...homework: analysis/essay “The New Colossus“ by Emma Lazarus In the following text I am going to analyse the poem “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus written in 1883, which is attached to the pedestal of “ The Statue of Liberty” . Furthermore, the question of why the poem was chosen is going to be answered. Because of its 14 verses the poem is an Italian sonnet , it is separated in two stanzas, the first one contains eight verses and the second includes six verses. The first stanza is written in an embracing rhyme which can be considered as welcoming people. It is about the statue itself. It is compared to the “Colossus of Rhodos”, which is different from the statue, if one thinks of the “Colossus of Rhodos” one is connecting it with dominating power (ll.1) The Statue of Liberty is called “ Mother of Exiles” which shows that she is welcoming immigrants and that anyone can find his or her home in America.(ll.6) She is also welcoming everyone, not only the immigrants, the homecomers as well, that is shown by the alliteration worls-wide welcome in line 7.She is placed in the harbor of New York City, where many immigrants come to, she is also turned to the world and not to America, that shows that America is happy to welcome these immigrants. The second stanza is written in a cross-rhyme, that shows that the topics is changing, Emma Lazarus is not writing about the statue itself anymore, she is describing the intention of the statue. She writes about what the statue would...
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...Meyonta Murphy 10-7-14 EN 1420 Trace Analysis The context in this picture to me illustrates that in order for there to be peace you must go through war. There are many wars going on just for peace. There are no peaceful protest that will help the situation get any better. This is targeted for military personal because they are the ones who are deployed to fight, police- they are put in place to protect and serve, and civilians because to the police are military we are the cause. The author to this picture is Pawel Kuczynski. He is known for drawings that portray today’s political and cultural reality. There are an active 10 wars that the US are presently fighting, with the latest one being ISIS. There Statue of Liberty- in upper New York says “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” The Statue of Liberty is the stance of freedom. The statue was originally a emblem for France and the US friendship. Now it’s a symbol of hope. But when people get to America they treat it as its nothing. This picture is for those who fight for their freedom and want freedom but because of the laws in place they can’t enjoy life as they want. The picture was done by Pawel K. who is known best for his art work on problems that people face every day. People come from all over the world to America...
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...AN INTRODUCTION TO CROWDFUNDING The late 19th century saw the creation of one of the world’s most recognisable landmarks with the gift of the Statue of Liberty by the French to the US. While the French paid for the construction and shipping of the statue it was down to the US to fund the base upon which it would stand. With the statue ready to leave France, the Americans were still well short of the $300,0001 needed to build the base and erect the statue. Running short of time the American Committee (responsible for raising the funds) teamed up with newspaper owner Joseph Pulitzer to launch a campaign to invite citizens to donate even small amounts to help in the funding of the pedestal, offering donors miniature replicas of the statue in return. This 19th century crowdfunding campaign raised $100,000 in just five months, contributed to one of the most popular attractions in the world and illustrated the financing power of a large crowd when tapped for funding. While the American Committee were lucky to have Mr Pulitzer and his paper to publicise their plea for donations, others wishing to access so many people would have had no such help. This, however, has changed in recent years with the rise of social media and the new ease with which communities can form and interact online. Annual growth in the number of crowdfunding platforms worldwide Growth |||||||||||| |||||||||||| |||||||||||| ...
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...in order to save his life. Specifically, the appellant asserts that the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause guarantees the right to privacy and acting under no undue influence the right to be voluntarily cryogenically frozen by a cryogenic company one month before his death. Appellant accordingly challenges the constitutionality of RCW 9A.32.030, which makes it a felony to plan, intend and cause the death of another person. We conclude that a terminally ill adult has the right to be voluntarily cryogenically frozen because a cryogenic company is not liable for homicide under the State of Washington’s murder statute when the proscription results in undue governmental intrusion on the decision to exercise a constitutionally protected liberty interest under the Fourteenth Amendment. A. Statement of Facts 1. Description of Appellant The appellant, John Smith, is a 19-year-old university student who has been diagnosed with Leukemia. Because there is no cure for his form of the disease, he is in the terminal phase of his illness and will die within six months. Appellant wishes to save his life by hiring a cryogenics company to freeze his body one month before his death. His hope and instruction is to be unfrozen when a cure for his disease is discovered. 2. Washington’s Murder Statute Washington has no law proscribing cryogenically freezing a human. However, Washington bans planning, intending, and causing the death of another person: A person is guilty of murder in the...
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...Analysis of Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” Melvin J Rogers L26599934 Liberty University Robert Browning’s poem “My Last Duchess” is based on an incident in the life of the Italian Duke Alfonso II d’Este of the Duchy of Ferrara (eNotes.com, 2014). The use of the dramatic monologue is the most effective device to reveal what Browning believes to be the true nature of the narrator, the Duke. By allowing the narrator to tell his own story it becomes readily apparent to the reader that he is a flawed person; self-centered, arrogant, controlling and bordering on the narcissistic. In order to lead the reader to the pre-determined conclusion regarding the Duke’s character, Browning creates two tones, one for the Duke, and one for the poem overall. The tone of the Duke is one of arrogance or insolence; he is quite proud of himself in the way in which he feels he commands those around him and he feels that he is superior to them. Several lines in the poem paint this picture for the reader. The Duke feels that merely being a part of his family is something that should be celebrated and cherished (“- as if she ranked/My gift of a nine-hundred-years-old name/With anybody’s gift.”) (lines 32 – 34). The Duke refers to the artist who painted the portrait of his wife in a way that implies that not just anyone could secure his services (“I said/ “Fra Pandolf” by design …”) (lines 5 - 6). He is proud of the fact that he does not compromise (“- E’en then would be some stooping;...
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...Theory of Justice Analysis Conception and reality often clash when applied to everyday. In the most optimal society justice is served by punishing criminals so that law abiding citizens can live their lives in peace. The reality is that criminals receive punishments that are less than justice demands and the non-criminals are cheated. This short paper examines justice theories, the utilitarian view, modern justice view and the security based justice. It is important to consider individual justice, mob justice and societal justice as separate institutions. To better understand these institutions the next section explains justice theories. Justice Theories In this section two types of justice will be discussed: Rawl's Theory of Justice as Fairness and Libertarianism. Rawls focused on a hypothetical model in order to describe his form of justice. In this hypothetical model individuals are required to choose fundamental principles of basic institutions of a given society (Ilstu). The result choices made by the members of this society will be both fair and just. The two principles are as follows: Equal Liberty and Difference. "The Equal Liberty Principle states each person is to have the maximum civil liberties compatible with the same liberty for all (Ilstu)". These would be the principles of the United States Constitution; all American citizens are privileged to receive full civil liberties based on the laws of the land. "The Difference Principle states inequalities...
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...1. U.S. Constitution: the law of the land for the United States. It was ratified back in 1788 by the states. 2. Enumerated powers: certain powers given to the federal government from the states. 3. Checks and balances: a system built into the constitution to stop any branch of the government from becoming too powerful. 4. Supremacy clause: the clause of the U.S. constitution which establishes that the U.S. constitution and federal treaties, laws, and regulations which trumps all other laws here in the U.S. 5. Preemption doctrine: the concept that federal law takes superiority over state and local law. 6. Commerce clause: A clause of the U.S. constitution that grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among states, and with Indian tribes. 7. Interstate commerce: commerce that moves between states or that effects commerce between states. 8. Police power: power that permits states and local governments to create laws that protect or promote the public health, safety, morals, and welfare. 9. Unduly burden interstate commerce: a system which says that states may create laws that protects or promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare, as long as the laws don’t burden the interstate commerce. 10. Bill of Rights: The first 10 amendments to the constitution, which were added to the U.S. constitution in 1791. 11. Establishment Clause: a clause to the first amendment that prevents the government from either establishing...
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...carefully twisted the man’s arm behind his back and restrained him with a neck hold. Mr. McPhillen refused the man’s request to release him, and firmly seated the man and threatened to punch him if he moved. The woman then informed Mr. McPhillen that the man was her husband. ISSUE: The questions presented are which intentional torts were committed, and what defenses are available to the tortfeasors? Both John and Leroy are guilty of committing intentional torts. Both parties have debatable defenses. Though the fact remains that more information is needed regarding the events that occurred prior to the assault and battery to the woman, and the time of how long the intoxicated man was confined. Before determining what are the applicable statues and what each parties defense may be we must first explain each intentional tort committed. Intentional Torts: The first intentional tort was the intoxicated man’s shouting obscenities at the woman, approaching her in a threatening manner, and finally grabbing her wrist. Regardless of her relationship to him, his actions are considered to be Assault and...
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...Trials where the death penalty is a possible sentence have more legal requirements than non-death penalty trials, and therefore, cost more to fulfill these requirements. The requirements include costs for prosecuting and defense attorneys, interpreters, expert witnesses, court reporters, psychiatrists, secretaries, and jury consultants (“Costs of the…”) as well as “the necessity for two trials – one on guilt and one on sentencing” (Dieter). According to an article by the Death Penalty Information Center, “a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment in the United States” (“What’s New”), “the average cost of defending a trial in a federal death case is $620,932, about eight times that of a federal murder case in which the death penalty was not sought” (“Costs of the…”). Take the state of Washington for example. A study conducted by the University of Seattle determined that “in Washington each death penalty case cost an average of one million dollars more than a similar case where the death penalty was not sought (on average $3.07 million v. $2.01 million)” (“Costs of the…”). Similarly “since the death penalty’s reinstatement in Washington in 1981, Washington has carried out five executions, each costing an average twenty four...
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...Introduction English law is enshrined in the legal system of England and Wales, and is a set of rules, created by the state along with jurisdiction binding and implemented by its authority. The rules define what we can do and what we cannot do. They are created by Parliament and are known as ‘statute law’ or act of Parliament. The content of statue law is greatly influenced by the European Union including the Human Rights Act 1998. In the case of ‘common law’, the decisions of senior appellate court are included as law. European Union (EU) law takes priority and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) protects those identified rights for the relevant stakeholders. Betten, L. (1999) A key distinction is made in terms of civil law and criminal law. Civil law deals in areas such as family matters, employment and contracts; whereas, criminal law is applicable when it is believed that a crime requires an investigation. Speaight, A. (2012) EU laws have considerable influence in a number of areas related to business and human rights and many treaties and directives are applicable in the UK for employment, security and freedom of movements. European law is highly applicable especially in terms of rights at work and business related law. Betten, L. (1999) English Law and its Sources English law is made up of common law - legislation passed by Parliament influenced by Europe. There are four main sources of English law 1. Statute law 2. Common law 3. European...
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...Kayla Yelton Dehr/ Huffman ENG W131-46 10/11/2012 Final Draft Rhetorical Analysis Because Freedom Can’t Protect Itself ACLU’s website is very large and a reader would probably only come across it if he or she was on a search for specific information. The website is built mostly off of their credibility. The main point made by the website is that the reader has to protect his freedom, someone has to take a stand. ACLU builds up much of their credibility, and through articles and blog posts they try to gain support. Many of their articles are argumentative and informational as a way to gain support for their cause. When searching a popular, controversial topic ACLU will most likely pop up on the first page of one’s search results. When doing a search about “drug testing in the workplace” ACLU came up second with a link to the article, “Privacy in America: Workplace Drug Testing.” The ACLU’s concerns and values can be summarized by going to the bottom of any page on their website. The headers of links at the bottom of the page give away what topics they’re working with such as Human Rights, Immigrants’ Rights, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) Rights, and Racial Justice. When using a search engine to search for any topic in these categories ACLU usually comes up on the first page of websites. ACLU comes up at least fourth or fifth most of the time when searching topics they are working with. This gives them more credibility because it tells the reader that this...
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...paper with each stroke of his pen as he endlessly works throughout the day, candlelight by night, searching for the perfect words for what would become the nation’s most cherished symbol of liberty. “All men are created equal . . . they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights . . . Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” – extremely powerful words coming from the same man who owned over 180 slaves; the same man who also wrote that Blacks “are inferior to the whites in the endowments of body and mind” (Jefferson 270); the same man who did almost nothing to abolish slavery during his 40 years in the political arena of Virginia and the new republic (Magnis 492). It is clear through Jefferson’s contradictions between his inspirational words declared in the Declaration of Independence and his actions, writings and political behaviors that in his mind “all men” did not include Black men. Surprisingly, Jefferson was not concerned with originality when he wrote the Declaration of Independence and even borrowed language from previous writings. George Mason drafted a form of a declaration of rights for Virginia, in which he declared “all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent natural rights . . . among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty” (McCullough 121). Jefferson also added language from a pamphlet published in Gibson 2 1774 by Pennsylvania delegate James Wilson who declared, “all men are, by nature equal and free: no...
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...Tyler Boles Annotated Bibliography Daly 9:00-9:50 Authority figures Bullies or Buddies: Brutality from authority figures to immigrants This newspaper article that I found online, written by Daniel Shoer Roth of the Miami Herald newspaper, shows his research on the subject of police brutality towards immigrants/refugees. it also shows some of his personal outlooks on the topic along with some views of some of the citizens in Miami that he interviewed. he talks on a national and local level about , biased policing, unconstitutional searches and seizures and the use of excessive force when dealing with ethnic groups. many cases have been documented in Miami-Dade County in which DEA agents and local police officers have arrested U.S. citizens with foreign last names to interrogate them about their citizenship. Foreigners are required to carry immigration papers, green cards, at all times. But natural born U.S. citizens are not required to carry papers proving citizenship. local police departments deny having policies that encourage the harassment of immigrants, but these attacks show how law-enforcement policies are not entirely respected by the officers. The enforcement program, Secure Communities, is sometimes considered a useless tool in bringing out dangerous foreign criminals, also gives full power to criminals and gives them power to commit abuse against our community. It also endangers any legal American who may be a victim of a crime witnessed by an immigrant/refugee...
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...procedural due process. c. The policies did not allow for equal protection based on article first, section 20 of the Constitution of the State of Connecticut and the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution. Decisions Rendered /Rational • The state Supreme Court upheld the trial court’s ruling on the first argument in question, stating that the board of education derives authority from their role as agents of the state as granted to them by the General Statues. • The state Supreme Court addressed each of the substantive due process claims, upholding the trial court’s ruling, as the plaintiff did not meet the burden of proof required to overturn the trial court’s ruling. o The school board policy did not jeopardize the fundamental rights guaranteed by article eighth, section one, regarding free public education, as it was not disciplinary in nature and was applied in a consistent and uniform...
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...Summary On a summer night July 20, 2012; a gunmen opens fire in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado during a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises”. “The gunman is "dressed head-to-toe in protective gear"- a ballistic helmet, protective gear for his legs, throat and groin, black gloves and a gas mask. He props open the door, before throwing two tear gas canisters into the theater. After both canisters explode, witnesses say he started shooting, first at the ceiling and then at the crowd. Police say he used an AR-15 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and at least one of two .40-caliber handguns police recovered at the scene.” (cnn.com P.7). Twelve people are murdered and fifty-six are wounded. James Holmes surrenders to police, is indicted on 166 felony charges, which include; murder, attempted murder, and weapons charges. Five days later Fox news reporter Jana Winter wrote an exclusive article referencing two sources that provided information about a package that was sent to the University of Colorado. “James Holmes, the accused gunman in last Friday's midnight movie massacre in Colorado, mailed a notebook "full of details about how he was going to kill people" to a University of Colorado psychiatrist before the attack, and the parcel may have sat unopened in a mailroom for up to a week before its discovery Monday, a law enforcement source told FoxNews.com.”(Winter, 2012. P.1). “Inside the package was a notebook full of details about how he was going to kill people," the source...
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