Benjamin Franklin

When a person eats too much, is it true that they become sick or nauseous? Likewise is not also true that when a person eats too little they starve? Thus is the the relationship between disobedience in the human nature and societal progress. Disobedience at the right amount and the right time is necessary to shed the dead skin of a stagnant and dysfunctional society, however without times of peace, there is no rest and therefore no progress. While connotation of disobedience seems…

During the twelve years that followed the French and Indian War, Americans were convinced that they should fight for independence. The French and Indian War ended in 1763, and before then the colonists were loyal to the British Empire. However, the British parliament and King made a series of decisions that changed the minds of the colonists. The placement of the Stamp Act in 1765 angered the colonist because Britain was taxing them and abusing their power just to make Great Britain revenue, the…

Most British colonist in the thirteen colonies felt a strong allegiance towards Great Britain and its king in the 1700s. After the French and Indian War, the British were left in debt which they found difficult to pay off. To reimburse the debt, they raised taxes on English men and eventually decided to tax the colonist. The colonist opposed the idea of taxation as they believed that they were not accurately represented in Parliament. Uprisings and rebellions in the thirteen colonies eventually…

Benjamin Braddock from the novel, The Graduate written by Charles Webb embodies many of the issues and problems young adults are facing today. Though the narrative takes place in the 1960’s, Benjamin’s experience reflects and can easily be connected to a contemporary audience. As a 21-year-old who has freshly graduated from university, Benjamin questions many of the societal norms that are excepted of an adult. Though he makes a lot of mistakes in his story, those who review his narrative can…

Thomas Paine was born in Thetford, England on February 9th 1737. He immigrated to Philadelphia in late 1774, where he quickly became friends with advocates of the American cause like John Adams and Dr. Benjamin Rush, and it was actually Rush that persuaded Paine to write a pamphlet supporting American Independence.1 The pamphlet that Paine wrote Common Sense, first appeared in January of 1776 and it became one of the most successful and widely read political writings in colonial America’s…

Benjamin Banneker Have you ever looked at a fifteen cent, 1980 US Postage Stamp? Well if you have not, you should probably consider it because a very intelligent, self-taught man is featured on it. The man's name is Benjamin Banneker. Benjamin Banneker did many jobs and invented many different things. He was a free black man that was born to parents that were freed slaves. (Benjamin Banneker) Benjamin Banneker was a well-liked and respected man by many peers in his field, this was very meaning…

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (AAL) is a biography of Benjamin Franklin written by Walter Isaacson. A Great Improvisation (AGI) is not a biography of Benjamin Franklin, but is a closer look into Benjamin Franklin’s involvement in the 1778 Franco-American Alliance. This topic was covered in AAL, so I shall compare AGI with the parts of AAL regarding the Franco-American Alliance of 1778. One of the most important things to review whilst comparing different sources for the same topic in…

The things that connect the English colonies to their superiors, Britain, was that being ruled by the parliament and the British King. The way the king ruled and his laws were not up to par for the colonists because of his dictatorship and unjustly taxations. The simple thought of the English being ruled by an island that they could not even see and they also had very poor communication with. Between this and lack of the king being able to overlook the colonies, did not do justice for neither…

Common Sense Essay The document Common Sense was written to motivate the people who lived in the thirteen colonies to wage war against the British colonizers so that they can finally have their freedom. This document provided details regarding the benefits of and the necessity for freedom which are easy to understand. Common Sense helped to explain the reason why independence from Great Britain had to be sought at a period when the issue of whether to aim for freedom or not was the main dilemma…

Thomas Paine was a renowned pro-American writer and author of some of the most persuasive texts of the American Revolution. Paine wrote in a manner that appealed to the masses, not just American elites. He often quoted the Bible in his arguments in an attempt to engage people of all classes in the struggle for American independence and for a rejection of government based on hereditary monarchy. In Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense, it said the Colonists should aim for complete independence from…