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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individual’s hard work‚ Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin insists that success is solely based on that. In many of the events that are described in the autobiography‚ Franklin‚ presents the story he believes have shaped him while subtly mentioning the qualities he possessed. To Franklin‚ all of his success was based on himself and one quality that he implicitly states that he had possessed was his open mind. Whenever an opportunity was given to Franklin‚ he seized it. For example
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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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Revolution: Benjamin Franklin The American Revolution influenced so much more than just people’s taxes and freedom. It influenced writing and speeches of people at the time. The American Identity during the American Revolution was reflected in Benjamin Franklins writing such as the "Poor Richard’s Almanac" and The Declaration of Independence (he helped draft the document). Political‚ social‚ and economic factors shaped Franklin’s writing The political circumstances Benjamin Franklin was in
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin a Boston born founding father‚ who helped shape todays America‚ had many factors influencing his life such as his race‚ gender‚ economic status‚ education level‚ and religious views. These factors played a large role in the way that he lived his life‚ and how he went about accomplishing his goals. Franklin had an enormous record of personal accomplishments‚ but one most notably would be his autobiography. In his book‚ Franklin recounts his life
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin‚ we are reading the path that one man took to go from a middle class child to a well respected adult. Benjamin Franklin created what we know today as the American dream. Today we understand the American dream to be that one can go from rags to riches with a little hard work. The autobiography is based around the age of reason and a time man was thought to be able to be perfected by means of science and invention. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is full of success
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Revolutionary period of America‚ which held such courageous enlightened men such as Thomas Jefferson‚ Thomas Paine‚ and Benjamin Franklin. Men who greatly helped shape America’s independence. A man who stands out among these names is " The First American"‚ Benjamin Franklin who goes beyond being simply an icon of America’s conquest for freedom‚ but is truly an American hero. Benjamin Franklin’s heroism exists in his numerous achievements in politics‚ his scientific inventions‚ and his accomplishment
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thing but sad/depressed. It the essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1985 said; The desire of happiness in general is so natural to us that all the world are in pursuit of it; all have this one end in view‚ though they take such different methods to attain it‚ and are so much divided in their notions of it. This part is very important to say because in the constitution it said "Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" and for Ben Franklin‚ the man on the bill then can’t help but put a smile
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Benjamin Franklin was an amazing man‚ he is known as our founding father‚ but why do we see him as such an amazing person? Today I will explain why Benjamin Franklin is such an important person and how he has truly changed the course of history. Franklin did many amazing things in his life. He was an avid inventor‚ a scientist‚ and a leader. He invented many things such as the Franklin stove‚ and bifocals. As a scientist‚ he discovered that lightning conducts electricity‚ and as a leader he helped
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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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