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    Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a great politician and inventor‚ as well as a few other professions. Ben Franklin accomplished very many things in his lifetime. Some of his greatest accomplishments are the following five: the invention of the lightning rod‚ bifocals‚ and the Franklin stove: being awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Oxford University in England; being named one of the Founding Fathers for signing the Declaration of Independence

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    Benjamin franklin was one of the smartest people who have lived‚ from the noteworthy key on a kite experiment‚ to the bifocals. He was even a founding father that helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Born on January 17‚ 1706 Ben grew up in Boston Massachusetts‚ there he lived with his 15 other siblings. He was the 15th child‚ and the youngest son. His dad‚ Josiah Franklin‚ was a soap and candle maker. At the age age of 10 ben stopped going to school‚ Boston Latin School‚ since he learned

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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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    Capitalist ethos of Benjamin Franklin By Julfikar Islam Coordinator Research and Development www.futurestartup.com Entrepreneur is by nature expansionist. May be‚ she starts from a very tiny space‚ her sight touches the sky. She works for it to make the path more visible‚ clearer. Throughout the journey of expansion she maintains some ethos. She avoids ostentations and unnecessary expenditure as well as conscious enjoyment of power and is embarrassed by the outward signs of social recognition

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    Benjamin Franklin‚ the vital symbol of the early America‚ is known as the “first citizen of the 18th century”. In his life‚ he played several different roles and he contributed to the whole society a lot from each role he played. For example‚ he created the Franklin printer when he worked for his brother to improve the efficiency of printing. He wrote influential prose “Poor Richard’s Almanac” and his famous 13 virtues‚ in which he explained his opinion of his life. He was also an important politician

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    “Background” “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” was thought by himself to be “the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection”. It refers to when he was in his twenties‚ around 1726‚ he found himself jobless; penniless; in debt and suddenly a single father. He was very intelligent and he knew there was definitely something wrong in his life and he was eager to make a change. So he wrote this autobiography not only to tell his son about his life but also to improve his financial

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    Washington Irving ’s short stories‚ characters manipulate the beliefs and superstitions of others for self-beneficence. A predominant sub-theme in these stories is romanticism. The four stories that will be discussed are "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"‚ "Rip Van Winkle"‚ "The Devil and Tom Walker"‚ and "The Spectre Bridegroom." There are clearly underlying aspects that seem to coincide in all of these stories. Though the author‚ Washington Irving‚ was mainly seen as a factual writer‚ these stories portray him

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    Benjamin Franklin aphorism is proven to be true because I have seen this in my personal life. For instance; my sister always said that she would “travel the world someday”. She would always tell us where she wanted to go but never had a valid plan or followed through with anything she said she would do and as a result we never believed her. It wasn’t until a couple of years ago when she studied abroad in England and is currently living in China. When someone is frequently telling you what they are

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    thing but sad/depressed. It the essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1985 said; The desire of happiness in general is so natural to us that all the world are in pursuit of it; all have this one end in view‚ though they take such different methods to attain it‚ and are so much divided in their notions of it. This part is very important to say because in the constitution it said "Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" and for Ben Franklin‚ the man on the bill then can’t help but put a smile

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    patriot and admirer of both the Revolution and his country‚ but he had serious questions about their democratic excesses. He was interested in the Revolution throughout his life and had collected many books on the subject. On its primary level‚ "Rip Van Winkle" is a public celebration of the American Revolution. The story opens with the prefigurative imagery of family breakups‚ specifically the Kaatskill (Catskill) Mountains that "are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family" (p. 769). In

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