The Statue of Liberty
Library of Congress
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 mightywoman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "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-tost to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
What is the United States' position concerning immigration as depicted in Lazarus's poem? Use evidence from the poem to support your answer.
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The United States back in the late 1800's welcomed immigrants from all countries. The US back then was more accepting of different people because they wanted freedom, and we could provide it.
ReplyDelete8R1 Olivia Stedman
ReplyDeleteThe United States position on immigration in the poem was like the US welcomed all immigrants.
The positioning concerning immigration is the Statue of Liberty. I think they're trying to show the emotions of the immigrants when they first see the statue and know that they're finally in America.
ReplyDeleteAlexis Leach 8R1.
In Lazarus's poem, the united states was a place for them to be free from all harm and danger and that the Statue was a becon for all the immigrants to come to America. Alaina Gray 8R1
ReplyDelete8r1 josh Ellis
ReplyDeleteThe statue of liberty is in new york and new york is where most of the immigrants went to after their trip on a boat to America. It also says that the immigrants will have a good life in the new country.
Colton Farrell
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Based on this poem the United States is very open to immigration.
She might be talking about when not everyone was free, and the people without homes.
ReplyDeleteThe United States position is telling the immigrants that people without money might not be able to get through to the us.
ReplyDeleteThe United States is in a position is free and open to immigrants. Megan Andrus 8R1
ReplyDelete8R1 Grant Meyer
ReplyDeleteThe position is Lazarus's poem is they wanted to welcome the immigrants in to the country.
The United States likes immigration and wants to help all the people that need help.
ReplyDeleteI think the Unites States position is the Statue of Liberty welcoming them to the new world because, the Statue of Liberty was the first thing most of the immigrants saw when the came to the United States.
ReplyDeleteSamantha Klein
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The U.S. is fine with immigration and is fine with helping those who are sick that are aboard the ships.
ReplyDeleteBailey Mushill
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The US welcomed immigrants.
ReplyDeleteVincent Baldaino
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My opinion is that the United States seems like they would welcome all immigrants.
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Madi Yungck
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Based on the poem, the United States' position concerning immigration is that the United States was a safe place for the new immigrates.
As depicted in this poem, the United States' position concerning immigration is that if you are poor or in trouble, you could come to America, and you would no longer be homeless or tired. The writer wanted the reader to believe that the Statue of Liberty is a powerful and amazing woman who could save you from your troubles. Theoretically, he is symbolizing the Statue of Liberty as a representation of the United States. He is saying that she could help you, when he means, coming to the United States could help you prosper and live a better life.
ReplyDeleteIn the poem it said that america is open for immigrants because when it said give me you tired, give me your poor, that means the poor and tired people from other countries can come and have a chance in america. 8R1 Brenden Ricci
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ReplyDeleteI think that the United States welcomed immigrants because in the poem it said that her beacon glows worldwide welcome so i think that means that they are welcomed
It shows how when the immigrants came to Ellis Island that was the first thing they would see as they approached the dock. I think that it's beautiful and the poem gives so much about the Statue of Liberty. What she looks like, what she is by, & what she holds in her hands. I think that it welcomed the immigrants because in the poem it says "Give me your tired, your poor,
ReplyDeleteYour huddled masses yearning to breathe free" I think that is welcoming to others because it is saying how she wants the tired one's.
Breann Springer 8R1 10-24-11
The united states position is let people know they are in america and they are welcome to america
ReplyDeleteKeaton Klaustermeier
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The U.S seemed to welcome all immigrants. The poem described how it was a safe place for them to live.
Ryan Poston
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It says that america is a safe place for immigrants to come
Faith Scott 8R2
ReplyDeleteAs depicted in Lazarus's poem the United States is being made out to be a land that offers freedom, and says they will give freedom, but actually don't. The U.S. is made out to be a horrible country that goes back on their offers.
Katlyn Mock 8R2
ReplyDeleteI think the the United States is wanting people to come in and is using Lady Liberty to tell them that we don't care if you are poor, or what your race is, we want you to come to America and be free.
Andrew Ickler
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The United States thoughts concerning immigration is that the U.S welcomes new immigrants.
Maeghan Korte
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The poem basically said that the US was a safe place for immigrants and they were welcome to the US. I think it was and it wasn't because no one knew what the immigrants could do to the US. And the immigrants didn't have as much as the US did.
Faith Scott 8R2
ReplyDeleteI think that the United States welcomed immigration and was happy with it.
8r2 Brittany Dickerson
ReplyDeleteBase on the poem, the United States position concerning immigration id that the united states was states was a safe place for the new immigrates and the united states was all about immigration.
Chelsea Moss
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What the poem is telling people is that America welcomes you with open arms. Whenever it said " give me your tired your poor" The poem don't want you to be tired of trying to survive for your own survival. America wants you to have a job so you can have money to bring in into he family. The statue is here to welcome you to your new home.
Allison Watson
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I think that in Lazarus's poem that the US welcomed immigrants. I think this because in the poem he said that the Statue of Liberty said, "Give me your retired, your poor,
your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me."
The united states concerning with immigration is very strong with positive attitude and love and the poem states that she is the mother of exiles and from he beacon-hand glows world wide welcome and that is the first sign of great love and care for all immigrants that come to this fine country yes Jonah Yeager
ReplyDeleteFaith Scott 8R2
ReplyDeleteI think that from this poem the United States is welcoming new immigrants because, in the poem the statue of Liberty is saying, "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-tost to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" So that is why I think that America is welcoming the immigrants.
I thinks that the United States position on immigration in that time was that they were accepting the new immigrants to America and the statue of liberty was a symbol of freedom to them.
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The United States' position concerning immigration was that there was a new safe place for new immigrants.
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Austin Haynes
The United States position on immigration is they welcome immigrants.
ReplyDeleteThe poem says "give me your poor Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free".
Lenze Strohkirch
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I think that the country was wanting people over in they're home country to come to America and start a new life. Greg Hamby 8R2
ReplyDeleteChelsey Morris 8r2
ReplyDeleteBased on this poem the united states was a free place everybody was or is treated the same immigrants could come to the united states and not get into danger.When the poem said welcome it was welcoming immigrants so the united states is a safe place for immigrants
Zach Meyers
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It says that the U.S. was a safe place for welcoming immigrants
"Give me your tired, your poor means that they are welcomed.
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8r2 Jared Bugg
ReplyDeleteIt says "give me your tired, your poor" America encourages everyone to come to America.
Sarah Fields
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According to this poem by Emma Lazarus, the United States welcomed immigrants with warm hands and happy faces. It paints a picture that the United States was a gentle, happy place for immigrants where they would be welcomed.
Kiera Witschie
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Based on the poem, I think the United States was welcoming of the immigrants, and the Statue of Liberty stood for freedom, and that's what all the immigrants saw when they arrived in the United States.
The United States position was to welcome the New Immigrants in to the New Country.
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8R3 Jake Sconce
ReplyDeleteThe United States' position on immigration is world-wide welcome, as stated in the seventh line. The U.S. wants to show other nations just how welcoming and warming the U.S. can be.
Michael Ambrose
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The poem says " give me your tired, your poor" this means that America was welcoming of the Immigrants.
8R3 Alec Hilliard
ReplyDeleteI think that the position of the united states concerning immigration is that they welcome immigrants, and the want people to come to america because in the poem it says "send me your homeless".
This poem is saying the all immigrants are welcomed to the U.S and its a safe place to live.
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8R3 Audrey Richardson
ReplyDeleteI can tell from the poem, that the United States welcomed immigrants. The poem talks about how America wants the tired and poor people, waiting to be free, to come to the land.
8r3 Logan Mushill
ReplyDeleteIn the poem the United States is a place that accepts and encourages every one to come, as it says " give me your poor and wretched". Which is the poem asking that even if you are not rich or powerful we will accept you so come over here and taste the freedom.
Katelynn Wahl 8R3
ReplyDeleteI think that the Statue of Liberty is telling immigrants they are in a nice safe place.
i think there saying that the pore and sick can be helped in america and that she represents trust and help because in the poem they say to give her all are troubles
ReplyDelete8r3 Paul Skjerseth
ReplyDeleteIt says and shows that The Statue of Liberty was the sight seen by immigrants knowing that they are now in a new world and that they are safe and free. evidence to show it is that the poem said "Give me your tired, your poor, our huddled masses yearning to breathe free. "
8R3- A.J. Cafazza
ReplyDeleteI think that America that poem describes perfectly how Americans felt about immigrants coming into the country in the late 1800's. America was very warm and inviting towards the immigrants because a lot of the countries were very poor, crops died, natural disasters, etc. Plus, the wanted jobs so they could have a better life. This poem describes America perfectly because this poem sends the same message that the Americans did- Come on in.
Sarah Fields
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When Lazarus writes,"From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome," I think she is trying to paint the picture for the reader that the United States welcomes immigrants with open arms.
The poem says, "From her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome." I think this line in the poem shows us that the United States' position was clearly very welcoming to all kinds of immigrants.
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Andy Mathews 8R3
ReplyDeleteIn this poem Lazarus depicts America as being a free and open country for immigrants. With the statement, "Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me," she obviously means anyone who needs a new life to come to America, as though they will be greeted with open arms.
Kiera Witschie
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I think the United States was welcoming of the immigrants because in the poem, the Statue of Liberty 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-tost to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" which pretty much means, that they are welcoming anyone to come to the United States wether your poor or tired or anything else for that matter.
8r3 Austin Bartling
ReplyDeleteBased on this poem, the United States was welcoming immigrants to live in the U.S. It inspired more and more immigrants to come and live in the U.S. And it showed that the U.S would be a safe place to live for immigrants, and that it would be an easy life.
Josh Wilkins
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I think that they are welcoming of the immigrants. But i think that they are trying to change there feelings, buy the statue because it represents freedom.
8R3RyanLittle
ReplyDeleteThe United States position concerning immigrants is the Statue of Liberty.
Riley Nunnally
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In this poem it states that the United states is a place for people to be free of danger. The statue shows that people who live here will have a good life.
8r3 McKenna Geist
ReplyDeleteI think that America wants a greater population or to give people a second chance. when the poem states "give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yeaming to breath free." Which makes me feel like America wants every one to be free.
In Lazarus' poem, she is talking about the statue of liberty and to the immigrants it represented freedom and the hard times the immigrants had to go through to get to America. In the poem Lazarus says "send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me", i think she is saying that many immigrants came to America poor and weak but every time the immigrants looked at the statue they thought of freedom and wealth for there family
ReplyDelete8R3 10/24/11 Daria Emerson
I think that immigrants use America to start over and have a better life for them and there family. The statue of liberty represents there freedom and that's what they saw when they arrived.
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Dylan Sugg
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When Lazarus says, From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome, I think that it means that once you see the that the United States will welcome any immigrant to America.
Jon Wallace
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- In this poem the author shows that the statue of liberty was there to show that all people from different country's that they were welcome to america.
The poem is telling us that the United States is opened up to immigration so that the immigrants can try to have a better life.
ReplyDeleteSamantha Smock 8R4 The United States' position concerning immigration is the Statue of Liberty welcoming all the new immigrants coming from all kinds of different countries.
ReplyDeleteIt states, "Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me", saying that we don't care about your money come to AMerica and we will welcome you with open arms.
ReplyDeleteMorgan Kebe
This poem the statue of liberty is like a big welcome sign to everybody and anyone not from the US. America knew that most immigrants had hard times in there countries and needed some place else were they could start a new life like most immigrants today to start a new life.
ReplyDelete8r4 Megan Courtouise
ReplyDeleteThe satue of liberty is in new york and new york is one of the places that people had to come to before they could come into america.
Zachary Teipe
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The poem basically says that they are very open to immigration and welcome them all to the new country.
Alyssa Lane 8R4
ReplyDeleteThe United States' position was that they let all immigrants in the US. The evidence is that in the poem it says "give me your tired, your poor".
I think that the poet is trying to say that new york is one of the most places people would come from that immigrated and the first thing you would see is the statue of liberty standing there with it's torch like it said in the poem
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8r4 Megan Courtouise
ReplyDeleteThe Statue of Liberty is in New york and New York is one of the places people had to go to before they could come into America.
In the poem, the Statue of Liberty is a statue that is New York to welcome immigrants to America.
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I think that the poem, Lazarus adds animation to the Statue of Liberty. With the animation, he explains how anyone with a rough life is welcome and can start a new life in America. "Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" With this phrase, I think he is saying that everyone is welcome, no matter what they've been through.
Samantha Smock 8R4 the evidence from the poem that I knew is it says "A mightywoman with a torch, whose flame is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles."
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I Think that what the U.S is concerning is that they are welcoming all the new immigrants to Amercia and that the Statue of liberty is showing the immigrants that they are in a free land and will have better lives now. my evidence from the poem is when it 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-tost to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
Gabriel Calixto 8R4 Oct. 24
ReplyDeleteIn this poem Lazarus pictures America as a welcoming country open to all immigrants.
The poem 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-tost to me." meaning that America is a safe and a sheltering home for the immigrants.
Justin Williams 8R4
ReplyDeleteIn this poem the author is showing how the United States is a safe and a great place for immigrants to come to. In the poem it says "From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome.
spencer zeisset 8r 4th hour
ReplyDeleteThe poem shows that all people , and races. The reason i said races is because people means that there attitudes and religon are allowed. Race means color skin and region. It shows this by saying give me your tired give me your weak give me your poor all is wanted. This shows evidence of what I am saying and trying to reason.
This poem is saying the all immigrants are welcomed to the U.S and its a safe place to live.
ReplyDeleteIn Lazarus's poem the US is welcoming people to come to their country, I know this because the poem says "Give me your tired, your poor,
ReplyDeleteYour huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" I know that the US will welcome anyone who wants to come to America, no matter if they are poor or not.
Zachary Teipe
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The poem basically says that the new country is very open to immigration. As they said "give me the poor, tired and the homeless.
Baylee Hampton
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In Lazarus poem it says, "From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome." I think this means that anyone is welcome from anywhere, and that the United States is welcoming all the immigrants.
8r4 Dylan Sutton
ReplyDeleteThe Statue of Liberty is in New York where lots of Immigrants would come and it showed that they were welcome there because in the poem it says "give me".
The author shows that in the eye of the statue of liberty everybody is welcome and we are all free
ReplyDeleteLazarus' poem depicts the United States as a welcoming and helping country for immigrants. The poem states, "From her beacon-hand
ReplyDeleteGlows world-wide welcome" which means and proves that all immigrants from all over the world are welcome into America.
Abbey Little 8R4
Alyssa Skinner,
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The United States welcomed immigrants. It pretty much says that everybody that is struggling in the other countries are welcomed over.
Based on the poem, I think that the United States welcomed the new immigrants. It was also a safe place for those who were poor.
ReplyDeleteIn this poem it seems that the United States is a welcoming country to all the immigrants. The poem says "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." This is meaning that come to us to help you start a new life here.
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Frankie Nolte
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When the poem says,"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," I think it means you can give me anyone and they can be free.
It means that you can come to america to start a new life but if you don't have any money you might not be able to get in america.
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Dillon lavite 8R3,
ReplyDeleteIn the picture the meaning of this is to show how the immigrants felt when showing up in the United states the emotions they had felt and all the time it took to get to the U.S. for them and all of the problems they encountered.
Tyler Laughlin 8R4
ReplyDeleteThe picture and the poem together state that Americans welcomed the immigrants and let them in no matter how poor or how hungry they were.
I think that they want the immigrant to come to America. It say in the poem "give me your poor, your tired, and your hudaled masses.
ReplyDeleteThe poem tells you how everyone is welcome into America, from wealthy to poverty. The Golden Gates were wide open.
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