Amir Blog - American Ideals

This image is the first creation of the Statue of Liberty which was given to America by France which represented the friendship between the two nations at the time. This image shows first hand the theme of 'freedom' as this stood staple for immigrants to feel welcomed. The Statue of Liberty shows the time of peace that America was entering due to the fact that slavery had recently been abolished and freedom was the main ideal that America was striving for. This allowed people, specially immigrants who came into the nation to make a life for themselves and create something worth while.

This image was taken at the events of 9/11. This contradicts the first image due to the fact that this shows the terror that people had to endure as the events of the day had played through. This shows the turmoil America was going to be going through and how the nation would have to deal with the events of the past even to this day. This image shows how America has fallen out of balance with the ideals that America was founded on - the idea being peace and freedom; which none can be seen in this image.