Menders 2 Follow in my footsteps Benjamin Franklin was the “proto-typical” American, the original common man, who used learning and common sense to improve the lives of Americans. Franklin was one of the founding fathers who was responsible for many standards of living improvements. He was fascinated by all sorts of learning and he was interested in doing whatever he could to make life a little bit better for one and all. With fewer than three years of official education, he taught himself almost
I want to start my think piece with this quote from the book. “Franklin is best known as prophet of the American dream: if you work hard and play by the rules, then you will succeed. Power and privilege are the fruit of industry and effort, not birth and ascriptive social roles. The American dream is closely associated with some of Poor Richard’s most famous phrases: ‘A penny saved is a penny earned,’ ‘There are no gains without pains,’ and ‘Early to bed and early to rise/Make a man healthy wealthy
Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of America, was a brilliant man and knew what he wanted out of life. He was a smart man at a young age and grew only to become a man of many talents. Benjamin was one of many who have changed America in ways that affect us today. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in The Massachusetts Bay Colony, known today as Boston. He was born in big family. His father, Joshia, had seventeen kids with two wives. Benjamin was the fifteenth and last son he had
Throughout The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Franklin uses his past and experiences as a model for the common man. He appears to be a man of morals and often speaks of important characteristics and virtues one should possess. For example, Franklin states that he “grew convinc’d that truth, sincerity, and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life” (Franklin 44). Franklin’s virtues seem like they are important to his morality, however, it sometimes
Benjamin Franklin, The Science of Lightning and the Spirit of Enlightenment. It took a brave hand to light the fire of science while the furnace of faith, religion and mythology still burned bright. Many such bravehearts overcame the beliefs instilled into them by society and gathered the courage to question the myths and discover answers to their questions on their own by placing emphasis on the scientific method of research, which was what the spirit of the Renaissance and Enlightenment period
enlighten the issue of feminine correctness and injustice in America during the seventeenth century and that was Mary Rowlandson’s account. Rowlandson was taken captive and during her captivity experienced violence, physical strains and challenges during long journeys and was unable to produce her predicted female roles such as protecting her own children and unable to choose who she was able to marry. During this time period, women were seen as minorities and didn’t have a big role in society therefore
Jacob Starner Mrs. Mathews LA/5th Hr 21/11/14 Why I approve Daylight Savings Time. “It reduces car accidents and some countries consider that the most important” (Petru). “Daylight Savings Time (DST) was invented for farmers to get them extra hour of sunlight during the summer, increasing crop production and helping the economy” (Wikipedia). Starting in the second Sunday of March, people turn their clocks forward to simulate the extra hour of sunlight and vice versa in the fall. But now
in Common Sense convinced patriots that it was time to declare independence. The Common Sense had an important impact on the debate over declaring independence from Britain. On July 2, 1776, representatives from twelve colonies approved the Declaration, with only New York holding out. New York finally approved for their independence on July 19th, which it was signed on August 2nd. Independence was publicly proclaimed on July 4th when the Declaration was published as a broadside to be make known throughout
inspired many American women with her poetry. Her writing has aided in the Women’s Rights Movement. She was not recognized while she was alive, but she is considered one of the great American Poets, and a predecessor of the Modernist Movement in poetry. Dickinson had strong wit in her poems, mainly writing about nature, love, and domestic life. II. Emily’s Life Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born on December 10th, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. She grew up in Amherst, never leaving except on a
Knowledge is the most important part of any society, if you don’t have knowledge you would never know what to do. Knowledge is the biggest source of power, everything we have discovered was because of knowledge. Knowledge and memory can change our lives if it starts to fail. Books give us happiness and a great way to get new ideas, they can also act as a friend in some cases. Knowledge is an important source of power to a society that is gained through learning about the past and hearing different