Benjamin Franklin was an amazing man‚ he is known as our founding father‚ but why do we see him as such an amazing person? Today I will explain why Benjamin Franklin is such an important person and how he has truly changed the course of history. Franklin did many amazing things in his life. He was an avid inventor‚ a scientist‚ and a leader. He invented many things such as the Franklin stove‚ and bifocals. As a scientist‚ he discovered that lightning conducts electricity‚ and as a leader he helped
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In the Americanization of Benjamin Franklin Gordon S. Wood portrays the life of Benjamin Franklin. Through his various life experiences Wood is able examine Benjamin Franklin and give a better understanding of who this man actually was. Franklin was a man who aspired to do something great‚ something that would change the world. He came from Boston‚ a life of “poverty and obscurity in which he was born and bred‚” he left it behind for Pennsylvania where he was able to create‚ “a state of affluence
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aspects as well as providing for his family. He knew that nothing good would come from giving up but only make things worst. Gardner speaks of Bejamin Franklin repetitvely which makes you believe that Franklin was like a role model to Gardner. The desire for success and the need to provide for his family encouraged Gardner to put his skills to use and become a success. Throughout the movie Gardner shows order and industry. In “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” Franklin speaks about thirteen virtues
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Discuss the work ethic of Benjamin Franklin in his Autobiography and the significance of his contribution to American democracy and capitalism. Why are Franklin’s “Choices” important in building the American ethic? Benjamin Franklin: If ever a story embodied what has come to be known as the American dream‚ it is the life story of Benjamin Franklin. The work ethic of Franklin could be considered a passionate and energetic man who motivated himself by self-determination and his strong work ethic to achieve
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This essay is an attempt to address the marble sculpture commonly known as Laocoon and His Sons‚ and why exactly I believe it to be a work of high art‚ of great value and significance to the species. Laocoon and His Sons is a marble sculpture representing a scene that is a part of the tale of the siege and invasion of Troy. Laocoon was the protagonist in a play by Sophocles that is now lost. He was also written about by Virgil. The statue itself is one of the most famous sculptures of Greek and
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Franklin achieved his intellectual and literary prowess in an era known for its philosophical advances. The eighteenth century is frequently cited as the beginning of the so-called modern era in philosophy. The century is known as the Enlightenment‚ or the Age of Reason‚ an ideal also found in the literature of the period‚ whether colonial‚ British‚ or Continental. Two factors‚ more specifically‚ two intellectuals—epitomize this era: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) and John Locke (1632-1704). Newton
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Charles Smith 06/15/2013 U.S History 1 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is himself writing about his accomplishments. He grew up in an average home with a family that consisted of twelve children. His family was not poor‚ but his father worked hard to keep them afloat. Franklin was one of the children that were put into getting an education and over the years he acquired degrees from colleges he did not attend. He first worked for a newspaper printer‚ and after a short period he became
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Ugolino and His Sons Introduction to Art Principles City College of New York‚ CUNY Presented by: Markous Soliman Presented to: Prof. William Behnken Art had played an important role in building up civilizations from all over the world through thousands of centuries. It is and will always still the way of projecting artists’ ideas and thoughts into meaningful and tangible objects which we called “work of art”. In addition‚ It was the path through all these years that dug
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Laocoön and His Sons "The prototypical icon of human agony"‚ The statue of Laocoön and His Sons‚ also known as Laocoön Group has been praised in high term ever since its excavation from The vineyard of Felice De Fredis‚ Rome in 1506. Today it remains in the public display at Museo Pio-Clementino‚ a part of the Vatican Museum‚ Vatican City. This essay is an attempt to address the marble sculpture which is considered a work of high art‚ of great value and significance to the species. The tale
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Letter to His Son: Rules of Conduct in Polite Company by Philip Dormer Stanhope‚ Lord Chesterfield Bath‚ October 19‚ O.S. 1748 Dear Boy: Having in my last pointed out what sort of company you should keep‚ I will now give you some rules for your conduct in it; rules which my own experience and observation enable me to lay down‚ and communicate to you‚ with some degree of confidence. I have often given you hints of this kind before‚ but then it has been by snatches; I will now be more regular and
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