The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

man with the kite, writer, thinker, and scientist; Benjamin Franklin was a man of many interests known by many names. Benjamin Franklin is our most engaging founding father and we see the reflections of him and his personality through his legacy and his life’s work, helping make this country great. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston Massachusetts. He was the fifteenth of the seventeen children to his father Josiah Franklin by his two marriages. As the youngest son of…

Benjamin Franklin was a well known man. Franklin is well known because of his face on the one hundred dollar bill, which is the biggest bill that we have. Benjamin made his entrance into the world on January 17, 1706. He was born in the town of Boston, in what was then known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His father was Josiah Franklin, who was an English-born soap and candle maker. Franklin was remarkably intelligent and learned to read at an early age. Despite his success at the Boston…

Benjamin Franklins’ father, Josiah Franklin, moved to Boston in 1682 from England. Soon after the move he married Abiah, his second wife and Benjamin’s mother. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1706 until 1790. Benjamin had sixteen siblings and was the youngest boy for five generations. Benjamin’s father wanted him to learn a trade like the rest of his brothers and was to be trained to be in the church. At ten years of age he was taken out of school to work with his…

Historians have vastly changed and continued to influence the world around us. Our everyday lives have progressed into what it is because of the work of historians and their impact on the human race. Benjamin Franklin is one of the most famous historians in American history. He invented bifocals, copperplate press design, copy machine design, daylight savings idea, hot water systems design, light globe model, lightning rod, mechanical arm and so much more. Even though all of his invention have…

Franklin D. Roosevelt successful life was actually full or hardship and hurt.But still “FDR got through it and helped america get back up on its feet again. With his success came meany pros like 60 years later a 6th grader is writing about him. Franklin D Roosevelt was born January 20th , 1882 In upstate new york. When “FDR” was growing up he was a only child so his mom had a big impact on his life . He was homeschooled until he was 14. Then a little after he was 15 he went to a…

In 1871 the first ever official Fire Department was created and formally introduced into the Los Angeles area. The LAFD has had Emergency Medical Services be a part of the department for almost a hundred years. In the year 1927, the Los Angeles Fire Department added Emergency Medical Services into their program. A few years later in 1931, already six LAFD ambulances were stationed around the metropolitan and around the shoreside area. Originally the EMS program was linked with the Los…

Thomas Paine was a major supporter of American Independence from British rule. He was born January 29, 1737, in Thetford, Norfolk in England to Joseph his father who was a Quaker, (a tailor specializing in corset making) and Frances his mother was an Anglican (a daughter of wealth). He had a sister who passed away when she was an infant, therefore, he grew up an only child. He learned to read, write and the concepts of math at the Grammar School in Thetford. He was thirteen years old when his…

Born, January 30, 1882 Franklin Roosevelt had a great life ahead of him. However, his disease made it hard for him later in his life. We all know him today for being the 32nd president, who was elected four times and who not only ended the Great Depression, he also created Social Security. His most famous action as President was to declare the bombing at Pearl Harbour “a day that will live in infamy” and it propelled the United States into World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt was a very…

Many know Ben Carson for separating Siamese twins or his medical breakthroughs. But many do not know he was born into a poor family, and he has been through many rough times in his life. Ben Carson is now a world-class surgeon and politician. After examining Ben Carson's life, one sees how his desire to succeed, his compassion for others, and his trust in God make him an excellent role model. Ben Carson's desire to succeed makes him an excellent role model. Carson's mother played a large role…

The whole reason why Benjamin Franklin considered his own writing style is because he thought it was more elegant than other writing styles. Benjamin Franklin’s liked his writing style for several reasons Franklin thought good writing should be short, clear, and smooth. Like it says in the reading from earlier this week, At length he took for his text that verse of the fourth chapter of Philippians, "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, or of good report, if…