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

on that he believes in the Presbyterian concept of Predestination -- "From my childhood up, my mind had been wont to be full of ob...

commoner was forced into a position of submission by this fact in Europe. Cr?vecoeur realized immediately that in America land ow...

Moderation. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. 10. Cleanliness. Tolerate no uncleanline...

chastity and humility. He listed them subjectively, in what he regarded as their order of importance. But out of all these lauda...

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

challenge to, the assertions of Jonathan Edwards. Ben Franklins autobiography is also characteristic of Enlightenment thought whi...

In five pages this paper examines how American literature evolved from he colonial times of Jonathan Edwards, John Winthrop, Benja...

In five pages this paper examines how these important men's lives reflect the concept of the American Dream as depicted within Nar...

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

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

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

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...

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

In five pages the autobiography of this simple yet very complex man is discussed. One source is cited in the bibliography....

In five pages the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is used to explore how the great American diplomat, businessman, and inventor...

had an insatiable need to know, and at an early age, he recognized that through words, he could positively influence American read...

In five pages the ways in which the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass reflect slavery in America are exa...

In six pages this research paper examines the tension that exists between independence and dependence as reflected in Nathaniel Ha...

In eight pages The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is used to gain some insights into this true Renaissance man and great Ameri...

this child is not identified in the book (Fairbanks, 2002). It seems as if in this book he doesnt necessarily chastise himself fo...

works of the time, self-published, and were handed out to Bostonian readers by the twelve-year-old author himself (DuHadaway 34). ...

is writing his memoir is conversational, which indicates that he tailored his account to appeal to a broad audience. The tone is ...

a pertinent example of Franklins (1996) fundamental attitude for meeting a challenge. Hard work, he contended, was the lifeblood ...

man who could not be respected in some manner. In the case of Franklin one sees him, at a relatively early age, beginning to teach...

notably Charles Dickens, Moliere, and Voltaire - had decidedly different and less heroic definitions of the middle class in their ...

and existed to do good. Therefore, he sermonized, citizens should obey not just for fear of punishment but for consciences sake. "...

a slender thread, with the flames of the divine wrath flashing about it, and ready every moment to singe it, and burn it asunder. ...

In five pages this paper discusses what these authors think constitutes a virtuous person as presented in their texts. Three sour...