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The topic of the book varies within each chapter, but in all, every chapter is about the founding fathers. From the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, to the friendship of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The author, Joseph J. Ellis, a father of three sons, was born in Washington D.C. He is perceived as one of the nation’s leading American history scholars. Ellis attended Yale University and College of William and Mary. He has written nine books, and has been awarded the Pulitzer…

”The words desperate fortune were more than once applied to you.” - J. Brooks Before I took the class, I barely knew anything about American History. I knew that the ideas of the American revolution were astonishing for that period of time, or that America benefited from the lend-lease campaign during WWII, or that jazz was born in New Orleans. But I did not even think about the events, which led America to its incredible rise in XIX-XX centuries. To fill the blank space in my knowledge, I…

nation’s survival. Controversially disputed, the outcomes of the election were both critically beneficial and clearly unpredictable. The tense campaign called for a rematch between the two former candidates of the election of 1796. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were pitted against John Adams and Charles C Pinckney . Each party assumed that the victory of the oppose would lead to the demise of the nation. Federalists feared that Jefferson would undo their contributing accomplishments of the…

The right to elect government officials is one of the most fundamental rights an American Citizen is entitled to. It is also one of the most basic qualities of a democracy. Yet, few understand how our modern voting process works when it comes to electing our highest official. Thomas Jefferson once said, “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never can be” (qtd. Ourrepubliconline). The Electoral College is an outdated system that no longer serves its original…

most important pages in the book of history that would shape the country’s future for generations to come. The election took a big turn when John Adams came in third, and there was a tie between the two Republican candidates, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The audio of Thomas Jefferson describes the race as an “arising deadlock between Burr and Jefferson.” (Ace, 1:55). The audio demonstrates how the media could only see this election as the race between Adams and Jefferson. In order to vote…

1. As Benjamin Rush explained, the signers of the Declaration of Independence were uncertain that they would survive their revolutionary act. The signers could have easily been hunted down, tried for treason, and executed. They knew that what they were doing was bold, but they did not know that it would be shaping and changing America for years to come. Today, we view these founders as brave men who made intelligent decisions in order to change America for the better. However, a lot of the…

and Okonkwo are each from different stories and each handle the conflicts in their lives differently. In the musical Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton faced many conflicts throughout his career. However, one man clearly stood out as his main antagonist. Aaron Burr, Alexander’s friend-turned-enemy, became jealous of the political power Hamilton had as Secretary of Treasury. When Burr pursued the position of President of the United States, Hamilton gave Thomas Jefferson his vote. This seemed like the…

In Jonbenet's murder there are many different resources that me and my group used we mostly used google and the resources that is provided there was good information in all resources. We also used youtube for the videos in the podcast. There were many different news clipping blaming different suspects in the murder like the father, mother , brother and the santa claus. We had some problems finding videos because some were restricted for the research aspect because there were different videos…

The author did make some few arguments about how Hamilton’s and burr’s assistance and comparing which one was telling the truth or what was the facts. Biases were the number one reason America had to start with war. Because many things were unfair to them instead of ruling themselves and their own world not others like England. There were some few sentences that Ellis writes his own form to understand the reader of what is going on. Only chapter that it was really interested was the farewell.…

knowing what we Americans see in them in today’s society. “Americans Success wasn’t always a foregone conclusion” as Ellis mentions grabbing the reader’s attention to the Founding Fathers. Ellis opens up the book by clarifying Alexander Hamilton’s and Aaron Burs arrival in meeting each other on July 11, 1804 close to New Jersey. He explains to readers the importance of personal prominence in the growing government. Thomas Jefferson got together with James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in…