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Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest Americans in our country’s history. He is recognized today with the honor of being on the one hundred dollar bill. Benjamin Franklin was only able to become a prominent figure in American society during the 1700s because of the twelve virtues which he mastered and adhered to every day. In Benjamin Franklin’s “from The Autobiography,” the virtue of industry is important to his success. Michel-Guillaume de Crèvecoeur’s American farmer and Mark Twain’s Jim Smiley find success through their usage of industry while Edwin Robinson does not find success due to the lack of industry.

Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography is an inspiring tale of his personal, as well as public achievement throughout his life. Franklin’s life embodies the exemplary model of a life composed of discipline, self-reliance and self improvement. From his humble beginnings as an apprentice candle and soap maker in his father’s business to a successful business man, author, philosopher, civil activist, politician scientist, inventor, and diplomat, above all Benjamin Franklin was, and still is, an American Icon and truly a pioneer of the American Dream.

Early in Benjamin Franklins life, he faced a big challenge that led him to make choices to shape up his influencing character. It shows us that he had to work hard from an early age. This is a big challenge for him because he had to work from an early age along with becoming better academically. Growing up in a big family with so many siblings, he had to take care of himself. His father Josiah worked in a soap factory, along with making candles. Benjamin worked with his father until he was twelve years old, until he started to despise working with his father which made his father look for alternative jobs. Knowing Benjamin and his interest in education and books, his father suggested he worked for his older bother James, who was a printer.

​Despite the cultural differences I learned a lot about Rowlandson and Franklin’s time. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin was not an easy book to read. Benjamin Franklin was a remarkable man. He was a printer, author, politician and an inventor (PECO). Because of Franklins, this essay is being written about one of the men responsible for America’s success today. The captivity narratives of Rowlandson served to define goodness and women's proper devotion to their religion, and to give a religious message about the value of faith in times of harsh conditions. The belief of Rowlandson and Franklin in God did help to form our

The affliction of vanity appears regularly throughout both pieces of work by Franklin and Woolman. The two men seem to be hampered by this vice of pride and wishing to possess humility. Benjamin Franklin addresses this burden of appearing vain as an issue and aims to improve himself with his constituted principles. He lists “Humility” as his last virtue he aspires to develop so as to “Imitate Jesus and Socrates” (Franklin, 79). How ironic of Franklin to want to be humble, yet strive for moral perfection! Franklin so much as prides himself on this list of virtues that heavily influences his life. However, he accordingly considers pride to be one of the most difficult to overcome considering one can “disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself...” (Franklin,

As a fellow individual, I have read both autobiographies of Mary Rowlandson and Benjamin Franklin. Both of their works were very distinctive from one another and shared parts of their life. However, there were several cracks and crannies, or differences in their memoirs. A belief of mine always said, “Don’t discriminate, let’s procreate!” In other words, each and every person has their own story to tell, have an open mind and hear each other out. As I can imagine, blasting into the past from the 16th century to the 17th century, was a whole another time and era, which can be a challenge for a 90’s kids like me. Nonetheless, I digress, I will try my very hardest to share what the critics and spectators say about their works. Hopefully, you will be enlightened and turn the other cheek.

Ben Franklin is known for a slew of accomplishments in his life as a Founding Father of the United States. An inventor and author, among other occupations, Ben Franklin grew quite a fan base in his lifetime, despite having such progressive beliefs. One of his most progressive pieces of writing, “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker,” discusses the inequality surrounding laws against having children outside of marriage, specifically regarding how it impacted women. In Benjamin Franklin’s “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker,” Franklin uses wit to effectively argue that the sexist punishments of laws against having children out of wedlock are absurd by appealing to the reader’s ethos, logos, and pathos through the voice of Polly Baker (Franklin, 242-44).

Franklin was shifting gears during this time of his life. He was forty-three years old, a wealthy printer, but he retried, tackling non-commercial pursuits like science, politics, and education. This is when he observed that lack of higher education available in Pennsylvania. He longed to open a school for boys that would teach them the practical skills needed in their future endeavors. He stated, “Students preparing for the ministry or medicine would study classical languages, while those becoming merchants would focus upon ‘living languages.’ In addition, Franklin hoped that all students would learn practical skills, including planting and

Benjamin Franklin spent his teen years practicing his writing. In 1720, James started a newspaper known as the New England Courant. According to Franklin, this was the second newspaper in America. Franklin worked as a delivery boy and would publish his own writings anonymously. Franklin often disputed politics and books with another “bookish lad” by the name of John Collins. One of their arguments speaks directly about the female gender during the 1700’s. “A question was once, somehow or other, started between Collins and me, of the propriety of educating the female sex in learning, and their abilities for study. He was of opinion that it was improper…” (Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Bantam Books, 1982, pg 14.) Collins shares the same views and mentalities that many men of the 1700’s shared. At the time, it was understood that education and teaching was not to be wasted on women. Not only was it a waste but Collins specifically states that it is improper.

Franklin had a lot of respect for women, especially in a social setting. He did not a typical man’s perspective about women, he had a different understanding of women and their role in marriage. In his autobiography, Franklin spoke of his wife with compassion and appreciation quoting an English proverb “He that would thrive must ask his wife” (Franklin 62). Franklin respected his wife for her work ethic and considered himself lucky to such an amazing woman in his life. Through his respect for his wife, Franklin demonstrated a respect for all women and not just their ability to do basic household chores but their ability to perform difficult tasks in the workplace as well. He believed that there was room for women in the American Dream. During this time, women did not have very large roles in society besides being in charge or maintaining the household, but Franklin foreshadowed an America that would have women as a strong part of the workforce and leadership. He had high hopes that women would climb the ranks of society just as men did.

Benjamin Franklin invented electricity. People probably thought he was crazy and told him he could never do it. If he listened to them can you imagine where we would be today. When electricity would be invented of who would have done it. Franklin’s might not have thought he was going to invent electricity but he did because of some experiment he was testing. It took a long time for women to have a right to vote and other rights. A brave group of women had enough courage to stand up and say we want the same rights as men. They fought hard and were made fun of and doubted but many. Some women were too afraid to say anything, but those that did suffered a lot. If those women didn’t stand up and say anything where would we be now? If they gave up would women have the right to vote today? Those women got up and said something. They were doubted and many thought it was impossible, women would never win, but they did because they tried they didn’t give up, didn’t quite. If they did quite then it would have been impossible, women would just be women the ones that stay at home and cook and clean and do things that women would

Benjamin Franklin wrote his report on his Thirteen Virtues to the common man of his time. However, as the average man in the late 1700’s was considered to be a white male landowner, his virtues were not intended to be applicable towards African Americans, women, and children, and as a result, the virtues do not fit the roles of those people groups. In many circumstances, these Virtues did not affect the minorities at all; others would only pertain to them at a future time. All three groups, African Americans, women, and children, could have been influenced by Franklin’s writings, and would be able to then relate them to their lives.

Benjamin Franklin 's childhood was full of grueling and hard working experiences. When Benjamin was first born he was the tenth son of a soap maker. He was one of the sons of Josiah 's second wife, Abiah Folger. When benjamin was a young boy his father wanted to send him to a clergy school but sadly couldn’t afford the schooling for Benjamin. So instead he sent Benjamin to Benjamin’s older brother James who worked as a printer. When Benjamin was fifteen his older brother started “The New England Courant” which just so happened to be the first actual “‘newspaper’” in Boston. In doing so Benjamin and his brother, as well as some other workers had to work very hard to get the news, print it, and then send those copies to everyone in Boston. After a while Benjamin was bored and decided to ask his brother, James, if he could write something in the papers. James his older brother, said no. So in doing so Benjamin decided to write letters about women and their struggles using a made up

When people hear the word virtues, people look at men as a weak person, or sometimes use virtues to describe a women asexual conduct. However, today this autobiography will show the reader how Benjamin franklin’s life lessons and his quest for moral could apply to people everyday life. Benjamin Franklin, one of the most well-known historical figures of American history, eminently contributed to the world with both creativity and intellect. Franklin's contributions are wonderfully exemplified through his various inventions, in addition to his influential and treasured writing. Franklin's influence in the formation of the United States, his civic leadership in the city of Philadelphia as well as his continued defense of American rights, have

Yes, I believe that “a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation” is something Ben Franklin would say because this is something he would agree on. Although I don't think those are the words he would use, because it's unlike the rest of the letters he wrote. Ben Franklin does agree on fair comments on others opinions because as someone said before "marveled one Parisian, who added the perfect French compliment about his love of silence: “He knew how to be impolite without being rude.” (Franklin gets in character paragraph 1, sentence 4) Ben Franklin expressed his feelings towards something all the time even if he didn't agree with ones comment. He always made sure