Have you ever read something that seems to benefit everyone? For example “Speech in the Convention” by the one and only Benjamin Franklin believed in rights. The way he wrote this letter not only addressing the President but society in that time was very bold. Therefore this piece is a masterpiece especially to Americans. Franklin’s goal in this speech is to convince the people of America to support the Constitution of Independence including its faults. For example in paragraph two he clearly states
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characteristics was Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin‚ one of our five most esteemed founding fathers‚ was one of the biggest reasons that American values are as they are today. If it wasn’t for Benjamin Franklin‚ there is a very good possibility that the United States of America would still be run by England. Franklin was an ambassador during the American Revolution. He secured the French alliance which was one of the main reasons that America beat England. Franklin was recognized as being the
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Benjamin franklin was a singular man with a keen mind that” Soared above the clouds”. Benjamin franklin‚ born in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ was one of the Founding fathers of the United States and one of the most brilliant and versatile men in America. He proudly described himself as a printer‚ but he was also a journalist‚ scientist‚ inventor‚ author‚ diplomat and statesman. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He is also known for his early scientific research in the field
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university‚ and invented several pivotal technological advances‚ Benjamin Franklin – one of America’s leading forefathers – was a prominent‚ innovative leader‚ whose ideas and life achievements were important to the founding of America and led to the creation of the idea of the American Dream. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ in 1706 to a large lower-middle class family. In his autobiography‚ Franklin works his way up through the class system until he becomes a famous scientist
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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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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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Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin are frequently regarded to be two of the most influential figures in early American history. Both men contributed greatly to the founding of the nation and are considered to be two of the forefathers of the new country. While there are great similarities in both their public and political lives as well as within their personal lives. Even with the uncanny similarities with these two men‚ there
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Benjamin Franklin and the American Dream Allan Kulikoff‚ University of Georgia Americans refer to their Founding Fathers (Benjamin Franklin‚ George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ John Adams) with extraordinary frequency: a July 2006 Google search turned up 61.4 million references to Washington‚ 24.8 million to Franklin‚ 20.4 million to Jefferson‚ 19.2 million to Madison‚ 10.8 million to John Adams‚ and 4.6 million to Hamilton. They call upon them in to settle
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Not only one of America’s Founding Fathers‚ Benjamin Franklin is one of the world’s most influential human beings. Most people recognize him as the face of a hundred dollar bill or the elementary school lesson of his kite in a storm discovering electricity. He was a scientist‚ an inventor‚ a printer‚ a philosopher‚ a musician‚ an economist‚ and of course a statesman. With his tremendous intellectual gifts‚ Franklin introduced devices to society that benefited America as a whole. Franklin’s most famous
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Fredrick Douglas and Benjamin Franklin are two memorable individuals who have had a remarkable impact on their nation and time period. Even though Douglas and Franklin came from two completely different backgrounds they both faced many obstacles throughout their lives. Despite being from different time periods the two shared many things in common like the fact that they were both self-made‚ both Franklin and Douglas were able to turn nothing into something against all odds. While these two shared
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