Ben Franklin vs. Sam Adams Benjamin Franklin and Sam Adams both contributed a great amount to the American Revolution‚ but who was more important? Well‚ personally‚ I believe that Sam Adams contributed just a little more than Franklin. Though Franklin did a lot‚ Adams did more for the country of America as a whole. During the Revolutionary War‚ Ben Franklin became Pennsylvania’s representative to the Second Continental Congress. He was one of the five members that drafted the Declaration of Independence
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"If you would not be forgotten‚ as soon as you are dead and rotten‚ either write things worth reading‚ or do things worth the writing." ~ B. Franklin And that is who I’ll be talking about. Unlike many heroes Benjamin Franklin was very human he may not have commanded an army but he stands out from history for another reason. He was amiable entertaining and loved to try out new things. Once when he was trying to cook a turkey with an electric shock and accidentally shocked himself he said‚ “I meant
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his life‚ Benjamin Franklin will forever hold a place in people’s minds as a truly a great American hero. Born from humble beginnings in Boston‚ Massachusetts on January 17‚ 1706‚ Benjamin Franklin moved up in class from living among a poor family to becoming one of the richest and most famous men in the world. He used his talents in a widespread amount of subjects‚ from politics to inventions to morals. He passed away on April 17‚ 1790 at the age of 84. Politically‚ Franklin was among the brave
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Benjamin Franklin and James Madison‚ both are famous men in America’s history‚ both are considered founding father’s having played key parts in this country’s development‚ and both of these two men are brilliant thinkers‚ each conjuring different ideals about issues at hand. Even with all these and more similarities‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ considered one of the greatest American minds of all time‚ and James Madison‚ considered the Architect of the Constitution‚ were different‚ and had different ideals
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11‚ 2012. Benjamin Franklin Vs. Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin were both very successful in achieving their goals. Both writers emerged from rags-to-riches and expresses that in their stories. These two writers have similar chronology of events inn their life narratives. Benjamin Franklin was known as an important figure in his time. With his effort of self-improvement‚ he studied and taught himself to be morally “perfect”. In time‚ Franklin was known as one as one
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people showed the best of their ability and rose up to be leaders‚ diplomats‚ politicians‚ and more. However‚ one person in particular laid down the foundation of America and played a key role in the war. This was none other than Benjamin Franklin. Mr. Franklin caught our eye through his many achievements‚ like the French Alliance of 1778‚ drafting the Declaration of Independence‚ and signing all four key documents of America’s development..
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Wealth is a heavy subject combated by both Franklin and the Puritans in both of these articles. While Franklin preached for individual frugality‚ the Puritans preached for the financial unity among the colony‚ as well as free bartering. These two differences in approach are what are make the articles radically unlike to each other. Both take an in-depth view point to each individual’s views and morals on the issue of wealth and how they think everyone else should approach personal wealth. Now let’s
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The biography “Benjamin Franklin” by Edmund S. Morgan starts his book by telling us about Franklin’s passions. Then he briefly talks about one of the most famous parts of his autobiography‚ Franklin’s list of thirteen virtues. He then jumps into telling us about how the common thought that Jefferson’s main goal was to acquire wealth. He did say that debt and poverty were his puritan ancestors conception of hell‚ but according to Morgan Franklin’s idea of heaven was not riches‚ but actually contentment
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Kat Knightly Hamilton English 3- 3rd Block 21 October 2013 Patrick Henry and Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry and Benjamin Franklin both knew that success sometimes requires persistence along with compromise. Compromise is defined by The Oxford Dictionary as an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions. By using this definition and analyzing these speeches‚ it is obvious to readers that both politicians were willing to make compromises. There are
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In the book Benjamin Franklin by Edmund Morgan‚ we explore the life and accomplishments of an American legend named Benjamin Franklin. Edmund Morgan is certainly in favor of all that Benjamin Franklin has discovered and accomplished in his eighty-four years of life on earth. This book truly enriches the readers’ appreciation for someone so underappreciated in our education system yet so heavily involved with the way America was built and how it remains today. Edmund Morgan truly gives such a deep
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