“Well done is better than well said” (Poor Richard’s Almanac). Benjamin Franklin not only thought of quotes to help guide our daily lives‚ he lived them. Arguably the greatest genius of his time‚ Franklin was a hard worker‚ relentless learner‚ and passionate thinker. From a general perspective Franklin is a man who worked diligently in school‚ studied untiringly‚ and excelled in most everything he did. Although he was a dynamic learner‚ he never had a stable childhood‚ much less a formal education
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In her article Kari Franklin describes how she created a successful learning environment in which students developed proper social skills through peer conferencing. Some kids go to school for purely social reasons‚ Franklin realized that by introducing in- class discussions‚ she eliminated the need for excessive chatter during instructional time. After realizing that the group sharing was not working out‚ she looked at the peer conferencing from a social competence point of view. In peer conferences
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“All will end well.” (The Signers‚ page 43) This was Dr. Benjamin Rush’s favorite saying which summed up his life of vast accomplishments‚ as evidenced in a letter to Thomas Jefferson from John Adams that he knew “of no Character living or dead‚ who has done more real good in America” (Benjamin Rush‚ Patriot and Physician‚ page ix). He was a great doctor at the time he lived and worked diligently to heal countless people. However‚ his methods of curing people were dangerous and he probably hurt
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Benjamin Franklin led an extraordinary life. He was an inventor‚ scientist‚ and writer. Benjamin Franklin has earn a number of accomplishments thought his life time those of which have greatly help us in the present day. His childhood was ordinary. Ben was removed at 10 to work with his father at candle making. Franklin furthered his education in the printed trade in Philadelphia. As an adult‚ his life was amazing. In the 1940’s Benjamin franklin was expanding with his invention of the stove. In
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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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from The Autobiography Benjamin Franklin Arriving at Moral Perfection It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wished to live without committing any fault at any time; I would conquer all that either natural inclination‚ custom‚ or company might lead me into. As I knew‚ or thought I knew‚ what was right and wrong‚ I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other. But I soon found I had undertaken a task of more
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American rags-to-riches myth‚ and writers such as Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass had successfully embraced it in their works.<br><br>Franklin and Douglass are two writers who have quite symmetrical styles and imitative chronology of events in their life narratives. They both approached their story with a "rags-to-riches" idea. In addition‚ we must realize that both Franklin and Douglass are powerful writers. In that sense‚ I mean that Franklin was a "well-educated" man in which he filled his
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Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents. He became well known around the globe for his jobs as being an inventor‚ printer‚ scientist‚ diplomat‚ postmaster‚ and politician. He was the most known for drafting the Declaration of Independence with other founding fathers. Ben gave huge contributions to our world during his time living. He was born on January 17‚ 1706 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Out of all his siblings‚ he was the favorite of his parents‚ Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger.
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THEORIST: Benjamin Bloom Benjamin S. Bloom was a Jewish-American educational psychologist; he was born in Lansford‚ Pennsylvania on 21st February‚ 1913. Benjamin Bloom attended the Pennsylvania State University where he obtained a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 1935. He then moved to the University of Chicago and completed a Ph.D. in education in 1942‚ and served as a member of the Board of Examinations from 1940 - 1943. In 1944 he was appointed as the Instructor of Educational Psychology;
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Mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9‚ 1731‚ in Ellicott’s Mills‚ Maryland. Largely self-taught‚ Banneker was one of the first African Americans to gain distinction in science. His significant accomplishments and correspondence with prominent political figures profoundly influenced how African Americans were viewed during the Federal period. Benjamin Banneker‚ originally Banna Ka‚ or Bannakay‚ was a free African American mathematician‚ astronomer‚ clockmaker‚ and publisher
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