RESOURCES QUESTION #1
CIte information from the resources provided.
Reading: The Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story, Chapter 1
This resource discusses the French artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s intent for the Statue of Liberty, as well as his influences, and how his ideas for it transformed over time.
Article: A Poem by Emma Lazarus Changed the Meaning of Lady Liberty
Read this article on how America gradually altered the intent of the statue with the addition of Emma Lazarus’s famous poem. As you read the article, notice how cultural influences and adding a new artifact (the poem) changed the meaning of the original artifact.
Video: Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder? (9:50)
Watch this video identifying factors that influence how we judge humanistic artifacts.
RESOURCE FOR QUESTION #2
The Holy Book of Islam