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Think of a time you overcame a challenge or obstacle. Describe the experience in two to three sentences.
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What did you discuss in your response? Check any that apply.
Based on your understanding of the poem, what did the “Mother of Exiles” offer to immigrants arriving in the United States?Write your answer in one to two sentences and use evidence from the poem to explain your answer.
How did Lazarus describe the old colossus? Check all of the boxes that apply.
Based on these two lines, what does the beacon (a lamp) seem to say?
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Which phrase best describes the people welcomed by the statue?
Does the promise of the statue ring true for immigrants?Write six to eight sentences explaining your answer.Cite specific examples from this lesson or your prior knowledge to support your position.
The promise of the Statue of Liberty only partly rang true for immigrants coming to America. The statue and the poem by Emma Lazarus offered hope of freedom and a better life to the tired and poor from other countries. Many immigrants did find jobs in factories, built new communities, and eventually improved their lives through hard work. However, the reality was often very difficult. New arrivals faced crowded tenements, low wages, long hours, and dangerous working conditions in industrial cities. They also met nativism and discrimination, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act and later immigration quotas that limited who could enter. At places like Ellis Island, officials inspected and sometimes rejected people, showing the welcome was not always open. Overall, while some achieved the American Dream, many discovered that the statue's promise of equal opportunity was not fully kept.
Which of these did your response include? Check all of the boxes that apply.
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