Benjamin Franklin is a hero who still has an impact on us today. He invented objects that some people still use now. He invented a way to harness and conduct electricity. He also invented bifocal glasses‚ swim fins‚and a musical instrument called the glass harmonica. He was very intelligent and involved in politics. His knowledge got him to where he ended up. He started from being poor‚ to becoming very wealthy. To understand more about Benjamin Franklin‚ you will need to know about his life‚ politics
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Read‚ saw him on that day‚ October‚ 6‚ 1723. She thought him odd-looking‚ never dreaming that seven years later they would be married. Franklin found work as an apprentice printer. He did so well that the governor of Pennsylvania promised to set him up in business for himself if 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.
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“For the industry of the Franklin‚ is superior to any thing I ever saw of the kind: I see him still at work when I go home from Club; and he is at Work again before his Neighbours are out of bed.” – Doctor Baird‚ member of club that Franklin was a part of (pg 119). While serving nearly no other purpose in the book‚ Doctor Baird in this quote describes the one quality or Benjamin’‚ eagerness to succeed‚ that turned him into who we known his as today. Benjamin Franklin‚ formally the namesake of his
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Before I go any further‚ I’d like to apologize for emailing you on a Sunday. You may have noticed that I e-introduced you to two accepted applicants on Friday. Kyla Bennett Marshall named the cost of UACT as a potential barrier to her acceptance of Teach For America’s offer. I looped you in because I am compelled to believe that Kyla would benefit from a conversation with you. Specifically‚ it would be helpful for her to understand the value add proposition of having a University of Washington certificate
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Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a great politician and inventor‚ as well as a few other professions. Ben Franklin accomplished very many things in his lifetime. Some of his greatest accomplishments are the following five: the invention of the lightning rod‚ bifocals‚ and the Franklin stove: being awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Oxford University in England; being named one of the Founding Fathers for signing the Declaration of Independence
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acting legend whom I barely knew. In fact‚ had it not been for a couple of dear friends‚ I would never have even known the wonder that is Marshall R. Teague. I even questioned whether I was worthy of such an interview. I hadn’t even seen an entire movie of his. But he agreed to the interview‚ and I had done my homework. Furthermore‚ I was immensely impressed with Marshall as I witnessed and experienced our online interactions. And my good friend‚ Rick Ravanello‚ had nothing but good things to say about
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jobs and roles. This ties in with what I will be discussing of the historical concepts of gender discrimination with social normalcies and femininity to sports involving women and the correlation of the movie A League of Their Own directed by Penny Marshall. The
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In January of 1848‚ James Marshall had a work crew camped on the American River at Coloma near Sacramento. The crew was building a saw mill for John Sutter. On the cold‚ clear morning of January 24‚ Marshall found a few tiny gold nuggets. Thus began one of the largest human migrations in history as a half-million people from around the world descended upon California in search of instant wealth.The first printed notice of the discovery was in the March 15 issue of "The Californian" in San Francisco
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James Marshall played a key role in the Gold Rush because he was the first person to discover gold. He was able to improve economic prospects that changed the history of California. According to the article “Racing’s California Oasis’” Elias Baldwin purchased land and territory to mine for gold for himself. Elias Baldwin was a businessman that invested a lot of money into the Gold Rush in order to become more wealthy. This simply shows how people wanted to explore more land in order to make more
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of Benjamin Franklin was one consumed with ambition to improve himself in furtherance of achieving his goals and beyond. By undertaking the challenge of improving himself in several aspects of his life‚ Franklin was able to become a successful inventor‚ newspaper publisher‚ business person‚ and political leader between the 1750s and 1790. The Autobiography serves as a guide for his son and others to learn how to overcome hardships in life in order to reach success. Benjamin Franklin was able to
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