Mikhail-u
11-05-2007, 02:48 AM
>> One Dollar Bill
> >>
> >> Interesting - thought you too would like to read this -
> >> !
> >>
> >> THE UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL
> >>
> >> Take out a one dollar bill, and look at it. The one
> >> dollar bill you're
> >>
> >> looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its
> >> present design. This
> >>
> >> so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen
> >> blend, with red and
> >>
> >> blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is
> >> actually material.
> >> We've
> >> all
> >>
> >> washed it without it falling apart. A special blend of
> >> ink is used, the
> >>
> >> contents we will never know. It is overprinted with
> >> symbols and then it is
> >>
> >> starched to make it water resistant and pressed to
> >> give it that nice crisp
> >> look.
> >>
> >> If you look on the front of the bill, you will see the
> >>
> >> United States Treasury Seal.
> >>
> >> On the top you will see the scales for a balanced
> >> budget.
> >>
> >> In the center you have a carpenter's square, a tool
> >> used for an even cut.
> >>
> >> Underneath is the Key to the United States Treasury.
> >>
> >> That's all pretty easy to figure out,
> >>
> >> but what is on the back of that dollar bill is
> >> something we should all know.
> >>
> >> If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles.
> >>
> >> Both circles, together, comprise the
> >>
> >> Great Seal of the United States .
> >>
> >> The First Continental Congress
> >>
> >> requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men
> >> come up with a Seal.
> >>
> >> It took them four years to accomplish this task and
> >> another two years to get
> >> it approved.
> >>
> >> If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a
> >> Pyramid.
> >>
> >> Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is
> >> dark. This country was
> >> just beginning.
> >>
> >> We had not begun to explore the West or decided what
> >> we could do for Western
> >> Civilization.
> >>
> >> The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying that we were
> >> not
> >>
> >> even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you
> >> have the all-seeing
> >> eye, an ancient symbol for divinity.
> >>
> >> It was Franklin 's belief that one man
> >>
> >> couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the
> >> help of God, could do
> >> anything.
> >>
> >> 'IN GOD WE TRUST' is on this currency.
> >>
> >> The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means,
> >>
> >> 'God has favored our undertaking. '
> >>
> >> The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM,
> >> means,
> >>
> >> 'a new order has begun.'
> >>
> >> At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for
> >> 1776.
> >>
> >> (MDCCLXXVI)
> >>
> >> If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it
> >> carefully,
> >>
> >> you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery
> >> in the United
> >> States
> >>
> >> It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the
> >> Bushnell, Florida National
> >> Cemetery ,
> >>
> >> and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments.
> >>
> >> Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of
> >> the United States ,
> >>
> >> and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very
> >> few people know what
> >> the symbols mean.
> >>
> >> The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory
> >> for two reasons:
> >>
> >> First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and
> >> he is smart enough to
> >> soar above it.
> >>
> >> Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just
> >> broken from the King of
> >> England .
> >>
> >> Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country
> >> can now stand on its
> >> own.
> >>
> >> At the top of that shield you have a white bar
> >> signifying congress, a
> >> unifying factor.
> >>
> >> We were coming together as one nation.
> >>
> >> In the Eagle's beak you will read, ' E PLURIBUS UNUM',
> >> meaning,
> >>
> >> 'one nation from many people'.
> >>
> >> Above the Eagle, you have thirteen stars, representing
> >> the thirteen
> >>
> >> original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding
> >> rolling away. Again,
> >> we were coming together as one.
> >>
> >> Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons.
> >>
> >> He holds an olive branch and arrows.
> >>
> >> This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid
> >> to fight to preserve
> >> peace.
> >>
> >> The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but
> >> in time of war, his
> >> gaze turns toward the arrows.
> >>
> >> They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number.
> >>
> >> This is almost a worldwide belief.
> >>
> >> You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any
> >> hotels or motels with
> >> a 13th floor.
> >>
> >> But think about this:
> >>
> >> 13 original colonies,
> >>
> >> 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence,
> >>
> >> 13 stripes on our flag,
> >>
> >> 13 steps on the Pyramid,
> >>
> >> 13 letters in the Latin above,
> >>
> >> 13 letters in 'E Pluribus Unum',
> >>
> >> 13 stars above the Eagle,
> >>
> >> 13 bars on that shield,
> >>
> >> 13 leaves on the olive branch,
> >>
> >> 13 fruits, and if you look closely, 13 arrows.
> >>
> >> And, for minorities: the 13th Amendment.
> >>
> >> I always ask people, 'Why don't you know this?' Your
> >> children don't know
> >>
> >> this, and their history teachers don't know this.
> >>
> >> Too many veterans have given up too much to ever let
> >> the meaning fade.
> >>
> >> Many veterans remember coming home to an America that
> >> didn't care.
> >>
> >> Too many veterans never came home at all.
> >>
> >> Share this page with everyone, so they can learn what
> >> is on the back of the
> >>
> >> UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL, and what it stands
> >> for... Otherwise, they
> >>
> >> will probably never know...
> >>
> >>
> >> Spiritual freedom is my birthright.
> >> I am a free thinker. I am able to rise above mental
> >> prejudices and stereotypes of others.
> >> I am a free thinker. Nobody and nothing can manipulate
> >> me or deceive me.
> >> I am a free thinker. I freely choose truth and love.
> >> Today, I embrace a greater degree of spiritual
> >> freedom.
> >>
> >> Interesting - thought you too would like to read this -
> >> !
> >>
> >> THE UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL
> >>
> >> Take out a one dollar bill, and look at it. The one
> >> dollar bill you're
> >>
> >> looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its
> >> present design. This
> >>
> >> so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen
> >> blend, with red and
> >>
> >> blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is
> >> actually material.
> >> We've
> >> all
> >>
> >> washed it without it falling apart. A special blend of
> >> ink is used, the
> >>
> >> contents we will never know. It is overprinted with
> >> symbols and then it is
> >>
> >> starched to make it water resistant and pressed to
> >> give it that nice crisp
> >> look.
> >>
> >> If you look on the front of the bill, you will see the
> >>
> >> United States Treasury Seal.
> >>
> >> On the top you will see the scales for a balanced
> >> budget.
> >>
> >> In the center you have a carpenter's square, a tool
> >> used for an even cut.
> >>
> >> Underneath is the Key to the United States Treasury.
> >>
> >> That's all pretty easy to figure out,
> >>
> >> but what is on the back of that dollar bill is
> >> something we should all know.
> >>
> >> If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles.
> >>
> >> Both circles, together, comprise the
> >>
> >> Great Seal of the United States .
> >>
> >> The First Continental Congress
> >>
> >> requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men
> >> come up with a Seal.
> >>
> >> It took them four years to accomplish this task and
> >> another two years to get
> >> it approved.
> >>
> >> If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a
> >> Pyramid.
> >>
> >> Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is
> >> dark. This country was
> >> just beginning.
> >>
> >> We had not begun to explore the West or decided what
> >> we could do for Western
> >> Civilization.
> >>
> >> The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying that we were
> >> not
> >>
> >> even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you
> >> have the all-seeing
> >> eye, an ancient symbol for divinity.
> >>
> >> It was Franklin 's belief that one man
> >>
> >> couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the
> >> help of God, could do
> >> anything.
> >>
> >> 'IN GOD WE TRUST' is on this currency.
> >>
> >> The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means,
> >>
> >> 'God has favored our undertaking. '
> >>
> >> The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM,
> >> means,
> >>
> >> 'a new order has begun.'
> >>
> >> At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for
> >> 1776.
> >>
> >> (MDCCLXXVI)
> >>
> >> If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it
> >> carefully,
> >>
> >> you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery
> >> in the United
> >> States
> >>
> >> It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the
> >> Bushnell, Florida National
> >> Cemetery ,
> >>
> >> and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments.
> >>
> >> Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of
> >> the United States ,
> >>
> >> and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very
> >> few people know what
> >> the symbols mean.
> >>
> >> The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory
> >> for two reasons:
> >>
> >> First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and
> >> he is smart enough to
> >> soar above it.
> >>
> >> Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just
> >> broken from the King of
> >> England .
> >>
> >> Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country
> >> can now stand on its
> >> own.
> >>
> >> At the top of that shield you have a white bar
> >> signifying congress, a
> >> unifying factor.
> >>
> >> We were coming together as one nation.
> >>
> >> In the Eagle's beak you will read, ' E PLURIBUS UNUM',
> >> meaning,
> >>
> >> 'one nation from many people'.
> >>
> >> Above the Eagle, you have thirteen stars, representing
> >> the thirteen
> >>
> >> original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding
> >> rolling away. Again,
> >> we were coming together as one.
> >>
> >> Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons.
> >>
> >> He holds an olive branch and arrows.
> >>
> >> This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid
> >> to fight to preserve
> >> peace.
> >>
> >> The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but
> >> in time of war, his
> >> gaze turns toward the arrows.
> >>
> >> They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number.
> >>
> >> This is almost a worldwide belief.
> >>
> >> You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any
> >> hotels or motels with
> >> a 13th floor.
> >>
> >> But think about this:
> >>
> >> 13 original colonies,
> >>
> >> 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence,
> >>
> >> 13 stripes on our flag,
> >>
> >> 13 steps on the Pyramid,
> >>
> >> 13 letters in the Latin above,
> >>
> >> 13 letters in 'E Pluribus Unum',
> >>
> >> 13 stars above the Eagle,
> >>
> >> 13 bars on that shield,
> >>
> >> 13 leaves on the olive branch,
> >>
> >> 13 fruits, and if you look closely, 13 arrows.
> >>
> >> And, for minorities: the 13th Amendment.
> >>
> >> I always ask people, 'Why don't you know this?' Your
> >> children don't know
> >>
> >> this, and their history teachers don't know this.
> >>
> >> Too many veterans have given up too much to ever let
> >> the meaning fade.
> >>
> >> Many veterans remember coming home to an America that
> >> didn't care.
> >>
> >> Too many veterans never came home at all.
> >>
> >> Share this page with everyone, so they can learn what
> >> is on the back of the
> >>
> >> UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL, and what it stands
> >> for... Otherwise, they
> >>
> >> will probably never know...
> >>
> >>
> >> Spiritual freedom is my birthright.
> >> I am a free thinker. I am able to rise above mental
> >> prejudices and stereotypes of others.
> >> I am a free thinker. Nobody and nothing can manipulate
> >> me or deceive me.
> >> I am a free thinker. I freely choose truth and love.
> >> Today, I embrace a greater degree of spiritual
> >> freedom.