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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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    audience within the author’s mind can have significant impacts on both the way the prose is crafted‚ and how the reader interprets it. For instance‚ Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography appears to be written for a very particular individual. This is made explicit by the first two words of the book: “Dear son.” Immediately‚ one becomes aware of the fact that Franklin is not engaged directly in a dialogue with the reader‚ but rather‚ that he is addressing his own son. At first‚ it may seem rather peculiar for

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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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    Sermon in the Style of Jonathan Edwards Those with the audacity to do the unforgivable crime of consuming edible items in the middle of an educational session shall surely be punished by the professors. God forbid‚ shall the patience of these professors‚ these masters of instruction‚ these scholastic gods‚ be tested‚ one shall face the hell‚ the fire‚ and the damnation that is called detention. There is no speculation that these lords of erudition are amicable‚ benevolent‚ impartial‚ and sensible

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    05 Jonathan Edwards 1. Explain the mood of this passage. The mood of the passage is persuasive angry admonitory. 2. Using specific examples‚ give one example of a metaphor‚ one example of a simile‚ and one example of an allusion that Edwards uses in this passage from the sermon to elicit this particular mood. An example of a metaphor is “fire of wrath.” An example of a simile would be “and you would be like the chaff on the summer threshing floor.” The allusion that Jonathan Edward

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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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    Jonathan Edward’s and the Puritans have unequally different spiritual beliefs. Jonathan Edwards’s beliefs focused on seeking salvation to avoid hell. Jonathan Edward’s spiritual attitude differs greatly from those of Puritan works‚ such as from writers Anne Bradstreet and Mary Rowlandson‚ who believe one must be elected by God to go to Heaven. Their different beliefs are what lead them to have different spiritual attitudes. Puritan works are all didactic; they are all meant to teach a lesson

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    a witch and you were to be hung as soon as possible. During the same time as the witch trials‚ a man by the name of Jonathan Edwards delivers a sermon that last for hours in a church that is locked up where people can’t leave. Before technology and social media‚ no one really knew the right way of doing things‚ so they came up with crazy ways of dealing with situations. From Edwards’ sermon to The Salem Witch Trials‚ these people were out of their minds.

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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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