If all of the world´s culturalheritage was contained in a time capsule, what wouldyou include to demonstrate thelegacy of your country?

If all of the world´s culturalheritage was contained in a time capsule, what wouldyou include to demonstrate thelegacy of your country?

I would includeThe Statue of Liberty

WHY?

Inscribed at the base of the statue is a message

to the world:

Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe

free,The wretched refuse of your teeming

shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed

to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

For many immigrants, the Statue of Liberty

was the first thing that they would see upon the arrival to the United States

For them it was a symbol of hope & a promise

that they would find opportunity here that would

allow them to have better lives

Many successful Americans came here as immigrants

Albert Einstein Henry Kissinger

Both are Nobel Prize recipients whose influence had a major role in shaping science and politics today

Albert Einstein Henry Kissinger

Both are also German immigrants who sought to escape the terrors of World War II

Jerry Yang Sergey Brin

Co-Founder of Co-Founder of

Jerry Yang Sergey Brin

Immigrant from Immigrant from Taiwan Russia

There are also many great Americans who are descendants of immigrants

Henry Ford

Founder of Ford Motor Company

Henry Ford

Founder of Ford Motor Company

Father was an Irish immigrant

Mother was a child of Belgian

immigrants

Walt Disney

Co-Founder of The Walt Disney Company

Walt Disney

Co-Founder of The Walt Disney Company

Irish, German, and English roots

Hillary Clinton Bill Gates U.S. Secretary Co-Founder of of State Microsoft

Hillary Clinton Bill Gates Scottish, French, Irish & German& Welsh descent descent

These are just a few example of great Americans who helped shape the world we live in today

These are just a few example of great Americans who helped shape the world we live in today

The U.S. is a greatmelting pot of peoplefrom all over the world.

It has opened it’sborders to peoplefrom all around theworld and allowedthem live here andachieve great things

No matter how much wealththey have or what theirsocial status is. Everyone hasthe chance to becomesuccessful here through hardwork and determination.

This statue is the symbol of an idea

The idea that people of different countries, cultures, races, and beliefs can live together without prejudice,

and that anyone who is willing to work hard enough can be successful

When this time capsule is opened, the Statue of Liberty should serve

as a reminder of this idea

Because together we can achieve great things