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    Both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson believed that the future of the American economy depended on the people. However, Hamilton had a Federalist view on things and Jefferson saw things through a democratic-republican view. Thomas Jefferson believed that all people had equal rights and that all people had a valid input. Alexander Hamilton believed that people’s views are turbulent and constantly changing and that the common man couldn’t make a political decision. Hamilton thought that the

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    Why couldn’t Hamilton and Jefferson get along? Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1775 in Nevis, British West Indies and Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, Shadwell, VA. They both grew up on plantations and had families and siblings. However, Jefferson had nine siblings while Hamilton only had his younger brother James A. Hamilton. The two men had a great adoration for reading and were brilliant. They were phenomenal writers and had many famous works. They were both

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    Democracy In Ancient Greece

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    In the time long before the birth of Christ, during the BC era, the land directly above what is known as Greece, existed an ancient empire known as Macedonia. Today, the regions of the world expanding from Greece, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia exist today at the Macedonia region. The Macedonia region was considered to be part of the ancient Greece civilization, but the women and men of these two countries could not be more unlike each other. Absolutely no group of individuals in history has ever given

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    The purpose of the federalist paper is to convince people whether or not they are going to ratify the new constitution.The founding fathers of the US constitution, whom are James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay had as purpose the ratification of the constitution by the US citizens. Indeed, Federalist paper are a compilation of 85 articles. Federalist paper number 10 has been written by James Madison. In this paper the main question that Madison’s tries to answer and gives arguments to is:

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    achievements and impact on Western Civilization: Alexander the Great or Augustus Caesar? Alexander career was a continuation of that of his father; though at age 13 in one of his father’s absence defended an empire which was at that time the largest empire in the entire ancient world, a region that expanded 3,000 miles demonstrating at an early age his talent as a warrior and leader. After his father death Alexander promised to continue the work of his father. Alexander invaded Persia, and after three difficult

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    In “Do Eggheads Make Great Presidents?”, Richard Brookhiser argues that intellectual presidents express “inflexibility and hauteur”, making them very vulnerable compared to the thoughtful and more flexible presidents. (Brookhiser, 15) Jefferson and Madison were one of many intellectual presidents. The first example of inflexibility is when both Jefferson and Madison realized that the American government was falling apart under the new Constitution. They were in disagreement with the government

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    Dbq Greek Golden Age

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    During the Greek Golden Age, 500-300 BCE, many aspects of Greek life flourished. New ideologies and standards began to emerge and then be utilized as a stepping stone for the future ideas to come. This time period produced new discoveries in philosophy, geometry, architecture and medicinal science. These new discoveries had a huge impact on the civilizations to come and they are still seen in modern life. The ancient Greek philosophers’ practices are what today's education systems utilize, ancient

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    Both Hamilton and Jefferson worked alongside George Washington during his presidency. Hamilton was appointed the first Secretary of Treasurer and Jefferson was the first Secretary of State. Jefferson was the older man of the two with twelve years being born on 1743, in Virgina to a wealthy family, while Hamilton was born on 1755 in the West Indies to a poor family. Jefferson had the best education the colonies could offer due to his family's status as wealthy planters and slave owners giving Jefferson

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    Alexander The Great Dbq

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    Did you know that Alexander The Great was so powerful he never lost land while he was living? Alexander the Great was born in July 356 BC, and died June 323 BC. He was a Macedonian ruler and he established one of the greatest and largest empires ever known to mankind. Alexander the Great was great because he was intelligent, accomplished many things, and was a high quality leader. First of all, Alexander was great because of his intelligence. Alexander showed intelligence when he was about to go

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    Byzantine Empire Dbq

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    Many people don’t find the significance in studying hte Byzantines but little do they know that the Byzantine changed the course of history. You should study the Byzantine Empire because of the preserverence of Greek Literature, influences of their defense system, influence of the Eastern Orthodox Christianity and lastly, the influence of the Justinian Code. The perseverence of Greek Literature is what made us learn educational things in school. Without Greek Literature, education today would be

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