Benjamin Franklin knew the way to wealth, the way directly to the top. Through hard work, diligence, and positive thinking he made a fortune in early America. Benjamin Franklin\'s life shows us the ideal examples of the very beginnings of work ethic in America and how early protestant sects provided...

Benjamin Franklin vs. Jonathan Edwards If you have ever read Jonathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and Benjamin Franklin's "The Autobiography" you will clearly see a difference in their ideas concerning moral perfection. You will notice one of ...

Benjamin Franklin's single most significant contribution to American history was his diplomatic mission that convinced France to help America in their fight against Britain for independence. It may not have happened in America but it sure changed the face of the country as we know it today. As a mat...

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. His parents are named Josiah and Abiah Franklin. He lives with a family of 17 children. He's the youngest out of 10 boys. He lived on Milkstreet in Boston Massachusets. He went to elementry school for two years. He went to work for his brother J...

Benjamin Franklin and Henry David Thoreau have been considered two influential thinkers in society. Both men lived in centuries past, but their beliefs and views still reside within some of history's most creditable figures such as: Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi. Each man possessed a wisdom...

Throughout history, many people have made a lasting impact on the American society. Focusing on the years between 1750 and 1850, Benjamin Franklin stands out because of the influence he had on the American Revolution and his contributions to the American society. Not only was he a revolutionary lead...

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston. He was born into a family of seventeen children. His parents where Josiah and Abiah. His father Josiah was a candle and soap maker. His mother, as were most other mothers, was a common housewife. Franklin attended...

The following paper is on the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and the question of truthfulness surrounding Franklin's writings of his youthful exploits. The question stated, is the question of Franklin's humility and whether or not he obtained humility through his youth. I believe Fran...

A Different America: Benjamin Franklin's Era Compared to Today America has changed in many ways since the age of Benjamin Franklin, over two hundred years ago. Franklin considered morals to be very important and held profound opinions, which are still held in high esteem today. Some of these i...

Benjamin Franklin was a determined young man. As a boy he taught himself to be a very good writer. He also learned basic algebra, geometry, navigation, grammar, logic and natural and physical science . He partially mastered in many foreign languages. He was soon be named best educated man in the ...

Throughout history, many people have made a lasting impact on society in America. In just picking out certain time periods, there are numbers of people who had great significance in this country. Focusing on the years between 1750 and 1850, certain people stand out because of the influ...

Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography "It will be remarked that, tho` my Scheme was not wholly without Religion there was in it no Mark of any of the distinguishing Tenets of any particular Sect. I had purposely avoided them; for being fully persuaded of the Utility ...

Why Benjamin Franklin was a DeistThe Age of Reason; this is what the eighteenth century is often refereed to. It was called the Age of Reason because people were interested in logic. Being concerned with logic, people began to loose faith in religions that said humans were evil by nature and only a ...

Benjamin Franklin's autobiography gave the readers a small insight of society into the eighteenth century versus how society is viewed today as a whole. Throughout the entire autobiography he chronologically orders events from the time that he was a small boy growing into the age of a man. Thus...

Living in a civilized society, there are certain rules and regulations that everyone must follow in order to succeed. Along with these rules, there are virtues that some people choose to follow in order to live a healthy, honorable life. In Benjamin Franklin's The Autobiography, he lists thir...

The validity of Benjamin Franklin's idea that certain virtues lead to success and happiness has much validity but has diminished greatly since Franklin's time. Many of the virtues that were discussed by Franklin in The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, have great meaning today, but do n...

The Innovators of American Literature From their critical assessments on how to improve themselves and to the American public that they influenced by their writings, Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin illustrate American themes in their personal narratives that quintessentially make part of ...

The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin was born in 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts. Benjamin Franklin was a great man and left a great impact on America and its history. He has attributed many of his great ideas to our society. Franklin had many publications and other writings tha...

Benjamin Franklin, one of the most important people of the new American Dream was born in Boston in January 1706 to a tradesman and a homemaker. It seemed unlikely that Benjamin Franklin would succeed in becoming one of the shapers of the American dream.Josiah Franklin, his father, a young Dyer in E...

Benjamin Franklin and Nathaniel Hawthorne were both very important to America\'s early literature. Franklin\'s \"Autobiography\" and Hawthorne\'s \"My Kinsman, Major Molineux\" represent the extremes of leaving home. Franklin makes accomplishing the American dream of the self-made man looks easy. Ha...

Benjamin Franklin, The Enlightenment & Revolution One of the greatest statesman in the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin, was not always the prestigious figure that he is now known to be. As a young boy, he was taken out of school to spend long strenuous hours laboring in his father's so...

Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards have two very different ways of looking at God and how He is involved in a person's life. The one thing they do have in common however, is their similar belief that God is all knowing, as Franklin believes, and God is all-powerful, as Edwards believes. If ...

Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin was born in the year 1706, in the city of Boston Mass. Ben was a great scientist, inventor and politician. With all of this going on Ben somehow also found time to be a father to his illegitimate son William, who he brought everywhere with him. The world today owes...

The Quest for Moral Perfection Benjamin Franklin is undoubtedly one of the most influential figures in American history. The numerous advancements contributed by Franklin were made possible by a lot of work on his part. His outlook is best represented by his famous quote, "Dost thou love l...

Benjamin FranklinWho was he?In reading the Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography one can see the true character of a great man. But some may argue that this man, deep down inside, was not so great. Through out his book he touches on many aspects of his life. He lets the readers have a glimpse at what he...