Writing Paper & Creative Project April 17‚ 2013 Art 100 The Statue of Liberty towers over the entrance of the New York harbor. The statue presents a woman‚ draped in a robe‚ holding a torch in her right hand and tablet in the left.On the tablet is inscribed “July IV MDCCLXXVI‚” which represents the sonnet “The New Colosus” written by Emma Lazarus. For U.S citizens‚ the statue of liberty is a sign of freedom and prosperity‚ but these views are based on false beliefs and inaccurate
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Statue of Liberty A universal symbol of democracy and freedom‚ The Statue of Liberty‚ is a gift of companionship from the France people to the United States people. The Statue of Liberty enlightening the globe was devoted on 28th October‚ 1886. In 1924‚ The Statue of Liberty was designated and selected as a National Monument. The meaning of The Statue of Liberty is Liberty Enlightening the World and is an enormous neoclassical monument in New York Harbor on Liberty Island. It was designed by the
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The Sons of Liberty were vital to the freedom and change that America needed. They were one of the first vital acts in liberating the Americas from England’s control on the colonies. They were started in pre-independence North American British colonies in protest to the Stamp Act of 1765. They also made their voice heard in the Townshend Acts‚ the Tea Tax‚ and any form of “Taxation without Representation”. Their most well known act today is the Boston Tea Party that occurred in 1773. The Sons of
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Despite hailing from vastly different cultures‚ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Yojimbo share a curious collection of similarities. Though the protagonists relate only on a thin wire of heroism‚ the unconventional setting‚ themes of violence‚ and mistreatment of the protagonist are present in both productions. Perhaps the most curious aspect of both films lies in the environment each story is set within. To The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance‚ our Senator Stoddard arrives in a small town dominated
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to the views of others and thinks about what they have to say. He/she helps people who are not in a position to help them. In my opinion the sons of liberty were good citizens because they fought for what was right. The sons of liberty were an underground resistance organization‚ that was made up of men and women (known as the daughters of liberty) from the New England colonies that protested the acts that the British government put on them. Some out front members of the organization were Paul
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I chose the civil liberties because I think that it is important for someone to choose their own religion and beliefs without causing any trouble. Having the freedom to speak‚ choose your own religion and to vote for whomever you want to vote for is important to the American people. I chose the subcategory “The Free Exercise Clause”‚ because it upholds the rights of the American people to decide on any religious belief and to be able to exercise their beliefs without getting in trouble with the law
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Rough Draft Movie Analysis The movie‚ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance directed by John Ford is not as simple as black and white which the movie is shot in. The movie is more complex‚ it shows the struggle between two foes the old west and the new west. To represent the new west is Ranse and to represent the old west is Tom. In the school house scene John Ford emphasizes the differences of the old and new west but he also reveals the similarities between these two forces. The school house scene
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9500 Liberty Assignment Pg. 662 Comprehension: The argument Feinstein makes about current immigration legislation and border enforcement is that they haven’t worked. She gives examples and estates that today’s immigration world in America is very different from the 1990s‚ 1980s‚ and 1970s. Employers’ sanctions‚ which are the seed of current immigration laws‚ have failed. Naturalization takes years. Border control is spotty at best. In conclusion she says that the government has essentially failed
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Justice: What is the Right Thing to Do? The greatest happiness principle / Utilitarianism Example: The Mignonette & the cabin boy Parker (cabin boy) was an orphan. Mignonette sunk at sea. While on the lifeboat‚ Parker had drunk seawater out of desperation and appeared to be dying. On the 19th day Dudley (captain) suggested drawing lots to determine who should die so that others might live. Brooks (sailor 1) refused. Next day Dudley motioned to Stephens (sailor 2) to kill Parker. All 3 men
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’The only character responsible for the tyranny of Macbeth is the man himself. Discuss’ Macbeth is not the only person responsible for all the poorly made decisions and unjust ruling. This character based theme is shown extensively throughout the play ’Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare. During the play we are shown Macbeth as a tyrant ruler who is always killing people. Just at the start of the play we see Macbeth fighting against Norway and Ireland and at the end of the play Macbeth if fighting against
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