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Elias Howe – Sewing machine ⦁ American, pioneer, a man of many things, inventor of the new constructed sewing machine, Elias Howe Junior, was born on the 9th of July 1819 in Spencer, Massachusetts to Doctor, Elias Howe and Polly Howe (Bemis). He died on the 3rd of October 1867. He had eight siblings, three brothers, Amasa Bemis Howe, Sylvester Howe, Horace Smith Howe and five sisters, Eliza Howe, Corintha Howe, Juliett Howe, Fannie Howe and Mary Howe. ⦁ At age eleven, Howe was apprenticed by…

In Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography, he explains his thirteen virtues that he has observed to achieve perfection. He believes that in order to achieve perfection in all aspects of life, you must follow a strict lifestyle that adapts to the thirteen virtues he created. During the three weeks, I followed the cleanliness, silence, and temperance virtues. After experiencing the virtues for three weeks, I realized how I needed to change how I was living. During the first week of the examination…

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was an inventor from the 1700’s. He was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. As a child, Benjamin wanted to be a sailor, but because his brother became a sailor and was lost at sea, his dad would not allow him to sail. Franklin went to grammar school at the age of eight, but at the age of ten he left school and went to work with his father in his candle shop because he loved to read and was bad at math. After he was taken out of school, the…

Benjamin Franklin was one of the most renowned Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Earlier in his life he spent his time as a writer. From that he was known as a scientist, inventor, and politician. As a scientist, he was an important figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories concerning electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the bifocals and lightning rod, among many other inventions. In his life of being a politician he facilitated many civic…

Throughout his life, Benjamin Franklin tried to find ways to improve himself morally, intellectually, and physically. Benjamin Franklin created many self-improvement methods to try and reach his goals. Franklin was a major philosopher for the Enlightenment period and had a huge effect on human nature. His improvements and accomplishments inspired many to follow in his footsteps. To begin with, Benjamin Franklin improved himself though moral thinking. Moral thinking is the concernment with…

Benjamin Franklin was an American Enlightenment author who paved the way for the creation of the American Identity. In his works “The Way to Wealth” and “The Autobiography,” he explains exactly what an American citizen is, and the ideals he should live by. Throughout his works, Franklin outlines an extremely challenging and sometimes near impossible set of guidelines that Americans should follow in order to better not only themselves, but also their country. “The Way to Wealth” is work written…

If one where to take a look at the Franklin, one may assume he has had a comfortable life. Being a landed gentleman whose pockets overflow with gold and whose kitchens overflow with meat and wine, he gives the outward appearance of one impermeable to worry. And this is an appearance he wishes to maintain, for as he trots towards Canterbury with a smile on his face and a whistle upon his lips, he is frightened for the soul of his son. Born to a family of freemen in the countryside of England,…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, "This country demands bold, persistent experimentation. it is commom sense to take a method and try it and if it fails, admit it frankly and try another." Those words speak volumes as to what Michael Frazier's truest beliefs are. Coming from a humbled background, raised by his grandmother in Kingstree, S.C. while his mother was getting her degree in communitcations so that she could provide a better life for her son. He learned at a young age that sometimes…

Benjamin Franklin personifies the “rags to riches” lifestyle the Americans love. Benjamin Franklin tells Americans, “The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself” (Archer 226). Benjamin Franklin informs Americans to build a rugged individual in themselves. To go out and be self-reliant and not wait there for the happiness to come to them. He imposes on others to go and work for what they want. From an early age he learned…

Benjamin Rush was a physician, writer, educator,humanitarian. A very popular and much loved man, he was a intelligent character. Rushe was born in December of 1745 in Byberry, Pennsylvania, twelve miles from Philadelphia. His father died when Benjamin was six, and his mother placed him in the care of his maternal uncle Dr. Finley who became his teacher and parent for many years. In 1759 he went to the College of Philadelphia, where he got a Bachelor of Arts degree. He continued his education…