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    20’s‚ President Benjamin Franklin listed 13 virtues that he felt were an important guide for living. The following virtues can be divided in personal and social behavior: Temperance‚ Silence‚ Order‚ Resolution‚ Frugality‚ Industry‚ Sincerity‚ Justice‚ Moderation‚ Cleanliness‚ Tranquility‚ Chastity and Humility. Despite the fact that he tried to follow these guides in his life and went away‚ consider this being worthwhile in your own life. Temperance‚ eat not to dullness. Franklin states some associate

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    perfection should look like physically‚ personally‚ and socially; no one has achieved perfection. However‚ one person in particular set a very good example of self-improvement. Benjamin Franklin‚ a leader in many ways and beloved by many‚ was the very person who attempted to achieve perfection. When he set out to do this he was unaware how difficult it would be. Instead of perfection‚ he focused on self-improvement. He set goals that were his ideals of perfection or areas of improvement

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    Analyze the response of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration to the problems of the Great Depression. How effective were these responses? How did they change the role of the federal government? The first order of Franklin D. Roosevelt was to declare war on the Great Depression. In the first one hundred days alone‚ Roosevelt had one of the most active presidencies America had seen in decades. Roosevelt focused on three major things: relief‚ recovery and reform. He changed the attitude of the

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    expansionistic than it had been for the past few decades. There was apparently a hunger for foreign conquest. The conflict with Spain derived mainly from the American desire to help the beleaguered Cubans with their independence from Spain. Americans wanted the war‚ which could well have been avoided‚ but they had little understanding of what the reults of the war would be. I believe American entry into the Spanish-American war was not justified. In September‚ 1895‚ came the event which changed

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    Benjamin Britten‚ an outstanding British composer‚ pianist‚ and conductor‚ is one of the most famous composers of the 20th century. His talents include composing Operas‚ Chorals‚ and Orchestra pieces. Included in his accomplishments are compositions composed for symphonies‚ operas‚ and films. He became quite well known for his work during the mid-twentieth century. Benjamin Britten was born in 1913 in Lowestoft England. Britten’s father was a dentist‚ and not very involved in young Benjamin’s

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    Rousseau autobiography. Confessions strays away from the Enlightenment movement and discusses different aspects of human beings. Unlike Benjamin’s Franklin’s autobiography‚ Confessions embraces humility and embarrassment. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is more didactic‚ emphasizes the importance of learning how to write‚ read‚ and speak well. There are natural laws emplaced and systems that should be followed‚ but Confessions disrupts the ideas of the Enlightenment movement and ignites the

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    The presidency of Fanklin D. Roosevent was responsible for the passage of the twenty second amendement. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to his first term in 1932 and a secound term in 1936. In general‚ FDR did not favor third terms. A precedent was set by Geoge Washington to serve only two terms. The reason was that Washington felt that political ambition was distastful and felt the desire to maintain power was the same as kings wanting power.    As of 1940‚ there were no limits to the tenure of

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    Benjamin Bradley was born a slave in Maryland‚ around 1830‚ but became an engineer and inventor. Although it was against the law to teach a slave how to read or write‚ Bradley learned literacy from his enslaver’s children. Bradley was also good at mathematics‚ and showed a natural talent for making things. As a teenager‚ Bradley was put to work at an office where he built a working steam engine from pieces of scrap metal. Others were so impressed with Bradley’s mechanical skills that he was given

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    President‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ was the greatest president to ever lead the United States of America. He was a very fascinating‚ strong-willed‚ intelligent‚ and courageous man. Many difficult events happened during FDR’s presidency that many other presidents before would have buckled under the pressure‚ but not him. He seemed to always have a plan for every challenge thrown his way. America could use a president like him today to help this nation achieve greatness once again. Roosevelt was born

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    The Graduate – Benjamin Braddock Characterization The film „The Graduate“‚ published in 1967 tells the story of a young man who has to deal with the problems of having no aim in life and getting seduced by an elder woman. Benjamin Braddock‚ played by Dustin Hoffman‚ is the protagonist and he is going to be the topic of this characterization. Benjamin‚ a recent college graduate‚ got the features of a normal 20 years old male in the 1960`s. Brown hair‚ mid-tall‚ well-dressed‚ trained and good-looking

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