Alexander Hamilton's Farewell Speech

Words: 1317
Pages: 6
Open Document
Across multiple platforms this shift is clearly seen. The most obvious would be YouTube, a video sharing website where you can look up anything from song lyrics to the moon landing. But, there are more unexpected places to find this shift between books to entertainment. For instance, Hamilton: An American Musical on Broadway. In 2008, writer Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspired by a biography by Ron Chernow about Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Eight years later, the musical has been off-broadway and on-broadway since Feburary 2015 and sold out almost every night since. It includes a two-act narrative of Hamilton’s life from when he arrived in New York to his untimely death in the infamous duel with Aaron Burr. What makes a three-hour …show more content…
For example, at the end of the song One Last Time, it ends with George Washington stepping down from the position of president. The song itself mirrors the end of Washington’s actual farewell speech, though it is put to song. He sings that “history has its eyes on you”, adding a musical motif into the speech as Washington hopes that “faults of incompetent abilities will be/Consigned to oblivion, as [he himself] must soon be” (Jackson). Miranda also quotes The Reynold's Pamphlet, a piece of writing by Hamilton laying out his affair, word for word in the song by the same name. While Hamilton is clearly something for entertainment, and so popular in mainstream media tickets sell for hundreds of dollars in resale, it truly is a nod to the events that almost every American learns in high school. Somehow, it makes entertainment out of a thing that once needed deep reading to understand. As our brain neurons change to fit technology, as Carr mentions earlier, so does the way we …show more content…
Her father takes in the girl, and after a long time of strange behavior and odd things happening around the area, the girl is revealed to be Mircalla Karnstein, vampire. The idea of the vampire predates Dracula, and serves as an inspiration for it. The webseries takes the scaffolding of the idea of a naive girl falling prey to a female vampire. This time, though, Laura Hollis is introduced as a freshman of an Austrian university. Her roommate goes missing, and is replaced by a dark cold, upperclassman girl named Carmilla. In her quest to finding the missing girl, Laura discovers the vampiric natures of her “roommate from hell” (S1.3), and tries to juggle the findings with her
Show More

Related Documents: Alexander Hamilton's Farewell Speech

George Washington's Farewell Speech Analysis

captivating documents in the late 1700's was George Washington's Farewell Address. It is detailed that this speech had been drafted time after time before finally being presented to the world. Specifically, it is said that he used aspects from both James Madison's and Alexander Hamilton's scriptures, but in the end, stayed true to his heart. Namely, Washington used his departure to publicize a major final statement of his political philosophy(Farewell Address, 2016). In this case, his letter, that was quick…

Words 528 - Pages 3

Political Parties Essay

exist in America. George Washington warned to stay away from forming political parties in his farewell address. He believed that these parties would distract councils and weaken the public administration (Doc 4). Despite these warnings, Political parties still emerged in the 1790’s due to many different views on political aspects. One party that emerged was the Federalists. The Federalists were led by Alexander Hamilton. Thomas Jefferson, leader of the other political party called the Anti-Federalists…

Words 442 - Pages 2

Eliza Hamilton Research Paper

Elizabeth “Eliza” Hamilton: A Legacy Not to Be Forgotten Many people have heard of the musical Hamilton, and many people think that the most important character is Alexander Hamilton. However, his wife, Eliza, plays a large part in the musical, as well as his own life. In the Leaving a Legacy unit, many people and their legacies, as well as historical and social movements, have been explored. Eliza Hamilton was a mother, a wife, and a person who left a legacy that not a lot of people can emulate…

Words 751 - Pages 4

Elizabeth Schuyler's Influence On The Rime

musical took the world by storm, many people have been delving into the rich lives of the historical figures featured in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s masterpiece. One such figure is the wife of the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Elizabeth Schuyler, Hamilton’s wife, changed the world by establishing one of the first private orphanages, speaking out against slavery, and by leading one of history’s earliest suffrage movements. Elizabeth Schuyler was born to Philip and Catherine Schuyler…

Words 1617 - Pages 7

Politicle parties to split Essay

agreement that the Articles of Confederation had to be fixed. Of course, there were some differences, but the first political parties didn't evolve until Washington's presidency. At the beginning of his presidency, two of his cabinet members, Alexander Hamilton the secretary of the Treasury and Thomas Jefferson the secretary of State , did not agree on anything at all. These opposing viewpoints led to the rising of the first political parties, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans…

Words 1057 - Pages 5

Compromise Of 1790

Washington appointed Federalist Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury and ((republican)) Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State. By appointing men of different political views, Washington made sure virtually every citizen was represented in the Cabinet. Hamilton believed in a…

Words 816 - Pages 4

Founding Brothers

actions would be looked at by people of the future, and how they dealt with the issue of slavery. All of these ideas mentioned in the preface set the stage for the rest of the book. Many people feel that confrontations can easily settle disputes. Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr believed that dueling would resolve all of their problems. This duel wasn’t described with detail in textbooks. All that was said was how there was a duel between the two of them, Hamilton was killed, and that Burr became…

Words 2392 - Pages 10

Essay on MY STORY

Document Based Question AP US History Directions: The following question requires you to construct an essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-R and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. In the essay you should strive to support your assertions both by citing key pieces of evidence from the documents and by drawing on your knowledge of the period. The debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 revealed bitter controversies on a number of issues. Discuss…

Words 2570 - Pages 11