Sally Morric Mrs. Franks Eniglish 21 February 2013 Ben Franklin and the Thirteen Virtues Ben Franklin was one of the most important of the Founding Fathers‚ and also contributed many things to society. He was an author‚ politician‚ scientist‚ musician‚ inventor‚ civic activist‚ and diplomat. One of the most important things that he contributed to society were the 13 virtues. In his late twenties he listed thirteen virtues that he thought were important to live by. These virtues
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centuries‚ people had known of the existence of crude oil scattered about America and the world. They just didn’t know what to do with it. Farmers thought it a nuisance and tried to plow around it; others bottled it and sold it as medicine. In 1855‚ Benjamin Silliman‚ Jr.‚ a professor of chemistry at Yale‚ analyzed a batch of crude oil. After distilling and purifying it‚ he found that it yielded kerosene—a better illuminant than the popular whale oil. Other by-products of distilling included lubricating
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“Goldwater” is an autobiography written by Barry Morris Goldwater. In this book Goldwater expresses his view on politics‚ the government‚ law‚ and American life in the twentieth century. Not only is this autobiography like a historical document‚ it also opens up to American views and American politics through Goldwater’s eyes while at the same time sharing personal stories of his life with humor. Credited for remaking the Republican party‚ Goldwater is best known as a senator from Arizona and
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the job as an excise officer. When he arrived in Philadelphia on November 30th 1774‚ he was sick and feverish‚ and had to be carried on a stretcher. With a letter of recommendation from Ben Franklin‚ he was accepted into a hospital and given special care‚ until he recovered. With that same letter from Ben Franklin‚ he found many doors opened for him‚ including jobs tutoring many of the sons of the wealthiest men in Philadelphia. Paine started over again‚ by publishing African Slavery In America‚ in
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There are definitely some echoes in the Franklin’s Prologue to other low class characters’ prologues. For instance‚ the Franklin prefaces his tale by stating that he is “a burel man” and he beseeches the other pilgrims to excuse him for his “rude speche”(716-718). The Franklin’s tale also responds to previous tales about marriage. Unlike Walter and Griselda‚ or John and Alisoun‚ Dorigen and Averagus’ relationship seems to be a healthier model for marriage. Dorigen does not exercise too much sovereignty
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Consenting Fathers: Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson Though Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were contemporaries‚ their views‚ backgrounds and modes of influence were very different. Benjamin Franklin was born of a large and poor family and rose to become a model of the emerging bourgeois classes in the American Colonies. Throughout his long and life‚ Franklin succeeded in business‚ science‚ and excellent statesmanship. Thomas Jefferson‚ however‚ rose out of an affluent family to become
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with the rise of Great Awakening‚ that arose in opposition to the cold antylical Diest movement‚ their oratoiry could easily transform into the printed word. In fact‚ after attending a Great Awakening‚ superstar‚ George Whitefield extravaganza‚ Ben Franklin secured publishing rights for the popular
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Colonist boycotted on British goods. On March 5‚ 1770 British soldiers opened fire on protesting Boston citizens and killed 5 citizens. This is known as the Boston Massacre and word spread fast of the massacre throughout the 13 colonies because of Benjamin Franklin’s postal services. Later‚ the parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. The act made colonist only buy tea from the West Indies Company. No other company could compete. The
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Congress can issue a proclamation of independence so for the french government can be persuaded to send troops to help face the attacks. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence for the American Colonists and few others such as Ben Franklin‚ three more from the community team revised the document before it was sent to King George in order to dissolve the political bands that have connected with another. The power of the declaration states with an opening of the reason to have the freedom
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