Benjamin Franklin‚ printer‚ inventor‚ scientist‚ and statesman. Has played one of the most influential roles in American history‚ fighting for American independence in the revolutionary war era and also helping shape the constitution for the new nation. He became a member of the Philadelphia City Council in 1748‚ justice of the peace in 1749‚ and in 1751 a city alderman and a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly. In 1753 Franklin became a royal officeholder‚ deputy postmaster general‚ in charge of
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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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8 Children of the Corn - John Franklin John Franklin is best remembered for playing Isaac Chroner in the 1984 film Children of the Corn and Cousin Itt in The Addams Family. Franklin was born with a growth hormone deficiency and as a result he is under 5ft tall. John started his career doing commercials and was picked up for Children of the Corn a year later. The role jumpstarted his acting career but following 9/11 Franklin decided to return to teaching because he felt that acting was “shallow”.
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Benjamin Franklin was one of America’s the greatest scientist and inventor‚ and he changed his country forever. Born in Boston in the year 1706 in January 17th‚ Ben was born the fifteenth child out of seventeen in his family. He was taken out of Boston Latin School at age ten to work‚ since his father lacked in workers in his candle making. When Franklin was twelve‚ he was taken as an apprentice at a printing shop under his older brother‚ Josiah‚ since he disliked candle making. His education in
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Franklin Pierce 14th President of the United States | In office March 4‚ 1853 – March 4‚ 1857 | Vice President | William R. King (1853) None (1853–1857) | Preceded by | Millard Fillmore | Succeeded by | James Buchanan | The 14th President of the Unites States Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23‚ 1804 – October 8‚ 1869) was the 14th President of the United States‚ serving from 1853 to 1857‚ an American politician and lawyer. To date‚ he is the only President from New
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woman” by the “solitude of her conscience” (Vecera 2014‚ pg. 361). Franklin and Kosaki also understand the significance of dividing opinions of abortion into two separate studies. The health scale Franklin and Kosaki study includes health‚ rape‚ and defect items. The discretionary scale includes poverty‚ unwed mother‚ and unwanted cases. Franklin and Kosaki would agree with Vecera in their reason for splitting up the two scales. Franklin and Kosaki analyze their data and conclude that “in the case of
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March 2013 Heather Green En 209- 001 The Other Side of Ben Franklin Benjamin Franklin is famously known for using his knowledge to conquer many life achievements such as discovering lightening‚ co-signing The Declaration of Independence‚ and establishing the first American library‚ but all of his ultimate accomplishments would not have been established if he had not have found his niche for writing. In his younger years‚ Franklin rejected attending grammar school and following after his dad
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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 Boston on January
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Benjamin Franklin: The World’s Most Influential Inventor Benjamin Franklin once said‚ “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What ’s a sundial in the shade?” 1 Throughout history there have been many amazing inventors who used their talents to innovate beyond their time period. People like Thomas Edison‚ Henry Ford‚ and Alexander Graham Bell were examples of such talented innovators with inventions that are in one way or another still used in today’s day to day life. To
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Franklin was born in Rentiesville‚ Oklahoma in 1915 to attorney Buck (Charles) Colbert Franklin (1879-1957) and his wife Mollie (Parker) Franklin. He was named after John Hope‚ a prominent educator who was the first African-American president of Atlanta University. He has a lot of book in 1991‚ Franklin’s students honored him with a festschrift The Facts of Reconstruction: Essays in Honor of John Hope Franklin and In 1995‚ President Clinton awarded Franklin the Presidential Medal of Freedom‚ the
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