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2-1 Discussion: Cultural Work and Its Value
Lissette Hernandez
Southern New Hampshire University
Hum-100: Perspectives in the Humanities
Professor Jacobs
May 11, 2023
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2-1 Discussion: Cultural Work and Its Value
The piece of work I have chosen to write about that has historical and cultural value is the
Statue of Liberty
. The idea came from French scholar Edouard de Laboulaye and was created by
a French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The statue was gifted to the United States
in 1865, although it was not completed until 1876 by the French people. The French gifted Lady
Liberty to symbolize freedom and friendship between the United States and France during the
American Revolution (Stokely, 2022). A characteristic that moves me the most is Lady Liberty’s
torch. “
Symbolically, the torch represents enlightenment. It is meant to light the way to
freedom and guide us toward the path of liberty and justice” (Hammond, 2021).
Since learning the meaning of the torch, I have become more interested in learning
about all of the different characteristics of Lady Liberty and what they mean. The story behind
the torch is something we have been working to achieve for thousands of years to provide the
people with freedom, liberty, and justice. Lady Liberty is a reminder of all the
accomplishments we have achieved throughout the years to provide the USA with freedom.
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References
Stokely, A. (2022). Statue of Liberty. In
Let’s Take a Look at New York
(p. 1).
Hammond, G. (2021, March 25).
2021
. Statue of Liberty Tour. Retrieved May 8, 2023, from
https://www.statueoflibertytour.com/blog/statue-of-liberty-meaning-what-she-stands-for/
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