Benjamin Franklin was not only an inventor and entrepreneur, he was also a hero of the Revolutionary War. Benjamin was a very intelligent man who was not scared to state his opinion. He was born for greatness and France could not have had anyone better than Benjamin himself to lead everyone to victory. Think about it, the war would have been nothing if he did not pull the strings he did for the U.S. Ben Franklin contributed to the Revolutionary War by becoming popular in France, a member of the continental congress, and also persuaded France to aid the U.S. Without Benjamin becoming popular, he would have never been able to impact the war in the way he did.…
Why you need financial independence to achieve great feats in life Benjamin Franklin was an author, printer, inventor, scientist, civic activist, postmaster, statesman, and diplomat. He founded University of Pennsylvania, American Philosophical Society, Library Company of Philadelphia, and United States Postal Inspection Service. He invented lighting rod and bifocals. He started volunteer fire-company and volunteer militia to defend Philadelphia. He was a Postmaster General and a diplomat to France and Great Britain.…
When someone may think of Enlightened philosophers, they probably think of Voltaire, John Adams, John Locke, and so on, yet did anyone ever think that Benjamin Franklin could be one too? Benjamin was born in his hometown Boston, Massachusetts. He was born on January 17 in 1706. He died on April 17 in 1790.…
Benjamin Franklin Parker Griffin U.S. History 11/16/15 Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, Scientist, statesman, and many other impressing things. His ideas helped to change the way that people thought in the colonies. He is one of the best known founding fathers and was one of the most famous people of his time (Shmoop).…
Benjamin Franklin’s life was very influential in our countries history, even today. He even signed the Declaration of Independence. He was involved in politics, and many people strive to be like him. He was a scientist and an inventor. He was also religious.…
(541) Clearly he was well known for being arrogant and even as he tried to overcome his fault and master humility, he resolved that it was a moot point, saying, “For even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my Humility” (542). That being said, it is interesting to think of Franklin’s motives as he retells the stories of those who did not support him as an up-and-comer. For instance, Franklin describes his final encounter with Collins, a man who never repaid the money he owed Franklin, and depicts Collins as a drunk and a moocher with little to no work ethic (501-502). Juxtaposed with Franklin himself, the way Collins is described makes it seem as if he could never measure up or be successful like Franklin because of his lack of discipline and therefore he had to settle for work in the…
Dear Mr. Franklin, on behalf of your beliefs, I believe there are other ways to maintain a happy marriage. I believe women should not only treat their men great, but obtain an education as well. By having an education, women find things easier to manage and will be smarter. Women are intelligent humans that care for their loved ones. The only way to let us flourish is by allowing us to get an education.…
Benjamin Franklin is widely known as one of our founding fathers who helped in the formation of a newly founded country, government, and way of living. Benjamin Franklin was born in the town of Boston in the state of Massachusetts on January 17th in the year of 1706. His father was Josiah Franklin, and Anne Child, but his mother was unknown to him. His father's second spouse, whose name was Abiah Folger took responsibility and care of the young Benjamin Franklin during his early childhood. Benjamin Franklin was one of the seventeen children from his father.…
Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." That quote often comes up in the context of new technology and concerns about government surveillance. Simply put; and I'm paraphrasing here; but Ben Franklin essentially said at one point, those who would exchange self-government for a bit of security deserve neither to be self-govern nor security. The quotation is considered to come from a letter that Franklin had written on behalf of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Very few citizens who quote these words, however, have any idea where they come from or what Franklin really meant when he wrote them.…
Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706, in Boston. Mr. Franklin was a very intelligent man. He put his foot in many things through his life. He was an American printer, author, diplomat, philosopher and scientist with many contributions to the American Revolution. Benjamin Franklin was the Founding Father of the United States.…
He does not concern himself with what people think. Haslett made Franklin the narrator and the protagonist, in order to show the vividness of Franklin’s world. It is a way to offer a glimpse of the mentality of a psychologically ill…
Benjamin Franklin believed that every person can become more wealthy, healthy, and wise through hard work and self discipline. I believe in his belief because it doesn’t matter how difficult or easy it is to accomplish a goal; at the end of the day, what counts is the satisfaction of the work and experience a person puts into it. Franklin didn’t favor luck or opportunities, but instead became successful through hard work. Franklin was many things such as an author, inventor, scientist, and a printer.…
Al Siebert explains that, “When Ben Franklin was in his twenties, he set out to achieve "moral perfection." He sat down and listed virtues that he felt, if he could manage to acquire them, would help him achieve excellence of character.” Ben Franklin took virtues which included: Temperance, silence, order, resolution, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquillity, and chastity, and he studied…
Franklin believed that the appearance of being frugal and industrious was just as important, if not more so, than actually being…
If you have never read The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin before your idea of Ben Franklin would probably be something like this, “Ben Franklin is one of the greatest men in American history. He is famous for his experiments with electricity, and wrote Poor Richards Almanac. Ben Franklin had such a positive effect on American history and on America itself. He surely was an honest man because how else would he be able to accomplish all that he did in life?” Yes, parts of this are true but an honest man?…