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    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin A Book Review History 5 March 2010 2 Introduction "If you would not be forgotten‚ as soon as you are dead and rotten‚ either write things worth reading‚ or do things worth the writing." - Benjamin Franklin Written over a period of nearly 30 years and covering his life only until 1759 (he died in 1790)‚ “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” is actually tells approximately half of his life story as everyone knows of this great man

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    Benjamin Franklin is best known as one of the Founding Fathers of our country‚ who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Franklin was born in January of 1706 in Boston‚ where he was the fifteenth of seventeen children. He stopped going to school at age ten to help his father’s business but got bored of making candles. At age twelve Franklin went to apprentice at his older brother’s print shop‚ before eventually opening his own print shop in Philadelphia

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    Benjamin Franklin wrote The Way to Wealth because he was frustrated that people were evading taxes‚ especially because these taxes were to invest in the people and city. Franklin explained that many people complained about the government’s taxes‚ but the real issue was that the lack of virtue taxed people much more. Throughout the rest of the book‚ the two ideas he tried to convey were that morality and public service were most important‚ and one should not be poor by working hard and hedge against

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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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    “The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin”; The Significance of a Biography When trying to read about history‚ sometimes it is easy to misinterpret information and not realize certain motives or reasons that are behind historical events. Biographies can give readers a better understanding of what happened in the past by explaining how a specific individual viewed and acted on events that happened during their lifetime. People can relate better to biographies than to textbooks that are

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    Benjamin Franklin: A Hero

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    Did you know Benjamin Franklin had 17 brothers and sisters while living in poverty? Benjamin Franklin lived a hard cruel life to get to his position and importance. There are many reasons to look up to Benjamin Franklin. There are so many wonders that can found about him including Franklin’s childhood‚ inventions‚ and his involvement in government proving that Franklin should be looked up to as a hero. Franklin was born in Boston on January 17‚ 1706‚ upon this he was the tenth out of the seventeen

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    Benjamin Franklin Inventor and Writer Determined‚ inventor‚ and writer are the three words that people think in connection to Ben Franklin. Many people know that Ben Franklin invented many things‚ but he was so much more. Ben Franklin changed the world by creating so many new inventions and ideas‚ and he left his legacy as an inventor and writer. The early life of Ben Franklin was pretty normal. He grew up in a family of twelve‚ with a dad‚ mom‚ and ten sisters and brothers. According to Amy Anderson

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    On December 11th‚ 1990‚ Christine Franklin filed a lawsuit against the Gwinnett County Public School system. During her sophomore year in high school at Gwinnett High School‚ she was continually harassed sexually by her economics teacher Andrew Hill. Mr. Hill would kiss her‚ feel on her‚ and constantly try to engage in inappropriate sexual conversations with Franklin. Franklin first went to staff at the school. Nothing was done. Franklin told the administration on the Board of Education and they

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    American Writers to 1865 Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography and Biography Benjamin Franklin starts his autobiography with “Dear Son‚ I have ever had a Pleasure in obtaining any little antecdotes of my Ancestors. You may remember the Enquires I made among the Remains of my relations when you were with me in England; and the journey I took for that purpose (Franklin‚ 1771‚ p. 231).” Franklin was sixty five when he started his autobiography and wanted to pass on his family history. Part

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    their lack of perseverance still causes a poor outcome next time. Benjamin Franklin is one of the best example of a successful image throughout the history. Although having no eminent family background‚ he had himself work-hard to become a admirable person‚ one of the Founding Fathers of United States. Everyone fairly has 24 hours per day‚ yet he was able to surpass so many people in different realms. Benjamin Franklin had been through innumerable setbacks in his entire life‚ but other than making

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