Benjamin Franklin: A Hero
Did you know Benjamin Franklin had 17 brothers and sisters while living in poverty? Benjamin Franklin lived a hard cruel life to get to his position and importance. There are many reasons to look up to Benjamin Franklin. There are so many wonders that can found about him including Franklin’s childhood, inventions, and his involvement in government proving that Franklin should be looked up to as a hero.
Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706, upon this he was the tenth out of the seventeen kids. Franklin’s parents were Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger.This was a setback for Franklin as the tenth child and the youngest he wouldn’t inherit anything of great value. Sadly this was not at all the hardest setback the most difficult and …show more content…
Franklin was given the chance to be involved with the government when people realized and saw Franklin’s determination and diligent workings. Franklin’s opinions were now able to make a mark and inspirate people. Upon being in the Continental Congress Franklin made his intentions and opinions clear. Messages from Franklin to the French and British were often as he wanted things to change and join together. Altogether his efforts elevated him to the position of president in the Constitutional Convention. However this would be his last involvement to the government as his age and illness caught up to …show more content…
In my youth I traveled much, and I observed in different countries that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, they more they did for themselves, and became richer.” Many people think he is against the poor and wants them gone. However if you take a look and read carefully you can see he wants to have them raised and out of poverty. His way may be different from most people however he wants them to help them still as he states the “The best way of doing good for the poor is not making them easy in poverty ,but leading or driving them out.” This shows us that he wants to get them out or free them from the captivity of poverty
Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706, upon this he was the tenth out of the seventeen kids. Franklin’s parents were Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger.This was a setback for Franklin as the tenth child and the youngest he wouldn’t inherit anything of great value. Sadly this was not at all the hardest setback the most difficult and …show more content…
Franklin was given the chance to be involved with the government when people realized and saw Franklin’s determination and diligent workings. Franklin’s opinions were now able to make a mark and inspirate people. Upon being in the Continental Congress Franklin made his intentions and opinions clear. Messages from Franklin to the French and British were often as he wanted things to change and join together. Altogether his efforts elevated him to the position of president in the Constitutional Convention. However this would be his last involvement to the government as his age and illness caught up to …show more content…
In my youth I traveled much, and I observed in different countries that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, they more they did for themselves, and became richer.” Many people think he is against the poor and wants them gone. However if you take a look and read carefully you can see he wants to have them raised and out of poverty. His way may be different from most people however he wants them to help them still as he states the “The best way of doing good for the poor is not making them easy in poverty ,but leading or driving them out.” This shows us that he wants to get them out or free them from the captivity of poverty