"Here I am, a bundle of past recollections and future dreams, knotted up in a reasonably attractive bundle of flesh. I remember what this flesh has gone through; I dream of what it may go through. I record here the actions of optical nerves, of taste buds, of sensory perception. And, I think; I am but one more drop in the great sea of matter, defined, with the ability to realize my existence." -Sylvia Plath

24th May 2013

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24th May 2013

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little-dorito: tropiqal: q’d tropical blog! message me a for a follow back! ☮

little-dorito:

tropiqal:

q’d

tropical blog! message me a for a follow back! ☮

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24th May 2013

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23rd May 2013

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23rd May 2013

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neverthesame29:

Can’t even begin to explain how much time I would spend sitting there drinking coffee and reading.

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23rd May 2013

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c0ld-desert: k-isstheboys: distraction: A sailor and his date enjoying a day in Central Park while he is on shore leave, 1943. nowadays all dates are in bed this^ I love how she’s pulling up her skirt and he’s looking at her legs.

c0ld-desert:

k-isstheboys:

distraction:

A sailor and his date enjoying a day in Central Park while he is on shore leave, 1943.

nowadays all dates are in bed

this^

I love how she’s pulling up her skirt and he’s looking at her legs.

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23rd May 2013

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lesavions: (by Susanna Spångberg)

lesavions:

(by Susanna Spångberg)

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22nd May 2013

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likeafieldmouse:

Hense - 700 Delaware (2012) - Mural on abandoned church

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22nd May 2013

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genebeanbelcher: awakeningapril | fyeahblackhistory: The Kandakes of Kush. Kandake, also known as Candace, Kendake or Kentake was the title for queens and queen mothers of the ancient African Kingdom of Kush, also known as Nubia and Ethiopia. They were known as Nubian warrior queens, queen regents, and Ruling queen mothers. They controlled what is now Ethiopia, Sudan, and parts of Egypt. They co-ruled the Meroitic with their brothers (not their husbands), a trait of matrilineal societies. They were buried with rich treasure in their own pyramids. Reliefs dated to about 170 B.C. reveal Kandake Shanakdakheto, dressed in armor and wielding a spear in battle. She did not rule as queen regent or queen mother but as a fully independent ruler. Her husband was her consort. Reliefs found in the ruins of building projects she commissioned, Shanakdakheto is portrayed both alone as well as with her husband and son, who would inherit the throne by her passing. One of the most well known Kandakes was Amanishakheto known for defeating the Roman invasion of Nubia by Augustus and subsequently brokering a favorable peace treaty. Conclusion The “Kandakes/Candaces” serve as examples of women as powerful figures or clever strategists in their roles as queens, as warrior queens, or as romantic figures, they have had great appeal in times past, and will continue to do so in this present era of feminist or humanist interest in the subject. Click here for more References: Nubian Queens in the Nile Valley and Afro-Asiatic Cultural History - Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Professor of Anthropology, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston U.S.A, August 20-26, 1998 !!!!!

genebeanbelcher:

awakeningapril | fyeahblackhistory:

The Kandakes of Kush.

Kandake, also known as Candace, Kendake or Kentake was the title for queens and queen mothers of the ancient African Kingdom of Kush, also known as Nubia and Ethiopia.

They were known as Nubian warrior queens, queen regents, and Ruling queen mothers. They controlled what is now Ethiopia, Sudan, and parts of Egypt. They co-ruled the Meroitic with their brothers (not their husbands), a trait of matrilineal societies. They were buried with rich treasure in their own pyramids.

Reliefs dated to about 170 B.C. reveal Kandake Shanakdakheto, dressed in armor and wielding a spear in battle. She did not rule as queen regent or queen mother but as a fully independent ruler. Her husband was her consort. Reliefs found in the ruins of building projects she commissioned, Shanakdakheto is portrayed both alone as well as with her husband and son, who would inherit the throne by her passing.

One of the most well known Kandakes was Amanishakheto known for defeating the Roman invasion of Nubia by Augustus and subsequently brokering a favorable peace treaty.

Conclusion

The “Kandakes/Candaces” serve as examples of women as powerful figures or clever strategists in their roles as queens, as warrior queens, or as romantic figures, they have had great appeal in times past, and will continue to do so in this present era of feminist or humanist interest in the subject.

Click here for more

References: Nubian Queens in the Nile Valley and Afro-Asiatic Cultural History - Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, Professor of Anthropology, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston U.S.A, August 20-26, 1998

!!!!!

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22nd May 2013

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natgeofound: A wrapped juvenile camel rides between packs on a camel’s back in Western Australia, December 1916.Photograph by C. P. Scott, National Geographic

natgeofound:

A wrapped juvenile camel rides between packs on a camel’s back in Western Australia, December 1916.
Photograph by C. P. Scott, National Geographic

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