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Carson Thummel
Wendell Smith
HUM100
29 May 2022
Humanities Project: Module Four
The monument I have chosen for this short answer project is the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a well-known staple piece in New York. Edouard de Laboulaye is the “Father of the Statue of Liberty. Laboulaye came up with the idea for creating the statue. Many architects help create the statue as well as the creation of the pedestal under the statue. The statues construction began in 1865 and was finished in 1886. The statue was then restored after all those years during the periods of 1982-1986. Laboulaye proposed the idea for the statue as a gift from France. The statue symbolizes the Unions win in the American Civil War and the end of slavery. The creation of the statue was supposed to be a celebration and the ending of oppression with African Americans, but they still had not fully realized the meaning behind the statue.
Before reading about the Statue of Liberty I really didn’t know much about it. But the deep meaning behind its creation and the give-and-take between the US and France is fascinating. I always thought about the statue being a monument the symbolizes “Liberty and Peace for all Americans” and just representing the US as a whole. But the underlying intention was a statue to show Americans that we are all in this together as well as a relationship with France. Not only is the statue a symbol for Americans, but it was also a reassuring symbol to almost 14 million immigrants when they came to New York. After seeing the statue in the distance that was their sign that they have made it to the land of the free.
Works Cited
U.S. Department of the Interior. (2016). History & culture. National Parks Service. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/index.htm
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Carson Thummel
Wendell Smith
HUM100
22 May 2022
Humanities Project: Module Three
For this short answer project, I have chosen the 1927 Bluebird school bus and the 1903 Wright Flyer. The Bluebird was built by Albert Luce Sr. and the Wright Flyer was built by the Wright brothers. I will post links to each of these cultural works on the works cited portion. The reason I have chosen these two pieces is because it revolutionized the way we get around to this day. They were the first of their class. Obviously, the school bus was not the first automobile made but it was one of the first school buses made which we still use in today’s age to bring students and teachers to school. Now both works of art were extremely useful and had such an impact for their time. The Wright brothers created the first successful plane and first successful flight! Wilbur and Orville set the standard and foundation for where the aeronautical fields are today. For its time period, both of these works were extraordinary and were ahead of their time, more so the Wright Flyer.
What does a specific chassis maker say about the bus or car around 1927? I have chosen th ...
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Carson Thummel
Wendell Smith
HUM100
29 May 2022
Humanities Project: Module Four
The monument I have chosen for this short answer project is the
Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a well-known staple
piece in New York. Edouard de Laboulaye is the “Father of the
Statue of Liberty. Laboulaye came up with the idea for creating
the statue. Many architects help create the statue as well as the
creation of the pedestal under the statue. The statues
construction began in 1865 and was finished in 1886. The statue
was then restored after all those years during the periods of
1982-1986. Laboulaye proposed the idea for the statue as a gift
from France. The statue symbolizes the Unions win in the
American Civil War and the end of slavery. The creation of the
statue was supposed to be a celebration and the ending of
oppression with African Americans, but they still had not fully
realized the meaning behind the statue.
Before reading about the Statue of Liberty I really didn’t know
much about it. But the deep meaning behind its creation and the
give-and-take between the US and France is fascinating. I
always thought about the statue being a monument the
symbolizes “Liberty and Peace for all Americans” and just
representing the US as a whole. But the underlying intention
was a statue to show Americans that we are all in this together
as well as a relationship with France. Not only is the statue a
2. symbol for Americans, but it was also a reassuring symbol to
almost 14 million immigrants when they came to New York.
After seeing the statue in the distance that was their sign that
they have made it to the land of the free.
Works Cited
U.S. Department of the Interior. (2016). History & culture.
National Parks Service. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from
https://www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/index.htm
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Carson Thummel
Wendell Smith
HUM100
22 May 2022
Humanities Project: Module Three
For this short answer project, I have chosen the 1927 Bluebird
school bus and the 1903 Wright Flyer. The Bluebird was built
by Albert Luce Sr. and the Wright Flyer was built by the Wright
brothers. I will post links to each of these cultural works on the
works cited portion. The reason I have chosen these two pieces
is because it revolutionized the way we get around to this day.
They were the first of their class. Obviously, the school bus was
not the first automobile made but it was one of the first school
buses made which we still use in today’s age to bring students
3. and teachers to school. Now both works of art were extremely
useful and had such an impact for their time. The Wright
brothers created the first successful plane and first successful
flight! Wilbur and Orville set the standard and foundation for
where the aeronautical fields are today. For its time period, both
of these works were extraordinary and were ahead of their time,
more so the Wright Flyer.
What does a specific chassis maker say about the bus or car
around 1927? I have chosen this question because I believe it is
the most fitting for human culture. Back around 1927 the main
makers of automobiles were all competing. For example, there
was Ford,
Benz, and Bluebird. Now a common myth was that Henry Ford
created the first car, but it was Carl Benz, today it is Mercedes
Benz. People want reliable cars especially back then when it
was still new. With Ford making cars faster than everyone else
people would think that this would be the best maker to go to.
Which is true! So going back to my question, a certain chassis
maker determines how well the car is going to run and how well
it was built. For example, although the Bluebird bus was created
by Albert Luce Sr. the chassis maker was Ford Motor Company.
Some keywords that could help you research this question could
be chassis makers in 1927, automobile companies in 1927 or
most reliable automobile around 1927.
Works Cited
Group, M.-B. (n.d.). Benz Patent Motor Car: The first
automobile (1885–1886): Mercedes-Benz Group. Mercedes.
Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://group.mercedes-
benz.com/company/tradition/company-history/1885-1886.html
Links to specified articles:
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-
