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    INTRODUCTION Benjamin Franklin was born in Milk Street, Boston on January 6, 1706. Throughout his existence Franklin exemplified a life of self-improvement. His eagerness to improve himself trickled over into his eagerness to help others improve themselves. Franklin was the youngest son of his father’s 17 children. Coming from such an enormous family, his education ended at the age of ten years old. At the age of twelve Franklin began to work alongside of his brother James. When the two of them

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    Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin and Blaine McCormick we got a wonderful look into the life of Benjamin Franklin. In his story he taught use a lot about the world of business and how to run a successful business. In this essay I will be talking about some of the few things Ben Franklin said that really stood out to me and what I think they meant. Then, I will talk about his inventions and how those inventions had evolved today. Then, I will talk about Ben Franklin 13 secrets to

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    Landon Schmitt Government, 8th period Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin “Could someone light a candle I can’t see?” “Wow I could really use some decent glasses”. These might be typical sayings you would hear had it not of been for one of our founding fathers Benjamin Franklin. I choose Benjamin Franklin to write my essay about Benjamin Franklin because without him and all of his contributions to society then we wouldn’t have the modern convinces that the people of my generation take for granted

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    Benjamin Franklin Who was he? In reading the Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography one can see the true character of a great man. But some may argue that this man, deep down inside, was not so great. Through out his book he touches on many aspects of his life. He lets the readers have a glimpse at what he was thinking and why he did things the way he did. Some critics do not agree that Franklin was such a noble man. They thought he might not have been telling his whole story, and that he was hiding

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    Benjamin Franklin in Colonial America “Three may keep a secret if one of them is dead.” Many people know the saying but do not know the man behind it. People from all over the eastern hemisphere came to the new world but none have made as big or great an impact as Benjamin Franklin. He was a pioneer in the field of science. Franklin was a skilled and widely-known writer. Benjamin Franklin was a hard working politician. Benjamin Franklin’s work in science, his involvement in politics, and

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    but Benjamin Franklin influenced our country in many ways. Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals and the lightning rod. Also, he discovered electricity and created theories about electricity. Also, Benjamin Franklin was the first postmaster general and helped convince the French to help our army, which led to our Continental army defeating the British at Yorktown. Today, our one-hundred dollar bill contains Benjamin Franklin’s face in honor of his contributions to our country. Although, Benjamin Franklin

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    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

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    “In 1732 Benjamin published Almanack under the name Richard Saunders.” He made it both entertaining and useful, and that made it very profitable. The Almanack contained old proverbs of wisdom from many nations. They were copied and printed all abroad. Benjamin considered his newspaper another way to communicate, where he sometimes published moral writers and his own works. He made sure he did not print libeling or personal abuse. If someone came to him with such an article he would print it

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    Killian Miller History 201 PLACE PROFESSOR 'S NAME HERE 28 September 2014 Benjamin Franklin: American Innovator Few names are more monumental in American history than that of Benjamin Franklin. His legacy has stood the test of time, mainly because Franklin’s achievements were unprecedented for the time in which he lived. An integral figure of the American Enlightenment, Franklin was (and still is) wildly popular, due to the magnitude and frequency of his discoveries and his consistent undertakings

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    definition because when someone says they honor another, they are saying that they respect them. Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706 in Boston Massachusetts, he is best known as one of the founding fathers that drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. At the age of twelve, he began working as an apprentice in a printing shop his brother, James, owned. When he turned 17, Benjamin left to Philadelphia, which he escaped his apprenticeship, which was against the law. A few months

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