How did Hamilton's childhood in the Caribbean affect his approach to solving the nation's problems?

His writing prowess was made what made him unique while growing in the Caribbean and this same talent was maximized fully by him in solving the nation's problems. His poor financial background also made him wise in handling the finances of the nation.

Explanation:

Alexander Hamilton was a product of an adulterous affair between his mother Rachel Faucet and his father James Hamilton. His mother died when he was still young, while his father abandoned the family. He was born on a Caribbean Island known as Navis. At the age of eleven, he wrote an excellent letter about a hurricane storm that affected Navis Island. This gained him recognition among the residents who in turn sponsored him to study at the King's College in New York, in 1772.

He fully harnessed this special ability of writing, in his political career. For example, he is claimed to be the author of several of the Federalist papers which were written to convince the people on why it was important for them to ratify the United States Constitution. He was also the Secretary of the United States Treasury where he excellently served the first President of the United States, George Washington.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)