Adam Weishaupt

Aaron Burr is a major figure in American history, known for his politics, and his duel with Alexander Hamilton. He was born into a family with a history of activity in politics. Not so surprisingly, that is the career path that he followed. His original career was being a lawyer in NY. Eventually he got his first major job in politics, which was being a Senator, a position he was elected to in 1791. He increased his importance when he became the Vice President of Thomas Jefferson in 1800.…

George Washington and John Adams stayed in constant contact with their partners throughout the shaping of America, causing their wives to be…

Throughout the late 18th century, America was becoming t its own independent nation. The new independent nation needed to set up a government to rule them. There were several discussions on how America would be governed. Many people had different yet some similar ideas for America. Thomas Paine, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson all wrote their ideas on how America should set up their government. Some of these ideas were still used today but not used then…

The beggar fits differently into Smith’s and Marx’s accounts of capitalist production due to dissimilar understandings of human nature. To begin with, according to Smith, our human nature is self-interest. It is the fundamental axiom that powers what Smith calls the “division of labor”. Smith explains that self-interest creates and initiates trade amongst people, which in turn develops into the idea of the division of labor and efficient production. For Smith, the trading of goods and services…

The Real of the Ideal The meaning of an American identity is an ideal and a contradiction. In Creating America, Joyce Moser and Ann Watters suggest that, “In understanding American identities, we need to come to terms with unity and division, with separateness and common ground”. This quotation is full of contradictions such as “unity” to “division” and “separateness” to “common ground”. The contradiction gives a complete image of America. The argument stated by Moser and Watters seems to be…

the birth of the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve. In the garden of God, surrounded by “trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food,” the two flourished (Gen. 2. 9). However, in the midst of the abundant vegetation, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil grew. It was the singular tree that God warned the two to not eat from. For if they do, against his warning, they “will certainly die” (Gen. 2. 17). Perhaps that was the mistake: prohibiting Adam and Eve from eating the…

In Genesis 3, the tree of knowledge has no point in the garden of Eden except to test Mankind. This could only have happened if they were to be tempted by the Snake which . If this is indeed the case, are God and the Snake are working together or even the same being? God must be coordinating with the Snake in order to test Mankind’s obedience to Him. I came to this conclusion when after carefully reading the text, I could find no purpose for the tree other than to be a test for Mankind. Placing…

Adam Smith has come to be regarded as one of the fathers of economics. He is most known for the profound ideas and novel theories on capitalism presented in his book Wealth of Nations. Some ten years prior the release of that book, he completed his Theory of Moral Sentiments, lesser known and less referred to in relation to political economics, but equally as important. Both books, however, must be read together to have a deeper understanding of Smith’s economic theories and his understanding of…

the American experiment. Power in this era meant absolute victory for your view of the future of the United States. The men at the forefront of this Thunderdome-esque fight to death were Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams. Alexander Hamilton was a self-made man. Born in the West Indies out of wedlock, Hamilton took it upon himself to learn about trade and eventually worked his way into the world’s elite. Hamilton’s view of America’s future was a one of a…

Reading Genesis chapters 1:1 – 2:3 I was amazed to find out that earth wasn’t something that was already in existence, but that earth was something created by Someone who was already in existence. The first chapter of Genesis starts off in verse one saying “In the beginning God” implying that he was there before all things. God is not only a master in creating but I learned in this narrative that he is also a master in designing. What really strikes me is that I am able to recognize one of God’s…