... such a cultural diversity amongst American citizens today, that it is impossible to determine any one American Dream', or set of morals generally followed, dictated by an influential figure such as Benjamin Franklin. For instance, in many middle class, white dominated suburbs, Franklin's model American is still used as a template on which one should model themselves to register their success. Whereas in ... suppose there was still an American Dream', regardless of how realistic it is in today's society, or even of the society of the eighteenth century, it would be that which Benjamin Fr...

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... pit of hell, much as one holds a spider or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked. (5b2)", and George Whitfield, who caused even the skeptical Benjamin Franklin to empty his pockets into the collection plates. Using the simplest language, and taking advantage of human guilt, these preachers greatly helped in the rise of church attendance, creating ... ...

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... , when faced by the joint threat of the French and their Indian allies, they were unwilling to come together as one. In Document A, a cartoon from the Philadelphia Gazette in 1754, Benjamin Franklin depicts the colonies as the body of a snake, cut to pieces, ready to be individually swallowed up by its enemies. He was trying to show the need for unity ... ...

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