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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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    would be to go from being dirt poor to very rich in life? Gatsby grew up a poor man and his parents died giving him lots of money. He then set goals to make more money. Doing so made him lots more money which made him a goal oriented person. Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby does deserve his title. The main reason Gatsby deserves his title is because he is very goal oriented. For over a year he had been beating his way along the south shore of Lake Superior as a calm-digger and a salmon-fisher or in

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    Lord Chesterfield‚ Letter to His Son Good morning every one ladies and gentlemen. Talking to youth is very difficult and it is funny because I was a youth myself 5 years ago. It seems that everything that comes out from an adult’s mouth is worthless for your ears but today you will hear the most important rules to follow to have easy youth years. One‚ always obey your parents when they are around. Two‚ learn to lie so you don’t get caught. Three‚ leave loud drama to the ghetto people.

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    Hghi hhqshdjfjnfndndndndbdbdbdbdbdbdbdidjddysjhsjshshdhdhsbsgsbsb- shshdhshdhdhdbhdbsd. Dd duh she dvdjeb dvdrhdjdnbd. Dhdnebebdhdvbdjsjshdhdhbsbvggghhsbsvd d d cc. Hahshshshshhshshshdhdjdjdhdhdbbddbdbdddbdndbbdbdbsbsjsjshdjh- ejdndbdhdjdjjdnnddbdbdndnndndnndndndnndnndndn Although at its most basic level a synthesis involves combining two or more summaries‚ synthesis writing is more difficult than it might at first appear because this combining must be done in a meaningful way and the final

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    by Lord Chesterfield to his son who is traveling away‚ Lord Chesterfield successfully doles out advice with an underlying persuasive tone. Chesterfield skillfully includes his own values and experiences as a way to connect his son to the advice given. While Lord Chesterfield uses a variety of tactics in order to persuade his son the first thing he uses is guilt. He sets a tone of guilt in the first couple of sentences as the father explains he loves to write to his son‚ but he wonders if there

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    While both statues are depictions of Benjamin Franklin‚ they’re created in two different styles for social and historical representations. I. This statue is a great example of bronze sculpting in the way the artist applied the research of the subject’s background as well as how he developed the desired position from a model; these factors assisted in evoking the detail of the finished piece in relation to its theme. A. Benjamin Franklin in 1723 (or “The Young Franklin”)‚ Robert Tait McKenzie‚ 1914 B.

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    exellency“His Excellency” Book outline Paper In His Excellency‚ George Washington‚ Joseph J. Ellis talks about George Washington’s life. He talks about the events that took place in-between his childhood and the revolt against Great Britain. Joseph especially talks about the major military advantages and disadvantages facing British’s army (90)‚ some of his strategies on how to take down the British (102)‚ and finally how luck was always by his side. Some disadvantages that the colonist had while

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    student from Pune’s Camp area shocked Pune and the entire country. It was the first case of swine flu death in India. Till now we were casual about swine flu epidemic spreading in Western countries. Even occassional detection of swine flu in India did not panic us. Ria’s death only made us aware that swine flu virus can be contacted locally and is fatal. After her death panic gripped not only Pune but the entire country. As the swine flu virus named H1N1 was contagious‚ Schools‚ colleges‚ offices

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    Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography was written to inform his son of the marvelous adventures he partook in‚ that his son knew nothing of. It didn’t matter to Franklin if his son were to publish his autobiography or not.Through this account of his life‚ Franklin indirectly showed the gender imbalance of the time period. It’s most likely Franklin didn’t think women were inferior‚ he just went with the time period. During his autobiography he mainly talked of the male characters in his life. The female

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    in science and literature‚ Benjamin Franklin may be regarded as one of the most influential figures in American history. Though the roles he played may have been subtle‚ he was a crucial figure in the development of the political and social culture in America. His intelligence and audacity was demonstrated throughout all periods of his life making him a renowned American. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17‚ 1706 to Abiah Folger and Josiah Franklin. His father intended for Ben to

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