If I could have dinner with any revolutionary it would be Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was one of the 5 founders of The United States. He was also one of the 5 founding fathers to negotiate the Treaty of Paris after the war. Benjamin Franklin was known as an author, entrepuner, politician and a representive for England and France. He had a passion for technology; he invented stoves, bifocals, lighting rod, and swim fin at the age of 11 years old, and glass harmonicas. However, he was the founder and co founder of University of Pennsylvania. During our conversations I would find intersecting facts about him and things we have in common. While eating a delicious dinner I would discuss with him his experience back then and if he had the chance
There were many people that helped contribute to the Enlightenment, but the most prominent American leader was a well-know political figure named Benjamin Franklin. The Enlightenment, also called the Age of Reason, was period of time when people tried to justify life in terms of scientific theory and rationalism. “The Enlightenment was responsible for inspiring revived interests in education, science, and literature” (“HistoryKing.com”). It also emphasized progression away from traditional customs and foundations
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.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the most successful founding fathers of our nation and helped establish American independence from Great Britain. He was a key member in the development of the political backbone that has shaped this country into what it is today. Benjamin Franklin was one of the most humble and inspirational figures of that time. He was a major factor in the outcome of the war of Independence and in his selfless actions of leaving his family, won the help from the French to assist America in the fight against England. Although Benjamin Franklin never made it to be president he was a leader among his peers. He invented many things that we still use today such as the library, bifocals, and the postal service. He helped
If I would bring somebody back from the past to have dinner with,I would choose George Washington. I would choose him because not only was he the first president, but George was in the revolutionary war. he was selected as the general of this war because he was well prestiged when attending the meetings in his old military uniform. George Washington was a part of the French and Indian war as well and he had won both of those war. He was the only surviving one of the war at the time. George Washington had wrote 2 of the 10 bill of rights at the time. George was also elected not only elected as president but he was the 1st president.When George was president he served 2 terms a our leader. When George Washington
Brands, H.W.. The first American: the life and times of Benjamin Franklin. New York: Doubleday,
Having been born in the first month of the year 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin has been regarded an iconic figure not only in the history of America but as well as the world.1 Although he had a deep passion for reading, he could only manage to attend school for two years. He then joined his brother at the age of 12 in apprenticeship at a shop. At the age of 15 people were reading his very first newspaper in Boston. It is after his letters had become a hit that he declared to be the writer. His brother, James, got furious about his writing so he had to run away to Philadelphia at the age of 17. His love for experiments could be seen at an early age for he carried out an experiment on kites during a lighting storm. This one was in regards to lighting and power. Franklin was a famous politician as well as a civil activist during the Enlightenment Era that took place in North America. He was widely known as he played his role as the Ambassador to France and the effort he made to acquire French military assistance when the American Revolution was ongoing. Among other achievements, Benjamin was among the Founding Fathers that put their signatures for the Declaration of Independence besides helping in the drafting of the United States Constitution. Besides being approachable and self-effacing, Benjamin Franklin was an extremely brilliant person.2 he was first a businessman as well as a scientist although he later got involved in civics and politics.
I chose Benjamin Franklin because he did a-lot during the revolutionary war. He was the sixth president of Pennsylvania and he was also the first United States Ambassador to France. Franklin was an inventor he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals and the Franklin stove. Ben was very successful in life, but he became wealthy publishing Poor Richards Almanac and The Pennsylvania Gazette. I think Ben Franklin would be amazing guy to talk to, I could ask him what it was like back then, and what inspired him to do all the things he did. We could talk about how the continental congress was made and who was mostly in charge. I would ask him what the war was like and how did people suffer with the loses they took. I also want to get
In Benjamin Franklin’s publication, Poor Richard’s Almanac, he is directing his almanac towards the common people. Franklin took pleasure into creating his almanacs which led him into a wealthy direction. In Document 1, Franking states in his almanac “While thou art putting Pence in my Pocket, and furnishing my Cottage with Necessaries, Poor Dick is not unmindful to do something for thy Benefit.” Franklin proclaims his view on human nature by indicating that he gets his wealthy from the numerous amount of people purchasing his almanac. In addition, he subtly describes human nature by making jokes throughout his almanac to keep the audience attentive. However, Franklin’s almanac is slightly different from Whitefield and Edwards due to the fact that he does not emphasize religious beliefs nearly as much as the other two authors but gives practical advice. With that being said, Franklin’s main motive was to keeps his readers interested with the anticipation of getting profit.
Benjamin Franklin is revered by Americans as one of its most revered and adored founding fathers. For foreigners, Benjamin Franklin became the very icon of America, not only because he was accomplished, but because he was a new man, a man that could only have been made in America. Franklin came to be seen as the embodiment of American values.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the most celebrated of America’s founding fathers. A man who enjoyed many things and “he had many talents such as a printer a diplomat, a scientist, an inventor, a philosopher, an educator, and a public servant.” (“Benjamin Franklin”) As stated in Britannica, he was born in Boston on January 17, 1706 and died at the age of 84 on April 17, 1790. He was the He was very involved in the American Revolution. What did he do for the American Revolution? Ways that he influenced the War was when he warned the colonists that the French were coming, he stopped the stamp act, and he was a big part of the Declaration of Independence.
The Speech of Miss Polly Baker Benjamin Franklin’s life and writing can easily be used to help one become a model and picturesque citizen. Throughout time Franklin used many pseudonyms in his periodical writings in order to make his point known about the fallacies in court rulings of the colonial times. One of his most famous articles written using a pseudonym were “The Speech of Miss Polly Baker.” This story was about a woman that was being prosecuted for the fifth time for having a bastard child and which one of the judges decided to marry her the next day.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the most influential men of the eighteenth century. He was the only man to sign all of these four major documents: the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Constitution of the United States, and the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain. Franklin was an inventor, a philosopher, a writer, a musician, and he actively participated in many congressional articles used by the government of the United States of America. His tombstone, however, simply referred to him as "printer", reflecting his great humility. One of the things he was most influential in was the separation of the American colonies from British rule. In fact, Benjamin Franklin was vital to the success of the American
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a detailed account of the illustrious experiences of Benjamin Franklin. Though the cultural differences in writing has changed since the 18th century one can learn a lot about one of America’s greatest forefathers through this book. It accounts for Franklin’s life when he was born January 17th, 1706 till the year 1757. Unfortunately, he died in 1790 and was never able to finish his autobiography. However, the book thoroughly details the early life of Benjamin Franklin.
Though Newton¡¯s idea was very influential over the minds of the people in the 18th century, the Calvinist beliefs and tenets that man was, since the Fall, basically evil and enslaved by his sense of sin, and that God was all, and would in His mercy and love work for man¡¯s salvation, but as for man. All he could do (if ever there was anything he could do)
If I could have dinner with only one revolutionary it would have to be Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was a founding father of the United States of America, and he was also an author, printer, political theorist, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. I would like to have dinner with Benjamin Franklin because first off, he would pay and I would get a good and expensive dinner, also because I would love to tell hime how his finding of electricity has changed the world, and to thank him. To start off the first thing I would tell him is thank you for all the hard work, and never giving up on discovering electricity because without it the world would not have air conditioning, our