June 20th The Great Seal of the United States — Front Side

June 20th The Great Seal of the United States — Front Side The Great Seal of the United States, which you'll find on the back of every one dollar bill, is our nation's official emblem. Adopted on June 20, 1782, it's full of symbols that have specific meanings about values the Founders wanted to pass on to each generation. The front of the Great Seal bears the coat of arms of the United States, showing an American bald eagle with a shield on its breast. The shield contains thirteen vertical red and white stripes, representing the thirteen original states. The eagle holds an olive branch with thirteen leaves and thirteen olives in its right talon, symbolizing strength in peace. It holds thirteen arrows in its left talon, meaning strength during war. The eagle faces the olive branch to show that Americans prefer peace. In its beak the eagle holds a scroll inscribed with the Latin motto E Pluribus Unum ("Out of Many, One"). The motto refers to the fact that the U.S. is one nation formed by several states. Above the eagle's head is a cloud surrounding a constellation of thirteen stars. The constellation breaking through the cloud symbolizes the United States taking its place among the other nations. The red in the Great Seal symbolizes hardiness and valor. The white stands for purity and innocence; and the blue represents vigilance, perseverance, and justice.   Carl Ray Louk "FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS" SG-1996 "LET LOVE LEAD THE WAY" SG-2000 "THE PHOENIX SHALL RISE" SD "EVEN A MAN WHO IS PURE IN HEART AND SAYS HIS PRAYERS BY NIGHT, MAY BECOME A WOLF WHEN THE WOLFBANE BLOOMS AND THE AUTUMN MOON IS BRIGHT." LT-1941 "FLESH OF MY FLESH; BLOOD OF MY BLOOD; KIN OF MY KIN WHEN SAY COME TO YOU, YOU SHALL CROSS LAND OR SEA TO DO MY BIDDING!" CVTD-1895 "FROM HELL'S HEART I STAB AT THEE, FOR HATE SAKE I SPIT MY LAST BREATH AT THEE" CA-1895  "I HAVE BEEN, AND ALWAYS SHALL BE YOUR FRIEND" Spock  "TRICK OR TREAT, TRICK OR TREAT CANDY IS DANDY BUT MURDER, OH MURDER, IS SO SWEET" CRL-2003  "EYE OF NEWT, AND TOE OF FROG, WOOL OF BAT, AND TONGUE OF DOG ADDER'S FORK, BLIND-WORM'S STING, LIZARD'S LEG, AND OWLET'S WING. FOR A CHARM OF POWERFUL TROUBLE, LIKE A HELL-BROTH BOIL AND BABBLE. DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL AND TROUBLE, FIRE BURN, AND CALDRON BUBBLE" WS Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarlRayLouk Twitter: www.twitter.com/CarlRayLouk MySpace: www.myspace.com/carlraylouk Yahoo Group: Yahoo! Groups : LouksHauntedGraveyardhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/LouksHauntedGraveyard/ Yahoo Group: Yahoo! Groups : TheWorldAccordingtoCarlRayLouk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheWorldAccordingtoCarlRayLouk/