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Benjamin Franklin wrote a document in the late 1700 known as “Information to Those Who Would Remove to America”. This document by Franklin was a response to ongoing rumors in Europe in the 1700 period. One of these rumors that were being spread in Europe was about the Americans being very wealthy, rich and possessing very many material goods but at the same time they were quite ignorant (Franklin September 16, 1783). All these rumors are clarified by Franklin as being false. Franklin majorly…

When Benjamin Franklin is mentioned, generally his several contributions to United States Society come to mind. It is interesting to find then, that someone who so willingly gave up his time and put in effort to help society, in reality, admittedly had a big pride issue. Plainly, this pride can be seen throughout The Autobiography that Franklin wrote as he recounts his accomplishments. Additionally still however, through Franklin’s writings, it is clear that his pride leads him to build himself…

When Benjamin Franklin wrote this autobiography, he wrote it with the plan for self- improvement. What exactly is self-improvement though? It is the improvement of one’s condition through one’s own efforts. Benjamin Franklin’s plan for this was to acquire each of the thirteen virtues he created for himself, one by one. In the course of this essay, the cause and effect of the virtues, silence/sincerity, frugality/industry, and tranquility. Silence and sincerity are two virtues that work together…

When I was in 8th grade, I went to Pineland Farms for a street hockey event. The whole high school Gorham ice hockey team, and Jonah, Aidan, Tyler, Camden, and I went to play for a special olympics event. I had no idea what Pineland farms was, or even existed until then. Pineland Farms was a place where parents send their kids with special needs to “cure” them. It was basically a prison for them. It was very similar to what happened to the special needs people in the great depression. After the…

Do you have contacts or glasses? Do you cook food on a stove? Benjamin Franklin had created these ideas of the purpose of what they do. He had made a huge contribution to the world with his many inventions and writings. He was born on January 17, 1706 and died on April 17, 1790. Franklin contributed to tons of things in his lifetime. These things just are improved with today’s technology, but they ideas of what goes on is still here. Benjamin Franklin had made adjustments to the world that some…

In July 23, 1726, Benjamin Franklin sailed across the sea, where he made a plan to follow for the remainder of his life. When he arrived back in Philadelphia, he saw several of his acquaintances from the past and was surprised by how they were doing. Franklin and Denham opened a print-house in Water-Street, where Franklin became a great seller. They also lived together, growing fond of one another and became great friends. They also became sick at the same time, but Franklin was the one who…

People everywhere have a story to tell. We have our own perspective on what’s important in our life. Benjamin Franklin is one of the most prominent figures in our history. In his Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, this story tells about his life from his own point of view. A couple of things he mentions are his mistakes and the accomplishments he has established. For this essay, I’m going to discuss on what I think Franklin’s most important accomplishments are. There are quite the number of…

My series of rather challenging events seven years ago, when my family moved from Myanmar to the United States. I had just turned nine when my sister received news that she was accepted into UC Berkeley. My whole family was ecstatic as we prepared for our move to San Francisco. People tried to explain to me what it would be like to live on the other side of the ocean. Little did I know, San Francisco and Yangon were polar opposites - one a bustling, concrete city and the other a quiet, somber…

maintain political, economic, and social relations with other countries. “Franklin had an unrivaled understanding of the human soul.” There is a man by the name Bill Berner who is very similar to Benjamin Franklin. He teaches at University of Philadelphia, and is the lab demonstration coordinator. He not only looks similar, but he has a passion for teaching about him and strives to be like him because of his intelligence. Education is very important to Bill Berner. He loves his job in physics…

A ubiquitous figure in our American culture, distinguished renaissance man and founding father Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 to Josiah and Abiah Franklin in Boston, Massachusetts. After attending a few years of schooling in his childhood, Franklin became a printing apprentice at the age of twelve under his brother James and participated in a new publication called The New-England Courant, the first fully independent newspaper in the American colonies. This was only the beginning…