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Born in January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin was the 15th of his father's 17 children. As a child, he went to school with the intent of becoming a minister like his father, Josiah, wanted. However this idea was dropped when Franklin showed a great interest in reading and writing. He was apprenticed by his brother, James at a young age. But after a fight with his brother he quit his job and moved to Philadelphia, where he worked for a man named Samuel Keimer. After befriending several prominent

Literature has always been a major foundation of any culture, it’s a reflection of that culture’s current ideals. Especially during the burgeoning periods of humanity, where writing or verbal speech were the only ways to communicate. As time progresses so do our ideals and concerns about society. Our focus could be on God’s power and how to appease him for humanities sinful nature, like in the age of the Puritans. They believed that God chose specific people to be truly holy by God, that’s the reason

Benjamin Franklin is most famous for flying the kite that getting struck by lightning. Experimenting with electricity is just one of the things he did if life, he did a whole lot more. The American Revolution and the new form of Federal Government are two different things he contributed to. Benjamin Franklin was many things in his life; an author, diplomat, American printer, philosopher, and scientist. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706 and had sixteen other siblings. He had some proper

important invention. There were many other essential inventions and inventors that have influenced our lives today. Benjamin Franklin is a well known inventor of the 1700s. Born in 1706, Ben Franklin was the most influential inventor of the 1700s. Franklin is best known for pointing the lightning rod conductor. He also invented the bifocal glasses, and the glass harmonica. Benjamin had also invented the Franklin stove. It was invented in 1742 and is a metal-lined fireplace that usually stands in

Kaitlyn Montgomery English 102 Barb Waak April 13, 2016 The Society Curse Between the years of 1750-1800 London was known to be an unbearable place. Corruption, Crime, and Death was an ever-present theme throughout these years. The Poet William Blake made these offensives known through his poem “London” (1794). William brings attention to the horrific reality about the conditions citizens lived in, and the corrupted minds of society. During these years The French Revolution was starting to spread

The time period was the the Age of Enlightenment in Europe and America in the 1700s. “Advances in science in the 1600s gave rise to the belief in natural law and confidence in human reason, which led thinkers of the 1700s to apply a scientific approach to matters of human importance including religion, society, politics, and economics” (Shelley XI). The scientific approach to discover things was used in science and math. It was very successful. In the 1700s, the American colonists developed customs

Geographic relations were greatly impacted by the French and Indian War. The French was pushed out of North America and Canada by the Spanish, and the English gained that land. The English gains Florida by the Treaty of Paris. Soon after the English conquered the land, the population started booming and people started moving west because of the growing tobacco industry. The English people needed more land to grow it. The Iroquois chief demanded that they get out of his tribe’s land; he said that

American forces in the south, between 5,000 and 7,000 men, were based at Charleston under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln. Lincoln recognized that he would need assistance from the French navy and army to retake Savannah. On September 3, he learned that the French forces under the command of Admiral Comte d’Estaing were en route to Savannah, bringing with them ships-of-the-line and 4,000 soldiers. On September 11, Lincoln marched out of Charleston with 2,000 Continentals to link up with d’Estaing

If every american had a tatoo it would be “July 4th, 1776”; that’s how crucial the 4th of July is to America. If it weren’t for the Declaration of Independence, who knows… Maybe wed’e still be getting taxed by England. A few people who played a major part for making the 4th of July a date known throughout the American nation were John Hancock, Thomas Paine, George Washington, and of course all of this wouldn’t be possible without King George the third. The American Revolution started because the

James Packer, the famous Australian businessman and investor, who is the son of late media mogul Kerry Packer and grandson of Sir Frank Packer is reaping his wealth from the enormous success of his numerous businesses, including the celebrity favored Crown Resorts. In May this year, BRW magazine assessed that Packer’s net worth stands at A$6.08 billion, which ranked him as the seventh richest man in Australia. Meanwhile, as per Forbes Asia magazine Jame’s net worth stands at US$4.7 billion in January