The Statue of Liberty is a 225-ton, steel-reinforced copper female figure, standing at 151 feet 1 inch tall.
The Statue of Liberty is a 225-ton, steel-reinforced copper female figure, standing at 151 feet 1 inch tall.
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant is one of the two books that I selected off of the United States Army Chief of Staff Reading List to read. This book covers one of the most upended and delicate times in our countries long and eventful history. This book was written by former United States’ President and Army General Ulysses S. Grant and it covers the majority of his United States Army Career and military combat action in two major wars including the Mexican War and the United States Civil War.…
In 1863, the colossal Statue of Freedom was installed atop the U.S capitol dome the city of Washington D.C.…
The study of painting that are almost alike yet has lots of differences. Liberty Leader and…
The years immediately following the War of 1812, were years of nationalism, caused by political unity and the expansion western American territory. This was seen through the festivities which celebrated the creation of the United States of America. In the image of the Fourth of July Celebration, it is easy to see the glee all the people in this image posses. Taking place in Philadelphia, the first capital of the United States, men and women of all ages celebrated the independence gained by the U.S. in 1776. Although women had not gained the right to vote and were considered subordinate to men, they were still included in the occasion, showing the nationalism that these Americans were displaying. On the left side of the picture, there is an image of George Washington. He is famously the only president who gained presidency without any opposition. His portrait, along with the flags displayed show a glorification of the country, and the nationalism that follows it. There is also the physical unification of the United States that created a sense of nationalism. The national government sponsored this by funding the construction of roads, interstates and…
Pages 13-14: (1)“We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation. We really only trust conscious decision making... The first task of Blink is to convince you of a simple fact: decisions made very quickly can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.”…
The Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol of “We for the People” America independence, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bell was originally cast in 1752 in London, England. It was commissioned as a bell for the Pennsylvania State House in 1753, today is located in the Independence National Historical Park. The bell is 12 feet, 2080 lbs. at order, and made of bronze. The bell cracked at the first time when it arrived in Philadelphia, and was recast twice by John Pass and John Stow. After the Liberty Bell was repaired, it rang for a George Washington birthday celebration but it cracked again has not been rung since. The Liberty Bell showed the U.S. to help bring everyone together after the Civil War. The bell returned to Philadelphia in…
The Jefferson Memorial honors Thomas Jefferson’s ideals of beauty, science, learning, culture, and liberty. Thomas Jefferson was America’s 3rd president and became one of the few to sign the Declaration of Independence. The memorial was built in dedication to him as a president, politician, drafter of the Declaration of Independence, architect, educator, and intellectual. The idea came from Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was upset that there was no monument to honor the great president, like there was for George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. And like everybody else, he felt that Jefferson had a great impact on the nation.…
Lady Liberty stood proudly with her sun rays and greeted a twelve year-old girl. I was in the cabin of the Groote Beer, and my heart raced when she showcased her light. The experience was brighter than glistening diamonds touching the depth of my soul. I knew this would be my home, a re-birth, and terrorist free, no more bullets flying, and plane blades hovering. This was the Dutch East Indies and when forced to move to our legal country, The Netherlands, my mother feared the Russians. I have experienced my country; The United States of America flow from good to bad to extremely confused. Regardless of America's struggle, I shall remain unconditionally faithful pointing her fault, grieving for her sin, but praising for who she is. She is Lady…
President Abraham Lincoln gave his speech, the Gettysburg Address, on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a new cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The cemetery contained the soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. About five months earlier, the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Address was one of the greatest and most influential speech during the war, because it put forward the idea that "all men are created equal". (1) Lincoln honored the Union dead and gave a purpose to the soldier's sacrifice, when he states "from these honored dead we take increased devotion..."(2) He invoked the principle of human equality from the Declaration…
In my opinion, The Statue of Liberty is the most famous Statue in the world. It has a lot of meaning. It located in New York, which it is the most beautiful city in my opinion. New York has a lot of things can visitors do it, especially visit Ellis Island.…
Abraham Lincoln was asked to speak during the dedication ceremony of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. This was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Edward Everett was the featured speaker at the event and spoke for two hours. Abraham Lincoln was there to give closing comments. His speech was only 272 words long and he only spoke for about two minutes. Even though his speech was so short, the Gettysburg Address became one of the most famous speeches in history.…
One of the most effective speakers against the abolishment of slavery during this time was Fredrick Douglass, a former slave who educated himself and had proved to be a formidable fighter against slavery of any kind. When touring Europe and he delivered the message of anti-slavery, made the government in the United States examine it's policy about the treatment of it's Negro citizens. Douglass, a Negro slave, learned to read and write while still a child. In 1838 he escaped from Baltimore and went to Massachusetts, where he became prominent in the Anti-Slavery Society. He made speeches and lectures about on the evils of slavery. In 1845 he published his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. He explained that "a want of information concerning my [age] was a source of unhappiness to me even during…
1. The Statue of Liberty has long been a welcoming figure to the millions of…
On October 28, 1886, the people of France had given a gift to the United States to commemorate the lasting friendship between the two. The Statue of Liberty, also known as Lady Liberty, is a 151 foot statue of a woman holding a book and a torch. She symbolizes democracy and freedom from tyranny and oppression. Located in the Port of New York and New Jersey is the Statue of Liberty, built by Gustave Eiffel, to fabricate the symbol of freedom. Standing at the entrance of the harbor, Lady Liberty welcomes arriving immigrants before reaching the United States.…
The Confederate monuments are a vital part of history and eliminating them is like eliminating history. The past is the past and the monuments do not stand for racism it stands for a part of history and it definitely wasn't a good part of history but it was a learning experience for it to not happen again. The statues and flag stands for history of the south and every time someone see a flag or monument it reminds them of what the ancestors of the south did and fought for in the civil war. If that is taken away eventually the whole memory all together will be forgotten. They stand for the south and the way of life , the struggle they went through in order to obtain states rights, and the past events and without them the nation wouldn’t be where it is now.…