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ideals were perhaps grand and a bit idealistic as seen in the following: "Government should promote and, if possible, provide grea...

years before, a clause in a bill brought into Parliament by the ministry had proposd to make the kings instructions laws in the co...

ritual in pagan religions for the purpose of purifying oneself (Barnes 2000). Although the term baptism is not found in the Old ...

A great deal of insight about equality emerges, and later, this would be the basis for the creation of the United States of Americ...

help her and rid the shore of rocks if he can make love to her. Aurelius love is a courtly love in many respects. He has loved her...

these stories are both very similar for the couple love one another and share their lives in a very equal and meaningful manner. ...

playing ball, wrestling, running foot-races, fiddling, dancing, and drinking whisky; and this latter mode of spending the time was...

of his accomplishments, many of which are successful. One of the problems in the writings of a man outlining his own accomplishme...

to promote his ideas being a printer and prospering in his business, his actions also promoted his ideal for constant improvement ...

them that perhaps his words are not to be taken seriously, but could be regarded as jocular or parodying. Unlike the more straigh...

in his youth. While Franklin is a firm advocate of hard work, he never advocates work merely for works sake. He disliked his fathe...

names this "one of the great recent crime movies" (Ebert, 2002). Devil in a Blue Dress references a theme, subject and time perio...

general, an office he held for one year" (Anonymous Benjamin Franklin, 2002; franklin.htm). In the year 1775 he traveled to Can...

challenged mankinds very conscience. He retreated to Walden Pond in order to refresh his own character and to effectively remove ...

In five pages Franklin's thoughts and beliefs regarding such topics as politics, religion, and business are discussed within the c...

embodied the spirit of virtue. He tried to make himself into the best person he knew how. He met many people in his lifetime. H...

In five pages this paper examines Benjamin Franklin's autobiography in a consideration of Puritanism and anti Puritanism. Two oth...

to consider that the concepts of honor and dishonor, as they pertained to Medieval women, were dictated by the attitudes that wome...

enables one to find or make a Reason for everything one has a mind to do." I have picked a selection from the autobiography to sh...

In five pages the world and religion as man relates to both are considered in the context of Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and...

of his definition of self as it relates to Americans is scattered and often vague. Bearing this in mind we turn to the philosophic...

continue to flourish. Unfortunately, however, it has been throughout the last century that this idea has suffered various forms o...

of subjects. Franklin had an insatiable need to know, and at an early age, he recognized that through words, he could positively ...

In a paper that consists of seven pages the American Dream is considered within the context of Benjamin Franklin's early life and ...

In three pages Rev. Edwards' ecclesiastical focus is compared and contrasted with Franklin's individual focuses in their autobiogr...

In six pages this paper examines how de Crevecoeur's Letters From an American Farmer and Franklin's Autobiography reveal the true ...

In five pages this research paper considers Benjamin Franklin's relationship with influential Anglican clergyman George Whitefield...

In 5 pages this paper discusses how Franklin and Fitzgerald presented morality and the American Dream in a comparative analysis of...

This paper examines Franklin's memoirs in terms of the ways in which it reflects Enlightenment ideals in context as well as form. ...

that their greater goal on this earth was to remain dedicated to God in everything they did. Winthrop instructs his listeners to ...