Benjamin Franklin was a very successful and influential politician‚ postmaster‚ scientist‚ and printer. Benjamin Franklin is among one of the most important figures in American history‚ arguably‚ the history of mankind. Without Benjamin Franklin‚ it might be said that the world today would be extremely different. It took him an entire lifetime‚ however‚ to make that name for himself and contribute the many benefactions he had to give to the world. Starting as a child‚ his unique and ambitious personality
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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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real savages? Benjamin Franklin once said “We are all born ignorant‚ but one must work hard to remain stupid.” One of the largest barriers that we face to understand other cultures aside from our own is ignorance. To be ignorant of one another is to disregard their background‚ culture‚ language and ultimately their value as a human being. In Rowlandson’s “The Narrative of the Captivity and the Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson” and Benjamin Franklin’s “Remarks Concerning the Savages
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After two months of sailing‚ he finally landed north of Charleston on June 13‚ 1777. He then spent the next month traveling through 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
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feel as if Benjamin Franklin was forced down your throat when you were growing up. Don’t get me wrong I understand why you feel that way. However‚ Franklin should’ve guided you throughout your entire life. Franklin one stated‚ “Lost time is never found again.” Do remember that being thrown at you as a kid? I didn’t’ think so. Franklin meant that the time that is wasted would never be given again. Basically‚ don’t sit around and take advantage of life. You could’ve benefited from Franklin if you would’ve
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Audrey Hepburn March 4‚ 2013 Mr. Miller AP U.S. History South vs. North 1800-1850 FRQ: In spite of sharing a country‚ the Northern and Southern areas of America had many differences and distinctions‚ which ended up dividing the nation. During the first part of the 1800’s the North and the South grew in different ways. In the North‚ cities were centers of wealth and manufacturing. There were many skilled workers. In the South there was not much manufacturing. There were not many skilled workers
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The success of the French in North America was largely due to the associations they developed with the American Indians‚ and the fur trading that provided animal pelts that were in high demand throughout Europe. The French built missions and worked to convert the Indians to Christianity‚ they settled primarily in Canada and the Great Lakes. France attempted to pioneer several settlements throughout North America that failed because of war with other countries‚ bad weather and diseases. Even though
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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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Benjamin Franklin had traditional views and attitudes as to what behaviors were essential to lead to industry and thrift. His personal ideologies on these were clearly defined in his writings in the Poor Richard’s Almanack and highlighted in what he felt as his teachings to the common people. Frankin believed that "If we are industrious‚ we shall never starve" he also went on to say that "sloth makes all things difficult‚ and industry all things easy". These views were reiterated in his stance that
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Benjamin Franklin and Booker T. Washington were both American personalities that assumed great importance in the history of the United States. Franklin was born in 1706‚ in Boston‚ to an English father and an American mother. Washington‚ on the other hand‚ having a family history of slaves‚ did not know his origins or anything about his ancestries. As the author himself says in his autobiography‚ “My life had its beginning in the midst of the most miserable‚ desolate‚ and discouraging surroundings
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