Aaron Burr Advice Analysis

Alexander Hamilton was once heard saying this statement: “The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.” (“Alexander Hamilton Quotes.”) Alexander Hamilton was a man of numerous skills, with many of them contributing in the Revolutionary War.

I felt as though that Woodrow Wilson was very confident and passionate in words when was talking to his fellow leaders. He stated “One of the advantages of this hall, as I look about, is that you are not too far away from me, because there is nothing so reassuring to men who are trying to express the public sentiment as getting into real personal contact with their fellow citizens”. I felt as though he was not talking to leaders as leaders, but as average people who are all equal. Not only

In 1800, New York politician and Democratic-Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Aaron Burr was perceived by many, including Federalist leader Alexander Hamilton, as a danger to the nation. Hamilton viewed Burr as a threat to the new democracy because “Mr. Burr loves nothing but himself; thinks of nothing but his own aggrandizement; and will be content with nothing short of permanent power.” (Hamilton 1800) Today, the Republican candidate for President (now President), New Yorker “billionaire” Donald Trump is considered by many including members of his own party to be both unqualified and dangerous. Republican presidential candidates have called him a con man, a “serial philanderer”; a pathological liar, a misogynist, an “unstable narcissist”,

In this novel the children grow up with the tells of Boo Radley. Since then they developed a relationship and learned important life lessons.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a common household name. It’s one of the most famous pieces of literature. George W. Bush says To Kill a Mockingbird is “a meditation on family, human complexity and some of the great themes of American life. At a critical moment in our history, Mockingbird helped focus the nation on the turbulent struggle for equality.” (Wayne, pg. 1) President Bush couldn’t have been more right, To Kill a Mockingbird is a timeless classic, with themes that are still relevant in todays world.

Trying to rise up and make something with his life Alexander Hamilton, in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s stunning performance, Hamilton: The Musical, writes his way out of many bad situations and started out with absolutely nothing but was able to rise up and help shape the way America is today. Hamilton impacted many people in good ways and also in bad ways, one of those people was a man named Aaron Burr. The two of them knew each other for a very long time, and they didn't get along at all they were complete opposites throughout their life times. This constant rivalry soon lead to Hamilton’s death. They had a duel and Hamilton shot in the air signaling that he didn’t want to resort to killing while Burr had shot Hamilton in between the ribs.

Ethical egoism is the doctrine that right actions are those that promote one’s own best interest (Pojman and Vaughn, p. 492, 2012). According to this theory of morality, it claims that all humans are intrinsically selfish. Moreover, the theory one should do what is best for his or her self-interest and no one else. The theory says that no matter the cost and action one ought to pursue his or her self-interest exclusively.

In this line it is evident that Burr is envious of Hamilton and his ability to get laws passed. Aaron Burr’s character counter acts that of Hamilton’s, because they both strive to complete the same thing yet only one of them is willing to work for it and the other is waiting to see when their success will crumble so they can have the spotlight. Burr’s arrogant character like what it was in real life is exposed in a few scenes throughout the musical. In the beginning when he tried to prove his worth to the Schuyler sisters by telling them he is a man with a big trust fund and when he denied Hamilton’s accomplishments he is really questioning why his wealth is not enough to have the same success. Hamilton’s untimely death comes near the end of act two during a duel between him and his foil, Aaron Burr.

Hamilton: Listen to me Burr, I started from the lowest of the bottom and I had to work my way up. I went from living in the slums of a poverty ridden island to establishing a US banking system and creating a constitution. I went from living with my cousin, who then killed himself, to graduating at the top of my class from Kings College, and serving as George Washington’s senior aide. I went from hardly surviving a hurricane to writing 51 of 85 federalist papers and ending the international slave trade. So why, after all of these credentials do you still not give me respect! One thing I will stand behind until the day I die is my opinion, and when I convinced congress not to

“Words can inspire. And they can destroy. Choose yours well.” -Robin Sharma. Words are far more powerful than you may believe. Speeches have the power to ignite a fire or give hope to a team prior to a game, an army before a battle, or a country during a disaster. A salesman may be able to sell you the shirt on your back because he knows and understands the power of words. Writing a speech is like poetry. Every word is carefully chosen to give the precise interpretation of the author’s reasoning. Daniel Webster’s speech, in 1825, at Bunker Hill was keenly formed using substantial literary devices such as; tone, diction, and syntax.

For our final group project we had to pick an ideological lens and apply it to a piece of text we had gone over as a class to create a screenplay. I’ve had the songs from Hamilton stuck in my head since the beginning of the semester when the musical was assigned so I thought it would be of good use to take what is already so prominent in my head and get creative with it. Hamilton is the main character and hero of this play, who is based off of Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers. The character displays extreme confidence and enthusiasm, which can come across as arrogant or cocky to some of the other characters, who are also historical figures, such as Aaron Burr. To the audience Hamilton is still admirable and his

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, written by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is an outspoken, opinionated adolescent boy trying to determine his path in the world. Although Caulfield is portrayed as someone who stands out and does not quite fit in amongst his peers, he bears similar characteristics to many teenagers, from his time period of the 1940s up until modern day. Many of these connections can be linked through an excerpt of ”Hurt 2.0: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers”, by Chap Clark. Clark presents a multitude of arguments as to why so many teenagers are filled with angst and distance themselves from others, many of these arguments stemming from poor relationships with adults, particularly their parents. When reading The Catcher in the Rye, it is evident that Holden has a very defective relationship with his parents, thus providing some logic into why he chooses to act the way he does. Based on evidence gathered from both pieces of text, it is likely that Holden has never experienced any type of affection from his parents or any other authority figure in his lifetime. Therefore, he is uncertain on how to respond when he receives or witnesses love and affection, but at the same time, he is so desperately seeking to make that type of a connection with someone.

When reading about Hamilton, it does not take long to realize that he is a very intelligent man. From the beginning Hamilton saw great success come from his intelligence. It was through his intelligence that he got to come to America. We can also see how the knowledge of Hamilton helped him gain the respect of so many important people in American History.

When reading a novel, isn’t it important to think about the allegory or message of the book being read ? Most stories have a main idea or a theme that tells the reader what the story is going to be about and shows how the story will unfold. Themes in stories are often very laid out for the reader from the start and multiple themes are put together to make the novel more interesting. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the themes are shown through the children’s points of view and the events that they go through on the daily. The events that happen and words that are being said by the characters in the story will relate to the themes and the message that the author wants to convey to the reader. There is a huge variety of universal

Hamilton believed that “the best people” should run the country. The best people included the educated, wealthy, public-spirited men from the federalist party. John Jay bluntly, a federalist said that” Those who own the country,