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

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

In five pages the success story that was Benjamin Franklin and his American Dream of a life from his 1706 birth until 1757 is dis...

version of self-fulfillment and the American dream. Morality and the Conduct of Business Keeping in mind Woolmans deep Christian ...

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

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

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

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

to show his countrymen that fame and success had not spoiled him. This would further endear him to them and cement his status as ...

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

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

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

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

how exemplary Franklin truly was, citing that he was nothing but an ordinary man who was faced with ordinary struggles, not unlike...

the letter pulls the reader into the familiar structure of the book, and creates the continued expectation of familiar concepts, n...

This paper compares and contrasts the lives of three influential early Americans. The themes of freedom, faith, and inspiration in...

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

life. Ben Franklin was similar in his approach: no focus on esoteric concepts but rather dedication to common sense approaches t...

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 consisting of six pages the ways in which the works of Benjamin Franklin reflect his life are explored. Seven sources ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

printing shop in Philadelphia, and, with hard work and dedication, began to thrive (A Quick Biography, 2011). During the 1730s, hi...

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...