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What is the Magna Carta? The Magna Carta or ‘The Great Carter’ is nowadays an international symbol of liberty. This document that was used as a stalling action against the discontent baronial majority in year 1215 had leaded to our certification of freedom and it is a fundamental pillar of justice. In which historical context does it come from? During the Medieval England (1154-1485) under the reign of King John who was perceived as a cruel successor. The King has enacted a rule that forced the…

After reading about Benjamin Franklin’s encounters with Native Americans, I found there to be a lot of things that he had in common with the puritan writers that I’ve previously read about. One commonality that exist between Franklin and the rest of the authors such as William Bradford, Mary Rowlandson and Anne Bradstreet have within their writing is that they convey well that they are much different from the Natives. All of these writers thought that the Natives conduct their lifestyles the…

A more perfect me Benjamin Franklin once wrote an autobiography detailing his efforts to become a better human being. Franklin listed 13 virtues which he needed to improve on and intended to follow and he reflected on his experience. Being human means being able to improve; an author of one of my favorite books, Anthony Burgess, once wrote that humans are not like a clockwork orange, meaning due to our capability to change, we do not have to follow a deterministic mechanism; we have…

man with the kite, writer, thinker, and scientist; Benjamin Franklin was a man of many interests known by many names. Benjamin Franklin is our most engaging founding father and we see the reflections of him and his personality through his legacy and his life’s work, helping make this country great. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston Massachusetts. He was the fifteenth of the seventeen children to his father Josiah Franklin by his two marriages. As the youngest son of…

Benjamin Franklin was a well known man. Franklin is well known because of his face on the one hundred dollar bill, which is the biggest bill that we have. Benjamin made his entrance into the world on January 17, 1706. He was born in the town of Boston, in what was then known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His father was Josiah Franklin, who was an English-born soap and candle maker. Franklin was remarkably intelligent and learned to read at an early age. Despite his success at the Boston…

Benjamin Franklins’ father, Josiah Franklin, moved to Boston in 1682 from England. Soon after the move he married Abiah, his second wife and Benjamin’s mother. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1706 until 1790. Benjamin had sixteen siblings and was the youngest boy for five generations. Benjamin’s father wanted him to learn a trade like the rest of his brothers and was to be trained to be in the church. At ten years of age he was taken out of school to work with his…

Historians have vastly changed and continued to influence the world around us. Our everyday lives have progressed into what it is because of the work of historians and their impact on the human race. Benjamin Franklin is one of the most famous historians in American history. He invented bifocals, copperplate press design, copy machine design, daylight savings idea, hot water systems design, light globe model, lightning rod, mechanical arm and so much more. Even though all of his invention have…

In 1871 the first ever official Fire Department was created and formally introduced into the Los Angeles area. The LAFD has had Emergency Medical Services be a part of the department for almost a hundred years. In the year 1927, the Los Angeles Fire Department added Emergency Medical Services into their program. A few years later in 1931, already six LAFD ambulances were stationed around the metropolitan and around the shoreside area. Originally the EMS program was linked with the Los…

Thomas Paine was a major supporter of American Independence from British rule. He was born January 29, 1737, in Thetford, Norfolk in England to Joseph his father who was a Quaker, (a tailor specializing in corset making) and Frances his mother was an Anglican (a daughter of wealth). He had a sister who passed away when she was an infant, therefore, he grew up an only child. He learned to read, write and the concepts of math at the Grammar School in Thetford. He was thirteen years old when his…

Many know Ben Carson for separating Siamese twins or his medical breakthroughs. But many do not know he was born into a poor family, and he has been through many rough times in his life. Ben Carson is now a world-class surgeon and politician. After examining Ben Carson's life, one sees how his desire to succeed, his compassion for others, and his trust in God make him an excellent role model. Ben Carson's desire to succeed makes him an excellent role model. Carson's mother played a large role…