... British newspaper The Spectator and imitated its style, soon leaning "method in the arrangement of thoughts the young Franklin is bookish, intently devoted to his own personal improvement." Franklin clearly saw that writing was a tool through which he could express his ideas and argue points. It was this mentality, he believed, that helped him become such a success later on in life ... eventually found work, but worked himself into a debt spending money on seeing plays, and dining with his greedy friend. They eventually separated on less than good terms, and Franklin never saw the money...

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... writers such as Franklin who suggested it was not a message from God whether or not, for instance, a crop flourished or failed, but could be influenced by man's hand. Early colonisation saw a reluctance to do hard labour which caused serious problems in establishing successful communities. Then with the growth of trade and the ability to import slaves many wealthier landowners and businessmen ... ...

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