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In eleven pages this paper considers Benjamin Franklin's perspectives on society and self in comparison with the views of Thomas H...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

way to a jousting tournament rematch with the mysterious Green Knight, Sir Gawain is the houseguest of the absent Lord Bercilak, a...

This 4 page paper discusses two versions of Troilus and Cressida, that of Boccaccio and Chaucer's later work. Bibliography lists 1...

turned into many as the protest continued for almost 6 months.5 In addition, it sparked many other protests throughout the South a...

have been a part of hypocritical ways will be confined. Likewise, the idea and notion of lust is a level of hell where those who h...

In twelve pages the issues of legal, religious and social limitations are considered as they relate to the concepts of control and...

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