Alexander Hamilton Essay

person who is often compared to a modern day Shakespeare. He takes history and fine art and relates them in ways that are understandable to modern society through songs. He is the playwright of the two Tony award winning musicals In The Heights and Hamilton. His success is due to the family, time period, and area he was raised in. Miranda has not only spent countless hours on his works, but he has also been very lucky because of his surroundings. Lin-Manuel Miranda was raised in a neighborhood…

kindly, old lady. “What’s your name, son?” the lady inquired, “A- Alexander, Hamilton.” the small boy wheezed in between staggered breaths. “Well come on in Alex. You must be tired.” the lady replied. “Speaking of which, where are you from?” “I’m from the island of Nevis, I stowed away on a ship to New York, then bought a map of New York, and ran here.” “Wow.” the lady whistled quietly, “Quite an achievement…

disagreements show why they play a part in this. From these actions and friendships the author gives these men and woman the consideration that they deserve. To begin with, Ellis considers George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, James Madison, and John Adams the “Founding Fathers” of our country. Ellis also includes Abigail Adams, who is married to John Adams because she played a huge role in his life while he was involved with politics. Together,…

together to discuss what is right for our country they argued like a family, like they were brothers. The author of this award winning book is Joseph J. Ellis. He describes the relations between the founding fathers who are, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington. Ellis examines how the specific relationships of the Founding Fathers influenced, or were influenced by, the unstable period in which they lived. Ellis has chosen to…

scheduled to perform a song from his musical, In The Heights. Instead, he performed a draft of one of his songs from his new project, The Hamilton Mixtape. Many laughed when Miranda described Alexander Hamilton as “someone who embodies hip hop.” However, they regretted their reaction when Miranda starting rapping impressive lyrics. Today, Miranda’s musical, Hamilton, reveals what many didn’t know about the first Secretary of the Treasury. During the Leaving a Legacy unit, famous people, social…

Alexander Hamilton, One of Americas founding fathers, author of “The Federalist Papers,” and the gentleman on the ten dollar bill, has a riveting Broadway musical biography on his life by the great Lin-Manuel Miranda. What makes this show absolutely unique is that it not just white men dressed up in powdered white wigs, it’s a contemporary piece with scores of music in pop, hip-hop, R&B and only uses Black and Latino actors. In theatre, the concept of colorblind casting has been used for a long…

Jefferson dominates a conversation between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, the 1790 controversy over slavery, and when Adams and Jefferson finally get back together after their political careers. Jefferson, in hopes of Hamilton and Madison looking past their differences, held The Dinner. He had hoped they could make amends and come to an agreement. The Dinner was a success and the men agreed that Madison would not go against Hamilton’s financial plan and Hamilton would situate the new…

borrowed money to meet expenses. Government needed to find a way to pay all those debts and the only possible way for them was to add on taxes. “In 1791 Congress placed an excise tax on whiskey; an idea suggested by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton as a measure to help retire the…

individuals of the United States of America to not use factions, as this concept would not be beneficial for the newly made independent nation. Historical figures such as Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson decided not to listen to Washington’s plead. Both men created two political parties that reflected one another’s beliefs. Hamilton stood behind the Federalist party as Jefferson did the same for the Democratic-Republican party, which is also known as the Republicans. Each party had…

the then President George Washington’s administration, Mr. Alexander Hamilton proposed a seemingly innocuous excise tax on spirits distilled within the United States of America. The move was part of Hamilton’s initiative to encourage industrialization and higher degree of national sufficiency (Robert, 1994). In his December 1791 report to manufacturers, Hamilton called for protective tariffs to spur domestic production. Also, Hamilton called for the reduction of duties on goods that were…