“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin‚ Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin.What this quote from Benjamin Franklin means to me if you have to work under the King for safety you should just go back to England.At the time Benjamin Franklin said this the colonist had just came over to the Americas and some of the colonist wanted to the new colonies to be recognize as their own land not under the
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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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“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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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 Franklins known to most people as an inventor and scientist‚ possibly even as a politician. Most people probably are not aware of are Franklin’s contributions to the literary world. His one of a kind views and intellect provided his generation and ours with a different perspective on society and political events. In his writing “The Way of Wealth” Franklin showed how he was able to step outside the common “norm” to share his unique perspective on wealth and spending. In “The Way of Wealth”
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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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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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Running head: PATH TO AUTO-IMPROVEMENT 1 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Path to the Auto-improvement Luis A. Cruz Prof. Jerry Wallace HIST 1301 University of Texas at El Paso PATH TO AUTO-IMPROVEMENT 2 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Path to the Auto-improvement The main reason that Franklin had to write his autobiography
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generally different in its own twist and make up. According to the Webster’s Dictionary‚ happy or happiness means; feeling pleasure and enjoyment because of your life‚ situation‚ etc; showing or causing feelings of pleasure and enjoyment; pleased or glad about a particular situation‚ event‚ etc. If we go by the 3 definitions of happiness then we would get no where in solving a general mean in finding happiness. When I surveyed 50 people different color‚ sex‚ age‚ and live different
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from The Autobiography Benjamin Franklin Arriving at Moral Perfection It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wished to live without committing any fault at any time; I would conquer all that either natural inclination‚ custom‚ or company might lead me into. As I knew‚ or thought I knew‚ what was right and wrong‚ I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other. But I soon found I had undertaken a task of more
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