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    Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Fig. 1) was born on January 30th of 1882 around Hyde Park‚ New York. He was born and raised into a life of prosperity and pleasure. His father was James Roosevelt‚ an entrepreneur on the side and a nobleman on the other. Roosevelt’s mother‚ Sara Delano‚ was a very determined mother. Franklin was their only child and grew up to be very successful and had the equal attention from both his parents. Around the age of 14‚ Roosevelt was tutored at home. After that‚ he was an

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    Benjamin Franklin used satire to catch the attention of the American people and start a revolution. Using smart‚ skillful humor‚ he was able to argue in a unique way. He presented his ideas in a somewhat controversial way that people could relate to and understand. His use of exaggeration made the issues undeniable. Franklin’s “Revolutionary” satire might have ruined his reputation with Britain‚ but it united the American people in wanting a revolution. After being embarrassed in front of his British

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    his life‚ Benjamin Franklin will forever hold a place in people’s minds as a truly a great American hero. Born from humble beginnings in Boston‚ Massachusetts on January 17‚ 1706‚ Benjamin Franklin moved up in class from living among a poor family to becoming one of the richest and most famous men in the world. He used his talents in a widespread amount of subjects‚ from politics to inventions to morals. He passed away on April 17‚ 1790 at the age of 84. Politically‚ Franklin was among the brave

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt Did you know that Franklin D. Roosevelt married his fifth cousin Eleanor Roosevelt? Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in 1882 on January 30 at Hyde Park‚ New York. He was an only child and his parents were James and Sara Ann Roosevelt. He lived in Springwood‚ New York and was educated by tutors until he was fourteen. Then later on in 1896 he went to Groton School for boys. Then later on in 1900 he graduated from Groton and then went to Harvard. He later on got his degree in three

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    Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin insists that success is solely based on that. In many of the events that are described in the autobiography‚ Franklin‚ presents the story he believes have shaped him while subtly mentioning the qualities he possessed. To Franklin‚ all of his success was based on himself and one quality that he implicitly states that he had possessed was his open mind. Whenever an opportunity was given to Franklin‚ he seized it. For example‚ in the beginning‚

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    Benjamin Franklin was born in a 17th of January in 1706th year. He is an American politician‚ inventor‚ writer and journalist. He lived in a Boston‚ USA. There was seventeen children in his family and he was 15th of them. His father (1652-1745) Jozaii Franklin was an artisan. Benjamin Franklin had a difficult childhood‚ their parents didn’t have enough money to provide all children. That’s why at school he studied only two years‚ then at the age ten he started to work on a soap with his father. He

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    Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography From reading the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin‚ who throughout his life Benjamin Franklin was known for being in many different trades‚ from a publisher‚ an inventor‚ a diplomat‚ to a political philosopher‚ I have come to learn that his life was about doing what he needed to become successful. Benjamin Franklin has written his autobiography in a unique and unified way‚ but also in some ways very disjointed making the effectiveness of the theme detracted‚ which

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    Geiss 1 HIST 2111‚ Wolf Benjamin Franklin Writing 9/22/09 Benevolent Leader for a Virtuous Nation There were many people that helped contribute to the Enlightenment‚ but the most prominent American leader was a well-know political figure named Benjamin Franklin. The Enlightenment‚ also called the Age of Reason‚ was period of time when people tried to justify life in terms of scientific theory

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    WHEN PIGS FLY!!! Throughout the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ participants of the pilgrimage tell stories to entertain one another. These stories‚ while amusing‚ tend to have an underlying message‚ one being the Franklin’s Tale. The Franklin’s Tale is the most moral tale that has been read. It is not told to make the other pilgrims laugh‚ rather to explain an extremely important lesson. Throughout life‚ people say many things that are meant to be taken with a grain of

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    “Well done is better than well said”-Benjamin Franklin Writer‚ inventor‚ politician‚ many people know Benjamin Franklin as being one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts commonly known as Bay Colony on January 17‚ 1706. Benjamin was the youngest son of 17 children Josiah Franklin had with wives Anne Child and Abiah Floger. For Benjamin Franklin his childhood consisted of a few years of basic education‚ while also working with

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