great influence in his life. She brought him up as a Christian‚ but he gave up his religion when he went to school at Carthage. There he became adept in rhetoric. In his Confessions he repents of his wild youth in Carthage‚ during which time he fathered an illegitimate son. At some time in his youth he became a convert to Manichaeism. After 376 he went to Rome‚ where he taught rhetoric with success; in 384‚ at the urging of the Manichaeans‚ he went to Milan to teach. His years at Milan were
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The Montessori approach to education takes its name from Dr. Maria Montessori‚ an Italian physician and educator (1870-1952). Dr. Maria Montessori developed her educational philosophy as a result of her observations of the way children naturally learn. Dr. Maria Montessori’s first class consisted of 50-60 children‚ ages 3-6‚ and most of them suffered from problems in nutrition and were shy and fearful since they lived in the slums of Florence‚ Italy. Montessori found that the children needed very
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Dear son‚ Muhammad Salim‚ I am growing old and soon you will be taking over the throne. I am writing this letter to help you learn from our ancestors’ and my mistakes. During the years I have ruled over many cities and states‚ I have gained ample experience on the various things you should and shouldn’t do in order for your country to flourish. The expeditions I have undertaken to achieve this have been treacherous but fruitful. With the guidance from an able set of ministers and a strong army
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the Franklin‚ is superior to any thing I ever saw of the kind: I see him still at work when I go home from Club; and he is at Work again before his Neighbours are out of bed.” – Doctor Baird‚ member of club that Franklin was a part of (pg 119). While serving nearly no other purpose in the book‚ Doctor Baird in this quote describes the one quality or Benjamin’‚ eagerness to succeed‚ that turned him into who we known his as today. Benjamin Franklin‚ formally the namesake of his Uncle Benjamin due to
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in a job as a clerk. He was an engineer for most of his life. He was a manufacturer and produced sleeping cars for railroads. But later on‚ Pullman had treated his workers extremely poor. However‚ Pullman acted as if his workers would not direct their attention to their cut wages or longer work hours. To sum it up‚ Pullman was irresponsible and carless towards his workers and took advantage of them. In this cartoon‚ Pullman seems to be killing his worker with “low wages” and “high rent.” He had lowered
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Benjamin Franklin This portrait‚ which depicts Franklin as a learned scientist and inventor‚ was one of his favorites. Pictured on the left is the signal-bell apparatus Franklin devised to detect the presence of electrically-charged clouds. The bolt of lightning ‚ seen through the open window‚ became an attribute closely identified with Franklin. At Franklin’s death French philosopher/scientist Jacques Turgot wrote: "He seized the lightning from the sky and the scepter from the hand of tyrants."
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era that define that time‚ men who define the thinking‚ technology‚ culture‚ religion‚ and every other aspect of that time period. From the time of ancient Greece which possessed such prodigies as Socrates‚ and Aristotle men who were not only brilliant philosophers but also historians‚ mathematicians‚ and astronomers. To the Revolutionary period of America‚ which held such courageous enlightened men such as Thomas Jefferson‚ Thomas Paine‚ and Benjamin Franklin. Men who greatly helped shape America’s
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the United States of America there have been people who have shaped America into the free country it is today. The Founding Fathers of the United States of America are great examples of people who transformed the United States into what it is today. Benjamin Franklin was the most influential developer of America. After America encountered Benjamin Franklin as a printer‚ a publisher‚ and an inventor‚ America was never the same. Benjamin Franklin left a lasting impact on the United States of America
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well said”-Benjamin Franklin Writer‚ inventor‚ politician‚ many people know Benjamin Franklin as being one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts commonly known as Bay Colony on January 17‚ 1706. Benjamin was the youngest son of 17 children Josiah Franklin had with wives Anne Child and Abiah Floger. For Benjamin Franklin his childhood consisted of a few years of basic education‚ while also working with his father in his candle business
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and runaways did not fit in anywhere. Regardless Ben took a boat to New York where he hoped to find work as a printer. He didn’t‚ and walked across New Jersey‚ finally arriving in Philadelphia via a boat ride. After debarking‚ he used the last of his money to buy some rolls. He was wet‚ disheveled‚ and messy when his future wife‚ Deborah Read‚ saw him on that day‚ October‚ 6‚ 1723. She thought him odd-looking‚ never dreaming that seven years later they would be married. Franklin found work as
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