The New Colossus

This poem by Emma Lazarus is a beautiful call to freedom, welcoming immigrants from all nations to America. “The New Colossus” was written in 1883 to raise funds for the landmark. The words are engraved at the base of the Statue of Liberty and forever will carry the message that defines the nation. The poem is beautifully written, full of symbolism, alliteration and powerful imagery. It inspires hope and unity, where men and women of all races and religions can live freely in a country and work together in harmony. This wish has worked for many immigrants who came here legally and worked hard to build an American Dream. America has always been known as the land of opportunity and every year thousands of people migrate to the United States for various reasons, including refugees from war torn and tyrannical countries. The poem has even more significance now. In these tumultuous times, with the immigration policy in disarray and thousands of protests across the country, this is an appropriate time to revisit this poem and reaffirm our commitment to being the land of the free.

Famous athletes who consumes drugs are not good role models for children. When a child is young, he/she will tend to follow everything that their idol does. He/she will want to look like them, do the same things as that person do, and follow their way of acting. Children learn things extremely fast and to be able to correct them will be difficult. Given that, children should follow people who have morals and are not bad influential. Sometimes children can get so obsessed with their idol, when they realize that their idol is not the person they thought he/she was they will get disappointed. In the novel “The New Colossus,” written by Marshall Goldberg. The author discusses in chapter five about the wave of newcomer migrating to Castle Garden

The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, a destination for many of the early American immigrants, reads an inscription, ?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-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" (National Park Service, 2016). This excerpt from a poem by Emma Lazarus encompasses the American spirit that led to the American Revolution and separation from England. America was a country comprised of immigrants who came to the New World to make a home of peace, safety and, as the statue stands, liberty.

In the illustration, by Frank Leslie, called, "An ocean passes the Statue of Liberty", the poem titled, "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, and the speech commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty by Franklin Roosevelt, immigrants are given the promise of Freedom, Opportunity and Hope. All pieces of literature convey hope by stating America is a dependable place. Through this statement all the promises come together. Immigrants can have hope in America, because freedom and opportunity are given to anyone arriving. Freedom, opportunity, and hope show that America is a dependable, safe place.

A woman stands tall in the New York Harbor. She is a beautiful copper statue. Many call her the Statue of Liberty. Others call her Lady Liberty.

From Hughes poems readers get a sense of the emotions and longings that many slaves experienced. “There are words like freedom sweet and wonderful to say. On my heart-strings freedom sings all day everyday.” To many people in America freedom is something that they feel they are entitled to because America is supposed to be the land of the free. Today that is true for all Americans but a long time ago freedom meant so much more than it was today.

In The New Colossus, Emma Lazarus writes about the Statue of Liberty, painting it out as the beacon for hope, prosperity, and freedom to those wishing to start anew. If they are the “wretched refuse” or the “huddled masses yearning to breathe free”, she invites them to come to the United States, where from the “Mother of Exiles” “Glows [a] world-wide welcome”. Sadly, many people were anti-immigrant and anti-foreigner, believing that most immigrants will only bring harm to the economy, will only be a detriment to the improvement of the nation, and will only have a negative impact on the nation’s social/moral standings.

In the poem “Refugee in America” written in 1947 by an African American named Langston Hughes, the author, would say how words like Freedom and Liberty were sweet and wonderful for him to say, and that they would almost make him cry. He would also say that if

Created by the French sculptor Fredric-Auguste Bartholdi, Lady Liberty was sent as a gift as a symbol of friendship and alliance established between America and France during the American Revolution (1775-1783). She attracted people from all around the nation to witness her magnificence and stunning beauty. Lady Liberty has represented American freedom and embraced diversity by being the warm welcomer of immigrants from all around the world. However, over time the country that she represents has changed and doesn’t necessarily reflect the values that she proudly stands tall for anymore. The same country who’s own politicians cannot come to terms in regard to the immigration policy. These are the same politicians who’s ethical values seem to be in question.

America is a melting pot of culture. The statue of liberty at Ellis Island has welcomed hundreds of thousands of immigrants into this country since the early 1900s. Although the immigrant families knew it was important to learn the American language and American culture, they also wanted to keep alive their rich heritage and pass it onto their children. This was often a struggle as their children attended American schools and picked up on the American culture ways quicker than their elder parents. Often these children, especially the teenagers, would struggle with embarrassment over the ways their family was different from other American families. One author who wrote about this struggle was Amy Tan.

The refugee in america reflects on the american dream by knowing that there are words like freedom and liberty. “ On my heart strings freedom sings all day everyday.” The author is saying that the word freedom is a sweet and wonderful to say, so it has a positive affect. But then there are words like liberty that make the author want to cry.

The statue of liberty is the symbol of peace and to show that we take immigrants and offer them a new, and improved life. Also known as the promise of America. To me the most significant and relevant details from the text is when Franklin O. Roosevelt said "Left behind old customs, old language, old friends. Looking to the future" That's when i realized that when immigrants move here they are putting their whole lives and their future on the "promise of America."

Throughout the poem, Hughes challenges the American people’s ideas on equal opportunities and notion of freedom. In the third stanza, “O, let my land be a land where Liberty / Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, / But opportunity is real, and life is free, / Equality is in the air we breathe.” (Hughes, 11-14), the poet is alluding to the Statue of Liberty. He uses this symbol of freedom to express his belief that freedom should be more than a symbol, it should be an actuality for everyone. Also, Hughes use of quotation marks, “Nor freedom in this ‘homeland of the free’” and “To build a ‘homeland of the free.’” to prove the contradictory dream of freedom, opportunity, liberty, and equality. This does not consist with slavery and forcing Native Americans off their land. Hughes

Welcome to our speech on liberty. We will be observing the state of liberty in the past as well as now and contemplating how the laws and rights of liberty weren’t regarded or taken into action at the time of the black prejudice; but before all of that, what actually is liberty. The Oxford dictionary defines liberty as “the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's behaviour or political views.” Free, free, free, who has ever been free in history? But is that what liberty really means, what liberty truly means? We think that liberty is a state of mind; once you believe that nothing controls you, and that nothing has power and authority over you, then you are free, then and only then, have you been actually liberated. Denying liberty to a human is like clipping the wings of a bird; preventing it from doing what it was made to do: FLY, spread its wings in freedom and FLY. The prospect of liberty has taken it’s toll on the entire of mankind, as well as in general society; whether it be slavery, forced labour and prison cells; or the lack of emotional and mental liberty; this why it must be noticed NOW so that people are not prisoners of their own mind or of their body; it is too late for the slaves that lost their lives and their minds to an insufficiency of liberty, but not for the

Freedom means opportunity. Opportunity to speak, have political or national independence and be the person you are. While many butterflies are free to spread their wings, many others suffer in captivity, which only can dream about how a life with freedom feels like. In the short story ‘’Sorry for the Loss’’ 2008 by Bridget Keehan, light I shed on yearning for freedom. This is depicted in the contrast of the two characters that we meet: young and criminal Victor and chaplain Evie. Things are about to chance, when she visits Victor at the prison to tell him the bad news.