permanent collection are works of art from classical antiquity and Ancient Egypt‚ paintings and sculptures from nearly all the European masters‚ and an extensive collection of American and modern art. Landmark The Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor‚ designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28‚ 1886. The statue‚ a gift to the United States from the people of France‚ is of a robed female figure representing Libertas‚ the Roman goddess
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society. Hunter S. Thompson with his writings‚ satirical humor‚ and his strong political beliefs caused changes in our society. Through his journalism he criticized society on topics from consumerism to politics. He fought desperately for civil liberties and encouraged people to vote and get involved. American culture has always been influecened by great people who were not recognized for war or saving peoples lives but for fighting for better funding for schools and for civil rights. Although Hunter
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system and its capabilities to meet both the new issues and future challenges. Besides‚ this exposition will address and analyze the existing efforts of apparent dichotomy that are crucial to homeland security on one hand while maintaining civil liberties on the other side. From my opinion point of view‚ the homeland security achieves these objectives through a variety of ways including the processes it employs to secure the internal parts of the United States unlike when compared to the Homeland
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Slide 1 This is Liberty High‚ the high school Jessica Carlisle (the main character) went to in the book. The yearbook pictured is hers. Slide 2 Lucy Sanders died in the book. She was a member of the track and field team and died in the same accident that Jessica lost her leg in. Slide 3 Merryl Abrams was a member of the Track and Field team‚ and is Jessica’s enemy. She dates the boy Jessica has a crush on and isn’t very nice to her. The choices for a quote‚ favorite book‚ and favorite song reflect
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My Responsibility to America Responsibility: the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or having control of someone. Many Americans today enjoy a variety of freedoms given to them by their country. Most people do not think what it took to allow them to have the freedom they enjoy today. So many people take for granted that they have the ability to do or become whatever they desire. In America‚ there are no restrictions on what you can do. You are born in a country that gives you
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Eiffel Tower‚ built in 1889 and named after its designer and engineer Gustave Eiffel is one of the most famous architectural structure in the world. ------------------------------------------------- Eiffel Tower is observation & radio broadcasting tower‚ it is 324 meters tall‚ and tallest building in Paris‚ also second tallest in the whole of France. It was also tallest man-made structure of the world from 1889 to 1930. Stonehenge‚ United Kingdom Stonehenge is an amazing structure built
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On December 16‚ 1773‚ a monumental event took place that was crucial to the growth of the American Revolution. This event was known as The Boston Tea Party‚ taking place in Boston‚ a city in the British colony of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Patriots were in immense disapproval on how parliament was trying to monopolize the market on American tea importation granted to the East India Company (Boston Tea Party). The East India Company was a failing British corporation. This Company was on the verge
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of‚ that we were stripped of‚ or were not considered as our rights. Freedom is being able to do things without the fear of being reprimanded‚ endure harsh punishment‚ or being faced with imprisonment. The famous words of Patrick Henry‚ "Give me liberty or give me death‚" gave this country a strong slogan to begin its original cry for freedom. The fact that this country used men‚ women‚ and children from Africa as slaves did not seem to fall neatly into this grand concept. As in the 1950’s and 1960’s
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known from his revolutionary bridge building techniques‚ as employed in the great viaduct at Garabit in 1884. These techniques would form the basis for the construction of the Eiffel Tower. He was also known for the construction of the Statue of Liberty ’s iron framework. The structure took more
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udy Iakovou recalls friends and loved ones being smitten with the Statue of Liberty when they visited her family and toured nearby New York. But the harbor destination she longed to see as a child was called Ellis Island. Back | Next "It was this castle out there‚ in the middle of the water‚" Iakovou said. "I’d always wonder what that was." The curiosity never faded for the Athens resident and writer‚ who thought of the historical site as a great setting for a novel. Her husband and
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