Poor Richard's Almanack

Poor Richard’s Almanack Poor Richard’s Almanack, written and compiled by Benjamin Franklin, under the pseudonym Richard Saunders, “proved to be one of the most popular almanacs in the American colonies” (Morgan). Embodying aspects such as ideas and names from the works of contemporary almanacs published in England (McMaster 101), Franklin created a unique piece of literature that was both analytical and entertaining. Almanacs offered an exceptional way for information to be spread because they were the best-selling, most widely spread publications of their time. Poor Richards Almanack enticed American colonists with wise proverbs while educating them intellectually, guiding them spiritually, and establishing a value system for the developing…

The Poor Richard’s Almanack 67. “A traveller should have a hog’s nose, deer’s legs, and an ass’s back.” Simple claim: This quote means that men are travelers that face challenging circumstances in life. Men must have sense, ability, and strength to carry the weight of any situation in their journey. In the first drawing, the man drawn in the middle represent the traveler. He depicts the common man that daily encounter diversities. The path under him is the road that the traveler is walking.…

“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” This famous quote came from the great man of Benjamin Franklin. This was one of many points he makes in “Poor Richard’s Almanack”. Through his life, he strived to be the best person that he could be. One of which ways was by going through a complete process of self improvement. His main goal had been to reach human perfection. Through the many years that he had experimented with the project he soon realized that it was not as…

When Ben revealed that he was Dogood, his brother was furious. His brother made sure Franklin would not be able to get hired at another printing press in town, so Franklin left his apprenticeship, and ran off to Philadelphia where he became a thriving printer. Under another pseudonym, Richard Saunders, he published Poor Richard’s Almanack. The almanac provides literary influence in many different forms: proverbs, epigrams, rhymes, and aphorisms which was spread out throughout the calendars,…

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died at the age of 84. He was a writer, an inventor, a scientist, and a diplomat. He was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He signed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. One of his famous publications is the “Poor Richard’s Almanack” of 1759. Benjamin Franklin is various things by different individuals. For me, it is his support of the abolitionist movement and attitude…

Likewise, in Franklin’s autobiography, rule nine states that one should avoid extremes and to take everything in moderation. How do I justify what moderation is to me; is it different from the person seated adjacent to me? It is nearly impossible to consistently judge another’s morals because the concept is fluid, intangible. What is “moral” in one society may be “immoral” in another. This makes the tactic redundant in my opinion, nevertheless the story is still effective because it is virtually…

Analysis of Benjamin Franklin's The Way to Wealth Benjamin Franklin was born into rather mediocre circumstances, and his rise to wealth and fame constitutes a true American "rags to riches" storyline. And due to this clichéd American fascination with the concept of a true "self made man", his readers, many of them of meager means and poorer backgrounds, were able to relate to his writings on a personal level. In his original Poor Richards Almanac, published in 1732, he provides insightful…

they also tend to invest on military, police, have strict laws, harsh punishments and be dictatorships that promote the vile, uncouth and greed filled government Just from greed for they believe that money controls everything and that people 's lives are worthless or that they aren’t necessarily people for they own little money the greed can be fatal that the people enter mass poverties that kill hundreds to millions, inducing mass starvations and causing similar effects as the Great Depression…

Britain underwent considerable change in terms of how society was being cared for and thus the poor became a vital focus point. Because of the drastically increasing numbers of poverty stricken individuals the Elizabethan Poor law of 1601 was created and enacted. In this paper we will be examining three major aspects of this law. First, what social problems caused a need for this legislation? Second, who was it designed to help, and what was the goals that it intended to accomplish? And third,…

some of the world’s harsh realities. Socioeconomic status is a social determinant of health that greatly impacts social support networks in the novel. Having a low income inevitably puts pressure on relationships, thus affecting family capabilities, health and overall living conditions throughout a person’s day-to-day life. Children raised into low income families, are commonly faced with adverse home environments and are exposed various challenges that continue to affect their development.…