g Ryan Fines June 25‚ 2012 Honors Government Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation Preface: The Generation The founding of the United States defeated many odds. In The Generation‚ it stresses how incredible it is that the U.S. has survived this long as a republic nation. It points out that it is the longest living republic to ever have existed. There were several things that were phenomenal about the founding of the United States. Every event leading up to the founding of the young
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financial system single-handedly. Alexander Hamilton is an important figure who did not get enough credit for his achievements until recently‚ when Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote a Broadway musical about his life. Hamilton achieved greatness despite coming from nothing‚ which is something every American can do as long as you “do not throw away your shot” (Miranda‚ Lin-Manuel). Alexander Hamilton’s early life
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Fort Hamilton Honors Harry Tan Hamurabi’s code of law was created by a ruler by the name of Hammurabi‚ who ruled for nearly 43 years from 1792 to 1750 BC‚ and is the longest surviving text from the Old Babylonian period. Hammurabi’s code of law served many purposes‚ and is one several sets of laws in the ancient Near East. The codes of laws were created by Hammurabi to let his people know what was required
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Alexander Hamilton is when the foundation for our current government was created. Both of these men contributed to what will become the United States‚ Jefferson was a Republican who believed in the common man‚ and Hamilton was a Federalist who believe in Aristocracy (government controlled by the rich). Hamilton had the right idea‚ the educated and rich should govern‚ simple people like farmers‚ shouldn’t be able to make decisions for everyone when they can’t tell left from right. Hamilton believe
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Throughout this year‚ many great leaders have been taught‚ but there were three men who stood out most‚ for good and for bad. One was Alexander Hamilton‚ a well known congressmen who displays many great traits‚ but also had a few times when he wasn’t his best self. Another leader was Andrew Jackson and as he started in poverty‚ he worked his way up to becoming the president. The people of his time thought he was a superior leader‚ but he had moments when he could have been more empathetic. The last
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Hamilton: An American Musical is simply one of the most unique and creative Broadway musicals of all time. It is unlike any other. Hamilton contains a near-perfect blend of humor‚ sadness‚ and romance‚ all while maintaining a substantial and mostly accurate historical plot. Hamilton explores some of the most quintessential themes of war‚ conflict‚ ambition‚ and legacy‚ while also showing how the most influential and honorable people can do some very dishonorable deeds. Hamilton is a play that will
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The Legacy of Alexander Hamilton “Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.” This is quoted by Alexander Hamilton. Throughout our legacy unit we have been looking at different celebrities‚ political figures‚ and many others to see how they have impacted our world. One of those legacies is Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of the treasury and has left a huge legacy in the U.S. On January 11th 1757 Alexander Hamilton was born in the British West Indies on the Island
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meaning that congress has only those powers specifically given in the Constitution. Jefferson was a Republican and wanted a strict construction while Hamilton was a Federalist and wanted a loose construction. Jefferson thought that everything Hamilton did when wanting to make the country better would put them on the verge of the country ending. Hamilton wanted to create a national
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Alexander Hamilton‚ The Federalist Amber Henricksen U.S History Mr. Michael Miguel December 10‚ 2012 In the year 1789‚ George Washington had established his Cabinet. The Cabinet consists of men who were the best at what they do such as handling money or being familiar with machinery. There were three men who were a part of this Cabinet following with an attorney general. These men were Thomas Jefferson‚ Secretary of State‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Secretary of Treasury‚ Henry Knox‚ Secretary
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I feel people for gets about the less fortunate people. Some states do well than other states. I can ride through one state and it’s like everybody lives nice. It’s like they don’t have any problems. Why is that? Is it all rich people move to one state too get away for the low poverty? Someone should speak on it. Why are they fewer jobs? How can we help over fellow people sustain? I will be informing about the literature review‚ Background information/history‚ Global perspective‚ and Future implications
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