Benjamin Franklin's Life, And Hard Work

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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. But what some people may not know was that all of the things he was known for that were listed and more; hard work played a huge role in them. Even though he only attended school for two years, his curiosity, interest, and the thirst for knowledge strived on. He proved that education is not a prime role or the center of importance when it comes to being successful in life. Success can be achieved by working hard, being ambitious, being curious, and having an open mind about things.
In the autobiography, Franklin started his career off as a printer. He was no doubt one of the most successful printers during his time in America. He has provided many examples of how he came about, and how
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Those would be the ingredients according to Franklin of success. He has showed how he shaped himself through hardship and diligence. He has also demonstrated his life in the New World, and how he started off as a lower middle class man to one of the most admired men. When anyone is thinking about the American Dream, they should think of Benjamin Franklin who represented that. He mostly acquired his values and work ethic from his beginnings and his family. His family, because all the children went to work at such early ages. He would improve himself by constantly checking himself that he was doing everything correctly, while also learning in the

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