“Well done is better than well said”-Benjamin Franklin Writer‚ inventor‚ politician‚ many people know Benjamin Franklin as being one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts commonly known as Bay Colony on January 17‚ 1706. Benjamin was the youngest son of 17 children Josiah Franklin had with wives Anne Child and Abiah Floger. For Benjamin Franklin his childhood consisted of a few years of basic education‚ while also working with
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Benjamin Franklin is considered to be one of the greatest public figures in history. He was a politician‚ inventor‚ writer‚ and was one of the Founding Fathers of our nation‚ despite coming from humble origins. In his autobiography‚ Benjamin Franklin presents himself as a model for being the kind of American that others should imitate and strive to be. He discusses the difficulties he faced when he was younger and how he overcame those obstacles. Ben Franklin struggled to gain liberty from his bound
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Brands‚ H.W. The Frist American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Broadway Doubleday‚ 2000. Henry William Brands was born 7 August 1953 in Portland Oregon. Brands lived in Oregon until he went to college in California; there he attended Stanford University and studied History as well as Mathematics. After traveling the nation being a salesman‚ he taught History and Mathematics at both the high school and college levels for nine years. In the meantime‚ Brands earned his Graduate
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individual’s hard work‚ Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin insists that success is solely based on that. In many of the events that are described in the autobiography‚ Franklin‚ presents the story he believes have shaped him while subtly mentioning the qualities he possessed. To Franklin‚ all of his success was based on himself and one quality that he implicitly states that he had possessed was his open mind. Whenever an opportunity was given to Franklin‚ he seized it. For example
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October 12 2012 Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings Book Review American hero‚ Benjamin Franklin was a man of many careers and hobbies. Franklin was an author‚ scientist‚ publisher‚ politician‚ inventor‚ printer‚ and diplomat. Franklin was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts in the beginning of the 18th century. As an adolescent Franklin’s goal in life was to become a minister until his passion for reading and writing excelled. At the young age of seventeen he had moved to Philadelphia
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Revolution: Benjamin Franklin The American Revolution influenced so much more than just people’s taxes and freedom. It influenced writing and speeches of people at the time. The American Identity during the American Revolution was reflected in Benjamin Franklins writing such as the "Poor Richard’s Almanac" and The Declaration of Independence (he helped draft the document). Political‚ social‚ and economic factors shaped Franklin’s writing The political circumstances Benjamin Franklin was in
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin a Boston born founding father‚ who helped shape todays America‚ had many factors influencing his life such as his race‚ gender‚ economic status‚ education level‚ and religious views. These factors played a large role in the way that he lived his life‚ and how he went about accomplishing his goals. Franklin had an enormous record of personal accomplishments‚ but one most notably would be his autobiography. In his book‚ Franklin recounts his life
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin‚ we are reading the path that one man took to go from a middle class child to a well respected adult. Benjamin Franklin created what we know today as the American dream. Today we understand the American dream to be that one can go from rags to riches with a little hard work. The autobiography is based around the age of reason and a time man was thought to be able to be perfected by means of science and invention. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is full of success
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Edwards uses several examples of literary devices to convince his audience that if they are not doing as he says then they will go to hell. Jonathan Edwards uses imagery because he believes showing his audience what awaits them in hell will make them be pure. He knows this will work on his audience because he knows they are all very afraid of going to hell when they die‚ so he tells them that is where they are going to go if they do not listen to him. He uses pathos as another scare tactic to convince
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Revolutionary period of America‚ which held such courageous enlightened men such as Thomas Jefferson‚ Thomas Paine‚ and Benjamin Franklin. Men who greatly helped shape America’s independence. A man who stands out among these names is " The First American"‚ Benjamin Franklin who goes beyond being simply an icon of America’s conquest for freedom‚ but is truly an American hero. Benjamin Franklin’s heroism exists in his numerous achievements in politics‚ his scientific inventions‚ and his accomplishment
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