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 which
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Intellectual Autobiography I have never had a clear idea of who I want to be or why I have chosen a certain area of study‚ but I have always liked school‚ learning‚ reading books and getting to know about different topics. As you might remember‚ I was raised in El Salvador and I always attended a small public school. My school finally got a library when I was in second grade and I felt that it was time to choose a book of my interest. I chose the book “Peter Pan in Scarlet” without knowing who Peter
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Cultural Autobiography I am an African American woman‚ who was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. I am the youngest girl of four siblings and I am also the only biological child my parents had together. My dad had two kids from a previous marriage. My mom‚ even though she was not married had a child before she met my dad. I would say I felt special growing up knowing this information that I had this special bond with both my parents‚ but it was quite the opposite. See‚ in my family
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Descriptive Essay Thick‚ strong oak wood was carved into curves and poles all connected to be shaped into the perfect rocking chair. It was painted a deep brown that glints gold when the sun shines on it. The armrests mold to your arms like they were carved precisely for you. It feels like your melting into chair even though it’s a stiff wooden frame. The seat cushion used to be thick and luscious but has become thinner and thinner as the years have passed. It remains tied to the chair by two
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Introduction In 1946‚ the book simply titled Autobiography of a Yogi was published. It was written by a hitherto unknown saint from India named Paramahansa Yogananda. Paramahansa Yogananda was an Indian Yogi who left the shores of India in 1920 to teach God realization to people of the West. In this inspiring book‚ he describes his meetings with miracle performing yogis in India such as the levitating saint‚ a tiger fighting swami‚ a yogi who bilocates and other great saints search for a guru‚ and
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Franklin plenty of time to develop his love of books and reading. As a boy‚ Franklin spent many hours debating various topics with a friend‚ his name was John Collins‚ Franklin realized that he was not up to par with his friend‚ as he says in his autobiography‚ “He was naturally more eloquent‚ had a ready plenty of words...". When the debating continued through letters‚ Franklin realized his shortcomings as a writer as well and sought to improve his skills. "I sat down to put my arguments in writing
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DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES 1. The unnamed narrator of the story is a "dreadfully nervous" character who disputed the allegation that he might be crazy. 2. The narrator wanted to show that he is not insane‚ and offered a story as proof. 3. There was the narrator’s creepy fascination with the old man’s eye as further proof of lunacy. 4. The narrator became obsessed with the diseased eye of the old man. 5. The narrator likened it to a vulture’s eye and is so haunted by the Evil Eye that he decided to
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My Descriptive Essay “My hidden castle” When I was younger there was a place I used to go when I was sad‚ angry‚ or confused. I went there often. It was a rather large castle hidden on an Island and surrounded by a forest. It was where I felt safe. This was my hideaway when I was in foster care; somewhere I could go to when things got to be too much for me. The castle was a two story building that covered most of the island‚ apart from the forest that surrounded it. The caste was made of stone
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Descriptive Paragraph 28‚ January‚ 2012 Nia Nia is my wife and I’s female Pitt Bull dog. She weighs about forty eight pounds‚ and stands approximately two feet high‚ and is twelve years old. Nia‚ has a unique fur coat‚ she is brindle and white. Nia’s‚ brindle fur coat is a black and brownish gold pattern. The right side of her face is solid white and the left side is a beautiful brindle. The two colors are evenly and perfectly split down the middle of her face‚ which makes her look like she
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Aidan Stacey Descriptive essay Blurred by the rush I wait Sitting slouched on an alumium bench ‚ head down. As all mall benches‚ it lacks a back support. People say this is because many mall owners don’t want people sitting around too long. They want them Browsing and buying. As I lifted my head my pupils dilate to see all that was going on. There is plenty of noise‚ light and boisterous behaviour. It is ludacris ‚ controlled chaos. My attention is caught by a struggling mother with crows eye
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