After the Founding Fathers ratified the Constitution‚ they realized that they had to deal with sixty-three million dollars debt that they owed to those who took part in the American Revolution. In order to pay back this debt Alexander Hamilton created a financial program. However‚ some Republicans such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison thought that his plan was unconstitutional because one would need to use the necessary and proper clause which most people feared because it gave the government
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Alexander Hamilton was a very bright man of his time. He lived from 1755-1804‚ and had a large impact on the country. Lots of his influences are still relevant to this day. Not only was he in the artillery at the outbreak of war‚ but he created the Bank of America. Over all of that‚ he was also highly favored by the people and even the president. No one can deny that the banking system is huge and very important to our country. Hamilton initially established the proposal for a Bank of America
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CHILD HERO: BETHANY HAMILTON by Amanda from Midland “ People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it‚ and just never give up‚ and just go out there and do it.” This quote was given not by a mathematician‚ an artist or a freedom fighter. This person is an inspiration to others by doing what she loves‚ even when a tragic event turned her whole life upside down. She is a pro surfer‚ a survivor‚ and a heroine with an attitude that will get her and her followers to the top of
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is a common problem in society. Social classification was a problem in 1940s and is still problem today. People classify almost anything everyone. Three musicals that I feel show social classification are Hamilton‚ Hedwig‚ The Color purple. In Hamilton Lin Maranda‚ the director and face of Hamilton had a vison that was different from the normal Caribbean immigrant story. Hedwig is a musical on German male that is trying find his place in society threw his music. Color purple is a musical and a movie
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Bethany Hamilton was surfing in Kauai‚ Hawaii with her best friend Alana Blanchard on Halloween morning when she felt something pull on her left arm. She was rushed to the hospital once she realized that a shark had bit off her entire left arm. A few days after the attack she was all over the news and everyone knew about her. Bethany says “I don’t need easy‚ I just need possible.” Bethany Hamilton was born on February 8th‚ 1990 in Lihue‚ Kauai‚ Hawaii and grew up in Kauai with her parents Thomas
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Causes of World War 1 World War 1 started in 1914 and ended in 1918. The Central Powers which include Germany‚ Bulgaria‚ and Austria-Hungary fought against the Allied powers‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ Italy‚ France‚ Romania‚ the United States‚ and Japan. Before World War 1‚ fighting in war was seen as an honorable act. Every boy and man wanted to serve in war because they wanted to serve the country they love‚ but World War 1 changed all of that. The new military technologies and the horrors of trench
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Through her story of faith‚ persistence‚ and confidence‚ Bethany Hamilton has illustrated to millions how to strive for the seemingly unachievable. At the mere age of thirteen‚ Hamilton experienced something life changing: having an arm bitten off by a shark while surfing. Surfing had always meant the world to Bethany‚ in fact‚ her career as a surfer was primarily initiated because of her parents (Hamilton 7). From the moment Hamilton reaches the board‚ an inexplicable connection sparks. Bethany said
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Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton Jefferson and Hamilton’s ideas and ideals differ about economics. The Jefferson and Hamilton debate changed a nation in the early stages of development. Hamilton’s economic plan for the nation included establishing a national bank like that in England to maintain public credit. All of Hamilton’s arguments would strengthen the federal government’s power at the expense of the states. Jefferson and his political party opposed these reforms. Jefferson feared
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was an ever present symbol throughout the entrance‚ doors‚ floors‚ and lanterns. I do not think it is too hard to find a swastika mark represented in an old art book or in mythology and many different cultures throughout the world. It is one of the oldest symbols of mankind “that predates the Egyptian ankh (symbol for ‘life’)”. When the Nazis used the swastika symbol for their evil ways they stained it forever and now most people believe the swastika symbolizes Nazism and evil. However‚ people do
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As the number one fan of the musical “Hamilton”‚ I was immediately drawn to Washington & Hamilton: The Alliance That Forged America by Stephen F Knott and Tony Williams. I have always been interested in the relationship between George Washington and Alexander Hamilton‚ but have heard little about it prior to this book. I was really pulled into this book when I read the second paragraph of the introduction‚ “But one of the more important founding collaborations has been overlooked by readers: the
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