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    Benjamin Franklin and James Madison‚ both are famous men in America’s history‚ both are considered founding father’s having played key parts in this country’s development‚ and both of these two men are brilliant thinkers‚ each conjuring different ideals about issues at hand. Even with all these and more similarities‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ considered one of the greatest American minds of all time‚ and James Madison‚ considered the Architect of the Constitution‚ were different‚ and had different ideals

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    Benjamin Franklin 1. Fish & Visitors stink in three days. Don’t stay longer than welcomed you get old just like fish. 2. He that lives upon Hope‚ dies fasting. The person who hopes for everything will die with nothing if they don’t go get it themselves. 3. Tis easy to see‚ hard to foresee. It’s easy to see something but it’s hard to go through with it. 4. The rotten Apple spoils his Companion. Bad people can negatively influence their peers. 5. Don’t throw stones at your neighbours

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    have turned to a vast array of things for inspiration in their works. The Transcendentalist writers of the 1800s turned to nature in order to discover the higher truths of the world around them. By turning to nature‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau came to teach others how to improve their lives by refusing to conform‚ expressing integrity of mind‚ and pursuing one’s dreams. These ideas changed many people’s understanding of the world and continue to do so today. Even though they lived

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    Essay #2 Henry David Thoreau and Frederick Douglass had two very different ideas of protest. Thoreau’s idea was passive and done individually. Douglass’s idea was active and also done individually. Frederick Douglass was trying to expose the horrible aspects of slavery and Henry David Thoreau was protesting slavery and against the government. However‚ Frederick Douglass’s idea of protest was better and more effective. Henry David Thoreau was an activist writer. His essays were philosophical and

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    CHAPTER 6 Securing Independence‚ Defining Nationhood‚ 1776–1788 0Chapter Themes The British had two main advantages over the United States in the Revolution. They greatly outnumbered the 2.5 million Americans‚ one-third of whom were either slaves or loyalists‚ and they possessed superior naval and military forces. But British resources were severely strained. The United States mobilized its people more effectively and created an army of 220‚000 troops‚ compared to 162‚000 British troops. The U

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    Jessica Baird Period 4 3/11/13 Abstract Title: The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin‚ 1706-1757 Author: Benjamin Franklin Summary: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin was written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however‚ Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a torturous publication history after Franklin’s death‚ this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography ever written. One of the most powerful and

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    me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.” – Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was raised in a poverty. He nourished himself with literature when he was just a kid‚ and worked for his brother as a printer at the age of 17. When he left his brother to open his own printing press‚ he became so successful that he retired at the age of 42! This allowed him to focus on his love for science. Franklin was a polymath (in other words‚ he was many things)—an author‚ printer‚ politician

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    Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17‚ 1706 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Benjamin was tenth of seventeen brothers and sisters. His parents name are Josiah and Abiah Franklin. Growing up Benjamin family could not afford to attend school. With the struggle of getting an education‚ Ben still became well known in society. Ben accomplish many great thing such as the Declaration of Independence‚ the U.S. Constitution‚ and he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War. He also

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    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin’s life made a huge impact on the history of America. He also was an influence for many citizens. Since Franklin lived during the eighteenth century‚ a period of growth for America‚ he also played a part in the political founding of the United States. To help future generations‚ Franklin wrote an autobiography of his life. An autobiography is a piece of literature about someone’s own life. He separates his into four parts‚ each one depicting

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    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin A Book Review History 5 March 2010 2 Introduction "If you would not be forgotten‚ as soon as you are dead and rotten‚ either write things worth reading‚ or do things worth the writing." - Benjamin Franklin Written over a period of nearly 30 years and covering his life only until 1759 (he died in 1790)‚ “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” is actually tells approximately half of his life story as everyone knows of this great man

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