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The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty island in New York City. Liberty island sits in the Upper New York Bay. 4 million people go to see the Statue of Liberty each year. It is one of New York's best attraction. Tourists bring in over 1.5 million dollars each year by just visiting Liberty island alone. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France a long time ago. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It is now designated as a National Monument. This monument shows a lady, “Lady Liberty”. She holds a torch in the right hand and a tablet in the left with the words “ July 4th 1776’ engraved on it. That was the year that the United States of America Gained freedom from Britain after the revolutionary war. The Statue
The original immigration station building that was built in 1892, sadly burned down, so in its place, a new main building, which cost 1.5 million, is now the museum for Ellis Island. Ellis island reopened on September 10, 1990 and was renamed Ellis Island National Museum Of Immigration on May 20, 2015. Work cited. https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/ellis-island-history#Origin https://www.history.com/topics/ellis-island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Island
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 encompassed in Kenneth Burke's Pentad, shaping the definition of "America" for people through out the world.
A comment misconception is that Confederate statues and memorials were erected right after the end of the Civil War to honor the fallen soldiers, and while some such statues do exist, the South was too ravaged by the effects of the war to put money forth for so many statues. The truth is that a vast majority of these statues and memorials were actually built during two distinctive time periods. The first was in the early 1900’s, and the second was during the 50’s and 60’s. So what is the connection between the two, and why build statues commemorating Generals that not only lost a war, but lost a war that ended some 60- 100 years before they were built? The dark truth behind these periods was the early 1900’s was during the rise of Jim Crow,
First off I would like to tell as to why I chose this object; this amazing structure. I know I chose a pretty easy object to do a research paper over as well as probably an over used one at that. But I tried searching for just the best object and nothing stood out to me, everything was minuscule compared to this structure. It is the object of United States of America’s freedom.
The Elgin Marbles are a collection of Greek marble sculptures, inscriptions and architectural pieces that were originally part of the temple of the Parthenon in Athens. Lord Elgin (British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire) had agents remove about half of the surviving sculptures of the Parthenon. The Elgin Marbles, also referred to as the Parthenon Marbles, were transported to Britain. In Britain, the acquisition of the marbles was supported by some, while others (including the poet, Lord Byron) related Elgin's actions to vandalism or looting. The British public is, in fact, in favor of returning the Marbles to Greece.
Harriet Tubman was born to enslaved parents in Dorchester County, Maryland, and originally named Araminta Harriet Ross. Her mother, Harriet “Rit” Green, was owned by Mary Pattison Brodess. Her father, Ben Ross, was owned by Anthony Thompson, who eventually married Mary Brodess. Araminta, or “Minty,” was one of nine children born to Rit and Ben between 1808 and 1832. While the year of Araminta’s birth is unknown, it probably occurred between 1820 and 1825.
Women in the Gilded Age were responsible to be prepared for any event. They needed to make sure that upon entering the event, they had the appropriate attire. Women had to strictly follow rules for evening dress, ball dress, full dinner dress, with a slightly different standard for the hostess of the dinner, dresses for receiving calls, carriage dresses, visiting dresses, dresses for morning calls, morning street dresses, promenade dresses, the opera dress, the riding dress, a walking suit, an occupational dress, an ordinary evening dress, with variations on dresses for social parties, church, croquet, archery and skating, traveling, the wedding dress, and finally dresses for periods of mourning.
Sometimes history gives us heroes, and one of those heroes is Harriet Tubman. She was born Araminta Ross, around 1820, to her slave parents Harriet Green and Ben Ross, later on she changed her name to Harriet(Metcalf pg.166). Harriet Tubman’s life had a great impact on making progress for blacks and women during the Civil War. Tubman’s leadership was shown through her leading hundreds of slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad and by being a spy, cook, scout, and nurse for the Union Army.
I provided a link to access my artifact, a picture of Harriet Tubman. The artifact (picture) was on an invitation to honor Dr. Charles L. Blockson who was was a writer, historian and was once a member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for his donations which were authentic pictures of Harriet Tubman. Now considered artifacts in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and the maker of the invitation was Chairman Robert A. Brandy of the Committee on House Administration. These artifacts are in a museum that is open to the public. Tubman is amousnt many one of the most fearless women due to her escaping slavery in the 1800's and her leadership when she lead more than 700 African Americans out of the Underground
The U.S. Treasury frequently changes bills to prevent counterfeit and we may be seeing a new face on the $20 bill. The previous person on the $20 bill, Andrew Jackson, will be replaced with the American icon and abolitionist Harriet Tubman in about 2030, but this change has sparked a debate on whether Andrew Jackson or Harriet Tubman should be on the $20 bill. Harriet Tubman should be the next face on the $20 bill because she was a very important person in American history and it is time to have a woman on a bill and Harriet Tubman is a perfect match.
"The statue of Liberty" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to The United States. You can buy tickets online, in person or on the phone. There are three types of tickets ground only, Pedestal tickets and crown ticket . If you want to visit the crown than reservation is compulsory. You have to take the ferry to reach Liberty Island and Ellis Island. There are two departure points for ferry one is Battery Park , at the south most end of Manhattan and the other is a Liberty state park in New Jersey.
Imagine having to walk from Maryland to Canada. Would you travel the journey if it meant life or death? Harriet Tubman has been on this quest, one of the biggest travels, with 11 people on her side. She was and will always be an inspiration and a hero in very many ways, shapes, and forms.
Harriet Tubman was born in 1820, in Maryland. She had been through a lot in her life. During her early years as a child in slavery, she suffered more than an average person in their entire lifetime. As an adult, she risked her life almost every day to save others and after she died, she has received many awards, including her beating Andrew Jackson to be the face of the $20 bill. Her time in slavery gave her the determination and inspiration to be one of the conductors on the Underground Railroad and being a famed abolitionist, not to mention her recognition and tales told about her after she died. But what led Harriet Tubman to be such an influential figure in US history?
Many people feel a strong sense of patriotism and nationalism when they view a monument. Pride in one’s country is a great feeling. Monuments help bring out those feelings of nationalism. Homeland monuments such as the Statue of Liberty and Madison Square Garden makes one feel special. Millions of people from all over the world come to where you call home to view something that is special to you. We take such things for granted too often.
This is a great symbol of art because The Statue of Liberty is magnificent in every way, and serves its purpose to a superb level. Like I mentioned previously, “location, location, location .. “ the statue’s location was perfect back in the days of Ellis Island and is perfect now as a tourist site. Shortly after the immigrants on the boats first spotted the land of their new homes, they came into the Hudson river to see this grand statue, and to most people it wasn’t just some lady who was standing in the middle of a river, it was the lady who was going to free them or help them from their inadequate lives.