and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.” – Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was raised in a poverty. He nourished himself with literature when he was just a kid‚ and worked for his brother as a printer at the age of 17. When he left his brother to open his own printing press‚ he became so successful that he retired at the age of 42! This allowed him to focus on his love for science. Franklin was a polymath (in other words‚ he was many things)—an author‚ printer‚ politician
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Jessica Baird Period 4 3/11/13 Abstract Title: The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin‚ 1706-1757 Author: Benjamin Franklin Summary: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin was written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however‚ Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a torturous publication history after Franklin’s death‚ this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography ever written. One of the most powerful and
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Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17‚ 1706 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Benjamin was tenth of seventeen brothers and sisters. His parents name are Josiah and Abiah Franklin. Growing up Benjamin family could not afford to attend school. With the struggle of getting an education‚ Ben still became well known in society. Ben accomplish many great thing such as the Declaration of Independence‚ the U.S. Constitution‚ and he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War. He also
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Did you know Benjamin Franklin had 17 brothers and sisters while living in poverty? Benjamin Franklin lived a hard cruel life to get to his position and importance. There are many reasons to look up to Benjamin Franklin. There are so many wonders that can found about him including Franklin’s childhood‚ inventions‚ and his involvement in government proving that Franklin should be looked up to as a hero. Franklin was born in Boston on January 17‚ 1706‚ upon this he was the tenth out of the seventeen
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American Writers to 1865 Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography and Biography Benjamin Franklin starts his autobiography with “Dear Son‚ I have ever had a Pleasure in obtaining any little antecdotes of my Ancestors. You may remember the Enquires I made among the Remains of my relations when you were with me in England; and the journey I took for that purpose (Franklin‚ 1771‚ p. 231).” Franklin was sixty five when he started his autobiography and wanted to pass on his family history. Part
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their lack of perseverance still causes a poor outcome next time. Benjamin Franklin is one of the best example of a successful image throughout the history. Although having no eminent family background‚ he had himself work-hard to become a admirable person‚ one of the Founding Fathers of United States. Everyone fairly has 24 hours per day‚ yet he was able to surpass so many people in different realms. Benjamin Franklin had been through innumerable setbacks in his entire life‚ but other than making
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin A Book Review History 5 March 2010 2 Introduction "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." - Benjamin Franklin Written over a period of nearly 30 years and covering his life only until 1759 (he died in 1790)‚ “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” is actually tells approximately half of his life story as everyone knows of this great man
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Benjamin Franklin is best known as one of the Founding Fathers of our country‚ who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Franklin was born in January of 1706 in Boston‚ where he was the fifteenth of seventeen children. He stopped going to school at age ten to help his father’s business but got bored of making candles. At age twelve Franklin went to apprentice at his older brother’s print shop‚ before eventually opening his own print shop in Philadelphia
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Benjamin Franklin wrote The Way to Wealth because he was frustrated that people were evading taxes‚ especially because these taxes were to invest in the people and city. Franklin explained that many people complained about the government’s taxes‚ but the real issue was that the lack of virtue taxed people much more. Throughout the rest of the book‚ the two ideas he tried to convey were that morality and public service were most important‚ and one should not be poor by working hard and hedge against
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The Americanization of Ben Franklin As human beings age‚ the opportunity to move up through the social hierarchy seems to disappear. In Gordon S. Wood’s biography‚ The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin‚ he tells a unique story that allows us to take a deeper look into almost every social class of the 18th century. As Franklin makes his way through the social hierarchy‚ Gordon Wood paints a picture of what society was like and how it works around Franklin. Franklin portrays this hierarchy through
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