Mistress is a letter written by Benjamin Franklin in June 25th 1745 to his friend. The speech of this letter is essentially communicated to single men. The author gave advices particularly to his friend on which type of woman he should date if he is not ready to get married. Franklin preceded his lustful consulting by an apology for the marriage‚ recalling his friend how much carnal pleasures are favourable in a legal and recognized union. In his message‚ Franklin advises his friend that marriage
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One of the ways in which Benjamin Franklin mastered English was to "translate" a text by first paraphrasing it‚ writing it again as a poem‚ and then moving it back to prose. By this method‚ he made sure that he understood everything a text was saying by saying it in his own words. Imitate Benjamin Franklin by selecting a news story on a current event. Translate it into a brief short story (add characters‚ suspense‚ etc.) or a poem. Then reflect on and write about how form influences the outcome of
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The history of American Literature starts well before this land was even called America. It has been a great evolution to come from tribal symbols and drawings to today’s Stephen King and Danielle Steele. Literature has gone through many phases and was impacted by great events and ideas in American history. The earliest form of literature in what would one day be known as America were far from what modern day people would consider "Literature". The Natives who inhabited this land first had unwritten
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great nation’s history. Countless events had led up to what the world is today‚ such as the civil rights movement‚ women’s right to vote‚ 9/11‚ and Pearl Harbor. Although‚ there are more influential events on our world. To be specific‚ Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin gave us one of the greatest gifts the world has ever received‚ electricity. “People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented‚ didn’t they? People feared coal‚ they feared gas-powered engines... There will always
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The French and Indian War had an almost innumerable number of effects on the political‚ economic and ideological relations between Britain and the American colonies. The war touched the entirety of America’s diverse population; from the Native Americans to the soldiers. Some were gladdened by the invigorated ties to England while others were enraged by the economic situation. There is no doubt that the war truly altered and revolutionized the American colonies. As a rule‚ the Native Americans
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The French and Indian War(1754-63) altered the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relationship between Britain and its American colonies in many ways. The relationship was altered politically due to Britains control of the entire eastern coastline‚ economically on how British policies after 1763 were designed to raise revenue to pay for the cost of the empire‚ and ideologically because American colonists beliefs on the relationship between Britain and the colonies. The British completely eliminated
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October 1765‚ the colonist were already trying to find ways to encourage the repeal and resistance against the tax before the Stamp Act Congress (Doc H). The King and Parliament noticed the defiance of the tax‚ and were upset and confused until Benjamin Franklin goes
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A cannot be correct‚ because even though Congress agreed to “earnestly recommend” that the Loyalists’ confiscated property should be returned much of their land‚ money‚ and resources went to the Patriots. The Loyalists’ rights were not protected as many of them were abused and executed by the Patriots‚ causing the majority of the Loyalists to flee to Florida and later Canada or British Caribbean islands. The treaty did not protect the rights of the Loyalists. B is incorrect‚ because the treaty was
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Americans has been unsettling at best. The colonial policies toward the Native Americans affected the Indians in ways that changed their relationship between their tribes and the new nation. Cabeza de Vaca‚ Roger Williams‚ Cotton Mather‚ and Benjamin Franklin all had certain views and preconceived notions when it came to the Native Americans. Amazingly enough the varying degree of each mans perspective is the basis on which we not only view the Native Americans today‚ but ultimately became the thesis
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Does the term “Founding Fathers” ring a bell? Warren G. Harding was the first man on record to refer to the first statesmen of America as the “Founding Fathers;” over fifty years after the last American Revolutionary soldier had died (Bernstein pg. 4). How interesting that this common term that we associate George Washington‚ John Adams‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ just to name a few‚ was not such a common term. R.B. Bernstein’s The Founding Fathers Reconsidered‚ gives us a different view of what we associate
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