PDA using MyiLibrary Mary S. Woodley Oviatt Library CSU Northridge mary.woodley@csun
Mary Woodley--The american dream
Transcript of Mary Woodley--The american dream
The two works I am
using are “A
Nation’s Strength”
by Ralph W.
Emerson and “The
New Colossus” by
Emma Lazarus. The
themes I will be
focusing on are the
way the pieces are
written and their
view on the
American dream.
“A mighty woman with
a torch, whose flame is
imprisoned
lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles.”-
Emma Lazarus I think
this quotation speaks
of the strength of
America, and how
America welcomes
anyone, no matter who
they are, what they
did, or where they
came from.
“Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she with silent lips. “Give me you tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,…”
“Brave men who work while others sleep, Who dare while others fly…
They build a nation’s pillars deep, And raise them to the sky.” I think
this quotation from “A Nation’s Strength” by Ralph W. Emerson says a
lot about the American dream. My view of the American dream is that
anyone who works hard will succeed. I believe that is what this
quotation is saying about America.