1. The Statue of Liberty, officially named the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, sits on the 12-acre Liberty Island in New York Harbor. This national monument, represented freedom from tyranny, financial hardship and suffering for many immigrants since the late 1800s. The French gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a gift to mark the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi collaborated with French engineer Gustave Eiffel to create the statue. They designed the massive structure using thin pounded copper sheets covering a steel framework. Eiffel created the frame of the statue. Its design and construction were considered an engineering masterpiece of the 19th century. American architect Richard Morris Hunt designed its pedestal. The Statue of Liberty appears tiny when viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. From pedestal to tip, the 225-ton statue is 305 feet, 6 inches, with the face measuring more than 8 feet tall. There are 154 steps from the pedestal to the head, and the figure has a 35-foot waistline. The Statue of Liberty's green. coloring results from the effects of weather conditions on copper. The physical features of the Statue of Liberty carry significant meaning. The broken shackles at Liberty's feet signify a breaking away from tyranny and oppression. The seven rays on her crown stand for the seven continents; each 9 feet long and weighing as much as 150 pounds. The National Park Service states that the 25 windows in her crown represent gemstones found on the Earth and heaven's rays shining over the world. Her torch is easily understood to be lighting the path to freedom; it reflects the sun during the day and is illuminated by 16 floodlights at night. The Statue of Liberty is not only a national monument; it serves as a reservoir of the statue's history. The pedestal contains a lobby, exhibits on the first and second floors and a 10th-floor observatory. The Statue of Liberty was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural and architectural significance.
Source: https://traveltips.usatoday.com/description-statue-liberty-11766.html retrieved on February 7 2021.
a. What is the main idea of paragraph two?
b. What is the main idea of paragraph five?
c. Summarize the text into three sentences!
Source: https://traveltips.usatoday.com/description-statue-liberty-11766.html retrieved on February 7 2021.
a. What is the main idea of paragraph two?
b. What is the main idea of paragraph five?
c. Summarize the text into three sentences!
Jawaban:
a. The main idea of paragraph two is the collaboration between French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi and French engineer Gustave Eiffel in designing and constructing the Statue of Liberty.
b. The main idea of paragraph five is the physical features of the Statue of Liberty and their symbolic meanings, such as the broken shackles representing freedom from tyranny and oppression, the seven rays on her crown representing the seven continents, and the 25 windows in her crown representing gemstones found on Earth.
c. The Statue of Liberty, located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, is a national monument gifted to the United States by France. Designed by Frederic Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, it is an engineering masterpiece of the 19th century. The statue's physical features, including the broken shackles, seven rays on the crown, and illuminated torch, symbolize freedom, unity, and enlightenment.