Benjamin Franklin: The World’s Most Influential Inventor Benjamin Franklin once said‚ “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What ’s a sundial in the shade?” 1 Throughout history there have been many amazing inventors who used their talents to innovate beyond their time period. People like Thomas Edison‚ Henry Ford‚ and Alexander Graham Bell were examples of such talented innovators with inventions that are in one way or another still used in today’s day to day life. To
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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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The impacts of World War II on soldiers World War II was one of the most destructive conflicts in history. With over 50 million deaths‚ this tragedy corrupted the lives of many‚ especially the brave soldiers who fought in the war. Jerome Neros was one of the soldiers who fought in World War II‚ and he had some very fascinating information to share about his experiences. Although the war was physically damaging‚ it affected a great number of people in various ways both on and off of the battlefield
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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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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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Consenting Fathers: Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson Though Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were contemporaries‚ their views‚ backgrounds and modes of influence were very different. Benjamin Franklin was born of a large and poor family and rose to become a model of the emerging bourgeois classes in the American Colonies. Throughout his long and life‚ Franklin succeeded in business‚ science‚ and excellent statesmanship. Thomas Jefferson‚ however‚ rose out of an affluent family to become
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Korean War: Impact on the 20th Century (Korean War. Digital image. Amvets.org. Korean War Veterans Association‚ n.d. Web. 03 May 2013.) Dillon Matthews 5/7/13 Period 3 Whats the point of a war when the winning country loses approximately 36‚000 men for no territorial gain‚ compensation‚ and they weren’t doing this to defend their own territory? The United States‚ over a period of about three years‚ spent what is estimated to 678 billion dollars in todays money on the Korean war. These are
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Campos1 Benjamin Franklin Intellectual‚ politician‚ scientist‚ and peacemaker‚ these are just a few words to describe Benjamin Franklin‚ one of the most influential men in history. His roles in all aspects of life are quite important‚ especially in politics. Benjamin Franklin is called the “first American” because of his role in the formation of the United States. Aside from that he is one of our founding fathers‚ helped to write the Declaration of Independence‚ he served as a U.S
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mind after reading and comparing the lives‚ beliefs‚ and character of Fredrick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin is‚ two men that "shared a similar journey but walked different paths". Similarities started early on in both men’s lives that ultimately shaped their beliefs and values‚ and molded their characters. Both men grew up being deprived to certain extents of having a full education. Unlike Benjamin Franklin‚ Fredrick Douglass held little to no rights early in life being held as a slave and deemed
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Dario Correa 11/20/2017 HIST-1301 Mr.Bodner Semester Writing Assignment Benjamin Franklin was a phylogram (lover of books) from a very young age; “reading was the only amusment I allow’d myself. I spent no time in taverns‚ games‚ or frolicks of any kind.” (FRANKLIN‚ Chapter 8) He would always meet up with some other book lovers and they would meet up to discuss the books they’re reading and share them. This is what inspired Franklin to start a library where all of his book club members would be able
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