Hamilton Challenge
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A Dark Day in America
November 6th, 2024 – the sky is still up there. It’s actually a beautiful sky in central North Carolina: mostly sunny with an occasional breeze, mid-70s. The sounds of birds chirping and planes flying in the distance is all I hear. A device that has become common to many millions of people sits at my…
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Jefferson or Burr
Jefferson or Burr We know it’s lose lose. Jefferson or Burr But if you had to choose. Yo. The people are asking to hear my voice, the country is facing a difficult choice… “The Election of 1800” from Hamilton: An American Musical I have been given a voice, it is called a vote. It is…
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I Am Prometheus (And So Can You!)
Prometheus brought us fire, according to the legend. He was also cursed to live forever, high on a mountain with an eagle that pecks his liver out everyday. What a guy! He brought us fire, arguably the essential ingredient to becoming who we are today. We could cook our food, forge new tools, and even…
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We Need to Agree on Something
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it’s evolution Well, you know We all wanna change the world But when you talk about destruction Don’t you know that you can count me out The Beatles Revolution is a loaded word. It carries…
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The Hamilton Challenge
The Greats weren’t great because at first they could paint. The Greats were great because they paint a lot. Macklemore Listen up, everybody! We’ve got a challenge in front of us. I call it The Hamilton Challenge. There is a musical about a man named Alexander Hamilton and in this musical, the narrator describes a…