Kirk Dwayne Franklin‚ born Kirk Dwayne Smith on January 26‚ 1970 in Fort Worth‚ Texas to a teenage mother. He never knew his father and his mother struggled caring for him and gave him up for adoption. At the age of three he was adopted by his great aunt Gertrude Franklin‚ who had cared for him since birth and the only mother figured he had known. Gertrude recognized Franklin’s gifts and talents at a young age and encouraged his development and growth. Detriment to provide Franklin with the musical
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Benjamin Franklin was an author‚ printer‚ postmaster‚ diplomat‚ political theorist‚ politician‚ civic activist‚ statesman‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ and many more things. He did many things to help the United States‚ and he even signed the constitution. Benjamin Franklin should be the second most important founding father. It was so important that he went to the constitutional convention that he was carried there in a sedan chair by people because the bumpy carriage ride on cobblestone was too rough for
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Benjamin Franklin This portrait‚ which depicts Franklin as a learned scientist and inventor‚ was one of his favorites. Pictured on the left is the signal-bell apparatus Franklin devised to detect the presence of electrically-charged clouds. The bolt of lightning ‚ seen through the open window‚ became an attribute closely identified with Franklin. At Franklin’s death French philosopher/scientist Jacques Turgot wrote: "He seized the lightning from the sky and the scepter from the hand of tyrants."
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The transactions completed by Franklin Company during January‚ its first month of operations‚ are listed below. Assume that Franklin Company uses the following journals: Cash Receipts (CR)‚ Cash Payments (CP)‚ Revenue (R)‚ Purchases (P)‚ and General (G). Assume that it uses Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledgers as well as a General Ledger. Indicate by letters which journal would be used for each transaction. Also indicate if the entry requires a posting to a subsidiary ledger
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The Miner’s Wives by Ben Shahn takes a bitter look at one of the lifestyles of the early 20th century - that of the down-trodden coal miner. In the foreground of the picture‚ we see the miner’s wife referenced in the title. She carries a bleak expression‚ her back turned to an older woman and a child‚ presumably her mother and her offspring. Two men walk away into the distance‚ and one set of clothing hangs above‚ unclaimed by its owner. The woman has just been informed of the mining accident which
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Missy Franklin Missy Franklin is an athlete‚ an inspiration‚ a gold medalist‚ an Olympian. Missy Franklin has been a great role model and inspired others to be the same. She has taken her fame of ALL her victory and pushed it towards good causes‚ and use it to help others. Missy Franklin created a new look for famous role models. Unlike some celebrities‚ Missy never wanted to read articles or watch videos about herself. “I don’t like watching myself on TV‚ I don’t like reading about myself.”
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Benjamin Franklin was an intelligent and creative inventor. He is famous for his inventions and genius‚ but was also highly respected in his own day by the most distinguished people of the time. Franklin’s ideas spanned from the arts to science to economics to politics. The question is which of his inventions is most important. Seymour Stanton Block divulges his answer to this question in “Benjamin Franklin America’s Inventor.” Franklin’s reputation sparked from his work with lightening
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Grand Tour is a series of space exploration novels written by American writer Ben Bova. Classified as science fiction the novels majorly focus on the themes of environmentalism and capitalism. The Grand Tour series of novels debuted with Privateers a novel published in 1985 to much critical acclaim. Ben Bova was born Benjamin William Bova in 1932 and went to South Philadelphia High School before attending Philadelphia’s Temple University. He has been married three times and has two children from
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Benjamin Franklin is a hero who still has an impact on us today. He invented objects that some people still use now. He invented a way to harness and conduct electricity. He also invented bifocal glasses‚ swim fins‚and a musical instrument called the glass harmonica. He was very intelligent and involved in politics. His knowledge got him to where he ended up. He started from being poor‚ to becoming very wealthy. To understand more about Benjamin Franklin‚ you will need to know about his life‚ politics
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“For the industry of the Franklin‚ is superior to any thing I ever saw of the kind: I see him still at work when I go home from Club; and he is at Work again before his Neighbours are out of bed.” – Doctor Baird‚ member of club that Franklin was a part of (pg 119). While serving nearly no other purpose in the book‚ Doctor Baird in this quote describes the one quality or Benjamin’‚ eagerness to succeed‚ that turned him into who we known his as today. Benjamin Franklin‚ formally the namesake of his
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