Benjamin Franklin was an author‚ printer‚ postmaster‚ diplomat‚ political theorist‚ politician‚ civic activist‚ statesman‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ and many more things. He did many things to help the United States‚ and he even signed the constitution. Benjamin Franklin should be the second most important founding father. It was so important that he went to the constitutional convention that he was carried there in a sedan chair by people because the bumpy carriage ride on cobblestone was too rough for
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"The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin"‚ written by Gordon S. Wood‚ is a selective study of aspects of the Founding Father’s life. In his book‚ Wood’s purpose is to portray the lesser known details of Benjamin Franklin’s life and his transformation from a Loyalist of the Royal Crown‚ to a patriot who would unknowingly become one of the most massively symbolic and significant figures in American history. Wood reveals that before he was a passionate American revolutionist‚ Franklin passionately
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young Franklin would just go to London to buy fonts and printing equipment. Franklin did go to London‚ but the governor reneged on his promise and Benjamin was forced to spend several months in England doing print work. Benjamin had been living with the Read family before he left for London. Deborah Read‚ the very same girl who had seen young Benjamin arrive in Philadelphia‚ started talking marriage‚ with the young printer. But Ben did not think he was ready. While he was gone‚ she married another
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Benjamin Franklin This portrait‚ which depicts Franklin as a learned scientist and inventor‚ was one of his favorites. Pictured on the left is the signal-bell apparatus Franklin devised to detect the presence of electrically-charged clouds. The bolt of lightning ‚ seen through the open window‚ became an attribute closely identified with Franklin. At Franklin’s death French philosopher/scientist Jacques Turgot wrote: "He seized the lightning from the sky and the scepter from the hand of tyrants."
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FRANKLIN’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography is an inspiring tale of his personal‚ as well as public achievement throughout his life. Franklin’s life embodies the exemplary model of a life composed of discipline‚ self-reliance and self improvement. From his humble beginnings as an apprentice candle and soap maker in his father’s business to a successful business man‚ author‚ philosopher‚ civil activist‚ politician scientist‚ inventor‚ and diplomat‚ above all Benjamin Franklin was‚ and still
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Life Cycle of Complex Technical Systems (CTS) Khalil A. Yaghi‚ Samer Barakat commonly bump into each other by the automobile vehicle trailer during operation‚ and which can cause premature wear of trailer frame components [14]. During the life cycle of CTS quantitative changes are collected which leads to quantum leaps in operation suitability [6]. The description of CTS (a zero point of its life cycle) provides integrity of states. At the examination of CTS some problems could occur‚ for example
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Benjamin Franklin and The Wright Brothers PHL458 What is a famous thinker? A famous thinker is some one who thought of something that change the world in which we live in. There are a lot of famous thinkers in the world like: Martin Luther King Jr‚ Steve Jobs‚ Bill Gates‚ and Michael Jackson. I will be discussing Benjamin Franklin and The Wright Brothers for my famous thinkers. Benjamin Franklin and The Wright Brothers are famous thinkers that showed the world new Idea ’s
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Brands‚ H.W. The Frist American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Broadway Doubleday‚ 2000. Henry William Brands was born 7 August 1953 in Portland Oregon. Brands lived in Oregon until he went to college in California; there he attended Stanford University and studied History as well as Mathematics. After traveling the nation being a salesman‚ he taught History and Mathematics at both the high school and college levels for nine years. In the meantime‚ Brands earned his Graduate
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Kevi Fuseyamore May 29‚ 2013 Genna pd. 8 Benjamin Disraeli once said‚ "Circumstances are beyond the control of man; but his conduct is in his own power." This quote means that we can’t control our natural given situations‚ but we can control how we go about them. I agree with this quote because not only does it apply to literature‚ but it applies to real life as well. A Raisin In the Sun by Lorraine Hansbury and The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time by Mark Haddon both illustrate the
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October 12 2012 Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings Book Review American hero‚ Benjamin Franklin was a man of many careers and hobbies. Franklin was an author‚ scientist‚ publisher‚ politician‚ inventor‚ printer‚ and diplomat. Franklin was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts in the beginning of the 18th century. As an adolescent Franklin’s goal in life was to become a minister until his passion for reading and writing excelled. At the young age of seventeen he had moved to Philadelphia
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