Ben Franklin
Amanda Benitez
English 1301
John Flickinger
February 10, 2013
Benjamin Franklin’s Philosophies Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest men to walk this earth. His accomplishments range from being a wonderful politician and statesman, to a scientist and an author. He also conquered many personal goals that made him a person that people sought to be around and to be like. In his early 20’s, Franklin decided that he wanted to become a “perfect” being. Following a list of 13 virtues, and other philosophies that we will look into, Franklin was able to accomplish much more than even he thought possible and this paper will explain some of the reasons why. “The First American” is the title that Benjamin Franklin earned as an author, scientist, and an inventor and of course as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was born in Boston January 17, 1706. When he was a boy he worked in his brothers printing business and later went on to own his own printing establishment. This is when he published his famous work “Poor Richard’s Almanac’. Franklin was also respected for his scientific accomplishments, and is probably best known especially for electricity. Physics, oceanography, chemistry and even meteorology are just a few of all the other scientific contributions that Franklin made during his lifetime. As a politician, Franklin also was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and also of the U.S Constitution. He was very proud of all of his hard work, and credited most of it to his 13 virtues. He believed that practicing these virtues would bring him happiness and success, and they did. He died April 17, 1790 at 84 years old. He was one of the greatest men to walk the earth. He lived a long fulfilled life, but his legacy lives and will continue to live for centuries to come.
Benjamin Franklin’s goal in life was to be without fault or, in other words, to be absolutely perfect and make no mistakes. He made his
English 1301
John Flickinger
February 10, 2013
Benjamin Franklin’s Philosophies Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest men to walk this earth. His accomplishments range from being a wonderful politician and statesman, to a scientist and an author. He also conquered many personal goals that made him a person that people sought to be around and to be like. In his early 20’s, Franklin decided that he wanted to become a “perfect” being. Following a list of 13 virtues, and other philosophies that we will look into, Franklin was able to accomplish much more than even he thought possible and this paper will explain some of the reasons why. “The First American” is the title that Benjamin Franklin earned as an author, scientist, and an inventor and of course as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was born in Boston January 17, 1706. When he was a boy he worked in his brothers printing business and later went on to own his own printing establishment. This is when he published his famous work “Poor Richard’s Almanac’. Franklin was also respected for his scientific accomplishments, and is probably best known especially for electricity. Physics, oceanography, chemistry and even meteorology are just a few of all the other scientific contributions that Franklin made during his lifetime. As a politician, Franklin also was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and also of the U.S Constitution. He was very proud of all of his hard work, and credited most of it to his 13 virtues. He believed that practicing these virtues would bring him happiness and success, and they did. He died April 17, 1790 at 84 years old. He was one of the greatest men to walk the earth. He lived a long fulfilled life, but his legacy lives and will continue to live for centuries to come.
Benjamin Franklin’s goal in life was to be without fault or, in other words, to be absolutely perfect and make no mistakes. He made his