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unimpressedcats: I touch ur foods when u no look

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:17:33 -0400

unimpressedcats:

I touch ur foods when u no look

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Sun, 12 May 2013 23:11:03 -0400

thatfunnyblog: Funny Stuff you like?

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:19:08 -0400

thatfunnyblog:

Funny Stuff you like?

todaysdocument: May 9, 1942: These California farm families are...

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:08:51 -0400

This farm mother of Japanese ancestry is awaiting the evacuation buses which will take her and 595 others from this district to the Tanforan Assembly center.

Centerville, California. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry waiting in front of the Japanese American Citizens League quarters for evacuation buses which will take them to the Tanforan Assembly center.

Harry Konda leaves the quarters of the Japanese American Citizens League of this township for the last time. He is about to board the first bus for the Tanforan Assembly center...

This youngster is being evacuated with a group of 595 persons of Japanese ancestry under Civilian Exclusion Order Number 34 to the Tanforan Assembly center.

todaysdocument:

May 9, 1942: These California farm families are preparing to evacuate to internment camps, as documented by photographer Dorothea Lange.

Centerville, California. Farm families of Japanese ancestry awaiting the evacuation buses which will take them to the Tanforan Assembly center along with 595 others evacuated from this district under Civilian Exclusion Order Number 34. 05/09/1942

Dorothea Lange, photographer. From the Central Photographic File of the War Relocation Authority

May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. You can find our past posts on Japanese American Internment & Relocation under the #Japanese American Internment tag.

ticklishbutts: theladyofpie: ticklishbutts: the Cold War is basically just the United State and...

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:31:42 -0400

ticklishbutts:

theladyofpie:

ticklishbutts:

the Cold War is basically just the United State and the Soviet Union saying how big of a penis they have but when it comes down to it neither of them actually want to flash the other to show for fear the other actually does have a bigger penis

Holy shit, that’s spot on

I don’t post faulty penis analogies so of course it is

staysandstories: frodofeels: I will hit you with a history textbook. I will hit you with the...

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:28:03 -0400

staysandstories:

frodofeels:

I will hit you with a history textbook.

I will hit you with the history book I bought for fun that’s twice as big as a history textbook

historiquearchive: Employees in the courtyard of the Louis...

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:17:37 -0400

historiquearchive:

Employees in the courtyard of the Louis Vuitton workshops in Asnières, Paris, 1888 (Socially Vogue)

ancientpeoples: Hammurabi; King of Babylon. Hammurabi was the...

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:17:02 -0400

ancientpeoples:

Hammurabi; King of Babylon.

Hammurabi was the 6th king of the empire known as Babylon, he inherited the throne in 1792 BC. Shamshi-Adad was ruler in the North of Babylon at that time and Rim-Sin had just unified the south. Hammurabi had even owed allegiance to Shamshi-Adad in the beginning of his reign but soon he started a period now called “the Old Babylonian Period”, the beginning of Babylon’s dominance over southern Mesopotamia for the next 1500 years.

In the early years of his reign his name is mentioned in conflicts against all his powerful neighbors but there was never a significant outcome. Most of his attention was directed inwards, towards the development of his state, mainly digging irrigation canals, fortifying cities, expanding temples and heightening city walls. Only after this was achieved did he turn his attention fully to a wider scale, his military activities were short but devastating. In the years 1766 – 1761 BC he established full dominance over southern Mesopotamia and he quickly defeated small city states left in the area. Only the north of Mesopotamia stayed relatively free of his early political campaigns, after two campaigns his grasp on the area was strained at best, Hammurabi was however, beyond a doubt, the most powerful king of Mesopotamia. He proclaimed himself to be “the king who made the four quarters of the earth obedient.”

The core of Hammurabi’s considerable state was Babylon, this city thrived under his rule as he was meticulous as a ruler. Unfortunately all our information about Babylon comes from records in other cities because there is virtually no archeological evidence of the city. Many of the primary sources are letter writer by Hammurabi to agents who were loyal in these other cities.

Hammurabi’s ideology was simple but strong, he considered himself to be a shepherd and a farmer. This ideology is expressed in one of the most famous monuments from ancient Mesopotamia; “the Hammurabi law code”. The monument is a 2 meter high diorite stele almost completely covered with texts. Between the prologue and the epilogue there are some 300 statements, all formulated in the “If…, then…”pattern and described various criminal offenses and their punishments. The first written laws in the world. The philosophy behind these codes appear to be based on the ideas of ‘an eye for an eye’ but also the presumed innocence of a person. The accuser has to provide evidence of guilt before judgment is given.

An important section in this code:

“I am indeed the shepherd who brings peace, whose scepter is just.

My benevolent shade was spread over my city, I held the people of the lands of Sumer and Akkad safely on my lap.”

The function of this monument seems straightforward but there has been much debate and general consensus now is that this monument is not meant as a code of law but as a monument presenting Hammurabi as an exemplary king of justice. In his own words:

“May any wronged man who has a case come before my statue as king of justice, and may he have my inscribed stele read aloud to him. May he hear my precious words and may my stele clarify his case for him. May he examine has lawsuit and may he calm his (troubled) heart. May he say: “Hammurabi …. Provided just ways for the land”.”

The stele not only provided justice but it also provides us insights into Babylonian society at that time. The stele shows a stratified society in which three major groups occur. The first is the group of awilum, or free men, then the mushkenum, or the dependents, and lastly the wardum, the slaves. Punishments for the same crimes varied according to the criminals and victims status. Injuries to a free man were punishes harder then injuries to a slave. However, we have to keep in mind that these punishments and terms were not absolute.

On the stele at the top we see Hammurabi receiving these law from a god (perhaps Marduk) and in the text it is stated that Hammurabi was chosen to deliver these laws to man. It was found in Persia in 1901 and is now on display at the museum in Paris.

By the end of his reign Hammurabi had singlehandedly altered the political layout of Mesopotamia. Babylon was now the single most greatest power, surrounded by weaker remnants of once powerful city states, such as Elam, Eshnuma and Assur. However, this unification was short-lived, only ten years after Hammurabi’s son, Samsuiluna, had ascended the throne did he face a great rebellion in the south of Babylon.

Although Samsuiluna won the fight, he lost full control of the south of Babylon and this was never restored. In Samsuiluna’s 30^th year on the throne many cities conquered by his father were no longer in his control. Strangely enough these cities were not just lost politically, according to archeological evidence these cities were completely abandoned. This was perhaps a result of the ferocious response of Samsuiluna to the rebellion and these areas were too damaged and destroyed to sustain any further occupation.

However, in the northern areas Hammurabi’s descendents ruled for another 100 years.

orlandobloomers: people used to have to paint their own selfies

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:21:13 -0400

orlandobloomers:

people used to have to paint their own selfies

the-absolute-funniest-posts: This post has been featured on...

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:08:05 -0400

the-absolute-funniest-posts:

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todaysdocument: usnatarchivesexhibits: VOLUNTEER GARDENER...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:05:40 -0400

todaysdocument:

usnatarchivesexhibits:

VOLUNTEER GARDENER TENDS TINY FLOWER PLOT ON 62ND STREET BETWEEN PARK AND LEXINGTON AVENUES IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN. THIS STREET IS ALWAYS GRACES BY ATTRACTIVE, WELL-CARED-FOR PLANTINGS, 04/1973

From the Records of the Environmental Protection Agency (12/02/1970-)

April showers bring May flowers, but it looks like this volunteer gardener is getting a jump on May! Some streets in New York City are adorned with flowers in Spring.

Source: http://go.usa.gov/2vJm

(Suzanne Szasz, photographer)

Also reblogging because I can’t resist the vintage Volvo P1800… -D

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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:21:30 -0400

John Collier Jr Photographing Navajos, 1940s-50s

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:11:16 -0400

John Collier Jr Photographing Navajos, 1940s-50s

did-you-kno: Source

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:05:36 -0400

did-you-kno:

Source

sighboybands: This is the best card I’ve ever found in my...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:01:08 -0400

sighboybands:

This is the best card I’ve ever found in my entire life. Good job Hallmark.

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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:04:48 -0400

pizzzatime: c86: Salem cigarettes, 1969 - via MewDeep

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:04:21 -0400

pizzzatime:

c86: Salem cigarettes, 1969 - via MewDeep

distraction: teenagers on a movie date night, 1957

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:18:14 -0400

distraction:

teenagers on a movie date night, 1957

googlevideos: shakespeare was a meme blogger

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:12:34 -0400

googlevideos:

shakespeare was a meme blogger

the-absolute-best-posts: spook-the-ass: this makes me...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:35:12 -0400

the-absolute-best-posts:

spook-the-ass:

this makes me uncomfortable.

no

jesus christ its like when your drawings look perfectly fine and then you mirror them

nO,

I never realized before how much the US looks like a whale??

I DONT UNDERSTAND WHATS SO WRONG WITH THISNJNKNDFKSAHAKHFKEH

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