Aaron Burr

In this difficult, but special country of ours, there has been many great presidents, but there are a few who truly left their mark on this world and one of those is Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson made many accomplishments for himself and this country many years ago by creating the Declaration of Independence and leading our country as third president of the United States. Throughout his life Jefferson will become many things such as a plantation owner, philosopher, and public official. Jefferson…

the personal elements of Hamilton’s life and tenure as a Founding Father, these elements are what make Hamilton a unique historical figure. If no attention was paid to his egotism and ambition, to his love affairs, or to his ongoing conflict with Aaron Burr, the substance of Hamilton’s life would be absent. Historically accurate and modern are not mutually exclusive terms. Admittedly, portraying the life of Alexander Hamilton through hip-hop complicates one’s understanding the musical as a…

intellectual needs. It is hard not feel sorry for Hamilton’s wife, Eliza, as she goes through betrayal and tragedy. Aaron Burr, the man that is almost solely remembered as the man who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton, is given a story and personality as well as being the main narrator in of the musical, letting the audience view a more personal account of what led up to the duel that Burr is infamous for. The stories of revolutionaries John Laurens, Hercules Mulligan, and Marquis de Lafayette…

Thomas Jefferson was born in Piedmont, Virginia, on April 13th, 1743. At the age of nine he started to have a formal education. Jefferson’s father died in 1757, when Thomas was only 14. He inherited his father's land and built his home there. He then went back to school at William and Mary and graduated with top honors. Jefferson like to keep very thorough notes about his life, he recorded things such as births, death, work assignments, food, and clothing. As well as living in Monticello, he…

Politicians like Marco Rubio, John McCain, Richard Burr,and many others, receive thousands of dollars from the NRA every year. Members of the Texas congressional delegation have acquired $427,800 from the NRA since 1998 but politicians still claim that the money they receive has no influence on the political…

Alexander Hamilton was born in 1755 and died in 1804. His father was James A Hamilton and his mother was Rachel Faucette Buck. He also had a brother named James Hamilton. Alexander was born in the British west indies and in 1772 when he was already a teenager, he got to the colonies. Immediately after his arrival, he enrolled in king's college (now known as Columbia university.) By 1774, he was writing revolutionary essays and speaking in public meetings. In 1775 Alexander Hamilton helped in…

Thomas Jefferson: Advocate for Liberty In the past, racial discrimination and injustice took grasp over the nation. During this time, no one would stand up for those who were discriminated against due to the intimidation of the government, who urged such cruelty. Eventually a liberator came along known by the name of Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was an honored President who advocated citizen’s liberty in various ways, especially through the Declaration of Independence. He preserved…

Enter Amira. Amira Armelle flips enters the blank document and types away desperately, she tries to compensate for the time she’d lost while procrastinating the 1500 word essay she was supposedly “finishing” for the past 3 hours. She had spent the majority of the day loitering around the beach town with her best friends, Rosi and Maria, as there wasn’t much else to do in the small beach town of Navarre when ignoring your responsibilities. But as they always do, these responsibilities will…

Marbury v. Madison was one of the most important cases in American history because it gave the supreme court the right they’re known for, declaring if a law is constitutional or not. When John Adams’ presidency was coming to an end, he realized how the Federalist party was also coming to an end. To leave a legacy, he made his friend John Marshall the Chief Justice the Judiciary Act of 1801. The Judiciary act of 1801 made 16 new federal judgeships, which were all appointed by President John Adams…

The “Great Experiment in Democracy” is what the United States of America is often referred to as. From its beginning the United States has been a nation governed by and for the people, becoming the first nation to have the people tell the government what it can do, not vise-versa. What is considered to be among the greatest of feats is what former President Ronald Reagan believed was so special about the orderly transfer of constitutional authority being nothing less than a miracle in the eyes…