Statue of Liberty

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…

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NYU’s main campus is located in one of the greatest cities in the world: New York City. Having lived on Long Island for most of my life I haven’t been one to spend as much time in the city as I would have liked. However, the few trips I made to the city were always an adventure. I was dazzled by the “city that never sleeps”; it was always lit up and always moving. Everything about it was enticing; and I knew one day I would live there. The real reason why I’ve chosen the New York campus is…

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…

I look over to Kseniya and could see the gratefulness in her eyes. I took a minute to look around and see all that what I wanted to see. And at that same time I saw it was the Ellis Island building and right next to it I saw it, it was the Statue Of Liberty. I gasped of greatness knowing that I am now in a free country. but first I knew that I had to get through the security. But I was so happy that, that thought slipped my mind. so I looked over to Kseniya again and said "are you ready for…

Roosevelt's essay, “Address on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty”, and Frank Leslie's, illustration, “Scene on the Steerage Deck” does because they all three acknowledge the American dream as a land of liberty and escapades. The American promise is the pledge of freedom and adventure. In both. Franklin D. Roosevelt's, “Address on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty”, and Frank Leslie's, “Scene on the Steerage…

jobs, freedom, and a better future for them and their family. The Statue of Liberty symbolizes the hope that America gives. The New Colossus a poem by Emma Lazarus explains why the Mother of Exiles was someone that people looked up to. "from her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome." It didn't matter where the immigrants came from, the statue and America welcomed them all. This poem also has a quote of what the Statue of Liberty says which is "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses…

people submitted ideas for the World’s Fair but the Eiffel Tower was chosen above the others. The architects who composed the idea of the tower were Gustave Eiffel and Stephen Sauvestre. Gustave Eiffel was also the architect who finished the Statue of Liberty. To much surprise, the Eiffel Tower was not welcomed with open arms but instead protests from the native Parisians. As the years passed by, the Eiffel Tower became the symbol of Paris and still to this day continues to be. The experience…

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” (Lazarus, 1883). This poem, which is engraved upon the Statue of Liberty, has been used to represent America’s dedication to provide open doors to immigrants, but it does not tell the whole-truth of the matter. To determine the validity Emma Lazarus’ Magnum Opus, one must look at the history of those immigrants,…

defines liberty as “the positive enjoyment of various social, political, or economic rights and privileges”. Liberty was said to be an unalienable right to United States citizens in the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Both the American and French revolution had a strong influence on the art of their time. Revolutions inspired patriotic art depicting various interpretations of liberty, including the painting by Delacroix titled Liberty Leading the People and Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty.…