The one thing I can assure you is that I'm not going to do a Prescott.
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Montezuma's Anguish
Cortés identified with Quetzalcóatl,
We think we know the story, but don’t know it all.
In writing stories of the people whom we vanquish,
how can we understand king Montezuma’s anguish?
It’s only with unconscionable audacity
that we consider science and sagacity
enable us to understand those we defeat
like open books to which we are the exegete.
Inspired by an article in the TLS, July 31,2009, by J. H. Elliott on the Boston gentleman-scholar William Hickling Prescott, the author of History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843) and History of the Conquest of Peru (1847) . Criticizing Prescott’s approach, Elliott, former Regius Professor of History at Oxford University, writes:
As part of this process of re-evaluation, historians try to recover “the vision of the vanquished” and to reconstruct the history of “peoples without history”, victims not only of imperial domination but also the lack of written records....
Montezuma’s assumed identification of Cortés with Quetzalcóatl has been a staple element of the story from Prescott’s day to our own, but it has also come to be contested as a post-conquest fabrication. Equally the omens have been shown to have suspicious affinities with the omens and prodigies recorded by classical authors like Plutarch, Lucan and Josephus. If the Quetzalcóatl myth and the story of the omens are no more than retrospective attempts to make sense of the extraordinary succession of events, Prescott’s doom-laden interpretation of Montezuma’s behaviour loses much of its credibility….Was he killed by stones thrown by his own rebellious subjects, as the account commonly goes, or was he put to death by the Spaniards, as one or two alternative sources suggest? Or did he perhaps die “as much under the anguish of a wounded spirit, as under disease”, as Prescott ws inclined to believe?
8/15/09
poem by Gershon Hepner
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
quote by Fran Lebowitz
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Wrapped In Clothes In Blue
Me close and understand
Its now that I need you
Theres so much doubt when Im alone
Im wrapped in clothes of blue
And I need you to assure me
Always be near me
Im thinking about the times to come
And already what weve done
Its only when I see you smile
You open up my world
Oh I want you to laugh again
Join our hands and laugh again
Lead ourselves through time
And I need you to assure me
Always be near me
Show me youre right
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Wrapped In Clothes Of Blue
Hold me close and understand
Its now that I need you
Theres so much doubt when Im alone
Im wrapped in clothes of blue
And I need you to assure me
Always be near me
Im thinking about the times to come
And already what weve done
Its only when I see you smile
You open up my world
Oh, I want you to laugh again
Join our hands and laugh again
Lead ourselves through time
And I need you to assure me
Always be near me
Show me youre right
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The name of Peru was not known to the natives.
quote by William Prescott
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If no man could become rich in Peru, no man could become poor.
quote by William Prescott
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I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.
quote by John Prescott
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Well, I have a couple of projects in the pipeline, but I'm taking things slow for now and being choosy about the roles I take up. One thing I can assure you of is that you are going to see a lot of me!
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It's moving in the right direction. It was in decline under the previous administration.
quote by John Prescott
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The choice is not normally between the north and south. It might be between Britain and Europe.
quote by John Prescott
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We must maintain strong defenses, military and spiritual.
quote by Prescott Bush
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Refurbishing I've done in the first three years and I'm still giving housing money, of course, to the north.
quote by John Prescott
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There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there.
quote by John Prescott
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That's what I think regions are about, making central government more accountable and fairer.
quote by John Prescott
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In the north east, there, they have had quite a bit of government offices moving in. It's not a new policy.
quote by John Prescott
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Order is manifestly maintained in the universe... governed by the sovereign will of God.
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Happiness?
There are not many things we crave,
Right from the cradle,
To the grave,
In search of truth from lies,
From lies to the truth,
We search for one thing we’re looking for
Some have it all,
But some have it less,
What we all need is happiness,
It’s not easy to be found,
It’s not easily to define it
Happiness just can’t be bought,
It’s more precious than any gold,
Because happiness just can’t be taught,
No matter how hard we try,
With every up – must be a down,
Just enjoy happiness through the years,
Right down to the tears and joy of happiness
8/01/09
poem by Paul Prescott
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It is our conduct, our patriotism and belief in our American way of life, our courage that will win the final battle.
quote by Prescott Bush
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
quote by Fran Lebowitz
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If you look at Newcastle or Gateshead, even over twenty years, even with the previous administration, it has moved quite remarkably in transforming itself.
quote by John Prescott
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