Gold

Gold

 

 Ephesians 4:32
“And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

"All that was intricate and false; the truth was simple."~~~W. H. Auden 

 

 

"a fountain threw high its silvery water"~~~Harriet Beecher Stowe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Gold"

Lewis and Clark
New Orleans
Louisiana Purchase 

Job 22:21
“Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Keats Listening to a Nightingale on Hampstead Heath
Joseph Severn (1793–1879)
Guildhall Art Gallery
Image credit: City of London Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Lewis and Clark" "New Orleans" "Louisiana Purchase"

 

 The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was a significant U.S. military expedition that took place from May 14, 1804, to September 23, 1806. Led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend Second Lieutenant William Clark, the expedition aimed to explore the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. Their mission was to find a practical travel route across the western half of the continent, document biodiversity, and establish positive trade relations with Native American tribes. The expedition crossed the Continental Divide, reached the Columbia River, and eventually the Pacific Ocean. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this historic journey to explore and detail as much of the new territory as possible.

 

 During the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the team made several significant discoveries and accomplishments:

Geographic Exploration: They mapped previously uncharted territories, including the Missouri River, the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia River.
Native American Interactions: The expedition established contact with various Native American tribes, learning about their cultures, languages, and customs.
Flora and Fauna: Lewis and Clark documented hundreds of plant and animal species, contributing to scientific knowledge.
Continental Divide: They crossed the Continental Divide, marking the separation between waters flowing to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Pacific Ocean: The expedition reached the Pacific Ocean, completing their journey.
Their findings significantly expanded understanding of the western frontier and paved the way for future exploration and settlement.

 

 

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The Louisiana Purchase was a pivotal event in American history. In 1803, the United States acquired approximately 828,000 square miles of territory from France, effectively doubling its size. For a sum of $15 million, the U.S. gained control over land stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. This acquisition significantly influenced America’s westward expansion and its development as a nation.

 

Luke Skywalker
Drummer Boy
Leon Marchand

Acropolis 

El Tamborilero

Matthew 21:22
“And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Luke Skywalker" "Drummer Boy" "Leon Marchand" "Acropolis" "El Tamborilero"

KING ARTHUR AND JOANA

KING ARTHUR AND JOANA
Pittsburgh Steelers
Standard
Stamen
Stanley

 

1 Corinthians 15:1
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;”

 

 

 Pittsburgh: The French and Indian War
The conflict began over control of the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers (the Forks of the Ohio), where Fort Duquesne (later Pittsburgh) stood.

 

"standing the canoe off the rocks and speeding it into the channel"~~~James Michener

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chess: “Standard” “Stamen” “Stanley” “Pittsburgh” : French-Indian War

Boots

Boots
Trails

 

 Proverbs 16:9
“A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.”

Psalms 19:7
“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.”

 

 "Each trip up from Vera Cruz was a mixture of drudgery and joy, for although traversing the jungle along poorly kept trails was quite difficult, to travel beside the volcanoes and to see the capital looming in the distance was rewarding, especially since he knew that when he reached it he could count upon a few days of rest and better food. So he kept singing."~~~James A. Michener: TEXAS. Ch1 Land of Many Lands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Boots and Path"

FIREPOWER

Firepower

Render unto...

Moneda, Crédito y Banca 

 

Ecclesiastes 12:13
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”

 Acts 16:31
“... Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Firepower" "Moneda, crédito y banca" "Render unto caesar..."

New Mexico

Santa Fe

New Mexico

Guadalajara

Colt Revolver

 

 Proverbs 29:11
“A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel Colt Revolver 1850 Navy
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel Colt Revolver .36 caliber 1851 Navy

 

 

Chess: "Santa Fe" "New Mexico" "Guadalajara" "Samuel Colt Revolver"

The Ark

THE ARK
Manitoba

Ship
Craft

Vessel 

Spring

Vernal

Psalms 24:1
“(A Psalm of David.) The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”

 

 

 

Vessel

 

 

 

 "rising suns that gild the vernal morn"~~~Darwin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Manitoba" "Ship" "Craft" "THE ARK" "Vessel" "Spring" "Vernal"

CAPE TOWN

CAPE TOWN
JOHANNA'S BURG

Revelation 4:11
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Cape Town" "Johannesburg"

Staking

Staking

Nucleus

Central 

Stadium

Staff

Oracle of Delphi

 

Romans 11:4
“But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.”

 

 

Oracle of Delphi

 

 "The novel... is a perpetual quest for reality"~~~Lionel Trilling 

 

 

 

 

Stadium

 

 

 

Llano Estacado, Texas.

 

 

 

 

San Antonio de Escazú

 

Chess: “Nucleus” “Central” “Staff” “Stadium” “Staking”

Bogotá

Bogotá

 

2 Peter 1:20
“Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.”

 

 

Uraeus

The royal uraeus (the cobra snake) and it belongs to the king (Senusret II), the middle state, the twelfth dynasty. Today, it is four thousand years old. It is made of pure gold and inlaid with precious stones, and it was fixed on top of the king's crown."
 It was found by the famous archaeologist Flinders Petrie in 1889 in the offering room in the pyramid of Lahun in Fayoum.
 It will soon be displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum
 Khaled Elbery

Matthew 20:23
“And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.”
HENRY
Enrique
Ecclesiastes 3:1
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”
Genesis 49:10
“The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”

 

 

 

2nd Witch:
"Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,--
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
Macbeth (IV, i, 14-15)

This line, uttered by the three ugly witches in Macbeth as they stir their boiling cauldron, is one of the most familiar phrases associated with traditional witchcraft. It is the infamous recipe for spell-casting, curse-inducing witchery. People believed in witches in Shakespeare's time, and thought of them as powerful practitioners of evil. Yet while these witches in Macbeth did possess the ability to conjure up spirits, they did not really control Macbeth but rather tricked him into acting in certain ways. Having correctly predicted he would be king, they now produce ghosts who allow him to conclude that he will not be killed by anyone. These ghosts have been called into our world by the use of the infamous recipe given above, which continues with "adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, lizard's leg and owlet's wing," and an assortment of other colorful ingredients.

 

 

 

Chess: "Bogotá" 

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

Vienna Circle
Circle
The Team
Círculo Matarese
Cirque du Soleil 
Diagrama de Venn
Sevilla

Genesis 28:15
“And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.”

Rom.1:16

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”

 

 

 

"Beyond all titles, and a household name,

Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good."

 TENNYSON: Dedication to Idylls of the King

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Monument in Mexico City to the Mexican Revolution

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Albert Hall" "Vienna Circle" "Circle" "Círculo Matarese" "Sevilla" "Diagrama de Venn" "The Team"

Anchorage

LOGOS

Anchorage
Laurel
Baccalaureate

Analytic 

Anáhuac

Queen Ann's Lace

Mark 10:27
“And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English is analytic in its use of the comparative"more beautiful" instead of "beautifuler" .

 

 

 

 

Chess: "Logos" "Anchorage" "Laurel" "Baccalaureate" "Analytic" "Anáhuac" "Queen Ann's Lace"

FIGHT

Fig
FIGHT
Figure
Substance

 Psalms 56:2
“Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.”

 
Deuteronomy 6:7
“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”

"None of them..would have cared a fig the more for me"~~~Hawthorne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samuel Colt & Nathaniel Hawthorne

 

 

 "The project is coming along very well."~~~POTRANCA REVOLVER (Kary Ramos)


"the situation which permitted Negro combustion to slowly build up to the revolution point"~~~Malcolm X *
 

 

 

*Good grief!!! 😝

 

 

Chess: "Fig" "FIGHT" "Figure" "Substance"

Il Bambino

Baseball

Babe Ruth

Il Bambino

 

Psalms 56:13
“For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?”

 

 

 

Chess: "Baseball" "Babe Ruth" "Il Bambino"