... ; a bible and an almanac. An almanac contained the holidays, the tides, the quarters of the moon, and all kinds of general information. Ben published his own almanac called Poor Richard's Almanack. He wrote the almanac under the name Richard Saunders, a man who was supposed to be ... 28-29). The Junto members collected all their books, ordered more from England, and together they started America's first circulating library (Eberle 74). Ben wrote to scholars in all the colonies, suggesting that they form a society and exchange letters. This led to the founding of the American ... study,...

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... measure the routes and needed a way to keep track of the distance. He invented a simple odometer and attached it to his carriage. SCIENTIST In 1743, Ben observed that northeast storms begin in the southwest. He thought it was odd that storms travel in an opposite direction to their winds. He predicted that a ... people to chart the Gulf Stream. He measured its temperature on each of his eight voyages and was able to chart the Stream in detail. STATESMAN Ben is the only person to have signed all four of the documents which helped to create the United States: the Declaration of Independenc...

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... first and most famous experiment with electricity was him flying a kite in a thunderstorm. "He wanted to prove that lightning is electricity" (Usel, 1996). So Ben and his son William had decided to try an electrical experiment during a thunderstorm. They both walked to the top of a hill and let the kite go up ... , 1952). He also brought along a bottle so he could trap the electricity in it. "This was a great moment in the history of electricity. Ben himself must have been overcome with wonder, because he never said much about it. He talked about almost everything else. The reports of the...

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... about learning the finer points of the written language on their own accord and drawing outside help where they deemed it necessary. Obviously, neither had much of a formal education. Young Ben Franklin had a few years of grammar school under his belt, but he primarily learned through emulating that which he thought was good. As already stated, he developed his own writing ... prominent writers, many of whom were liberals and also shaped Benjamin's political views. Much of his reading was done between work times, when he should have been asleep. Foremost, Ben Franklin looked to his fath...

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... At the age of 10 Benjamin began to help in his father's shop, cutting candlewicks and filling molds. Although he went to school only two years, Ben was fond of books and spent much of his spare time reading. He also became an expert swimmer. One of his first inventions was a set of paddles ... directions. As Franklin said, the stove prevented a person "being scorched before, and, as it were, froze behind". The Governor of Pennsylvania wanted Ben Franklin to patent his invention, but Ben Franklin refused. He wanted the stoves to be cheap and inexpensive so even poor people could afford to...

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... born in boston Massachusettes in 1706.In his early life he began an apprenticeship at his brother James" printing shop.At age 17 ben left to Philidelphia but he soon left again, this time all the way to London to study printing.After spending 2 years in Great Britain he came ... Francis soon dies at age 4.After his sons death he spent a great time mourning but then proposed the idea of the University of Pennsylvania in his honor.Ben had another child with Deborah but this time it was a girl named Sarah.At this time the American Revolution had statred so ... ben organized the first Mili...

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... old, his father took him out of school and taught him the soap and candle business. However, Benjamin disliked the trade. Two years later, Ben was apprenticed to his brother who was a printer and publisher of The New England Courant. He became a very good printer. While he was apprenticed ... governor of Pennsylvania, who was Sir William Keith, took an interest in young Benjamin. He promised to back Franklin in his own printing business and sent Ben to England to get a printing press. The governor didn't keep his promise and Franklin was stranded in England. Franklin spent a year and a h...

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... his second wife Abiah Folger. Although Bem learned to read at an early age, he only attended grammar school for two years. By the time he was 10 years old, Ben was working for his father. However, he did not enjoy the candlemaking area and two years later Franklin was apprenticed to his brother James who was a printer. He has had ... , and a government man. For five years Franklin wanted to master the printers job. During this time he also went more into his education. After a fight with his brother in 1723 Ben left his home and headed for Philadelphia where he then got yet another job i...

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... to his education and his work and all of the many inventions he made. He applied himself to everything he did ever since his early life. Ben worked and studied many subjects and even wrote articles for a newspaper he delivered, only at age fifteen. He had many major achievements and even when ... one of seventeen children, himself being the 10th boy born. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a chandler and Abiah Folger his mother, was a homemaker. Ben only had two years of schooling. From the ages eight to ten he wet to grammar school. After he left grammar school he went to work for ... f...

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... writings in that paper of his brother's company printed, all without his brother's knowing. After he had run away from his apprenticeship in Boston, Ben began publishing his own paper, the Pennsylvania Gazette. Fame from his literary skill led him to the committee of drafting the Declaration of Independence in his ... equally by each state. He broke the deadlock and to a large extent helped shape the nation. Besides helping to mold the United States of America, Ben's ingenuity helped to make everyday life in the city better. He said, "I now take up a resolution to do for the future all th...

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... and successful as did Benjamin Franklin. He obviously knew the right people that helped him achieve his dream. I do think that the achievement of the American Dream as represented by Ben Franklin is a possibility for some Americans today. In fact, the American Dream is probably easier to achieve today by more people than it would have been in ... Ben Franklin's time. Not only white males, but women and minorities now also have the chance to achieve the American Dream. The opportunity to get a good education is now easier to ... ...

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... Dream I feel that Ben Franklin's American Dream is still a possibility today. The dream he portrayed is still a reality to many Americans. Although more and more obstacles arise every day, the opportunities that existed then, ... ...

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... founding fathers. As you all know Benjamin died one month ago at the age of 84. I would like to share with you some moments from my amazing interview with him. Ben as he told me to call him came into my office like an ordinary American. You could have never guessed that he was the Benjamin Franklin who had such a great ... for blacks and Indians, I also started a hospital. "so in your early thirties you were a assembly clerk, postmaster, and sponsor of libraries, hospitals, academies and a college?" Correct Tell me more about Ben the scientist. "Well, at the age of 42 I decided to retir...

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... 1706. Like every Boston boy he could read and write, knew something about history, and had knew a few Orthodox Catechism scriptures by heart (McMaster 3). "The story of the life of Ben Franklin began at a time when Queen Anne still ruled the colonies; when the colonies were but ten in number, and when the population of the ten did not sum up ... ...

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Autobiography Of Ben Franklin By Benjamin Franklin This story gave a history of Benjamin Franklin's life and since it was written by him it is historically accurate. He starts out by telling some of ... ...

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... 17 children. His father Josiah Franklin owned a shop where he made soap and candles. He could only afford to send Benjamin to school for two years. At ten years old, Ben began to help out at his fathers shop. Benjamin Franklin believed however, that "the doors of wisdom are never shut". He read every book he could get his hands on ... ...

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... live and little money. He met an old lady whom he charmed and she let him stay with her for the price of beer. The old lady did not want Ben Franklin to leave because he was a very charming individual. When Benjamin Franklin met William Bradford Benjamin had no money and was very ragged looking. William Bradford saw beyond his looks ... ...

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... leave it alone." Both of these quotes demonstrate how one allows inward searching in a socially-acceptable manner of escape from trials and tribulations. This is a key example of tranquility. In Ben Franklin's Thirteen Virtues he speaks these words about tranquility, "Be not disturbed at trifles or accidents common or unavoidable." One can decipher his meaning in many different ways. Tranquility is ... ...

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... whom Franklin works. Their relationship deteriorates over time, and eventually they have a falling out. Keimer, however, tries to make amends when he realizes that Ben can supply him with important printing tools. John Read - A resident of Philadelphia, he houses Franklin shortly after Franklin arrives in Philadelphia. Deborah Read - ... however, does not work very hard, and eventually leaves. Part One, first section (Read: Section 1) Summary The Autobiography opens with a salutation to Ben Franklin's son, William Franklin, who at the time was the royal governor of New Jersey. Franklin i...

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... part in The Assembly, in it, he held a lot of respect and if he normally wanted to do something, it was approved. Of the things that Ben started to help all people, one was a volunteer military. The military had to protect its province from the Indians because England wouldn't send any help. Another ... would've died. Franklin was also an inventor, and some of his inventions have revolutionized life, as we know it. After being fascinated by electricity, Ben decided to study it himself. He performed many experiments on electricity, one of which was the famous kite and lightning experiment...

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... had seven children with his first wife, Anne child, and ten with his second wife, Abiah Folger. Benjamin was his 15th child and youngest son. Ben formally went to school at Boston Latin School and learned how to read, till 10 years old his father took him out to work fully in his ... soap shop. At 12, he was sent to his Brother James' print shop to work there. James frequently beat and was harsh towards Ben. Ben published a pseudonym Mrs. Silence Dogood, and the letters pleased readers of his brother's paper, The New England Courant. Growing tired of his brothers harsh behavior ... also ...

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... was for their own good and defense but most of the colonist thought that this was a very unfair act. American aristocracy like George Washington, Ben Franklin and Sam Adams fear of not being respected. George Washington is angry at the parliament because they raise the taxes without peoples consent. The commoners ... it is now not only aristocracy getting involved but also the commoners them selves. They seize and stop stamps as they enter the port. In London Ben Franklin reminds parliament that the colonies are Britain's biggest market. Colonists will start making their own clothes inst...

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... brother as an apprentice printer. He ended up in Boston Massachusetts at his brother's house. His brother's name was James and he ran a print shop. Ben went to work as a print layer and found this job to be fascinating. He loved setting type and could read to his hearts content. He soon found ... the "Pennsylvania Gazette" which became the biggest newspaper in the colonies. He soon began to write "Poor Richard's Almanac", which made him very wealthy. In 1730, Ben married Deborah Read, the daughter of his first landlady. They had 3 children, two boys and one girl. One of the boys, William...

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... to his education and his work and all of the many inventions he made. He applied himself to everything he did ever since his early life. Ben worked and studied many subjects and even wrote articles for a newspaper he delivered, only at age fifteen. He had many major achievements and even when ... one of seventeen children, himself being the 10th boy born. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a chandler and Abiah Folger his mother, was a homemaker. Ben only had two years of schooling. From the ages eight to ten he wet to grammar school. After he left grammar school he went to work for ... f...

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... of the virtues, and if he failed, he had to repeat it. The thirteen virtues were temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. Ben Franklin had strived to achieve moral perfection when he states, "I wish'd to live without committing any fault at any time; I would conquer all that either natural inclination, custom, or ... of electricity. He invented many useful items including the free hand and swim fins. As a diplomat, Benjamin secured help from the French during the Revolution. When he was...

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