by WillBowen | Jul 30, 2020 | JumpStarts
JumpStart – Hamilton 5 Today if two men wanted to duel to resolve an argument, most people would be scandalized.However during Hamilton’s time, dueling was a sophisticated way of guarding one’s honor and was a common practice.The Broadway smash musical Hamilton...
by WillBowen | Jul 29, 2020 | JumpStarts
JumpStart – Hamilton 4According to Wikipedia, “The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the collective pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United...
by WillBowen | Jul 28, 2020 | JumpStarts
JumpStart – Hamilton 3 In the previous JumpStart, we talked about the inspiring song “Wait for it” from Hamilton.In the song, Aaron Burr (Leslie Odom, Jr.) talks about having to wait for the good things in his life and that, no matter what, he’ll continue to...
by WillBowen | Jul 27, 2020 | JumpStarts
JumpStart – Hamilton 2 In my (current) favorite song from Hamilton, Aaron Burr sings (paraphrased):“I am the one thing in life I can controlI am inimitableI am an originalI'm not falling behind or running lateAnd if there’s a reason I’m still alive when so...
by WillBowen | Jul 24, 2020 | JumpStarts
https://www.facebook.com/WillBowen/videos/299818661076754/ For a long time my daughter tried to get me to listen to Hamilton — not sure why I resisted it, because now I am HOOKED. If you’ve not seen the show (now streaming on Disney+), it tells the historical...
