The Heroes Of Alexander Hamilton And Annie Sullivan

Heroes, and their adventures and stories are scattered throughout history. These heroes all accomplished different tasks, and won various battles. From Alexander the Great, to Eleanor Roosevelt, these heroes are people with qualities vital to achieving their goals. Alexander Hamilton and Annie Sullivan are both considered to be heroes. They both have determination, ambition, and are intelligent. These elements of their character were essential to fulfill their intents and goals. These three traits were demonstrated by Hamilton and Sullivan in many parts of their lives. Hamilton showed determination during his time in the Revolutionary War, under George Washington and other generals. He showed his stubbornness during his many duels and debates

Sullivan went through a different kinds of battles, but battles nonetheless in her time at the asylum when she was a child. She was determined to go to school to get an education, and boldly told Franklin B. Stanborn, the head of the State Board of Charities that she wanted to go to school. Through her strong will, she went to school.
Hamilton was also a very intelligent young boy and man. He wrote 51 of the Federalist essays defending the new Constitution, and became Washington’s Secretary of Treasury in 1789. He wrote essays in college that were included in newspapers, one particular essay called “The Farmer Refuted”, was 80 pages long and was a rebuttal against Samuel Seabury. Hamilton’s mind blossomed and expanded in his time at King’s College, and his time spent with other young intelligent students like John Laurens and Hercules Mulligan. Sullivan was intelligent as well; though she was behind in her education at first when she went to school, she quickly caught up and graduated as valedictorian of her class from Perkins. She underwent eye surgery

Hamilton’s determination enabled him to help establish our Constitution and government that is around today. Hamilton defended it with his essays, even when everyone believed it to be foolish. His fiery spirit led troops to victory in the Battle of Trenton and the Battle of Yorktown. His intelligence and ambition brought him out of poverty and got him to being one of Washington’s most trusted advisors and personal secretary in the Revolutionary War. Sullivan’s determination got her an education and her fiery spirit lead ehr to clash with Captain Keller a few times, but always resulted in her winning. She struggled through living in an asylum and losing her eyesight, but it did not discourage her from continuing to demand her rights, especially her right to learn. Through her intelligence and ambition, she graduated valedictorian and accepted her job that would continue, although she did not know, until she died. She discovered a way to teach a blind, mute, and deaf girl to speak and spell and understand concepts. Through these characteristics, these two heroes accomplished many things in their