From Rags to Riches: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the United States. He helped write the Declaration of Independence‚ and co-wrote the U.S Constitution. However‚ he is remembered more as the face on the $100 bill than the man that invented electricity. Despite all of his accomplishments and contributions in the United States‚ Franklin believed himself to be more of a scientist than a political thinker. This irony is evident is his autobiography
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John Smith and Benjamin Franklin were both remarkable men known for their writings and works. There are many similarities between these two men‚ such as they were both authors. There are also many differences. John Smith “served as a foot soldier for the English in the Scottish Lowlands” (pg.16) and he was also an adventurer. Benjamin Franklin was a “-scientist‚inventor‚ educator‚ statesmen...and foremost a printer.” (pg.94). Here are some of the comparisons between Franklin and Smith. As I had
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Citizen Ben: A worldly American’s Seven Great Virtues by Walter Isaacson is an essay begins talking about Benjamin Franklin. When we think of Benjamin Franklin our minds automatically turn to the story about him flying a kite in a lightening storm with a rod on to prove that lightening was electricity. This is one thing that Franklin did but he did many more as well‚ in fact it says that he was an inventor diplomat‚ writer and business strategist. He helped bring the country that we live in today
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Benjamin franklin was a singular man with a keen mind that” Soared above the clouds”. Benjamin franklin‚ born in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ was one of the Founding fathers of the United States and one of the most brilliant and versatile men in America. He proudly described himself as a printer‚ but he was also a journalist‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ author‚ diplomat and statesman. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He is also known for his early scientific research in the field
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As growing up Benjamin Franklin was intelligent which lead him to his success. Benjamin Franklin was born in boston on january 17‚ 1706. He was born in a poor family as his dad Josiah was a poor soap and candle maker. His mom was his dad’s second wife Abiah. Benjamin franklin was the youngest son of seventeen children and the fifteenth child of seventeen siblings. At the age of ten Benjamin began to help in his father’s shop‚cutting candle work and filling molds. Benjamin only went to school for
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Turgot was referring to Benjamin Franklin. Most people only remember Benjamin Franklin as a founding father‚ but he was much more than that. Mr. Franklin was many things‚ including an inventor‚ a diplomat‚ a printer‚ and a writer. Mr. Franklin’s many different accomplishments changed the world for the better. Benjamin Franklin’s early life was the foundation for the rest of his life; all of his later accomplishments were built on what he did over this time period. Benjamin Franklin was born in
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Have you ever wanted to know more about Benjamin Franklin? I mean we learn about him in our history books‚ for the kite experiment‚ and help develop the Declaration of Independence‚ but there is so much more. Like his early childhood‚ what he did when he was a child‚ some of his favorite hobbies. Or have you ever wondered what else he did‚ because he has invented to so many machines‚ and helped change America. Even though Franklin is gone‚ there are still some people who share some traits with him
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Benjamin Franklin did not just magically become successful‚ it was through hard work and commitment‚ as well as taking some chances. He worked very hard in the early parts of his life to better his own outcome. Even in his earlier writings‚ like "How To Get Riches"� you can see his views on life. To fully understand this‚ you first must take a look at young Ben. Benjamin Franklin was born in Puritan Boston on January 17‚ 1706 . His family was large: He was the 15th child born to his father‚ Josiah
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the gift of a silver tongue‚ Benjamin Franklin allowed his actions to speak louder than his words as seen through his many contributions to society‚ threw his acts against authority‚ popular belief‚ and political involvement. Better known for a man whole help shape America………… At the age of sixteen‚ a young Benjamin Franklin posed as a widow under the name of‚ Silence Dogood. Under his alias‚ he delivered a series of letters in 1722 to the New England Current‚ which was published. These letters would
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1763-1791 Metropolitan Museum of Art Library of Congress Benjamin Franklin Bowles’s New and Accurate Map of the World oil portrait by J.S. Duplessis‚ 1778 London‚ 1780 (inset detail * “People do not inquire . . . What is he? But What does he do?” __Benjamin Franklin__ Information to Those Who Would Remove to America 1782‚ EXCERPTS Benjamin Franklin spent almost one third of his life in Europe serving as a diplomat for the American colonies (seventeen years in England) and for the United States
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