Essay 1: American Dreams What is the “golden door” (14) that Emma Lazarus refers to in her sonnet “The New Colossus”? To some‚ “golden door” may mean opportunity access to citizenship. To others‚ it might mean freedom‚ jobs‚ and safety. Historically‚ the “golden door” probably refers to the history of immigration laws that began to become more restrictive‚ culminating in the “golden door” shutting in 1882‚ effectively excluding Chinese immigrants‚ people seeking political asylum‚ anyone psychologically
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Barcelona‚ Spain. What comes to mind when you read that? I think of a place with beautiful architecture. Chock full of culture. History everywhere you step. Art permeates every air molecule; you can even feel it in the atmosphere. Musicians play the native music on various street corners‚ laughter spills out of dance halls‚ and the rhythm is one that the whole city functions to. To say it’s an ideal vacation spot is a gross understatement. That phrase doesn’t even begin to cover all that Barcelona
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In the “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus‚ Lazarus describes America as the “ Mother of Exiles‚” which is symbolic for how America had become a destination for those who had no where else to go. The “ Golden Door” that immigrants saw coming from Ellis Island was a sign that they had made it‚ they had reached the promised land. The poem by Lazarus goes; Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame‚ With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed‚ sunset gates shall stand A
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I really enjoyed the documentary East of Liberty. It is very important to talk about issues surrounding gentrification‚ especially when it is clearly happening in the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has a very strong identity‚ and pushing people out of these neighborhoods takes away from the identity of our city because they are Pittsburgh. It is very easy for people who live outside of the city‚ such as myself‚ to say they are from Pittsburgh‚ but that simply is not the case. The people
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1. YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE ASSIGNMENT OF JUSTIFYING CAUSE-RELATED MARKETING TO YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PRIMARY ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF SUCH A PROPOSAL? Cause Related Marketing is defined as “a commercial activity by which business and charities or causes form a partnership with each other to market an image‚ product or service for mutual benefit.” The main reason for getting involved in Cause Related Marketing is not philanthropy. On the contrary‚ business gets benefited by linking
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When my family and I were on vacation in Connecticut we decided to go the New York City. We got up in the morning and drove to the train station. We rode the train into Grand Central Station‚ it was very beautiful. The ceiling in the station was high and there was loads of light coming in from the windows. After we arrived at the station we walked to the Natural History Museum. We looked at all the exhibits‚ they were amazing and very interesting. Then we went to Central park and walked around for
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"Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled masses yearning to breathe free‚ the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these‚ the homeless‚ tempest-tossed to me‚ I lift my lamp beside the golden door!". A quote that everyone seems to know‚ but no one seems to remember the meaning behind it. Immigration is what has made America what it is today. In fact‚ there would be no America if not for immigration‚ because everyone in this country is an immigrant or is directly descended from one. Growing
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The statue in Ann Petry’s “Mother Africa” has multiple facets in regards to the group’s perceptions of the statue. I will be covering how the symbolic meanings the different groups divided by gender and age projected onto the bronze statue of the woman‚ seeing only the surface of the statues. The statue has singular purpose function for the men in Mother Africa‚ to be a sexual object for their admiration and lust. The statue is not seen to the majority of the men as the white woman that Mannie
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The statue of Liberty first arrived in America in 1886 and took up permanent residency on Bedloe’s island in New York Harbor. The statue weighs in at 280 tons and is visible for more than 42 miles on a clear day. The statue of Liberty is without a doubt‚ among the most monumental figures in American history. The Statue of Liberty is made of an aluminum scaffolding‚ an iron framework and metal skin made from copper. Originally‚ she was to be made of bronze‚ but weight problems required a switch to
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Considering the two statues‚ Seated Statue of Gudea and Statue of Memi and Sabu‚ it can be seen that the cultural context in which the statues were created plays an important role in the finished work of art. This idea that the context can play a role in the work of art being considered is first introduced to us in the Art History: A preliminary Handbook (Belton‚ 1996.). Dr. Belton notes two types of context‚ Primary and Secondary. Primary context refers to the context of the artist’s life‚
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