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Stephen Miller (political advisor)


many immigrants the U.S. had to accept annually to "meet Jim Acosta's definition of the Statue of Liberty law of the land." In covering these comments, multiple publications noted that the distinction Miller made between the Statue of Liberty and Lazarus's poem has been a popular talking point among the white supremacist segments of the alt-right. "The Washington Post"s Michelle Ye Hee Lee stated that "Neither got it quite right about the Statue of Liberty ... While the poem itself was not a part of the original statue,
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The New Colossus


"The New Colossus" is a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus (1849–1887). She wrote the poem in 1883 to raise money for the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World"). In 1903, the poem was cast onto a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level. This poem was written as a donation to an auction of art and literary works conducted by the "Art Loan Fund Exhibition in Aid of the Bartholdi Pedestal Fund for the Statue of
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the opening of the statue in 1886. It was, however, published in Joseph Pulitzer's "New York World" as well as "The New York Times" during this time period. In 1901, Lazarus's friend Georgina Schuyler began an effort to memorialize Lazarus and her poem, which succeeded in 1903 when a plaque bearing the text of the poem was put on the inner wall of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. On the plaque hanging inside the Statue of Liberty, the line "Keep ancient lands,
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Stephen Miller (political advisor)


high English proficiency. Acosta said that the proposal was at odds with American traditions concerning immigration and noted that the Statue of Liberty welcomes immigrants to the U.S., invoking verses from Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus". Miller disputed the connection between the Statue of Liberty and immigration, pointing out that "the poem that you're referring to, that was added later, is not actually a part of the original Statue of Liberty." Miller added that immigration has "ebbed and flowed" throughout American history and asked how
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Emma Lazarus


song "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor" for the 1949 musical "Miss Liberty", which was based on the sculpting of the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World"). The last stanza was also set by Lee Hoiby in his song "The Lady of the Harbor" written in 1985 as part of his song cycle "Three Women". Lazarus was also the author of "Poems and Translations" (New York, 1867); "Admetus, and other Poems" (1871)
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The New Colossus


it was [Lazarus's poem] that permanently stamped on Miss Liberty the role of unofficial greeter of incoming immigrants." The poem has entered the political realm. It was quoted in John F. Kennedy's book "A Nation of Immigrants" (1958) as well as a 2010 political speech by President Obama advocating immigration policy reform. On August 2, 2017, the poem and its importance to the Statue of Liberty's symbolism, and thus the effect on American immigration policy, was debated in a White House briefing.
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48th Fighter Wing


the mayor of the town of Chaumont bestowed the honorary title of the Statue de la Liberté (Statue of Liberty) Wing upon the 48th. It is the only USAF unit with both an official name and a numerical designation. Not long after the wing proudly took on the title of The Statue of Liberty Wing, the wing's comptroller discovered the factory that had produced the actual Statue of Liberty was only 25 miles from Chaumont. In fact, one of the actual molds still existed. The factory agreed to cast a three
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Liberty (personification)


the most popular, the "Iconologia" of Cesare Ripa, showed the cap held on a pole by the 1611 edition. With the rise of nationalism and new states, many nationalist personications included a strong element of liberty, perhaps culminating in the "Statue of Liberty". The long poem "Liberty" by the Scottish James Thomson (1734), is a lengthy monologue spoken by the "Goddess of Liberty", "characterized as British Liberty", describing her travels through the ancient world, and then English and
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Conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty


with the various problems and tasks facing the restoration effort. The restored statue was reopened during Liberty Weekend, its 100-year anniversary celebration held July 3–6, 1986. The preparations for the centennial celebration of the Statue of Liberty began in 1979. Formed by the National Park Service (NPS), the custodians of the statue since 1933, to investigate possible development alternatives[incomplete sentence]. A report titled "Analysis of Alternatives", published in December 1980, proposed measures to remedy the certain conditions confronting visitors to the Statue of Liberty,
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Personification


, greatly valued their liberty, and often use the word, but produce very few direct personifications. With the rise of nationalism and new states, many nationalist personifications included a strong element of liberty, perhaps culminating in the "Statue of Liberty". The long poem "Liberty" by the Scottish James Thomson (1734), is a lengthy monologue spoken by the "Goddess of Liberty", describing her travels through the ancient world, and then English and British history, before the resolution of the Glorious Revolution of 1688
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Mikayel Nalbandian


). Leo noted in his 1904 book that thanks to these two poems Nalbandian has a glorious reputation. According to Adalian, Nalbandian introduced the concept of political liberty into Armenian letters with these poems. "Freedom" has become an anthem of liberty and freedom since the 19th century and one of the most popular pieces of poetry in Armenian literature. It may have been influenced by Nikolay Ogarev's poem of the same name. The poem was first published in 1859 in "Hyusisapayl" as part of Nalbandian's series titled "
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Siege of Rhodes (305–304 BC)


the Colossus of Rhodes, to commemorate their heroic resistance. L. Sprague de Camp used the siege and the building of the Colossus in one of his historical novels, "The Bronze God of Rhodes." Alfred Duggan's novel on the life of Demetrius, "Elephants and Castles", also covers the siege. The fourth novel in Christian Cameron's "Tyrant" series, "Destroyer of Cities", features the siege of Rhodes. Emma Lazarus wrote a poem contrasting the Statue of Liberty to Colossus titled "The New
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FWD.us


). In June 2013, FWD.us launched a new video titled "Emma" pictured on the Statue of Liberty, and with a voice-over narrating a somewhat modified version of The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus. The modification replaced lines in the poem that emphasized America as a refuge for immigrants fleeing tyranny and poverty and instead focused on welcoming talented immigrants. Around July 2013, FWD.us launched a blog on Tumblr to showcase its immigration stories. On March 3, 2014, FWD.us launched a nationwide ad pleading House Republicans to move
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Rubén Martínez (writer)


when America's response to immigration changed immensely. Throughout the book he makes references to Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, and "The New Colossus", the poem on the Statue of Liberty. Martínez wrote "The New Americans" to show not only how America's view of immigration has changed, but also how immigration is changing America. The book follows the story of seven families as they immigrate to the United States. One family is from Palestine. The daughter of this family is marrying a second generation immigrant
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Conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty


Centennial Commission (better known as the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation) which would act as an "umbrella group" overseeing the French American Committee and the Ellis Island Restoration Commission. The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation would try to privately raise funds for the restoration efforts. A report prepared by the NPS in September 1982, titled "General Management Plan", sought to discuss the fundraising aims and objectives of the newly created foundation, but reiterated most of the proposed measures (concerning the statue) of the
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Statue of Liberty National Monument


is engraved with words from "The New Colossus", an 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus: The national monument is located in Upper New York Bay east of Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey and southwest of Battery Park at the tip of Manhattan in New York City. Entrance is free, but there is a charge for the ferry service that all visitors must use. In 2007, a concession was granted to Statue Cruises to operate the transportation and ticketing facilities, replacing the Circle Line which had operated the service
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Liberty Bell


its frontispiece, with the words "Proclaim Liberty". In 1839, Boston's Friends of Liberty, another abolitionist group, titled their journal "The Liberty Bell". The same year, William Lloyd Garrison's anti-slavery publication "The Liberator" reprinted a Boston abolitionist pamphlet containing a poem entitled "The Liberty Bell" that noted that, at that time, despite its inscription, the bell did not proclaim liberty to "all" the inhabitants of the land. A great part of the modern image of the
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Conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty


, a structural engineer and a mechanical engineer who were asked to compose a technical report on the physical condition of the statue. The French consultants visited Liberty Island in May, June, October and December 1981, before presenting a preliminary white paper to the National Park Service on the seventeenth of December in Washington D.C., titled "French Technical Report on Restoring the Statue of Liberty". The report, written with the assistance of a regional historical architect from the NPS, was an attempt to identify and address the apparent problems associated
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Golden Door Film Festival


themed films and the Women in Cinema-Alice Guy-Blaché Award for female directors. The Statue of Liberty National Monument, comprising Liberty Island and Ellis Island, is located in the Upper New York Bay opposite Liberty State Park in Jersey City. ""I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"" is the last line of "The New Colossus," the poem by Emma Lazarus. Many immigrants passed through the city's Communipaw Terminal and it is sometime's referred to as ""America's Golden Door
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Jack E. Anderson


Cuyuna, and Vermilion Iron Ranges of northeastern Minnesota. It is accompanied by a plaque with Veda Ponikvar's "The Emergence of Man Through Steel" poem and was completed in 1987 out of iron ore. The statue, located on US 41, is the third largest Metal statue in the United States (behind the Statue of Liberty and Our Lady of the Rockies). The sculpture weighs (the shovel weighs and each boot weighs ); the base is constructed of Corten steel, which turns red with exposure. The commemorative
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The New Colossus


harbor; contrasted with the "New" Colossus (the Statue of Liberty, described in the poem). The "sea-washed, sunset gates" are the mouths of the Hudson and East Rivers, to the west of Brooklyn. The "imprisoned lightning" refers to the electric light in the torch, then a novelty. The "air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame" refers to New York Harbor between New York City and Brooklyn, which were separate cities at the time the poem was written, before
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Brooklyn


to contribute to the Union's strengths in shipping and manufacturing. The two combined in shipbuilding; the ironclad "Monitor" was built in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is referred to as a twin city of New York in the 1883 poem, "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, which appears on a plaque inside the Statue of Liberty. The poem calls New York Harbor "the air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame". As a twin city to New York, it played a role in national affairs that was later
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Statue of Liberty


donate an original work. She initially declined, stating she could not write a poem about a statue. At the time, she was also involved in aiding refugees to New York who had fled anti-Semitic pogroms in eastern Europe. These refugees were forced to live in conditions that the wealthy Lazarus had never experienced. She saw a way to express her empathy for these refugees in terms of the statue. The resulting sonnet, "The New Colossus", including the iconic lines: "Give me your tired, your
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Dougga


liberty without any legal meaning; obtaining the status of a ' had freed the city of its subjugation and enabled it to adorn itself with the "ornaments of liberty" ('). The city’s liberty was celebrated just as its dignity was extolled; the emperor Probus is a "preserver of liberty and dignity" ('). Gascou, in line with Veyne’s interpretation, describes the situation thus: """, in "Thugga"s title, is a term […] with which the city, which
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To the Fourth of July


to thee, thou Lord of Light! /poem The poem addresses and glorifies America's liberty. In the poem Vivekananda used two different words— "freedom" and "liberty". The poem reflects poet's powerful urge for liberty and it has been described as a passionate utterance of his powerful longing for freedom. According to author Carebanu Cooper though, Vivekananda addressed the Fourth of July in this poem, but the poem presented "a blending of the concrete and the abstract responses to a national event and to eternal concepts.
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Adunis


poem from Arabic skips some short passages of the original (indicated by ellipses), but the overall effect remains intact. The poem is made up of 10 sections, each denouncing New York City in a different way. It opens by presenting the beastly nature of the city and by satirizing the Statue of Liberty. "A Grave for New York" is an obvious example of Adonis's larger project of reversing the Orientalist paradigm to re-claim what he terms 'eastern' values as positive. Arabic for "The Book
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Rosendale (CDP), New York


mines were mentioned in a poem by D. Taylor, "Carrying Coal On The D & H Canal", and another poem, "Trip Down The Canal", by DeWitt E. Clinton and his wife. An 1840 painting by James Smilie depicting Rosendale was one of the earliest paintings to feature the canal. The village was formally incorporated in 1890. Rosendale cement was used in the construction of several national monuments, such as the Brooklyn Bridge, the Washington Monument, Grand Central Terminal, and parts of the Statue of Liberty
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France: An Ode


France: "The following excellent Ode will be in unison with the feelings of every friend to Liberty and foe to Oppression; of all who, admiring the French Revolution, detest and deplore the conduct of France towards Switzerland." Soon after, the poem was published in a small work containing his other poems "Frost at Midnight" and "Fears in Solitude" under the title "France: An Ode" to sound more neutral. The poems were published in order with "Fears in Solitude" first and "Frost
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Liberty (Fringe)


of the Statue of Liberty and the episode's title. The combined showing of "Liberty" and "An Enemy of Fate" earned "Fringe" its highest ratings for the season, with 3.2 million viewers and a 1.0 rating for adults 18-49. Ramsey Isler of IGN gave "Liberty" a very positive review, calling it "an episode that showcased just how good this show can be when it's at the top of its game." Isler thought the plot ideas were "executed perfectly", and
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Brad Meltzer's Decoded


to "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura" stating it has "some broadly questionable research and conclusions, all developed and pursued 'in the moment', to give "Decoded" that sort of you-are-there-for-this-grand-adventure feel." After appearing in the "Statue of Liberty" episode, guest author Mark Dice posted a detailed paper online titled "What Brad Meltzer's Decoded Missed About The REAL Meaning of the Statue of Liberty's Symbols and the Illuminati Secret Society", where
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Melting pot


all races and nations come to labour and look forward!" Zangwill thus combined the metaphor of the "crucible" or "melting pot" with a celebration of the United States as an ideal republic and a new promised land. The prophetic words of his Jewish protagonist against the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty allude to Emma Lazarus's famous poem "The New Colossus" (1883), which celebrated the statue as a symbol of American democracy and its identity as an immigrant nation. Zangwill concludes his play by wishing,
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Liberté (poem)


, "J'écris ton nom" (I write your name). The 21st stanza reveals that name, saying "Pour te nommer Liberté." (To name you Liberty). The first stanza reads: The original title of the poem was "Une seule pensée" (A single thought). Éluard comments: The poem was published on 3 April 1942, without apparent censorship, in the clandestine book of poetry "Poésie et vérité 1942" (Poetry and truth 1942). According to Max Pol Fouchet, he
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General Casimir Pulaski (statue)


-1779 Fell in Battle at Savannah /poem Base Plaque: poem Brigadier General Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, Portrays the Revolutionary War Hero In The Uniform of a Polish Cavalry Commander. Born in Wniary, Poland on March 4, 1748 To a Noble Family, Pulaski Gained Prominence in Europe for His Role In Defending Liberty in Poland. Excited By The Struggle of the Emerging American Republic, Pulaski Joined in Its Fight For Independence, Arriving in Boston In July, 1777. Brigadier General and Chief of Cavalry In Command of All Cavalry of
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Statue of Liberty


or near the Statue of Liberty. A group of statues stands at the western end of the island, honoring those closely associated with the Statue of Liberty. Two Americans—Pulitzer and Lazarus—and three Frenchmen—Bartholdi, Eiffel, and Laboulaye—are depicted. They are the work of Maryland sculptor Phillip Ratner. President Calvin Coolidge officially designated the Statue of Liberty as part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1924. The monument was expanded to also include Ellis Island in 1965. The following year, the Statue
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Statue of Liberty Museum


The Statue of Liberty Museum is located on Liberty Island in New York City. The museum opened on May 16, 2019, and is focused on the creation, meaning, and history of the Statue of Liberty (formally "Liberty Enlightening the World"), a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi which the people of France gifted to the people of the United States in 1886. Construction of the new Statue of Liberty Museum started in early October 2016. The $70 million museum can accommodate all of the island's daily
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Statue of Liberty


The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York, in the United States. The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886. The Statue of Liberty is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess. She holds a torch above
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Aegimius (poem)


The Aegimius (, "Aigimios") is a fragmentary Ancient Greek epic poem that was variously attributed to Hesiod or Cercops of Miletus during antiquity. The "Aegimius" of the title was surely the son of Dorus, but the surviving fragments have nothing to do directly with this figure, and, despite his status as title character, it cannot be inferred from the available evidence that the poem was primarily concerned with the Dorian king. Instead other myths, such as those concerning Io, Theseus, and the golden fleece
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Liberty Leading the People


Liberty Leading the People" was painted. The statue, which holds a torch in its hand, takes a more stable, immovable stance than that of the woman in the painting. An engraved version of part of the painting, along with a depiction of Delacroix, was featured on the 100 franc note from 1978 to 1995. The painting has had an influence on classical music. George Antheil titled his Symphony No. 6 "After Delacroix", and stated that the work was inspired by "Liberty Leading the People"
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Conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty


A centennial conservation-restoration of the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World") occurred between 1984 and 1986. The Statue of Liberty, by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is a colossal artwork on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, and is a part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Much of the restoration effort was based on unprecedented restorative methods, as metallurgical repair work on such a large scale had never been attempted. Many scientists, engineers, government organizations, and professional consultants evaluated and dealt
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Strengthen the Arm of Liberty


Strengthen the Arm of Liberty is the theme of the Boy Scouts of America's fortieth anniversary celebration in 1950. The campaign was inaugurated in February with a dramatic ceremony held at the base of the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World"). Approximately 200 BSA Statue of Liberty replicas were installed across the United States. As part of the Strengthening the Arm of Liberty campaign to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), hundreds of scale replicas of the Statue of Liberty have been created
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Statue of Liberty (Leicester)


The Leicester Statue of Liberty is a small replica of the "Statue of Liberty" by local stonemason Joseph Morcom installed at the twin Soar River bridges in Leicester. The statue was the result of a visit to New York in 1919 by the directors of Lennards "Liberty" shoe factory, and originally stood on top of the shoe factory on the way to Filbert Street. The factory was demolished in 2003, but in 2008 the statue was restored near the original location on the western entrance to the Swan Gyratory, a large
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Statue of Liberty


of Liberty and Ellis Island were jointly added to the National Register of Historic Places, and the statue individually in 2017. On the sub-national level, the Statue of Liberty was added to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places in 1971, and was made a New York City designated landmark in 1976. In 1984, the Statue of Liberty was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The UNESCO "Statement of Significance" describes the statue as a "masterpiece of the human spirit" that "endures as a highly potent
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The Mental Traveller


The old woman within the poem represents society, the opposite to liberty. She crucifies liberty, a theme similar to what happens to Blake's character Orc, but liberty does break free and joins with her and they are able to enjoy plenty. However, they have a child, which represents the false church, an idea similar to Blake's character Rahab. Stevenson suggests that the poem operates in a cycle of conflicts between the sexes that cause many problems. In general, the poem is filled with a mixture of conflicting
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Statue of Liberty Forever stamp


The United States Post Office issued the Statue of Liberty Forever stamp on December 1, 2010. The stamp shows the replica of the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World") located at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip rather than the original Statue of Liberty in New York. The error was not noticed until March 2011. The error was identified by Sunipix, a stock photo agency in Texas. Ten and a half billion of the error stamps were produced. The mistake
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Statue of Liberty


a generator was installed to power temporary floodlights to illuminate the statue at night. The superintendent of Statue of Liberty National Monument, David Luchsinger—whose home on the island was severely damaged—stated that it would be "optimistically ... months" before the island was reopened to the public. The statue and Liberty Island reopened to the public on July 4, 2013. Ellis Island remained closed for repairs for several more months but reopened in late October 2013. The Statue of Liberty has also been closed due to government shutdowns and
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American Prayer (Bono song)


origins, the purpose that made it great." Bono described the song as a "paean to America" based on the "poetry of the Declaration of Independence and the taut truth in the Constitution", as well as "The New Colossus", the poem written by Emma Lazarus for the Statue of Liberty. In writing of the origin of the song, Stewart said, "Bono was crafting the words in a way that would make people think about the fact that 'America' as a concept was a truly
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Statue of Liberty National Monument


The Statue of Liberty National Monument is a United States National Monument comprising Liberty Island and Ellis Island in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Established in 1924, it includes the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World") by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, situated on Liberty Island, as well as the former immigration station at Ellis Island which includes the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital. The monument is managed by the National Park Service as part of the National Parks of New York Harbor office. President Calvin Coolidge
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Liberty Island


A larger fort mounting 77 guns was proposed under the third system of US fortifications but was not built. By the time it was chosen for the Statue of Liberty in the 1880s, the fort was outmoded and obsolete, disused and its substantial stone walls were then used as the distinctive base for the Statue of Liberty given by the Third French Republic for the American 1876 centenary celebrations. It had become a part of the base for the Statue of Liberty after the island was first seen by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the statue's
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Statue of Liberty (Seattle)


The Statue of Liberty, or Lady Liberty, is a replica of the Statue of Liberty, installed at Seattle's Alki Beach Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. It was installed in 1952 by the Boy Scouts of America and underwent a significant restoration in 2007 after repeated vandalism had damaged the sculpture. The sculpture was donated to the city by the Boy Scouts of America in 1952, as part of the Strengthen the Arm of Liberty campaign. It was installed in February 1952 at a site near the landing spot of
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Replicas of the Statue of Liberty


prime minister Alain Juppé, condemned the attack. A replica of the Statue of Liberty in Colmar, the city of Bartholdi's birth, was dedicated on 4 July 2004, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his death. It stands at the north entrance of the city. The Bartholdi Museum in Colmar contains numerous models of various sizes made by Bartholdi during the process of designing the statue. Frédéric Bartholdi donated a copy of the Statue of Liberty to the town square of Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer. Other "Liberty
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Replicas of the Statue of Liberty


of its popularity, in 2000 a replica of the French Statue of Liberty was erected at the same place. Also in Japan, a small Statue of Liberty is in the Amerika-mura ("American Village") shopping district in Osaka, Japan. Another replica is in Oirase near the town of Shimoda south of Misawa in Aomori Prefecture, where the United States has an 8,000-person U.S. Air Force base. A replica of the Statue of Liberty in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, was damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
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Working on the Statue of Liberty


Working on the Statue of Liberty, also known as Statue of Liberty, is a 1946 oil painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell, showing workmen cleaning the torch held aloft by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The painting was created for the cover of an edition of "The Saturday Evening Post", published on 6 July 1946, from sketches that Rockwell made in March 1946. It depicts the cleaning of the amber-coloured glass of the torch, an operation undertaken annually each July. Rockwell focuses on just
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Statue of Liberty (song)


"Statue of Liberty" is a 1978 single by XTC. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London and subsequently banned by the BBC for the lyrics "In my fantasy I sail beneath your skirt". XTC performed the song on the BBC2 television show "The Old Grey Whistle Test" in 1978. The music video for "Statue of Liberty" shows the band performing the song in a black room while cardboard cutouts of the Statue of Liberty holds up the microphones for the band. At the end, keyboard
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Libertas


created in 1848. This is the image which later influenced French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi in the creation of his statue of "Liberty Enlightening the World". Libertas, along with other Roman goddesses, has served as the inspiration for many modern-day personifications, including the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in the United States. According to the National Park Service, the Statue's Roman robe is the main feature that invokes Libertas and the symbol of Liberty from which the statue derives its name. In addition, money
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Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)


The Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument is a replica of the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World") in Pine Bluff Memorial Gardens, on the south side of 10th Avenue between Georgia and State Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It was placed by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) as part of its 1950s era campaign, "Strengthen the Arm of Liberty." The statue is in height, made of copper, and is mounted on concrete base tall. The statue faces north, toward the
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Replicas of the Statue of Liberty


store catapulted the careers of famous designers like Myra Cruz, Edgar Ramirez, and Bonnie Ramos, among others. Aguinaldo's succumbed to the competition and closed in the 1960s. The original building in Juan Luna Street still stands, along with both the Bonifacio and the Liberty statues. Since the creation of the Liberty statues in Intramuros and Juan Luna Street, other Philippine provinces soon followed suit. Statue of Liberty replicas in can be found in Pangasinan and as far as Camp John Hay amphitheater in Baguio City. There are at least
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Statue of Liberty


some of the bars had been installed, much of the corrosion had been hidden by layers of paint applied over the years. In May 1982, President Ronald Reagan announced the formation of the Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Centennial Commission, led by Chrysler Corporation chair Lee Iacocca, to raise the funds needed to complete the work. Through its fundraising arm, the Statue of Liberty–Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., the group raised more than $350 million in donations for the renovations of both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis
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Emma Lazarus


. A stamp featuring the Statue of Liberty and Lazarus' poem, "The New Colossus", was issued by Antigua and Barbuda in 1985. In 1992, she was named as a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project. She was honored by the Office of the Manhattan Borough President in March 2008, and her home on West 10th Street was included on a map of Women's Rights Historic Sites. In 2009, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. The Museum
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The Star-Spangled Banner


1986 rededication of the Statue of Liberty, Sandi Patty wrote her version of an additional verse to the anthem. Several films have their titles taken from the song's lyrics. These include two films titled "Dawn's Early Light" (2000 and 2005); two made-for-TV features titled "By Dawn's Early Light" (1990 and 2000); two films titled "So Proudly We Hail" (1943 and 1990); a feature film (1977) and a short (2005) titled "
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Monument of Liberty, Ruse


, and two statues of revolutionaries with guns at the base. In 1907 the Rousse society decided to replace the tsar's statue with a statue of a woman, symbolizing freedom, in order not to resemble the Monument to the Tsar Liberator in Sofia, opened in the same year and also a work of Arnoldo Zocchi. Ferdinand I, who had shortly been re-titled from a knyaz to a tsar after the Unification of Bulgaria, was asked to determine the monument's opening day. He didn't reply, so 11
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Statue of Liberty


protests. During the October 2013 United States federal government shutdown, Liberty Island and other federally funded sites were closed. In addition, Liberty Island was briefly closed on July 4, 2018, after a woman protesting against American immigration policy climbed onto the statue. On October 7, 2016, construction started on the new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island. The new $70 million, museum may be visited by all who come to the island, as opposed to the museum in the pedestal, which only 20% of
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Replicas of the Statue of Liberty


statue.) A replica can be found in Window of the World Park. A 15 foot high replica of the Statue of Liberty is at the western entrance of the village of Arraba in Israel, near a local restaurant. At a highway intersection in Jerusalem called "New York Square," there is an abstract skeletal replica of the statue. The French Statue of Liberty from the Île aux Cygnes came to Odaiba, Tokyo, from April 1998 to May 1999 in commemoration of "The French year in Japan". Because
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Institutions in the Southern Victory Series


Statue of Liberty was not built in this timeline because relations between the United States and France are poor due to France's support of the Confederate States. Rather than the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island (still under the name of Bedloe's Island) is taken up by a similar but more grim German-influenced statue known as the Statue of Remembrance holding the "Sword of Vengeance". When either Germany gave the statue to the United States or the USA built it itself is never discussed in the series. These groups
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Statue of Liberty in popular culture


windows cut into the flame by Gutzon Borglum in 1916. The old torch now sits in the Statue of Liberty Museum in Fort Wood. The stone at Liberty's feet has also needed repair in the past. Fifty years after the statue was first erected, in 1937, it was discovered that water was leaking in to the pedestal that the statue stands upon. A giant copper apron (250 ft. tall) was placed over the pedestal to prevent future damage. Overall, the majority of the statue would likely survive the
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imitation of the Statue of Liberty. Among other recreations of New York City structures, a replica of the statue is part of the exterior of the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. As an American icon, the Statue of Liberty has been depicted on the country's coinage and stamps. It appeared on commemorative coins issued to mark its 1986 centennial, and on New York's 2001 entry in the state quarters series. An image of the statue was chosen for the American Eagle platinum bullion coins in
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Constance Cary Harrison


Constance Cary Harrison persuaded her friend Emma Lazarus to donate a poem to the fundraising effort to pay for a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. In 1871, the Harrisons first visited Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, staying at the cottage of Captain Royal George Higgins. Sometime in the 1880s, they commissioned Arthur Rotch of the architectural firm Rotch & Tilden to build a seaside cottage called "Sea Urchins", with a garden designed by Beatrix Farrand. The property now is owned by the College of the Atlantic,
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Jessica Care Moore


Ghetto", "God is Not an American", "Sunlight Through Bullet Holes", and a forthcoming collection, "We Want Our Bodies Back" Her poetry has been heard on stages including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the London Institute of Contemporary Arts. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Jessica Care Moore first came to national prominence when she won the "It’s Showtime at the Apollo" competition a record-breaking five times in a row. Her performance of the poem "Black Statue of Liberty"
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1798 Revolt of the Alfaiates


he was a member of the Knights of Light, and spread propaganda throughout the lower classes, despite his own status. For some reason, he tried and was able to convince two people to give up on the conspiracy. He was acquitted after the failure of the revolt, due to his influence in the community. Francisco Moniz Barreto d’Aragão was a teacher; he was a member of the Knights of Light. He wrote poems supporting the ideologies of independence, equality, liberty, and the importance of reason. He was
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Go West (song)


what we want to be Now if we make a stand we'll find our promised land/poem The music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and relies heavily on computer-generated imagery, like all of his videos for the "Very" singles. It begins with a red Statue of Liberty, and then depicts a grey city where the communist domination is evident on the basis of Soviet imagery (such as red stars and red flags, Yuri Gagarin Monument and Monument to the Conquerors of Space). Troops of identical Soviet
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The Statue of Liberty (film)


The Statue of Liberty is a 1985 American documentary film on the history of the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World"). It was produced and directed by Ken Burns. The film, which first aired on October 28, 1985, was narrated by historian David McCullough and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film included readings by Jeremy Irons and Arthur Miller, among others. Also features Paul Simon's "American Tune" at the beginning and end of the film. McCullough,
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Statue of Liberty


symbol—inspiring contemplation, debate and protest—of ideals such as liberty, peace, human rights, abolition of slavery, democracy and opportunity." Hundreds of replicas of the Statue of Liberty are displayed worldwide. A smaller version of the statue, one-fourth the height of the original, was given by the American community in Paris to that city. It now stands on the Île aux Cygnes, facing west toward her larger sister. A replica tall stood atop the Liberty Warehouse on West 64th Street in Manhattan for
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Leviathan (Auster novel)


violent end. "Leviathan" is borrowed from the biblical sea monster that Thomas Hobbes used as a metaphor for the State in his own book of that title. As the "Phantom of Liberty", blowing up replicas of the Statue of Liberty around the country – the novel's protagonist is a Hobbesian hero whose nemesis is the State; his self-inflicted death, a metaphor for man's doomed struggle. Auster is known for placing his fictional characters in real-time contexts with real events as backdrop to his narratives
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Alma Bridwell White


volume set under the name "Guardians of Liberty." Notably, the word "Klansmen" was removed from the title, reflecting the Klan's diminished status, while White continued to promote the dogma that had initially drawn her into partnership with the Klan. Volumes Two and Three of "Guardians of Liberty" have introductions by Arthur Kent White, her son and the Pillar of Fire's second general superintendent. "Time" magazine wrote on October 22, 1928: Aimee Semple McPherson [spoke] ... Worst of all,
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Replicas of the Statue of Liberty


Hundreds of replicas of the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World") have been created worldwide. On the occasion of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi crafted a smaller version of his "Liberty Enlightening the World", which he subsequently gave to the Musée du Luxembourg. In 1905, the statue was placed outside the museum in the Jardin du Luxembourg, where it stood for over a century, until 2014. It currently stands within the entrance hall to the Musée d'Orsay, and a newly constructed
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Statue of Liberty in popular culture


After its unveiling in 1886, the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World"), by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, quickly became iconic, and began to be featured on posters, postcards, pictures and books. The statue's likeness has also appeared in films, television programs, music videos, and video games, and has been used in logos, on postage stamps and coins, and in theatrical productions. "Liberty Enlightening the World" remains a popular local, national, and international political symbol of freedom.
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George Sumner (artist)


first fine art poster to raise money for the environmental group Greenpeace. His work "Sweet Liberty", an abstracted version of the Statue of Liberty, was selected to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. in 1986. That painting is now housed in the Liberty Island museum. Another painting with this theme, "The Spirit of America", with the statue's base draped in an American flag, was created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Lithographs were presented to people
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Statue of Liberty


restrooms, up to code. The statue was reopened on October 28, 2012, but then closed again a day later in advance of Hurricane Sandy. Although the storm did not harm the statue, it destroyed some of the infrastructure on both Liberty and Ellis Islands, including the dock used by the ferries that ran to Liberty and Ellis Islands. On November 8, 2012, a Park Service spokesperson announced that both islands would remain closed for an indefinite period for repairs to be done. Since Liberty Island had no electricity,
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Southern Tioga School District


on grade level skills. In 2012, Liberty Junior Senior High School remained in Warning AYP status due to a low graduation rate. In 2011, Liberty Junior Senior High School declined to Warning AYP status due to lagging student achievement. In 2010, Liberty Junior Senior High School achieved AYP status under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. From 2003 to 2009, Liberty Junior Senior HIgh School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress each school year. In 2014, 20 Liberty Junior Senior High School students took the SAT exams. The school's
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A. M. Klein


status in North America, understood better than most English-Canadian writers of his day. Along with the oft-anthologized title poem, "The Rocking Chair," a poem that uses the chair in a rural Quebec house as a synecdoche of French-Canadian heritage, the book included such poems as "Lookout: Mont Royal," "Grain Elevator," and "The Cripples," all of which showed Klein at the height of his creative powers and survived long after as lyrical encapsulations of specific aspects and locations
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Liberté (poem)


"Liberté" (Liberty) is a 1942 poem by the French poet Paul Éluard. It is an ode to liberty written during the German occupation of France. The poem is structured in twenty-one quatrains, which follow the same pattern. Éluard names many places, real or imaginary, on which he would write the word "liberté". The first three lines of each begin with "Sur" (On) followed by the naming of a place, and the last line is twenty times, like a refrain
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Statue of Liberty


. An emergency elevator was installed within the statue, reaching up to the level of the shoulder. July 3–6, 1986, was designated "Liberty Weekend", marking the centennial of the statue and its reopening. President Reagan presided over the rededication, with French President François Mitterrand in attendance. July 4 saw a reprise of Operation Sail, and the statue was reopened to the public on July 5. In Reagan's dedication speech, he stated, "We are the keepers of the flame of liberty; we hold it
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Qustaki al-Himsi


love for travel, al-Himsi lived and worked in Aleppo his whole life until his death in 1941. The full collection of al-Himsi's poems has not yet been published. Al-Himsi translated many works of the French literature into Arabic. Qustaki al-Himsi was honoured in his native city of Aleppo by renaming a street at the centre of the city after him. His statue was erected in 1971 at the centre of the Liberty Square of Aziziyah district in Aleppo. The home of Qustaki al-Himsi
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American Silver Eagle


15, 1983, however, it was not enacted. Some two years later, with sales still suspended, Senator McClure again introduced legislation aimed at requiring potential sales of stockpiled silver to be conducted through the issuance of coins minted from the silver. This time his legislation took the form of an amendment (S.AMDT.418) to , the "Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Commemorative Coin Act". McClure's amendment—the "Liberty Coin Act"—added a new section (Title II) to H.R. 47. The amendment may be summarized
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The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps


. In 1983-85, the Garfield Cadets became the first DCI corps to earn a three-peat---three consecutive DCI titles. On July 4, 1986 the Cadets performed as a part of the Liberty Weekend celebrating both the hundredth anniversary and the restoration of the Statue of Liberty. In 1987, the corps won its fourth DCI crown in five years. The Garfield Cadets relocated outside Garfield to Hackensack and became the Cadets of Bergen County in 1989. The Cadets of Bergen County won DCI Championships in 1990, '93
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Liberty State Park


campaign on Liberty Island, with the Statue of Liberty behind him and said: 'I want more than anything I've ever wanted, to have an administration that will, through its actions, at home and in the international arena, let millions of people know that Miss Liberty still "Lifts her lamp beside the golden door."' On July 4, 1985, Daryl Hall and John Oates played an outdoor benefit concert for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty in front of an estimated 70,000 people at Liberty State Park
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Liberty Island


of New York and a part of New York City, allowing the state and city of New York to retain sovereignty of Liberty Island, serve process there and collect sales tax from Liberty Island souvenir shops. In response to a FAQ about whether the Statue of Liberty is in New York or New Jersey, the National Park Service, which oversees Liberty Island, cites the 1834 compact. Question 127 on a naturalization examination piloted in 2006 asks "Where is the Statue of Liberty?" The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services gives "
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Statue of Liberty National Monument


top of the regular ferry ticket. In 2019, the NPS announced that starting on May 16, 2019, tour groups will be banned from certain parts of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, such as the Statue of Liberty's observation deck and the Ellis Island museum. The NPS cited overcrowding for its decision. Although only 1,000 of the site's 24,000 daily visitors travel to the monument within tour groups, the NPS stated that these groups tend to block pedestrian flow within the monument. Liberty Island and Ellis Island have been
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Nathaniel Ward


. However, Ward believed in theocracy rather than democracy. One of his epigrams was: poem The upper world shall Rule, While Stars will run their race: The nether world obey, While People keep their place. /poem Ward thought that justice and the law were essential to the liberty of the individual. Some have said that "The Body of Liberties" began the American tradition of liberty, leading eventually to the United States Constitution. In 1645 Ward began his second book, "The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America
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Luceafărul (poem)


poem into an eponymous opera, which he himself translated into Hungarian. Sculptor Ion Schmidt-Faur also paid homage (to the poem rather than its protagonist) in his 1929 relief of Cătălin and Cătălina, installed at the base of his Eminescu statue in Iași. During the interwar, the identification of poet and protagonist was also taken up by Lovinescu in his work as a biographical novelist: he intended to write a romanticized account, also titled "Luceafărul", dealing mainly with the hero's childhood in Ipotești. Mircea Eliade
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Liberty Tax Service


Service appeared on Forbes "Top 20 Franchises for the Buck" in 2012. Liberty Tax Service is well known for its wavers, people in Statue of Liberty costumes and Uncle Sam costumes, used as a form of guerrilla marketing. On October 28, 2011, a flash mob of costumed Lady Libertys danced in Times Square to promote Liberty Tax Service and celebrate the anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. John Hewitt began his career at H&R Block as a tax preparer in 1969 and was later promoted to regional director of 250 offices
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Édouard René de Laboulaye


freed slaves in the U.S. The same year he had the idea of presenting a statue representing liberty as a gift to the United States, a symbol for ideas suppressed by Napoleon III. The sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, one of Laboulaye's friends, turned the idea into reality. Laboulaye wrote poetry in his spare time. One of his poems, "L'Oiseau bleu" was set by Victor Massé. Laboulaye also translated into French the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and the works of Unitarian theologian William Ellery Channing. Laboulaye published many books
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Jewish American literature


and petitions composed by the Sephardic immigrants who arrived in America during the mid 17th century, Jewish American writing grew over the subsequent centuries to flourish in other genres as well, including fiction, poetry, and drama. The first notable voice in Jewish- American literature was Emma Lazarus whose poem "The New Colossus" on the Statue of Liberty became the great hymnal of American immigration. Gertrude Stein became one of the most influential prose-stylists of the early 20th century. The early twentieth century saw the appearance of two pioneering American
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Dougga


at Dougga. The epithet "Liberum" would thus follow the same pattern as ' and ', which appear in the title of Thibursicum Bure. Thibursicum Bure is however an exception to the rule; the titles of the other ' including the term ' do not include the names of any divinities, and this hypothesis has therefore been abandoned. Alternatively, ' is taken as a reference to free status (', "liberty"). This interpretation is confirmed by an inscription found at Dougga that honors Alexander Severus as the
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Liberty Island


Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the United States. Its most notable feature is the Statue of Liberty ("Liberty Enlightening the World"), a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi that was dedicated in 1886. The island is an exclave of the New York City borough of Manhattan, surrounded by the waters of Jersey City, New Jersey. Long known as Bedloe's Island, it was renamed by an act of the United States Congress in 1956. Liberty Island became part of the
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Liberty National Life Complex


in 1925 contained, a replica of the Statue of Liberty located on a pedestal at the top of the building. The 36-foot (11 m) tall statue was moved to the Urban Center, an office complex off of Interstate 459 in Liberty Park, Alabama in 1989. Liberty Park is a commercial, residential and retail development between Torchmark Development Company and Drummond Company. The south side of the complex's 16 story building contains a large version of the company's "Torch" Logo, which is the logo of both Liberty
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Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue


Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue (also GWK statue) is a 122-meter tall statue located in Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park, Bali, Indonesia. It was designed by Nyoman Nuarta and inaugurated in September 2018. The total height of the monument, including the 46-meter base pedestal is . The statue is about higher than the Statue of Liberty, but Liberty is tall and thin, while Garuda is almost as wide as it is high — its wingspan is . The statue was designed to be the Indonesia’s tallest statue, that was inspired
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Dick Whittington and His Cat


but it was "alluding to" Richard Whittington, as explained by Maitland. The stone Liberty was one of a set of seven, the others being Peace, Plenty, Concord, and Justice, Mercy, and Truth. This Whittington statue (Liberty statue) was taken down when the old Newgate was being demolished, in 1766 or 1776, to be placed in the new Newgate Prison. The Liberty statue could later be seen at the new Newgate Prison, but the cat was not with her. Also a chariot with
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Liberty Island


Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1937 through Presidential Proclamation 2250, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1966, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island. According to the United States Census Bureau, the island has a land area of , which is the property of the federal government. Liberty Island is located in the Upper New York Bay within the waters of Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. It is one of the
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Statue of Liberty


especially among emancipated slaves. A Liberty figure adorned most American coins of the time, and representations of Liberty appeared in popular and civic art, including Thomas Crawford's "Statue of Freedom" (1863) atop the dome of the United States Capitol Building. Artists of the 18th and 19th centuries striving to evoke republican ideals commonly used representations of Libertas as an allegorical symbol. A figure of Liberty was also depicted on the Great Seal of France. However, Bartholdi and Laboulaye avoided an image of revolutionary liberty such as that depicted
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Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins


replica of the Statue's torso, head and arm was built in Mexico. The shots of the replica were intercut with footage shot at the real Statue of Liberty. The soundtrack features an instrumental score written by composer Craig Safan, released by Perseverance Records on CD on August 7, 2006 and later reissued by Intrada Records. However, the title song, "Remo's Theme (What If)", written and sung by Styx member Tommy Shaw, is not included on that album. Shaw released the song as a
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