Bethany Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton By: Bailey Diebel B3 Did you know that Alexander Hamilton was best friends with George Washington during the American Revolution? The person I chose to research is Alexander Hamilton. He was born on January 11 1755-1757 (the actual date is unknown) in Charlestown. He died July 12 1804. In this paper you will learn about the childhood, how he impacted the world and other interesting facts about Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton had a very…

The town of Maycomb think of Burris Ewell as white trash. What the town does not see is that there is more than what meets to eye of Burris. He is a rude little boy with messy unkempt dark brown hair concealing his hazel green eyes. Burris appears to be tan but the dirt smeared on his face leave you questioning. He wears filthy overalls with only one button. Therefore, the other side hangs down. The blood stains on his overalls from carrying the squirrels after hunting with his father, make the…

Alexander Hamilton, an honorary, willful, and popular individual in the Federalist party, and his polar opposite, Aaron Burr, the natural aristocrat and second in command of the United States, introduces itself as one of the most captivating and mysterious manifestations in American history. Coming from two completely different backgrounds, Burr and Hamilton allegedly 1met at Weehawken, to settle their disputes in an honorable, yet illegal way. The shots fired resulted in a fatally wounded…

One of De Goya’s most famous pieces is his Charles IV of Spain and his family, which was created while under the appointment of King Charles IV himself. This painting creates an interesting light on De Goya’s view of the royal family, while using many techniques in order to perfect the life-size image, also puts on display and mocks the family’s power. The interesting dynamics and hierarchy of the family displayed in this painting gives the strongest feel of what was going on within the inner…

Daniel Mendoza’s final boxing match with Richard Humphries took place in September of 1790 in the town of Doncaster. While all the sources and Mendoza’s memoir agree that Mendoza won the match, the accounts differ on many of the specifics. One difference between Mendoza’s account and the newspaper articles was the exact odds that were in Mendoza’s favor at the beginning of the match. Mendoza stated that they were five to one. A report in the World claimed they were seven to four, while the…

Hamilton’s childhood was the main kickstarter to how he became a war hero and a founding father. Alexander Hamilton grew up dirt poor in the caribbean on a tiny island called St. Nevis. His parents James Hamilton and Rachel Lavien were never married making him and his brother James Hamilton J.r, different. They moved to a nearby island called St. Croix where things kept going downhill. His father left Alex when he was 10 years old and his mom died from a sickness that almost took his life too.…

less. These are wise words, enterprising men quote ‘em. Don’t act surprised, you guys, cuz I wrote ‘em.” That as some of you musical fans may know, was part of the opening of the song Cabinet Battle #1 from the up and coming popular Broadway musical Hamilton. Even back in the day the American people thought that the pursuit of happiness, as quoted in the…

Eric Jager’s book: The Last Duel, closely examines the feudal system in France during the fourteenth century. Through his examination of the role between knights and nobles in medieval society, Jager provides a detailed description of how duels played a significant role in determining a person’s guilt or innocence, and the belief that pregnancy meant consensual sex. Jager begins by describing Normandy as a battlefield unmatched by any other. After the English had started to reclaim Normandy…

Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 1 argues for the ratification of the Constitution in the state of New York through the suspension of self-interests and dangerous ambitions. The future of the newborn nation rested on the formation of its government already gravely insufficient and bound to fail under the direction of the Articles of Confederation. Hamilton expressed the purpose of his discussion in the Federalist Papers declaring, “The utility of the union to your political prosperity The…

Economic: 1790- 1860* In 1790 to 1860, there were plenty of treaties, acts, and battles going on. In 1794, President George Washington sent John Jay to London, to avoid war with Britain. John Jay had to negotiate with the British to remove their forts from the U.S soil, including their troops, and to stop supplying weapons to Indians. This was known as the Jay Treaty. After the negotiation, the British still maintained trading posts on U.S soil and sold firearms to Indians. The British told the…