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    Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin is one of our most famous figures in the American Revolution. However, he was not just a founding father, but worked outside of politics as a writer and inventor, which made him the man he was.What did this man achieve? How did he indirectly save lives? Read on to find out. HEY GUYS HE COULD SPEAK FRENCH ALSO Early Life------- To begin with, Benjamin Franklin was born January 17th, 1706. He was born to Josiah and Abiah Franklin, as the 15th of 17 kids. He

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    were the ones who fought through the hard times and took chances to make movements that one our freedom and let us live freely. One of these great leaders was a man by the name of Benjamin Franklin. Ben was born in colonial Boston on January, 17, 1706 which is where he would on be educated until he was the age of 10. Franklin was avid writer who was self-taught. He used his reading skills to help expand his vocabulary as well as form sentences in complete thought. With this love of writing he became

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    America as we know it sees Benjamin Franklin one of the most important role models in history. He grew up in a big family, was a fantastic inventor and still has importance in society today. Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17th, 1706. He was the tenth son of a soap maker, Josiah Franklin. His mother Aliah Folger, which was a second wife of his father. His father had 17 children in all that he took care of. When he was 15, his brother started The English Courant, the first newspaper

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    This paragraph is going to be about one of our founding leaders. Benjamin Franklin. Everyone knows about Benjamin Franklin to a Statesman to a guy who got electrocuted with an umbrella. These paragraph will just inform you about who he was and what he all did. One of the leading figures of the American history, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor and diplomat. Benjamin was born in Boston and he was mid class growing up, so he had money to live off

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    In the journal reading of Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography he attempts to become morally perfect. Ultimately, the virtue of determination is achieved if one follows Benjamin Franklin’s steps of setting a goal, creating steps for that goal, and following through the steps of the goal with patience. In order for one to start the process of acquiring the determination virtue, an individual must know what they want to achieve and set a goal for him/her self. Benjamin Franklin was a “self-made” man, meaning

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    Benjamin Franklin Many people think of Benjamin Franklin as an incredible inventor, scientist, author, and a wise wise man. But he was so much more. Benjamin was born in Boston on January, 17 1706. At the time boston was known as massachusetts Bay Colony. Ben's father was Joseph Franklin. He had 7 kids with his first wife and then after they divorced he had 10 more kids with his second wife ben’s mother. Ben was Joseph’s 15th kid and youngest son. His intelligence didn’t start after college, it

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    somebody that creates new things? Well this was the time you should hear about Benjamin Franklin. He is a very smart person that would try a lot and never give up. That reminds me we should all never give up always try harder. Benjamin Franklin was the type of man you would not want to challenge. Thats a good thing which means he was smarter than others. But nobodys knows why he is so sm Childhood Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17 1706. He was born in the state of Boston. He was one

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    differently at them. The natives were entirely different. Their goal was simply to survive, and they were conducting survival the best way they knew how to. The differences between the two cultures led to many severe problems. Mary Rowlandson and Benjamin Franklin had two entirely different views of the Native Americans, based upon their encounters with them. Mary Rowlandson believed the Native Americans were savage, blood-thirsty creatures that were either going to kill or be killed. In her story, she

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    Essay about Benjamin Franklin

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    Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was an American printer and publisher, author, inventor, scientist, and who was a diplomat born on January 17th 1706 and died in Philadelphia on April 17th 1790. Franklin was one of ten sons of seventeen children of a man by the name of Josiah who was a soap and candle maker and mother by the name of Abiah, a discrete and virtuous woman (Van Doren 7). Ben was raised in a Puritan heritage household which they had left to avoid England's Restoration Era of 1683

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    The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Essay

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    In The Autobiography, Benjamin Franklin recounts the many paramount experiences throughout his life that shaped him into great American figure he was known to be. On the opening page, Franklin reveals the book’s epistolary format by writing, “Dear Son,” going on to admit that he’s made some mistakes in the past and to recollect that past is a way to relive it. By divulging his desire to “change some sinister Accidents & Events” (Franklin 3) the author indicates how important it is for his son to

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