Alexander Berkman

well that the 2016 election is unique. When compared to the election of 1800, it is actually still difficult to refute those beliefs. While the election of 1800 surely had its own impactful scandals, such as rumors of Jefferson’s slave mistress or Alexander Hamilton, the leader of the Federalists at the time, publicly admitting to having an extramarital affair, they did not occur in the same numbers as those in the 2016 election. In fact, the sheer number of scandals caused by Trump’s…

Sunday, September 18, AHI Charter fellow and beloved Hamilton College History professor, Douglas Ambrose, spoke on “Alexander Hamilton and the Perils of Posterity”. With incredible eloquence, wit and energy he delivered a generous assessment of the honorable luminosity that Alexander Hamilton demonstrated in his public life. It inspired me to write further on Hamilton’s legacy. For Alexander Hamilton, to be seen as trustworthy in the eye of the common people was paramount. For thinkers like…

Secretary Alexander Hamilton believed that our new country’s federal government should be more powerful. However, Hamilton 's views faced strong opposition by many, such as Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and House Representative James Madison. He believed it more wise to provide more power to individual states. The two emerging parties deemed themselves with names that reflected their most treasured values. The Federalists attached themselves to the flourishing campaign in favor…

This is a decent time when to pull back and take a gander at the time of farming developments (ca. 3500 B.C.E.–ca. 1750 C.E.) The most conspicuous extensive scale incline in this period of mankind 's history was the globalization of development. The primary wave—the First Civilizations— was at that point worldwide in the first place Civilizations ended up being delicate and helpless Mesopotamian city-states were consumed into bigger domains Indus Valley, Central Asian, and Norte Chico human…

Hamilton: An American Musical is a musical play by Lin-Manuel Miranda based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers, as depicted in the book ‘Alexander Hamilton’ written by Ron Chernow. This musical has been critically acclaimed not only for its impactful lyrics and catchy music, but also for its depiction of early American politics and the historical changes brought by Alexander Hamilton. The historical aspect of Hamilton was shown clearly and entertainingly: each…

Nearing the end of the bronze age, civilizations were reaching new and impressive heights in the Aegean world and Eastern Mediterranean regions. Technology advance, kingdoms rose with the advancement and order was established. Minoan civilization that came into being on the island of Crete by 2000 B.C.E was prosperous with elaborate palaces for centralized government, writing, and record keeping. Mycenaean Greece controlled the late bronze age kingdom with trade, the arts and the base of King…

from the pre-Constitutional era remained Federalists, while Jeffersonians named themselves Democratic-Republican. President Washington warned about the dangers of political parties because they would divide the government and the nation into sides. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson led their parties, the Federalist and the Democratic-Republic respectively. As Washington had predicted, the nation was divided between two points of views, but political parties allow people to choose a side…

In 321 B.C., Chandragupta Maurya had been married into royalty and then set-out to overthrow the Nanda King, thus starting the Mauryan Empire. Thought this empire, there were three people who had ruled it, Chandragupta, his son, and his grandson Asoka. During Chandra’s rule, he had fought Seleucus I and defeated him in 202 B.C., and set out to expand his territory through conquest. By 303 B.C. ,he had achieved more than 2.000 ml of land, as well as politically uniting the northern parts of India…

A hero is a person who works hard day in and day out and who faces challenges on a regular basis and is able to succeed. This is a good example of Amaru Shakur or better known as Tupac. Tupac was a regular person just like any other people in the world. Tupac live wasn’t easy it was full with challenges and odds against him. Throughout this paper we will read things you may or you may have known. Tupac was not born in a upper class . His mother name was Afeni Shakur, she was a…

Classical Greece (600-200 B.C.) is often credited with ideas of government advancements as well as philosophy achievements. Ideals of freedom began emerging from the polis. The polis held much more importance than a location; rather it was the center of humanistic thought. The time period offered rationalism, humanism, and democracy based from the polis influence. As a result, both humanism and rationalism lead to the widely accepted belief that the human mind contained the highest and some of…