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American green The tree of life gave birth to a nation and these men who helped nature shape it. The father of our Country George Washington the 1st President. There is Thomas Jefferson author of the Declaration of Independence. There's ol' Abraham Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation he enforced, and Alexander Hamilton the first Secretary of Treasury and most famous dueler of course. What about Andrew Jackson the Indian remover and election winner but loser, or Ulysses S. Grant victorious Union General, boring President. Next is William McKinley Spanish-American War winner and assassination receiver. Don't forget Grover Cleveland only man to be elected president, then lose, then get elected again. Our third President James Madison who fathered our Constitution and a guy named Salmon Chase but ambition killed him. Last on this list Mr. Woodrow Wilson who brought us into and out of World War I, that was fun...Do you yet see these men's commonality? They are the faces of our wealth for they are all money green...

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Date: 3/14/2016 10:53:00 PM
Brian, Congratulations on your Greenish win. Love LINDA
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Brian Davey
Date: 4/7/2016 4:55:00 AM
thank you Linda
Date: 3/7/2016 8:00:00 AM
Greetings Brian. Reading your poem was like gong through a docu-drama of your country's history.... Congrats for your placement in the contest!!! ;-)
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Brian Davey
Date: 3/7/2016 8:08:00 AM
Thank you for the kind words and I am glad you found it interesting
Date: 3/3/2016 6:33:00 AM
Brian, congrats on your placement in the contest! -luloo *smiles*
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Brian Davey
Date: 3/7/2016 8:08:00 AM
Thank you Laura
Date: 3/2/2016 9:57:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Brian. Creative treatment of the prompt! Janice
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Brian Davey
Date: 3/3/2016 1:27:00 AM
Thank you so much I enjoyed writing this piece
Date: 3/2/2016 9:20:00 PM
Hey Brian, Great angle--I was about half way through before I realized what they all had in common--a poem worthy of a crispy Chase! Cheers, Brian
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Brian Davey
Date: 3/3/2016 1:27:00 AM
and cheers right back to you, and I thank you for your praise of worthiness, I'll drink to that!!
Date: 3/2/2016 7:38:00 PM
Hi Brian, Congratulations on your win in the contest.
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Brian Davey
Date: 3/3/2016 1:25:00 AM
Thank you so much
Date: 3/2/2016 7:25:00 PM
Brain, love the color of green in your poem ( MONEY) congratulations on your win in the contest.
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Brian Davey
Date: 3/3/2016 1:25:00 AM
Thank you so much and I don't know anyone who doesn't love that color of green
Date: 3/2/2016 4:31:00 PM
Brian, great take on the theme, and congrats on your placement and I am loving this 7 ~
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Brian Davey
Date: 3/2/2016 6:55:00 PM
Thank you so much that means a lot especially from you because I admire your work so very much, thanks again and have a wonderful evening
Date: 3/1/2016 6:00:00 PM
Now that's pretty darn original buddy! all those people are on bills? I didnt know we had that many bills? Either way great job totally different
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Brian Davey
Date: 3/2/2016 7:25:00 AM
just a quick response to how many bills we actually have the bills come in denominations as follows: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $1000, $5000, $10000, and $100000
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Brian Davey
Date: 3/1/2016 10:48:00 PM
Thank you I wanted my piece to explain green in a totally different way so I appreciate the comment you left.

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