Aaron Burr Character Analysis

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In the broadway musical, Hamilton, Aaron Burr is a prestiged revolutionary who experienced many vicissitudes that impacted himself, his family, and his country. The American government has been looked up in an illustrious sense. It has the need to form crucial decisions and act at a high level. Some would say that it is comparable to the infamous Indian culture, in which others just like me have been raised to high standards which can be extremely pressuring at times. Ultimately, the circumstances that Burr dealt with are very close to my own and I identify more strongly with him than any other character from the play due to high standards for subjects such as math, robotics, golf, etc. From the renowned times of Hamilton’s arrival into America’s

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