20’s‚ President Benjamin Franklin listed 13 virtues that he felt were an important guide for living. The following virtues can be divided in personal and social behavior: Temperance‚ Silence‚ Order‚ Resolution‚ Frugality‚ Industry‚ Sincerity‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ Cleanliness‚ Tranquility‚ Chastity and Humility. Despite the fact that he tried to follow these guides in his life and went away‚ consider this being worthwhile in your own life. Temperance‚ eat not to dullness. Franklin states some associate
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Revolution: Benjamin Franklin The American Revolution influenced so much more than just people’s taxes and freedom. It influenced writing and speeches of people at the time. The American Identity during the American Revolution was reflected in Benjamin Franklins writing such as the "Poor Richard’s Almanac" and The Declaration of Independence (he helped draft the document). Political‚ social‚ and economic factors shaped Franklin’s writing The political circumstances Benjamin Franklin was in
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When Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia‚ he had one thought‚ having a successful life away from his brother. One way he would be able to achieve that‚ was living morally perfect. What he could not understand was why he could not do what he thought was right and avoid doing what he thought was wrong. Therefore he made a list with thirteen virtues that he believed were “necessary and desirable” to improve himself. The intention was for him to “acquire the habitude of all these virtues‚”fixing
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life of Benjamin Franklin was one consumed with ambition to improve himself in furtherance of achieving his goals and beyond. By undertaking the challenge of improving himself in several aspects of his life‚ Franklin was able to become a successful inventor‚ newspaper publisher‚ business person‚ and political leader between the 1750s and 1790. The Autobiography serves as a guide for his son and others to learn how to overcome hardships in life in order to reach success. Benjamin Franklin was able
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Geiss 1 HIST 2111‚ Wolf Benjamin Franklin Writing 9/22/09 Benevolent Leader for a Virtuous Nation There were many people that helped contribute to the Enlightenment‚ but the most prominent American leader was a well-know political figure named Benjamin Franklin. The Enlightenment‚ also called the Age of Reason‚ was period of time when people tried to justify life in terms of scientific
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Brands‚ H.W. The Frist American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Broadway Doubleday‚ 2000. Henry William Brands was born 7 August 1953 in Portland Oregon. Brands lived in Oregon until he went to college in California; there he attended Stanford University and studied History as well as Mathematics. After traveling the nation being a salesman‚ he taught History and Mathematics at both the high school and college levels for nine years. In the meantime‚ Brands earned his Graduate
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impossible? Benjamin Franklin was an extremely brilliant and talented individual. He constantly sought ways to improve himself. After he read "The Spectator" he put in a very dedicated effort to imitate their style of writing because he loved how precise the authors wrote out their thoughts. Franklin was also a relatively religious man or at least believed enough to try to be a morally righteous man so that he would avoid his way into hell. Through these beliefs and virtues Franklin created a plan
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin a Boston born founding father‚ who helped shape todays America‚ had many factors influencing his life such as his race‚ gender‚ economic status‚ education level‚ and religious views. These factors played a large role in the way that he lived his life‚ and how he went about accomplishing his goals. Franklin had an enormous record of personal accomplishments‚ but one most notably would be his autobiography. In his book‚ Franklin recounts his life
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Benjamin Franklins known to most people as an inventor and scientist‚ possibly even as a politician. Most people probably are not aware of are Franklin’s contributions to the literary world. His one of a kind views and intellect provided his generation and ours with a different perspective on society and political events. In his writing “The Way of Wealth” Franklin showed how he was able to step outside the common “norm” to share his unique perspective on wealth and spending. In “The Way of Wealth”
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“Background” “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” was thought by himself to be “the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection”. It refers to when he was in his twenties‚ around 1726‚ he found himself jobless; penniless; in debt and suddenly a single father. He was very intelligent and he knew there was definitely something wrong in his life and he was eager to make a change. So he wrote this autobiography not only to tell his son about his life but also to improve his financial
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