Commemorative Speech: Benjamin Franklin And His Contribution To Society
Said Sidiqi
Comm 2200
Professor Butler
Commemorative Speech – Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing”. He was a man certainly worthy of praise as he did both. He lived those words by writing and doing as much as he could. He wrote volumes and volumes of papers, almanacs, journals, and even an autobiography that proved to be very popular. Benjamin Franklin was one of our Founding Fathers. He was a scientist. He was an inventor. He was a statesman. He was a printer. He was a philosopher. He was an economist, and he was much more. Today I would like to honor this great man’s contributions to our modern society. …show more content…
However, he always related to the needs of the society. Few people have had such an interest for his or her community as Benjamin Franklin. He was always aware of the “greater good”. This is evident by his many contributions to society at the time. He founded the Library Company in 1731, Union Fire Company in 1736, the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1751, etc. His contributions to society (“greater good”) weren’t only materialistic. He first wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack on December 28, 1732. Besides containing a calendar, weather information, poems, and astrological information, it also included Franklin’s proverbs. His proverbs were intended to foster thriftiness and courtesy. Some of the sayings were, “Without justice, courage is weak”, “Sloth and Silence are a fool’s virtues”, “Let thy vices die before thee”. Franklin hoped that people would take his words to heart and change for the
Comm 2200
Professor Butler
Commemorative Speech – Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing”. He was a man certainly worthy of praise as he did both. He lived those words by writing and doing as much as he could. He wrote volumes and volumes of papers, almanacs, journals, and even an autobiography that proved to be very popular. Benjamin Franklin was one of our Founding Fathers. He was a scientist. He was an inventor. He was a statesman. He was a printer. He was a philosopher. He was an economist, and he was much more. Today I would like to honor this great man’s contributions to our modern society. …show more content…
However, he always related to the needs of the society. Few people have had such an interest for his or her community as Benjamin Franklin. He was always aware of the “greater good”. This is evident by his many contributions to society at the time. He founded the Library Company in 1731, Union Fire Company in 1736, the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1751, etc. His contributions to society (“greater good”) weren’t only materialistic. He first wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack on December 28, 1732. Besides containing a calendar, weather information, poems, and astrological information, it also included Franklin’s proverbs. His proverbs were intended to foster thriftiness and courtesy. Some of the sayings were, “Without justice, courage is weak”, “Sloth and Silence are a fool’s virtues”, “Let thy vices die before thee”. Franklin hoped that people would take his words to heart and change for the