BENJAMIN FRANKLIN From Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America and one of the greatest inventors of all time. He invented many objects including: the Bifocals‚ Lightning Rod‚ The Franklin Stove‚ Swim Fins and much more. One of his most famous discoveries was electricity. Franklin began working on electricity after he heard a lecture about it in Scotland in 1743. Five years later he sent a letter over it to the Royal Society
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people think public libraries should only provide books and should not waste their limited money on expensive hi-tech media‚ such software DVD or video. Nowadays‚ People not only read books‚ newspapers and magazines and so on in public libraries‚ but also are provide hi-tech media such as DVD‚ software and so on. Some people claims that public libraries should not spend their limited fund on costly hi-tech media. But I am against the point of view. What is the function of public libraries? In my
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figures we have had in the United States‚ the first person that comes to my mind is Benjamin Franklin. He influenced me by being more than one person. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States‚ a noted polymath‚ a printer‚ a leading author‚ political theorist‚ politician‚ post master‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ civic activist‚ statesman‚ and diplomat. Whatever our country needed him to be‚ he was. Benjamin Franklin was a man who never limited himself‚ if there was a problem he would try to be
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in their homes‚ in their jobs or in their society. And those who take the initiative to face them are those who lead the changes. These people are described as very influential people. And history has a special chapter for them. Jesus Christ‚ Benjamin Franklin and Charles Darwin are very good example of people who positively influence changes.
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Men like Benjamin Franklin are known for establishing themselves from nothing to becoming some of the most successful men in the world. Franklin worked his way from a boy too poor to attend Harvard to one of the most famous people in Colonial America. Aside from Franklin‚ the human race is generally predisposed to move up the economic and social ladder‚ whether it be through obtaining knowledge
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document of American history. Before I read the article "Words Matter" I was unaware that the the Declaration of Independence had a few words changed and erased from the document. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams helped revise the Declaration of Independence‚ part of the revisions included handwritten corrections from Franklin and Adams. As stated by Fenella France "It appeared as Jefferson wrote "subjects" with the customary ink-dipped quill and then used his hand to wipe out the word while the ink
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various states like North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Maryland‚ and Delaware‚ and after thirty-two days‚ arrived in Philadelphia. Congress originally tossed aside even considering letting Lafayette fight; but they would soon be persuaded. Not only did Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane write a letter to Congress on Lafayette’s behalf‚ but Lafayette also took the liberty to write a letter to Congress as well. He wrote‚ “After the sacrifices I have made‚ I have the right to exact two favours: one is‚ to serve
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Martin Luther King and Benjamin Franklin are two well known significant figures throughout American history. King and Franklin are both similar and different in many aspects of their lives when it comes to their personal lives‚ such as‚ spouse‚ life‚ and education‚ their political movements‚ and their awards. They are good influential leaders to their followers. They both are dedicated and hard workers in what they do. Martin Luther King and Benjamin Franklin’s lives can be compared where both
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4360 Instructor: Jennifer Greene 2 December 2004 Should Public School Libraries Be Censored? Introduction Six years ago‚ I walked in to my oldest son’s school eager to participate in their celebration of reading‚ a week long hiatus from regular school activities in which the children simply read books all day. Parents and members of the community were invited in to read aloud as well. This was the first year my sons were in a public school‚ and I was so excited to discover that the school district
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Library A library is an organized collection of resources made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing. It provides physical or digital access to material‚ and may be a physical building or room‚ or a virtual space‚ or both. A library’s collection can include books‚ periodicals‚ newspapers‚ manuscripts‚ films‚ maps‚ prints‚ documents‚ microform‚ CDs‚ cassettes‚ videotapes‚ DVDs‚ e-books‚ audio books‚ databases‚ and other formats. Libraries range in size from a few shelves of
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