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ben franklin:his life

He organized a debate club that became known as the American Philosophical Society. As a result of this club, Franklin started the first public library.
             Ben Franklin was interested in the welfare of the citizens of the city of Philadelphia. He organized the first volunteer Fire Department. He invented a fire truck which was actually a cart with two hoses, one that went into the water and the other hose was held by a few people at the nozzle. Two to four people pumped the engine. He organized the first hospital in America. .
             In 1753 Franklin was made deputy postmaster general for all the colonies. He made the postal service make money and operate effectively. Ben Franklin was an inventor. One of the most famous invention that he made was the Franklin stove. At that time, homes were drafty due to fireplaces that were not efficient. The stove that Franklin invented had a grate that stuck out into the room to be heated and radiated warmth in more directions. Franklin wanted his stove to be affordable by all people to be able to heat their homes. .
             Even though Franklin was well known for his inventions, his most famous work was done in the field of electricity. On a stormy night, Franklin took a kite and tied a key onto it. He flew the kite into the storm clouds and brought an electrical charge down the wet strings of the kite. He touched the key and saw an electric spark. This proved that lightning was electricity. This led to other experiments with electricity and to a book about electricity. He won many awards for his work in the field of electricity. .
             Long before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin worked hard to try to bond the colonies together. As the French and Indian War came near, Franklin was chosen as a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Albany Congress of 1745. He proposed the Albany Plan of Union which was a plan for unity of the colonies. The delegates approved the plan but the colonial legislatures and the British government didn't accept it.


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1. Ben Franklin

... four documents that led up to the creation of the United States. Beyond his mastery of diplomacy, Ben Franklin was also a world famous scientist. He is best known for his kite experiment (Benjamin). Ben Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. He was the fifteenth child of seventeen to a candlemaker, Josiah Franklin. As a boy he attended school for only a mere two years, where he excelled ... a combination chair and writing desk, bifocals, and an odometer, which measured the distance a wagon had traveled. Ben could have made many patents for his inventions, but he refused to do ...

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2. The Life of Benjamin Franklin

... did not do well in Arithmetic. Soon, Josiah changed his mind about Ben and took him out of school. Ben began to work in Josiah's candle and soap business, but Ben was not happy. Josiah then decided that Ben could learn the printing business. So, at age twelve, Ben became an apprentice in his brother's printing business. After his childhood, Ben Franklin set out on a voyage to find the perfect ... fire company was able to put out many fires really fast, and they saved many lives that normally would've died. Franklin was also an inventor, and some of his inventions have revolutionized lif...

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3. Ben Franklin

... what can benefit them just a little more. Ben Franklin is the model of how this idea of self-betterment advances. In his autobiography, he shows his commitment to self-betterment in his determination to rise out of his social class as a child, the writing of his 13 virtues, and his many public works for self improvement. As a child Ben Franklin was born into the common class of society ... better people. This was Ben's second step in self betterment, improving the self morally. Franklin then moves on to complete his final step in self betterment, which is improving one's self physically t...

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... 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 to give him greater swimming speed. Benjamin Franklin was an active inventor all his life. One of his most famous inventions ... was the Franklin stove. In his time houses were poorly heated by open ... fireplaces. Franklin's stove was put in the fireplace, but its grate extended out into the room. This heater cast warmth in all di...

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5. Benjamin Franklin - Biography

... 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 toward him, Ben fled Boston to New York, but then settled in Philadelphia, his future home for the rest of his life. In Philadelphia, Governor William Keith encouraged Ben to set up his own print shop. Ben left for London in 1724 to supplies for ... his printing shop. When he arrived in England he was disappointed because ... ; In 1790, he petitioned the U.S. Congress to end slavery. On April 17, 1790 Benjamin Franklin passed away...

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6. Frederick Douglass - Ben Franklin

... abolitionist periodical "The Liberator" and was so moved by the articles that he was inspired to become an activist for his brethren who had not yet escaped from bondage and began his history of an abolitionist orator. Once again, literature changed his life. Ben Franklin, too, gained renown and attempted to give back to the lowly. He opened a library to encourage others to partake ... in literature and as a result, reading became fashionable. His idea of self-betterment stayed with him and he formulated his thirteen virtues and began a family ... in the spirit of his professed enlighte...

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7. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

... learned about the escapade and taught his son "that nothing was useful which was not honest." Franklin carried this lesson throughout life. The moral lesson he learned from it was a clear indication that Franklin aimed to impress upon society the importance of virtuous conduct. He also revealed the importance of respect in a family. However, Ben disliked his father's trade making candles, so ... Josiah set out to find him a new line of work. After passing up cutlery, Josiah noticed that Ben ... is best" follows, and in looking back on his life, Franklin demonstrated his mastery of the ...

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8. Franklin, Benjamin

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9. Ben Franklin

... be voted on 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 that lies in my way for the service of my country ... existed in storm clouds. Electricity traveled down the kite string to a key that was attached to it. Benjamin was able to make a spark jump between his knuckle and the key, while his son William flew the kite. Ben's famous invention bifocal lens was devi...

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