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    Dalice Finley Mrs. Doerr ELA 7 19 March 2024 Alexander Hamilton Did you know that Alexander Hamilton was someone who signed the Constitution? That’s not all that he did, though. He was the first secretary of the treasury and created the first American bank, as well (“Alexander Hamilton (1789-1795).”). Hamilton was also very intelligent and thought about a lot of things. His intelligence was a factor in America’s founding and the Constitution’s ratification. Alexander Hamilton had a large impact on

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    Climbing Up the Wall Streets for the Students During the 2016 presidential race, an Independent Senator from Vermont arose to the occasion and challenged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Governor Martin O’Malley for the Democrat nomination. Senator Bernie Sanders introduced plenty of new daring policies. One of those policies was the “It’s Time to Make College Tuition Free and Debt Free”, which immediately drew in most of the millennials attention. Senator Sanders first introduced a legislation

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    Credible Sources Topic 1: Should taxes on people making over $250,000 a year be changed? Yes, I believe that individuals making over a quarter of a million dollars a year should pay a higher rate in taxes. Currently the United States is experiencing a slow economic recovery from the previous recession and the more fortunate members of society could contribute more to strengthen the country's financial status. It is not unreasonable since the U.S. is already incredibly low by international standards

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    president from March 4, 1824 – March 4, 1829. Prior to his presidential administration, the United States had just experienced the Panic of 1819, which left the economy weakened and faith in the financial market at an all-time low. However, during the Adams administration, the United States entered a period of economic expansion. Adding to the political stability throughout this administration, the United States was also at peace. Although there were problems, as with any presidency, diplomacy had solved

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    Although there are many famous Arkansans that are from Arkansas that have became famous, and is a former president and former U.S. Secretary of state daughter is Mrs. Chelsea Clinton. Chelsea Victoria Clinton was born on February 27,1980, Little Rock, Arkansas. Chelsea Clinton was born to William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Chelsea has no siblings she is an only child. Chelsea Clinton attended a public school for her elementary life and some of her junior high life. While she was

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    raised in the West Indies, he began working as a merchant’s clerk at age 9 and became an orphan a year later. During his time as a child, he began to experience economics and a few years later, he inspired locals to send him to New York to get an education and make something of himself. He completed two years of school before joining the Revolutionary War. He was Washington’s aide and wrote to Congress about financial needs for the soldiers, which he experienced first hand. After the war, he came back

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    The United States Department of Education has made many budget cuts that effect many schools across the country. Budget cuts are a problem that schools across the United States are seeing more and more since the 2016 presidential elections. These funding cuts are affecting students and teachers nationwide. School budget cuts are not something people should be worrying about in this time, education is very important and student’s educations are extremely valuable. Many schools are losing money for

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    January 11, 1757, although the exact year of his birth is unknown. Hamilton was born on the Caribbean island of Nevis or St. Kitts to Rachel Fawcett and James Hamilton, but he spent the majority of his youth on the island of St. Croix. His formal education as a child was minimal. When his mother died in 1768, Hamilton took his

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    also shows the competence, candor, and integrity Powell posses throughout his term in Washington D.C. Colin Powell continues to advance through the ranks and through the staff jobs he was appointed to. He then served as senior military aide to Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, helping to coordinate the invasion of Granada and the bombing of Libya (Biography.com, 2010). To help coordinate these attacks would have to take great courage, because there’s always a chance of casualties. He commits

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    to British America. Paterson entered Princeton in 1759, at age 14. He graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1763. In 1775 he was selected as a delegate from Somerset County to the First Provincial Congress of New Jersey, where he was named secretary. After independence was declared, William Paterson was selected to be New Jersey 's first attorney general by Governor William Livingston. Following the rest of the war he successfully struggled with the monumental task of maintaining law and order

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