My most recent obsession of 2016 is the Tony Award-winning musical‚ Hamilton‚ written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It wasn’t the clever rhymes or the casting of people of color which won my praise completely‚ but the overall theme surrounding Alexander Hamilton’s life is what made me feel connected to this founding father. His story is inspiring‚ a typical "underdog" tale that was written beautifully in a series of raps and ballads. Each song reincarnates the people present in Hamilton’s life at the time
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Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was viewed as a military figure and a politician. Hamilton rose in his life and he became a good man throughout his life until he was killed. He had some problems but he figure them out. Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11‚ 1755 in Charlestown but he states he was born in 1757. Hamilton’s mom was Rachel Faucett Lavien. She was a British and French Huguenot descent. Hamilton’s father was James Hamilton who was a Scottish trader. Hamilton and his
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9/19/11 2nd period Founding Father: Thomas Jefferson Many argue that Thomas Jefferson is one of the most brilliant individuals in American history and someone who lived the American Dream. Thomas Jefferson is remembered as the third President of the United States of America and the author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson is important to our history because his role as a founding father was crucial in the development of our early government. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743 in Shadwell
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Achievements of Our Founding Fathers To be recognized as one of the founding fathers of United States means being responsible for the creation of laws and principles necessary for the endurance of a powerful nation. Thomas Jefferson as the third president of United States fulfilled these responsibilities and played an important role in the creation of our government. Although‚ he was not an attention seeking speaker‚ his writing skills assisted in the composition of two significant documents
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Sydney Walker Thomas Jefferson and the Meanings of Liberty 1. a.) Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were both representative of their time in the fact that they still held prejudices against different races. This was nothing but the norm for the 18th and 19th century. Jefferson owned slaves and Franklin‚ for most of his life‚ adamantly believed that African Americans were lesser. b.) But‚ quite unlike the mainstream ideals of their time‚ both men held strong ideals of equality. Franklin did
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Joe Catanzaro Thomas Jefferson Essay 10.19.2005 The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson The presidency of the United States is more or less considered the premier position of power in the world today. Back in the days when the United States was just a new‚ developing nation however‚ it was much more than that. Being president of the United States in those days meant you were the overseer of the very activities that would shape the past and future of one of the now most powerful world powers
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Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson‚ born on 13th April‚ 1743 in Shadwell Virginia‚ Albemarle County‚ began his formal education at age nine‚ studied at William and Mary College and then began to read law. He married Martha Wayles in 1772‚ and took her to stay in his Mountaintop home‚ Monticello (http://www.pbs.org/jefferson). He died on July 4‚ 1826 in Virginia‚ Monticello. Jefferson draws my attention in this research due to his powerful advocacy of liberty in the early years of the United States
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over the true definition‚ especially in how broad or narrow the definition is. When Thomas Jefferson wrote that "Politics are such torment that I would advise everyone I love not to mix with them." it is understood that he is referring to the electoral and governmental aspects of politics. If Dr. Michael Rivage-Seul and Leslie Cagan were to read this quote‚ they would argue that Jefferson has an extremely narrow view of politics and that if one were to desire a more accurate definition‚ they would
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April 13‚ 1743 Albemarle County in the English colony of Virginia was the start of an American historical giant. Thomas Jefferson was born in affluence to his father‚ Peter Jefferson‚ a rising young planter in the Virginia colony‚ and his mother‚ Jane Randolph‚ who held a high status within the colony as well. Due to his father’s prosperity Jefferson was afforded the absolute best in the ways of education‚ starting with private tutors at the age of five‚ then moving on to learn how to read Greek
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works of American history. During the writing of the "Declaration of Independence"‚ the Thirteen American Colonies were very busy deciding whether America should be independent or not. Some of the topics included how Britain treats the American Colonies‚ and whether the timing is right to depart from the rule of Great Britain. However all of this heated debate all boiled down to one inspirational document which set the course of American history. In "The Declaration of Independence"‚ Thomas Jefferson
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