Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 Born in Boston Benjamin Franklin was one of seventeen children born to the parents of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. His father wanted Benjamin to go to school to become a clergyman‚ but he only had enough to send him to school for one year. Clergymen needed years of school. Benjamin ended up being apprenticed to his brother James. James was a printer and Benjamin helped him. When Benjamin was fifteen his brother started the New England Courant. It was
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Susanna Dey 19 November 2011 Benjamin Franklin Say the name Benjamin Franklin and you may picture a chubby man with spectacles holding a kite during a lightening storm. Perhaps you picture him a older man with spectacles propped up on his nose standing in a great room full of distinguished gentlemen signing the Declaration of Independence. Both of these facts about Benjamin Franklin’s life would be true. However‚ there was so much more to Mr. Franklin. He was a diplomat‚ a statesman
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If ever a story embodied what has come to be known as the American Dream‚ it is the life story of Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin is one of the most talented‚ famous‚ and powerful people in the United States‚ who was part of Five that was to draft the Declaration of Independence. He dedicated almost his life to the Revolution of the United States. Besides being a talented inventor with many significant inventions that have changed the world until now‚ he was a successful politician as well.
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin is a documentary in which historians and scholars examine Benjamin Franklin’s life. The documentary explains in detail about his innovations‚ creations‚ and all of his achievements in both science and politics. Many people often praise him for his extraordinary mind and his desire to solve any problem that he comes across‚ the first half of the documentary when they explain his life as a child and young adult is interesting and explains many of his characteristics.
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benjamin franklin has many accomplishment some of his greatest are the following five‚ Bifocals‚ Electricity‚ Lightning Rod‚ Franklin Stove‚ Mapping the Gulf Stream. Bifocals are eyeglasses with an upper and lower half‚ the upper for distance‚ and the lower for reading. Bifocals are commonly prescribed to people with presbyopia‚ a condition that Franklin suffered. Franklin wrote‚ in August 1784 to his friend George Whatley‚ that he was "happy in the invention of double spectacles‚ which serving
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Benjamin Franklin Relationship Status: Divorced By Deborah Reed Hometown: Boston‚ Massachusetts Date of Birth: January 1st‚ 1706 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Body Type: Plump‚ And Medium Length Last Login ~ October 1st 1799 Education: Appleby School in England Occupation: Writer‚ Printer‚ Editor‚ and Businessman Book: Poor Richards Almanac & Pennsylvania Gazette Music: Fine Musician‚ He Played the Violin‚ cello‚ and guitar Five Friends * Thomas Jefferson * George
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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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from The Autobiography Benjamin Franklin Arriving at Moral Perfection It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wished to live without committing any fault at any time; I would conquer all that either natural inclination‚ custom‚ or company might lead me into. As I knew‚ or thought I knew‚ what was right and wrong‚ I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other. But I soon found I had undertaken a task of more
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Ben Franklin Autobiography B) Franklin’s goal was to seek moral perfection‚ this helped him come in contact with success‚ although he did have many failures. In Franklin’s journey to reach perfection he ended up fixing many problems. “While my care was employed in guarding against one fault‚ I was often surprised by another.” Every time he fixed a problem a new one would occur. This made him relies human perfection is not possible. On the positive side‚ along his journey Franklin’s moral character
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Michael Basti 11/14/14 Per 5 Arriving at Moral Perfection Benjamin Franklin excelled in the various tasks he had acquired throughout his years. He had become an author‚ an inventor‚ and a scientist. Benjamin once stated that “No one is perfect and no one will ever be”‚ which is inferring that no matter how hard you try‚ perfection is one step too far from reality. He wished to live a life without fault‚ thus he created a project for arriving at moral perfection. However‚ he found it much more difficult than he imagined
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