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Ben Franklin and his character "Poor Richard" differ greatly from Rip Van

Winkle. For instance,"Rip was ready Rip was ready to attend to anybody's business but

his own; but as to doing family duty, and keeping his farm in order it was impossible." pg

457. I chose this passage because Ben Franklin has always taken his hard of ambition to

the next level.In contrast, Rip has proven to be lazy and also pays more attention to other

people jobs than he does to his own.Rip shows lack of interest to his family duty and he

has proven not to care as much like he should because family comes first at all matters.

Rip Van wrinkle basically wants to wander around to enjoy freedom and relaxation.
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He wanted to learn more about God and his wonderful creations. Jonathan discovers that God was no longer a mystery; it’s well-known that he has control over nature and has the will to choose between good or evil. Edwards really stands strong behind his belief of God of because he also preaches and prays occasionally. Edwards finds that true religion was not a matter of simply accepting particular doctrines but instead an experience of God which completes the possession of an individual. Edward thinks that many people doesn’t following the meaning of true religion because not a lot of people are committed to be religious the way he views religion. For example, I believe in God and my religion is catholic but doesn’t mean I can’t miss a week of not going to church. I don’t pray every day but I do pray on the regular basis, which shows my religious views are different from Edwards. Unlike Edwards, Thomas Jefferson did not believe that Jesus was God. Also, he didn’t believe that Mary was giving birth to Jesus. He was claimed to be a real Christian because he maintained to follow Jesus great messages were good deeds. Jefferson religious views are with faith because his views were unsure about God but still maintain hope. As for myself, I believe in some Edwards’s religious views but I don’t agree with every statement that is trying to get

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