Great Seal of the United States
Great Seal of the United States official impression that validates a United States government document. It was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1782 and, with only minor changes in the design, remains in use today. In the center of the seal is an American eagle. It holds in its beak a scroll inscribed "E pluribus unum" ; in one talon is an olive branch; in the other, a bundle of thirteen arrows. A shield with thirteen alternate red and white stripes covers the eagle's breast, and over its head a cloud surrounds a blue field containing thirteen stars. The Secretary of State is the official custodian of the seal, and it is only affixed to certain classes of documents (e.g., foreign treaties, presidential proclamations, and commissions installing cabinet officers and other high executive officials).
Bibliography: See G. Hunt, History of the Seal of the United States (1909); U.S. Dept. of State, The Seal of the United States (1957).
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Limits to pluribus, limits to unum: unity, diversity, and the great American balancing act. (Multiculuralism and Diversity)
Newspaper article from: National Forum; 1/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...involved more than values. Intersecting the pluribus-unum value tension has been the pluribus-unum tension of societal composition, because...Americans vary in their relative emphasis on pluribus and unum. Some emphasize pluribus, giving primacy...
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E Pluribus Unum: A new religious America
Magazine article from: Humanities; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Great Seal of the United States: E Pluribus Unum-"From Many, One." Today our...plurality, the expression of our unum, our oneness, will require many...challenge we face today. One thing E pluribus unum clearly does not mean is "From...
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E PLURIBUS UNUM
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/17/2006; 700+ words
; ...noticed the motto on the back: "E Pluribus Unum." This official motto of the...epic poem The Aeneid. He used "E Pluribus Unum" in the poem Moretum when describing...blending of many colors into one. "E Pluribus Unum" has taken on additional meaning...
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E Pluribus Unum: Nineteenth-Century Literature and the Constitutional Paradox
Magazine article from: The Journal of American Culture; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; E Pluribus Unum: NineteenthCentury Literature and the...extended comment on our national motto, E Pluribus Unum ("out of many, one"), which appears...religious history. But above all, E Pluribus Unum illustrates the assimilation of Continental...
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E Pluribus Unum and the art of salad-making
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 9/10/2000; ; 700+ words
; E Pluribus Unum and the art of salad-making By EDYTHE...coining our fledgling nation's motto: E Pluribus Unum -- Out of Many, One. According to...shocked and incensed. The phrase, E Pluribus Unum, signifies that the United States is...
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A Motto That Welcomes; Loudoun Schools Offered Posters That Declare 'E Pluribus Unum'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...donate posters with the motto "E pluribus unum" to all Loudoun County schools...offensive to some students. "E pluribus unum," which means "out of many...the board. "The posting of 'E pluribus unum' would achieve this affirmation...
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The Bradley Project Releases Its Report, 'E Pluribus Unum' - Calls for National Dialogue on Americas National Identity
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 6/3/2008; 700+ words
; ...Becoming Not From Many, One - E Pluribus Unum - But Its Opposite, From One...Identity today released its Report, E Pluribus Unum,the product of a two-year...share. In selecting the title E Pluribus Unum, the Project embraces the conviction...
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'A LITTLE LESS PLURIBUS, AND A LITTLE MORE UNUM'
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/30/2007; 676 words
; ...in his new television series on World War II. This is just one more reminder that pluribus comes easy, but unum is hard. It would be easier if "E Pluribus Unum," the national motto displayed above the presiding officer's desk in the United...
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AU Okla. Chapter helps public schools support E Pluribus Unum.(People & Events)(Americans United )
Magazine article from: Church & State; 11/1/2004; 700+ words
; ...display "In God We Trust" and "E Pluribus Unum" posters and even mandates the...difficulties finding a source for "E Pluribus Unum" posters. Enter the Oklahoma...by-14 poster that reads "E Pluribus Unum." Below that it says, "Out...
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E pluribus unum
Newspaper article from: New Pittsburgh Courier; 9/29/2001; 700+ words
; E pluribus unum The nation's motto was forever cast in new dimensions recently when...find a solid new identity under our motto, "one out of many"--E pluribus unum. One purpose is pursued now, as American professional athletes said...
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"E Pluribus Unum"
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
"E PLURIBUS UNUM" "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Out of many, one), motto featured on the Great Seal of the United States. After declaring independence, the Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson to devise...
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Pluribus Unum, E
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Pluribus Unum, E Latin phrase, ‘out of many, one’, selected as the motto for the American national seal in 1776 by a committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin.
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E Pluribus Unum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
E Pluribus Unum [Lat.,=one made out of many], motto on the Great Seal of the United States and on many U.S. coins. Although selected...
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Kelley, David E. 1956–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...Addresses: Office— David E. Kelley Productions, 1600 Rosecrans...writer, and story editor. David E. Kelley Productions, Manhattan Beach...drama series, 1995 and 1996, and E Pluribus Unum Award, Cinema Foundation, best television...
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Harris Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...electronics industry is so important that in 1987 the Pentagon stepped in to prevent its acquisition by a foreign company. E Pluribus Unum: 1895-1950 In 1895 the Harris Automatic Press Company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. This company manufactured...
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