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    mathematicians I believe that Benjamin Banneker went through the most to become a mathematician and a writer. Mainly because he was born during the slavery time period. Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9‚ 1731‚ in Ellicott’s Mills‚ Maryland. He was the son of ex-slaves named Robert and Mary. Benjamin was born from free slaves so he was able to escape the harshness of slavery. His grandmother taught him how to read with the bible and he went to a quaker school. Benjamin Banneker was self-educated in

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    just as they did when Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence‚ setting all men equal. By 1791 slavery became a major issue in the nation‚ causing Benjamin Banneker to question if the rights still ring true. In his persuasive letter to Thomas Jefferson himself‚ Banneker urges Jefferson to take a stand against slavery through the use of emotional appeal‚ loaded words‚ and mixed syntax proving that one can overcome prejudice when fighting for a common cause. Banneker begins by reflecting

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    like dirt‚ Benjamin Banneker broke barriers in the field of science. He had an eighth grade education and he self taught himself mathematics and astronomy. Using education as the great equalizer‚ he achieved many great things. Benjamin Banneker’s achievements have benefited the African-American community of today. Predicting the solar and lunar eclipse is one of Banneker’s most important accomplishments. He had survived food to the workers of a mill. The owner of the mill lent Banneker a few books

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    Thomas Jefferson‚ the third of eight children‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743 in Shadwell‚ Virginia. His father was Peter Jefferson‚ who was a Welsh descent‚ was a planter and surveyor for sometime‚ and his mother was Jane Randolph. Peter and Jane married in 1739. In 1745‚ his family moved to Tuckahoe and lived there for seven years before they returned to their home after his father was appointed to the colonelcy of the county. Peter Jefferson died in 1757 and the Jefferson estate was divided between

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    Thomas Jefferson United States President 1801-1809 Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ at Shadwell Plantation outside of Charlottesville‚ Virginia. He was born into one of the4 most prominent families of Virginia’s planter elite. He inherited from his father 50000 acres of land and from his mother he inherited a Randolph‚ high social standing. As a boy Jefferson’s favorite activities included reading‚ practicing the violin and playing in the woods. Jefferson had five

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    Thomas Jefferson and His Effect on America Thomas Jefferson possessed one of the greatest leading minds of colonial America. Literate in political theory‚ scientific farming‚ natural history‚ and architecture‚ Thomas Jefferson personified the optimistic spirit of Enlightenment thinking. Thomas Jefferson proved to be one of the major forces in the founding and developing of America. When Jefferson became the third President of the United States‚ he immediately made an impact on the lives of average

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    English III Honors 11/05/12 Thomas Jefferson; from nothing to America “Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us‚ but is always the result of a good conscience‚ good health‚ occupation‚ and freedom in all just pursuits.” (Jefferson) Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the founding fathers of America. He was put on earth at the right time. When America needed a man of many talents and of wise words‚ Jefferson was there. Jefferson helped shape America into what

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    Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Shadwell‚ Virginia. He was a draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; the nation’s first secretary of state; second vice president; and‚ he was also the third president who was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson died in bed on July 4‚ 1826. Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Charlottesville‚ Virginia. Jefferson

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    John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ and George Washington‚ all great men who founded our country. Each one with a different background‚ that changed their future. One of those men‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ was a well-known scientist‚ printer‚ politician‚ freemason‚ inventor‚ and much more. He had a different childhood‚ from what you might see today‚ but still came out being the brilliant man that he was. Like all of us he had dreams‚ but that wasn’t

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    slavery was like in 1791‚ and Benjamin Banneker truly expresses that in his letter of persuasion to secretary of state Thomas Jefferson. “We hold these truths to be self evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among these are life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness‚” Banneker quotes the Declaration of Independence. Using this reference is only one of his many strategies used in the letter. His persuasive tactics merge

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