to property in excess of $5-6 billion." In 1749‚ Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod. The lightning rod not only helped prevent many rural fires and dangerous lightning strikes‚ it also provided the electricity from a lightning strike a safe path to the ground. Benjamin Franklin‚ born on January 17‚ 1706‚ in Boston‚ Massachusetts was the 15th child and the youngest son of his family (“Benjamin Franklin”). You may know Benjamin Franklin for helping draft the Declaration of Independence
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Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was truly an amazing person. A few of the reasons he was so highly regarded were his inventions‚ his involvement in foreign and domestic politics‚ and his extensive work as an author and publisher. I feel that Benjamin Franklin was a brave and and insightful historical character. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17‚ 1706 into a family with nine other siblings. His family eventually ballooned to a total of seventeen. Ben was an exceptional student and one
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The biography “Benjamin Franklin” by Edmund S. Morgan starts his book by telling us about Franklin’s passions. Then he briefly talks about one of the most famous parts of his autobiography‚ Franklin’s list of thirteen virtues. He then jumps into telling us about how the common thought that Jefferson’s main goal was to acquire wealth. He did say that debt and poverty were his puritan ancestors conception of hell‚ but according to Morgan Franklin’s idea of heaven was not riches‚ but actually contentment
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Law-givers). It is the Supreme Law of the United States. The constitution consists of seven articles and has been amended twenty-seven times. The Constitution was signed by many delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention‚ one of them being Benjamin Franklin. Franklin played an important role in the founding of the Constitution and in the creation of our country as we see it today. Article III‚ Section 2‚ paragraph one says that the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction only in cases affecting ambassadors
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Benjamin Franklin vs. Kamehameha Both Kamehameha and Ben Franklin are strong and effective leaders. Kamehameha was able to rule all the Hawaiian Islands even though he wasn’t suppose to. After ruling all the islands he became king of all Hawaiian Islands. Benjamin Franklin was an inventor and a political leader. He invented things for helping purposes and playing purposes. These two are both effective leaders because they both have a growth-mindset‚ and they are both smart‚ inspiring. These two
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Compare How Benjamin Franklin and Malcolm X Used Reading to Educate Themselves Benjamin Franklin and Malcolm X are two outstanding leaders of our society‚ each one in his own right transformed our nation with their knowledge‚ eloquence and willingness to learn and their desire to improve our nation as a whole. It is amazing what a person can achieve by putting their heart‚ mind and soul into something that they believe. Each of this men used books in different ways to advance their own knowledge
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December 11th‚ 1762‚ Benjamin Franklin wrote a captivating letter to Jared Ingersoll. The letter‚ dubbed “I Look’d Round for God’s Judgments‚” attempts to trivialize a certain tenet of the Connecticut Religion‚ namely God’s Wrath. Although Franklin may seek a greater understanding in regard to Mr. Ingersoll’s religion‚ he undoubtedly employs condescension throughout the work. After laying out Mr. Franklin’s argument‚ I contend that he fails to completely persuade me. Benjamin Franklin begins his argument
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The optimism of people today revolve around too many insignificant instances. “The Autobiography”‚ by Benjamin Franklin‚ shows this. “TRANQUILITY. Be not disturbed at trifles‚ or at accidents common or unavoidable.” (Franklin 81). This virtue means that one should not be in dismay over calamities that can’t be dodged in everyday life. When the boat to Philadelphia was torn at the sails‚ Benjamin and the crew waited out the robust winds. Anxiety is a disorder that makes the average person worry about
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January 11‚ 2012. Benjamin Franklin Vs. Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin were both very successful in achieving their goals. Both writers emerged from rags-to-riches and expresses that in their stories. These two writers have similar chronology of events inn their life narratives. Benjamin Franklin was known as an important figure in his time. With his effort of self-improvement‚ he studied and taught himself to be morally “perfect”. In time‚ Franklin was known as one
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“Learning to Write‚” by Benjamin Franklin‚ showed me how anyone can improve themselves. As a lad‚ Franklin made it a mission to himself to become a better writer and speaker. Throughout the excerpt‚ he puts himself through various tasks to do so. When he was just a child he would go out of his way to learn from different prints and would copy and turn the piece into his own words. Day and night‚ he would practice. I remember as a child myself I would practice my drawing skills. Franklin’s passion
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