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A Stanza From The Statue Of Liberty

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A stanza from “The Statue of Liberty,” represents a meaning that many people overlook. In the last stanza, the poem says, “She was built on Liberty Island, and she stands there still to this day. She represents friendship, freedom, and the American way”(Perro 8). This stanza from the poem is basically stating the whole meaning of the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty was called "Liberty Enlightening the World" and was designed to be an international symbol of liberty, justice, and democracy. It was the idea of Edouard de Laboulaye, a French liberal. He hoped that by honoring the achievements of the Americans, he would inspire the French people to create their own democracy (Borkhataria 5). In today’s society, we have many ways to …show more content…

The poem states, “The statue was given to us by all the good people of France to mark 100 years since we declared our independence”(Perro 3). This shows how the poem rhymes with the words France and independence. There are many ways to interpret what a symbol or subject means. Another way to interpret what the Statue of Liberty means is by looking at a basic picture of it. A good picture to describe the meaning of the Statue of Liberty was taken by Cecile Borkhataria. This picture was taken on June 29, 2017. This picture is related to a news article that is very interesting and full of useful information. In the news article, there are two separate photos. The first photo was taken right after the Statue of Liberty was built. The second photo was taken recently to show the difference between when it was first built and what it looks like now. The biggest difference between the two photographs would be the noticeable color change that has occurred. The statue has undergone an amount of weather and pollution (Borkhataria 4). The technical reason why this statue turns color is because copper gives up an electron and then eventually turns into Tenorite. Then Tenorite reacts with sulfuric acid in the atmosphere and water to form brochantite, a blue-green mineral (Borkhataria 20). Due to all of this, the statue has turned from a shiny copper or bronze look to a dull brown, then transforming to a light bluish-green

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