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is his legacy? Hook: Benjamin Harrison was the third president who lost the popular vote, but won through the electoral college. This makes us question, was Benjamin Harrison the man who deserved to win? Does he deserve the legacy he has? Research Review: Find three articles or sources about your topic and list the relevant facts from each one. 1. According to Histroy.com writers in 2009, the main idea about this subject is how Benjamin Harrison lead his way to the…

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…

Journalism is a profession that has individuals write for newspapers or other news sources. During the revolutionary war people needed a quick and efficient way to receive news and information regarding the war and any other issues relating to it. The people of the 13 colonies wanted to know what was going on during the war and how it would affect their lives. There needed to be a way to get news and information to the people of the colonies. This would open the doors to the start of American…

If Benjamin Franklin didn’t invent bifocals I possibly couldn't have/get a driver's license. I would have to depend on others to get me place to place. My eyesight would continue to excel from bad to worse within. His inventions have done so much to this world to help us. Especially the bifocals, I think Benjamin is a huge part of our world. Benjamin Franklin made many inventions, throughout his lifetime. Theses inventions created are swim fins, Franklin stove, bifocals, catheter, glass…

learning how to become a printer at his brother’s publishing company, the “New England Courant,” (Benjamin Franklin Autobiography 1). Benjamin Franklin epitomized the American spirit of individualism. He learned to speak foreign languages and how to play instruments on his own. He became an owner, author and editor of a printing newspaper business “The Pennsylvania Gazette,” and “Poor Richard’s Almanac” (Benjamin Franklin Autobiography 1). In Philadelphia, he helped to establish the city’s…

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 Banneker correspondence with Benjamin Franklin is simply an extraordinary example of pose and articulation on Mr. Banneker’s behalf. The words dance off the paper as if they were performing the Waltz. The tone of this piece of writing is dripping with serious, but passionate details of Banneker’s experience with freedom; thus, embodying the spirit that once fueled the abolition of slavery. Banneker ties in multiple elements of freedom throughout the correspondence. I wanted to read…

Benjamin Franklin is one of the most famous figures in American history. He was a scientist, a writer, and one of the main builders of American Independence. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706 and was the last of a family of 17 children. From the age of 12, he attended with his half brother James as a printer in Boston. There he began his apprenticeship of reading and he develops his own writing style. Franklin had run away to Philadelphia at the age of 17 in hopes to start a new life.…

to master all of these at once. He took each one and fixed his attention on the most important, to the least. He examined himself on these virtues each day for a week. He kept his virtues very orderly. For my self-improvement project, I followed Benjamin Franklin’s virtues. I chose: silence, order, moderation,…

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…