Two great leaders of society were Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. However‚ their governmental and public policy views were completely different. Hamilton believed in strong‚ big‚ federal government. While‚ Jefferson believed in spreading power over a nation amongst many people rather than just an elite few. Alexander Hamilton obtained an extraordinarily up-to-date economic vision based on investment‚ industry‚ and expanded commerce. Before the 1790s‚ the American economy North and
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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Alexander Graham Bell‚ a man who best known for inventing the telephone. Most people don’t know he spent the majority of his life teaching and helping the deaf. Educating the hearing impaired is what he wished to be remembered for. Bell was born on March 3‚ 1847‚ in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. His mother was a painter of miniature portraits and also loved to play the piano even though she was nearly deaf. Aleck’s mother knew that he had a talent for music and always encouraged him to play (Matthews
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Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founding Father When people think of the brave men who founded our country‚ the main people that come to mind are George Washington‚ Ben Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was a man who was non-stop‚ but commonly forgotten. He didn’t stop for anything‚ including people’s opinions of him. There were social‚ economic‚ and cultural influences on Alexander Hamilton which affected his lifetime achievements. First U.S secretary of treasury‚ Alexander
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The learner believes the strategic efficiency which Alexander the Great fought the Battle of Gaugamela was the primary reason he was able to be victorious. He came up with a strategic plan using the resources available to him to fulfill the objective of winning the battle. The story of the Battle of Gaugamela was between Darius of Persia and Alexander the Great of Macedon which took place 331 B.C.E. (Nassar‚ 2007). Darius was well informed about his enemy‚ chose and prepared the battle ground
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Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt D.O.B-D.O.B: September 6‚ 1817 - September 19‚ 1893‚ in London‚ England and came to Canada in 1835 to work for the British American Land Company. Family Information: On February 9‚ 1848‚ Galt married Elliott Torrance‚ the daughter of John Torrance‚ of Saint-Antoine Hall‚ Montreal. She died on May 25‚ 1850‚ shortly after giving birth to their only son‚ Elliott. Later he married her younger sister‚ Amy Gordon Torrance. Amy gave birth to 7 daughters and 2 more sons. They
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Q- To what extent did Alexander lll reverse the reforms of his predecessor‚ Alexander ll. Alexander lll did reverse many of the reforms his predecessor Alexander ll made in Russia‚ but he did not reverse them all. He did not reverse the reforms that where aimed at improving the economy. One reform that Alexander lll didn’t reverse was the freedom of the serfs. Alexander ll emancipated the serfs during his reign in 1861‚ he did this so Russia’s economy can grow‚ and become more like a western country
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mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “Great” Gatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken
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rights by foreign or domestic enemies. When the government fails to do this by “amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical‚” the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense – to fight the government. One Founder Alexander Hamilton explicitly asserted this claim‚ and he entrusted us with his legacy‚ the Constitution. It is now up to us fight for our rights from our encroaching government. Although Hamilton bolstered individual freedom‚ he does not support violence
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seemed like the Industrial Revolution was so seperate from the time of the founding fathers and Enlightenment‚ but Hamilton connects them. I enjoyed watching “Alexander the Great: Alexander Hamilton” from Uncommon Knowledge. It was interesting to hear directly from the author of the biography of Hamilton‚ Ron Chernow. His biography of Alexander Hamilton is the one that inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to write a popular Broadway musical about
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