future, therefore many immigrants want to come to America to be free. The Statue of Liberty is a main attraction to the world, representing America as a free world and everyone has the right to have a future. The message of the statue of liberty to the U.S. and the whole world is peace, paragraph 11. It’s a way to tell everyone that any boy or girl can have a common future. Anybody has a chance to be…

are drawn to America because of the optimism that they have that life will be better than in their homelands. The Statue of Liberty itself, the main focus of the poem, symbolizes hope as well. In addition, the same theme is shown in a speech by Franklin Delano Roosevelt commemorating the Statue of Liberty’s gifting to the U.S. He says that many of the new immigrants greeted by Lady Liberty were poor, but had great hopes for the future. He then flashes forward to when the speech was given, saying…

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” Two-hundred and thirty-nine years ago our Declaration of Independence and our freedom was established, along with these came what are know as the American ideals. These are recognized as equality, rights, liberty, democracy and opportunity. Today there is a constant debate of if whether or not present day Americans live up to those ideals.…

“The New Colossus” is a poem written by Emma Lazarus to help raise money for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. The poem was critically acclaimed and was put on the bottom of the Statue of Liberty. This poem is an important part of our U.S history and why we are such a diverse nation today. The theme of the poem talks about unity and uses symbolism to convey the theme. The theme of the poem is unity. This theme is relevant to the poem because the poem was created for the intention of…

creates a sense of unease using by using tactics that prey on the fear of the unknown or unseen that is found in film and everyday life in order to attract an audience for the film. The promotional poster for Cloverfield prominently features the Statue of Liberty in the foreground…