Aaron Burr

Unlike the other founding fathers he dies young he is unable to tell his story and secure his legacy. At the age of 50 he is tragically killed in an empty headed duel with colleague and former friend Aaron Burr who shoots straight at Hamilton, but instead of firing back Hamilton shoots at the sky. All of our founding fathers deserve a legacy and remembrance and Hamilton’s was almost lost in a duel he deserves to be remembered for his non-stop work and…

Gordon S. Wood is an eminent historian who got his masters and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University in 1959 and 1964 respectively. He is a professor of History Emeritus at Brown University and also an Alva O. Way University Professor (Brown Affiliations). Wood has worked wholeheartedly towards combining the everchanging social and political ideas and how they are currently being projected from the early American Republic. The theme of his writing is mostly guided by the idea that the revolution…

My favorite quote is, “I am the one thing in life I can control. I am inimitable; I am an original. I'm not falling behind or running late. I'm not standing still: I am lying in wait.” This is a line sung by Aaron Burr in the song ‘Wait For It’ from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton. When I first heard the cast album to Hamilton I was attending community college, and I constantly felt like I was stuck. I was out of high school, but still living with my parents, while most of my friends had…

May 26, a day with regular African heat but extreme humidity, 10 year old Kwadwo (Kingsley) on the last walk home from school, struggles to get all the sweat out of his drenched T-shirt as he twists and twists numerous times until his palms are red. Agya, Kwadwo’s grandad is on the porch smirking, as he knows exactly what just happened. This “walk of shame” if you may has been made too many times. Kwadwo just walked approximately five miles in ninety degree heat all because his stomach being…

of American currency and the national treasury, and his undoubted conviction to uphold his ideals. Within the realm of these topics, controversy abounds, without even considering the nature of his death: he was killed as the result of a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804 (Alexander Hamilton). However, Hamilton’s rough upbringing and illegitimacy are often forgotten in the reputation, or infamy, surrounding his name. It was his motivation to better himself and to break free of his unfortunate past that…

The colonies were outnumbered, outgunned and not prepared to fight against the British. This did not stop them they continued to fire against the British. Then Aaron Burr came to Hamilton and offered his help to them. They waited to strike the British at night because of the numbers. Charles Lee was appointed a general. However, he was inexperienced and not a good general and people did not want to follow or listen…

In the 1770s, when America was just beginning to form, Alexander Hamilton stood out against the crowd—a genius amongst common men—and became one of the most important men in America’s history. The reason that Hamilton caused such a great influence on the newfound country is because his views on everything around him were different from that of society. The Founding Father had an opinion on every subject that dared to grace his mind, writing endless pages on each topic, from the smallest matter…

Logan Pfister Instructor Donald Charlton FIQWS 101008 October 7, 2015 Reading Précis: Joseph J. Ellis, “His Excellency: George Washington”. In chapter six of, “His Excellency: George Washington”, Joseph J. Ellis, argues that there were only two presidents in our nations history - Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt – who experienced as much of a proportionate crisis to George Washington. The author makes several valid points showing Washington’s greatest upheavals and unfortunate downfalls…

World’s a Stage The excited chatter of the audience to lowers as the lights dim until you are enveloped in quiet anticipation.The red velvet wall in front of you parts and as spotlights appear you are flying to Neverland or watching Hamilton and Aaron Burr duel. When the lights go up, a thunderous clapping breaks the silence. You have been given a glimpse into a world that is not yours, however, the characters on the stage feel more like family than your aunt that comes for Thanksgiving and…

hold a popular vote. In a soccer, game if, there is a tie it can easily be determine who the winner is by penalty shootout, but in a presidential tie it can be bizarre and scary. The 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson tied with his own running mate Aaron Burr. (Eric Black, 2012) We know now days there is technology that can help humankind, but there is a possibility that in years to come we might have a tie. As a result, we have seen that the Electoral College system has been working for probably a…