Essays on Statue of Liberty

Question 1: Slavery not morally wrong until late 18th century

The slavery era was a dark period for the minority groups and especially the African American who were held as slaves. Prior to the 18th Century, slavery was considered normal as the laws by then protected the salve owners and legitimized the actions. Prior to the 18th century, the only groups that were eager and willing to talk against slavery were the Quakers, slaves, and free blacks. The people who advocated for the freedom of the slaves coupled the calls for freedom with colonization, deportation to Africa, Caribbean or to Central America. This school of thoughts was information by ...

Introduction

The daily human experience is a sort of interplay between the various elements found in the natural environment. One of these environments is arts, which comprises the various images that inform an individual’s visual cultural experience on a day-to-day basis. Some of the sources of this visual experience include advertisements on television, billboards, magazines, and street signs. Other platforms include movies, architectural designs, photography, and so on. On this basis, it is correct to say that the art of seeing and looking significantly contributes to an individual’s visual cultural experience.

Inventory of Visual Information, Media, and Art

Undoubtedly, seeing and looking are the two ...

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)—Title 9, US Code, Section 1-14—was first enacted on February 12, 1925. FAA underwent a few developments through the years. It was codified on July 30, 1947 (61 Stat. 669). It was amended September 3, 1954 (68 Stat. 1233); added Chapter 2 on July 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 692); added two new Sections in October of 1988; renumbered on December 1, 1990 (PLs669 and 702); added Chapter 3 on August 15, 1990 (PL 101-369); and, added Section 10 on November 15, 1990. The FAA provides the guideline for the enforcement of arbitration agreements ...

The exhibition that requires our attention is the one at the Sculpture Center named is In Practice: Fantasy Can Invent Nothing New. Considering the somewhat large name and the game of words in it one would expect to find something exceptional despite the negation at the end of the name. However, this is turns out to be a reference to a lecture made by Freud, where he states that the creative process only facilitates the regrouping of already existing elements into a new perception. Despite the high level of expectation this exhibition did not deliver. Most importantly as it ...

When people look at the Statue of Liberty, they see a large effigy of a woman wearing a crown, holding a torch up towards the heavens and standing with a broken chain at her feet. Stationed on Liberty Island, which is located in New York City’s New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty has captivated the imagination of millions since it was opened to the public on October 28, 1886. There have been many interpretations as to what this larger-than-life monument constructed out of copper iron actually symbolizes. What can be seen when looking at the evidence is ...

The Statue of Liberty is a historical sculpture that is situated on the Liberty Island, Upper New York Bay in the New York City, United States of America. The statue is 93 meters tall, and it was designed between 1834 and 1904 by a French sculptor known as Auguste Bartholdi (Rhoades 2013). The main aim of designing this statue was to present it as a gift to the United States of America as a gift from the people of France. The statue is designed to resemble Libertas, who was the Roman goddess of freedom with rob on her head ...

Robert Venturi and Robert Scott Brown gave out distinct definitions of the duck and a decorated shed, and their definitions gave out the basis for classifying architectural marvels. A duck is an architectural marvel by itself, with inbuilt decorations, which are recognizable by the building itself (Venturi, Scott and Steven 90). On the other hand, a decorated shed is a piece of architecture that cannot be distinguished from its purpose or existence and entails exterior art decorations, which make it appealing to the general public (Venturi, Scott and Steven 92). Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, therefore, produced a ...

What is the significance of the title?

Answer. The title of the sonnet, ‘The New Colossus’, explains the significance of a giant statue being used replacement for the earlier statue of Greek God Helios. Thus, this was a bigger event in the history which marked the existence of Roman goddess, ‘Libertas’ (The statue of Liberty) into the lives of Americans as a replacement to the earlier era of disgrace and fallen America. 2. What distinguishes Lady Liberty from Greek predecessor? Answer. There were many stark contrasts between Lady Liberty and her Greek Predecessor, Helios. First of all, the liberty statue was embarked with gentleness of feminism ...

Introduction

The city of New York is a state in the United States of America. It is located in the North-Eastern United States. It has many nicknames which include “The Big Apple” and “The Empire State”. New York City is a fast paced city. It is famous for setting global trends in fields such as the arts, culture, fashion and finance. It is also home to iconic landmarks. These include the Central Park, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and the Times Square. The city of New York is also the most populated city of the United States. ...

Interpretation of Emma Lazarus's Poem The New Colossus

The poem The New Colossus, written by Emma Lazarus, talks about the Statue of Liberty and how it gives hope to the hopeless. The statue welcomes immigrants from all over the world, and it offers high hopes and expectations to anyone coming to America. It id for that reason that the lines “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to break free" can be interpreted as America reaching out to all the people of the United States and the rest of the world; giving them surety that it will give them a home. Going by the mood ...

Describe Place

The New York City is magical. It is described as the most populated city in America. The city is divided into five boroughs namely: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. There are various landmarks available within the city that attracts millions of foreign and domestic tourists. Some of the great marvels in New York include the statue of liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the world trade center (now called the ground zero) and other numerous multistory buildings. An experience in the New York City is like a fairytale. An example of just what New York has to offer is the ...

Image analysis

Images in art and architecture are important in that they carry message. Interpretation of images is an important skill to posses in the field of art and architecture. Image interpretation therefore is a fundamental component of decoding the meaning of images. Artists in the creating of their works employ various features in their work of art to create the desired effect on the person interacting with the image. These features give the image its interpretive value. In interpretive analysis, a determination is made on the elements of the drawing more represented than the others are. Such aspects include the use of ...

INSTITUTIONAL AFFILITATION

Immigrants add a unique dimension to American life and politics. In this essay, I will give a brief explanation on the significance of the Statue of Liberty, provide an overview of the current demographics of the U.S. and the problems faced by minority groups in the 1970s and the identity politics that accompanied this tumultuous time in America’s history.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

Between 1886-1924, almost 14 million immigrants entered the United States through the NY Harbor. While first and second class passengers weren't required to undergo inspection at Ellis Island, the majority of passengers in steerage class. The Statue of Liberty at Ellis ...

In his article, Multiplicitous and Inorganic Bodies, Lynn tackles the relevance of understanding the principles of proportional geometry. By incorporating this principles on architectural designs, architects can achieve harmony which results to a natural, well-crafted work (Lynn, 1992). As a professor of architecture, Lynn is thoroughly concerned with the spatial bodies of inanimate objects he refers to as ‘organisms’. Lynn argues that in order to better understand any object, destroying it would be the first option. Similarly, biological sciences attempt to study the vital functions of the organs through live dissection and open surgery. In architecture, creating a plan is also a simple ...

English

The poem is about the statue of liberty and the major theme of the poem is how the statue of liberty acts as the benevolent empress and the mother to the exiles. The main theme is to welcome the immigrants through the lips of the mighty women guarding the golden gates and to present America as the Promised Land and to depict American dream as worth migrating and striving for. The poem starts with the following significant words, “Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame”. The beginning of the poem clarifies that this Colossus is not a continuation of ...

INTRODUCTION

New York City is said to be “the greatest city in the world,” a bastion of tourism, art, finance, media, business and so much more. To that end, it is important to recognize the city’s unique ability to host meetings and other business conventions; its unique combination of hospitality services, culture and nightlife would provide an excellent venue for any possible business trip, convention or important meeting an organization or company might require. The following provides a comprehensive guide into the history, culture, accommodations and venues available in spacious New York City, offering all the information meeting planners might need ...

Frederic- Auguste Bartholdi was a young French sculptor who designed the famous statue of Liberty. Although it was constructed in Paris in 1884, it was sent to the New York City using 214 crates. The statue itself is fifteen feet tall but it is 305-meter tall including the pedestal. It weighs 225 tons and is popularly known as Liberty Enlightening the World. The statue of liberty is a lot more than a mere piece of art. It represents sense of freedom, independence, and opportunity. The crown of the statue has seven spikes symbolizing that liberty should not only spread across the ...

Describe two artworks you have seen in person

Michelangelo’s David has often been termed as one of art-history’s most remarkable masterpieces. It is a depiction of David before the battle with Goliath. Numerous visitors from all over the world have travelled to Florence to experience the 500-year-old sculpture. Undoubtedly, the sculpture holds timeless appeal. David was sculpted in 1501 from a block of leftover marble. The sculpture is an oddity in that the upper body and head are not in proportion with the rest of the body. This is unlike the Renaissance age and style of art which embodied an obsession with harmony of proportion and form ( ...

Change of indigenous values and identity

Conventionally, tourism can result in a loss or a change of values among the local residents can generate a number of closely related influences including;

Local culture is transformed into a commercial activity

Tourism in New York has turned the indigenous culture into a commodity. This happened when local customs, festivals and traditions are reinvented to meet the expectations of the tourists and leading to a reconstructed ethnicity. (Buckley, 2010, p86).

Standardization

New York remains at a risk of standardization in the course of fulfilling the desires of the tourists: whereas, accommodation, food and drinks, and landscape must conform to the desires of the tourists, especially for the unfamiliar and the new visitors. However, ...

Ellis Island and Liberty Island

SWOT Analysis for the National Park Service – Ellis Island History Background According to the National Park Service, former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson added Ellis Island to the National Park Service in May 1965. In 1990 Ellis Island became part of the Statue of Liberty National monument as a museum of immigration (2013). The history of Ellis Island begins in 1890 when President Benjamin Harrison designated the location as the first Federal immigration station. The United States counting immigrants coming to America beginning in 1892 through 1954 twelve million entered the portal of Ellis Island. The island grew ...

Summery Notes for Immigrants in American Society

The statue of Liberty was unveiled on October 28, 1886, a time where immigration to the United States was on the increase. During this ceremony, it did not occur to those in attendance that the statue of liberty would indeed act as a symbol of hope for those immigrants coming to America. The immigrants and foreigners coming to America were nostalgic about the hopes and dreams that awaited them in the new land and were anxious to start experiencing the new life. Of those in attendance during the ceremony, to unveil the statue of Liberty. It was only a single individual ...

The first images that come to mind when people hear the words ‘Ellis Island” are the Statue of Liberty and all the immigrants who came by ship to start a new life in the USA. The Ellis Island documentary Island of Tears - Island of Hope won many awards and clearly the awards are deserved. In about thirty minutes the filmmakers were able to synthesize the experience of approximately 12 million immigrants coming through Ellis Island. The experience of these unfortunate individuals was made real to viewers. Individuals and families were mainly leaving Eastern and Southern Europe but some also ...