Benjamin Franklin

Major Figures 1700-1850 Benjamin Franklin Keiser University Bessie Espinal Major Figures 1700-1850 Many people see Benjamin Franklin as an inspiration and ambitious leader. When I think about Benjamin Franklin I see a go getter, hard worker, and a man of many wise words. Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and later passed away in 1790. Before, Benjamin passed he was able to attain many accomplishments. Benjamin Franklin was a major literary figure, and is an idol who could not go unnoticed

Today we are gonna be talking about Benjamin Franklin and the stuff he has helped with during the Revolutionary War. “The constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself” “In 1776, Benjamin Franklin was one of the 5 member committee. That helped draft the declaration of independence, in which the 13 Americans colonies which the 13 colonies declared their freedom from the british. That current year, the congress sent Franklin to France to enlist the nations

Benjamin Franklin and Olaudah Equiano lived during the same time period. Franklin was one of the founding fathers of the Untied States, and his commitment to making his country better was remarkable. Benjamin Franklin wrote his autobiography from 1771- 1791. Franklin passed away before he was able to see his autobiography published in 1791. Olaudah Equiano was a young boy when he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. He was forced to work on naval vessels and on plantations in Virginia. Equiano published

Benjamin Franklin was one of the most impressive and iconic figures in American history, and perhaps around the globe. According to the autobiography of this astonishing individual, despite of all the obstacles in his thorny path such as obscurity and misery, he never surrendered and all the time followed his dream to succeed and make the world a better place. In fact, his role in securing the independence of the United States and building it as a nation is sensational. Moreover, his great achievements

In my previous submission of Benjamin Franklin’s diary entry of the time in his life when the construction of the lighting rod was being published in Poor Richard’s Almanack, I put myself in the year 1752/1753 in Bens shoes. I was Benjamin Franklin in the 18th century. In Marc Arkins, “Big Ben”, he speaks of Franklin’s insatiable curiosity’s and inventions. This is where in the fifth line of Part 1: I begin discussing how Ben came upon the thought of electricity. He writes his friend Peter Collison

Humility and Hubris As humans, our hearts contain a natural pride that we must constantly strive to limit and contain. In Benjamin Franklin’s The Autobiography, Franklin suggests that in order to cultivate this virtue of humility, we should “imitate Jesus and Socrates”; initially, the Christian savior, the great symbol of unfailing love, and the questioning Greek philosopher seem an odd combination, but Franklin’s own life and inner musings about that life ultimately illuminate Franklin’s true meaning

In the first part of American history, a very important person that contributed a great deal of findings and discoveries along with major political involvement was Benjamin Franklin. He is a very popular historical figure, known by Americans as one of the most influential founding fathers and also known by the English and French as a respected diplomat. Many people nowadays fail to remember how intelligent and successful he really was and how he accomplished all he could through hard work and passion

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

It is easy to see Benjamin Franklin was no doubt an archetypal American. No one since him has ever had the same amount of success as him. He was a private businessman who made enough money to retire early and to spend the rest of his life in politics. Around this time period only the rich were able to retire early. He was industrious. Franklin continually put forth the idea of the industrious American. He had support from the middle-class who did not care if he was rich but he was a man who was self-made

A Biography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born into modest circumstances. With sixteen brothers and sisters, there was no room for selfishness. He learned early on the importance of putting others before himself and did not have excessively ambitious plans for the future. As a child, Franklin "...had a strong inclination for the Sea," but his father would not hear of it. He ended up indentured to an older brother, who began his life as a printer. He was