Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography From reading the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin‚ who throughout his life Benjamin Franklin was known for being in many different trades‚ from a publisher‚ an inventor‚ a diplomat‚ to a political philosopher‚ I have come to learn that his life was about doing what he needed to become successful. Benjamin Franklin has written his autobiography in a unique and unified way‚ but also in some ways very disjointed making the effectiveness of the theme detracted‚ which
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were able to make arts and crafts‚ sawmills‚ grist mills‚ textile production( like woven cloth)‚ shipbuilding because of the Delaware river‚ Iron‚ Pig Iron‚ Printing‚ Publishing‚ Paper making‚ and the making of the long rifle (Quaker Province). Philadelphia was actually the biggest place where foreign trade was conducted. In Pennsylvania we had the nickname “The Athens of America.” Meaning they made a rich cultural life‚ and they gave the freedom of having intellectual and educational institutions
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“By failing to prepare‚ you are preparing yourself to fail” one of the many famous quotes from Benjamin Franklin. One of our founding fathers‚ the man on the one-hundred-dollar bill. Ben was known as an author‚ doplomat‚ postmaster‚ scientist‚ even an inventor‚ and many other important titles. During Benjamin’s 84 years‚ he had many accomplishments and inventions. Many have even called him the President of the United States who was never elected as the U.S President. Benjamin Franklin was born January
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In 1790‚ the first penitentiary named Walnut Street Jail was created in Philadelphia (“The Prison Reform Movement”). The prison was founded on the Quaker beliefs of treating prisoners humanely while allowing them to do physical labor as a punishment for crime (“The Prison Reform Movement”). The prisons gave jobs to convicts to allow for reconciliation and gave them the benefits of healthcare‚ education‚ and religious worship (“The Prison Reform Movement”). However‚ despite these adjustments‚ Walnut
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Nick Ardagna 2/9/2015 Religion in Philadelphia William Penn Essay William Penn was a holy man‚ a do-gooder by all means‚ who in 1681‚ was granted land in the New World‚ and set out to commence his “Religious Experiment”‚ with his Quaker brethren. Penn had a vision for his own utopia and would end up investing all of his assets in the newly found colony which is now Pennsylvania. Much of his money as well as other investors’ went to the process of actually acquiring the land which was one of the
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of self-interest and became about the improvement of people and culture. The documentary explains Enlightenment as‚ “We’re not born to be what we are‚” a modern insight that leads to change. At twenty years old‚ Benjamin Franklin moves back to Philadelphia and wants to put his life in order. He combines lessons from his childhood and ideas from the Enlightenment as a motivator to help others. Benjamin Franklin devoted his attention to problems and wanted to make life comfortable for ordinary human
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decision to job shadow and interview employees of Philadelphia Futures. Philadelphia Futures is a nonprofit organization offering a range of services to help students excel in high school‚ and navigate the college admissions process‚ so they are prepared to enter and succeed in college. Philadelphia Futures has been helping young adults attend college and earn a degree since 1989. Having the opportunity to spend a full working day with the staff of Philadelphia Futures was an insightful experience. Job shadowing
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Din Kale DISC 1313 Ms. Lange 27 February 2015 The Expression of The American Dream Benjamin Franklin was one of the most important and skillful men in American history. He was a man of care‚ pluck‚ and integrity. Franklin was a printer‚ though his business experiences were very varied. Benjamin Franklin wrote The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin over a period of eighteen years‚ making three separate attempts to complete it. Unhappily‚ Franklin died before the completion of the autobiography. Ragged
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Unlike what Gladwell had proposed in his theory that success is not merely dependent on 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
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I was born in Bucks County Pennsylvania‚ which is North of Philadelphia and I lived there my entire life. It was just like any other day when my fiancé‚ John came to me with news that he received a call about a job interview in Linesville‚ Pennsylvania. We had talked about moving before‚ but it was in passing and nothing was ever this concrete. Bucks County was a very expensive place to live and there weren’t many new career opportunities for either of us. Even though it brought a lot of fear and
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