because his life ended in a duel. Therefore‚ I believe that Hamilton is an extraordinary founding father‚ and he may be one of the top three founding fathers. First‚ I will first present the background of Alexander Hamilton. I will give the reader all the information about Hamilton’s path to his succes. After I present Hamilton’s biography‚ I will begin the argument of why Hamilton is an important founding father. I will support my theories with scholarly sources. The sources will be retrieved from
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think of the Founding Fathers of the United States‚ many think of Washington‚ Franklin‚ and Jefferson; but very few people think of James Madison. James Madison was an American politician‚ the fourth President of the United States‚ and considered to be the "Father of the Constitution"‚ he was the main author of the document; a document that has lasted over 220 years‚ through tough times including wars and economic struggles. This is why he is America’s most valuable Founding Father. The United
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When America was established the founding fathers wrote a document that contained their view of how government should be run. It was written with the intention that the nation would enforce its contents for all ages; however‚ some men‚ known as the Progressive’s‚ believed that these old ideas were not concrete and should progress over time just as man progresses. One of the main areas where the Progressives disagreed with the framers was with their systematic approach to how governmental power
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and how we got to where we are. Charles Beard is a unique historian because he talks about the motives on our history event by not just any event. This issue created a lot of debate on what Charles Beard believed and that is the motives of the Founding Fathers. Charles Beard published An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States on whether the Constitution’s backers simply concerned for the nation or were they interested in protecting their own material interest. He also describes
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about the influential people who shaped America‚ many people instantly think about our Founding Fathers and all the other individuals who have passed and created laws in order to make our nation what it is today. However‚ what about the writers this great land has seen? With their brilliant minds and their talent to document and create stories‚ why don’t these authors get the same recognition as the Founding Fathers do when they have just as much significance? Writers have the power to transform texts
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Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founding Father When people think of the brave men who founded our country‚ the main people that come to mind are George Washington‚ Ben Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was a man who was non-stop‚ but commonly forgotten. He didn’t stop for anything‚ including people’s opinions of him. There were social‚ economic‚ and cultural influences on Alexander Hamilton which affected his lifetime achievements. First U.S secretary of treasury‚ Alexander
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The founding father of Philosophy was known as Socrates‚ he was born on 469 BCE and was later executed on 399 BCE while Athens was dealing with the Peloponnesian war against Sparta (Ancient). The decision to execute Socrates during the war may had been the fragile state that Athens was dealing with while in war. If there wasn’t a war the outcome of his death could had been a different. Socrates official formal accusation was in 399 BCE‚ he was brought in to the jury by Meletus a man that was
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John Wesley: The Founding Father of Methodists At the tender age of 5‚ it seemed John Wesley was predestined to preach; when he was saved from a house fire in which he was left behind accidentally in his crib‚ sleeping. He came from a strong background of Puritan ministers‚ both on his mother’s side and his fathers‚ so it was imperative that he should follow in the right footsteps and attend Oxford just as his father and brothers did. His years at Christ Church Oxford proved to be a major turning
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Karl Marx is one of the founding fathers of Communism. He believed more in the right of the people and thought they should escape from a capitalist society. Marx believed that economics is more important to politics than freedom and was bothered by the lack of equality and freedom to citizens. His vision and approach proved to be successful and revolutionary. Marx’s conception of a ‘species being’ is the biological and evolutionary characteristics of mankind. He believes that as biological beings
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There are many people across the world that have impacted their community in a variety of ways. In the United States of America there have been people who have shaped America into the free country it is today. The Founding Fathers of the United States of America are great examples of people who transformed the United States into what it is today. Benjamin Franklin was the most influential developer of America. After America encountered Benjamin Franklin as a printer‚ a publisher‚ and an inventor
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