Statue of Liberty

an abstract concept that has many physical features. American freedom cannot be seen but it does have many major symbols that it can be seen through. You can look across the New York Harbor in the middle of the night and see the 151-foot tall Statue of Liberty waving her copper torch glowing from a mile away and know that she is a major symbol that stands tall for American freedom.…

The poem "The New Colossus" (1883), by Emma Lazarus explains how the statue of liberty would accept new immigrants into the United States, the problem is that most Americans didn't think like that, they would try their hardest to prevent more immigrants into coming, this was also being enforced by the government even to this day more Americans have their own negative thoughts on immigrants. On the contrary, Americans should listen to Emma Lazarus’s poem, i say this because they help the economy…

This political cartoon shows a family trying to enter into America. They are abruptly stopped by the Statue of Liberty with a spotlight. She continues to tell them she is sorry but they are forbiden to enter becasuse Congress does not want to allow immigrants in. As the family stands there blinded from the spot light, Lady liberty is crying saying “congress has forgotten what I stand for,” which is freedom and safety. The family stands in a taken back manner, suggesting they were confused on…

free…” (Par. 1). Engraved within the Statue of Liberty, the icon of freedom, this sonnet defines the country of the United States. Even before its independence from Britain, the America was vastly recognized as the land of opportunity for those seeking a better life for themselves and their families. Emigrating by the thousands, many immigrants, both in the past and in the present, have made their way into this country to obtain the American concept of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of…

those searching for a better life. A life away from poverty, war, a life without education, and one that leads their children to a terrible road ahead. Yet, that promise given to immigrants was a promise that was broken throughout time. The Statue of Liberty was built in September 1875. Built to represent freedom, a better lifestyle, and the American Dream. In the poem, “The New Colossus,” by Emma Lazarus, it asserted: “Give me your tired, your poor: Your huddled masses yearning to…

attitudes of the author and the public at the time, in ways mere prose or photographs might miss. The first poem, a sonnet entitled The New Colossus, written by Emily Lazarus in 1883, describes the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. It begins with a comparison to the Colossus of Rhodes, a massive statue of Helios from antiquity.…

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…

“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-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” the Statue of Liberty states. America is a country that is known for its immense diversity and its tolerance to other’s cultures. However, as time passes this known fact is changing. The American government and its citizens are starting to be hostile to newcomers due to terrorist attacks,…

I wanted to know what my nonni thought of the statue, and her answers were extremely similar to other immigrant reactions. My nonni was full with shock when her focused in on the giant yet welcoming woman. She immediately felt safe just by looking at her, there was not one negative thought in my nonni’s…

Home of the Brave: Immigration and America Americans have had varying attitudes towards immigrants since it’s inception. Some have been very welcoming and sympathetic to an immigrants plight for freedom and happiness. Others have been cautious, and strict. Amongst the less sympathetic, xenophobia is present in their discourse. They believe that America and it’s Dream belong to Americans only, rejecting to aid any perceived outsiders in pursuit of what they believe is rightfully theirs. Despite…