The Statue of Liberty embodies American independence and freedom. These principles are the foundation of this nation and give its citizens hope for a progressive and promising future. The immigrants who saw the Statue of Liberty from their ship hoped to live out the “American dream”, which also promised a future full of opportunity. The symbolic torch Lady Liberty holds signifies the light of freedom, however, the broken chain lying around her feet depicts our shameful and repressive past. She stirs
“The entire statue was built in Paris before brought to the United States.” Today, the Statue of Liberty is a historical sculpture located in New York City. It is a copper gift from the people of France to the United States. After debating which female figure to use, it was decided that the Statue of Liberty would resemble the Roman goddess, Libertas. She represents the goddess of freedom. She is wearing a gown and cloak to depict a roman goddess. Rumors have it that the face is Bartholdi’s mother
Pentadic Analysis of the Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty is one of the most well know symbols of the United States, across the world. For this reason I chose to analyze the dramatic effect it creates, and what methods it implores to invent this "universal" meaning. It is one of the strongest visual representations of the ideals which our country is founded upon. I intend to defend the argument that the Statue of Liberty posses the power of persuading human thought using the terms
The Statue of Liberty, located on Ellis Island, has welcomed thousands of people to the “land of the free, and the home of the brave” as our national anthem states. According to migrationpolicy.org, about thirteen and a half percent of America’s population are immigrant. Although half of the immigrants coming to America do not speak English, they are greeted by Emma Lazarus’ poem, “The New Colossus”. The quote, “‘Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched
The Statue of Liberty combines architectural revivals in its pedestal, which was designed by “[t]he Paris-educated American architect” Richard Morris Hunt was named with neoclassical features (Bell and Abrams, 47). The pedestal “fully complemented – without rivaling – the majesty of the statue itself” (Bell and Abrams 47) although it is almost as high as the statue itself. The Statue has a height of X feet [confers X m] and the pedestal is eighty-nine feet [confers X m] (Baker 319) high. Besides
Unit 3 Argumentative Essay Statue of Liberty. It was a gift from France to the United States in 1886 as a symbol of freedom and marketing the gift. It holds history, freedom, and wars, that it has witnessed. It’s being corroded, and someone needs to help it. Well, it took the U.S. ten years to accept the gift of freedom from France. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com One reason is that Lady Liberty was a gift from France, for friendship. It would be very disrespectful if we just let it corrode
The Statue of Liberty is quite the monument, welcoming and astonishing immigrants since the year of 1876. Standing over 305 feet tall and weighing approximately 225 tons, this woman of independence has been the symbol of the United States for people all over the world. At the bottom of Lady Liberty, there is a poem by Emma Lazarus. It reads, “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
The Statue of Liberty Lending Credence to the Word Freedom in America The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognized artifacts of freedom in the world. It has the ability to create emotions that range from happiness to anger all at one time. The best way to analyze such a powerful image is to use Kenneth Burke’s idea of pentadic analysis. By using this method of the analysis, we will be able to answer the rhetorical question: How does the Statue of Liberty lend credence to the word “freedom”
I will be writing my essay about a painting by Zineb Trifi-Sjahsam named America. What is the symbolic meaning of the Statue of Liberty? What is the interpretation of the Constitution? Of course, I learned about the Statue of Liberty and the Constitution in grade school and what it is supposed to mean. But, when we take a step back and look at the world today is freedom what we really see? Now sure, people aren’t walking around still referring to their boss as “masta” or being put into concentration
The Statue of Liberty poem beckons all those who yearn to breathe free to come to the United States, but due to overpopulation and the increasing amount of immigrants entering our country many politicians consider solving the problem with immigration restrictions that contradict the actual freedom expressed in the poem. The concern with immigration control has increased with many politicians proposing plans with one objective in common, limiting immigration. Many of these plans have become popular