...BENJAMIN FRANKLIN I. INTRODUCTION Benjamin Franklin was an exceptionally intelligent and gifted individual. He went from being a poor uneducated child into a wealthy intelligent man through his self improvement and determination. He was a scientist, diplomat, printer, writer and political philosopher. In the first part of his autobiography, he wrote to his son telling him about his family and wrote his life Story. He explained his experiences, struggles and accomplishments. Through out his life he worked on self improvement, he shared his own experience in hopes that his son and others would learn from it. He started his self improvement when he was a young teenager, by improving his writing skills. He was also inspired to work on his own character. He wrote the thirteen virtues to help improve his own character. Franklin established a group of people who wanted to improve there own character and help others. They were called Junto. II. BODY At an early age, Franklin worked as an apprenticeship in printing for his older brother James. He began on improving his writing skills. He would read articles and then try to rewrite and compare them. He would take an article or part of a book and put them into poetry. At age sixteen he published his first article in his brother’s newspaper anonymously. He did this because he knew his brother would not publish it if knew it was him. He then heard James friends praising the articles, which then Franklin told...
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...Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin wasn’t only just an inventor, publisher, diplomat, or philosopher. Benjamin Franklin was an educator; he used life as his classroom and his acquaintances as his pupils. He used his life experiences as well as his mistakes as the curriculum. He then taught it to others. Throughout his life he helped others to better themselves. Whether it was with his training of young apprentices in the printing trade, or with his political advice to governors, Benjamin Franklin was always willing to help others to better their situations and to educate themselves. Franklin felt that everyone needed an education no matter what diverse background they were from. Franklin was vital in the formation of the first public school and first public library. He knew that education would be needed for success in life. He also partook in the formations of the first fire and police departments. Throughout Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography he tends to point out his short falls or mistakes, which he calls “erratas”. For instance, when he broke into Vern’s money or when he printed a pamphlet entitled "A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain" to impress Mr. Palmer. Neither party was pleased with his actions. In Franklin’s mind this reinforced his father’s belief he was too young to manage an important business and Mr. Palmer was neither impressed or in favor of the pamphlet; which he found to be detestable. Franklin learned from these mistakes and did...
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...[pic][pic]Table of contents Table of Contents Introduction to Benjamin Franklin, Inventions & Successes Inventions & Successes Inventions & Successes, Birth of Franklin History of Growing up as a child Family and Marriage Life Death of Franklin and his Family Sayings from Franklin Sayings from Franklin Personal overview of Franklin as a Leader Work Cited Page An Amazing Leader: Benjamin Franklin I chose to do a report on a very well known and appreciated leader, Benjamin Franklin. This man inspires me so much, exspecially to know that he came from an eror that did not have near the wonderful tools or drive of pure pressure stemming from a horrible economy as we have today.He was still determined and able to accomplish new and exciting experiments and inventions. Not only was Benjamin an amazing leader but he also achieved many other accomplishments in several different categories from religion to public safety, you name it this amazing leader did it. It almost seems as though there was nothing he could not do. Some of many of Franklins successful areas were: SCIENCE - Noted 18th Century Scientist (Archbold, n.d.) INVENTOR - Stove, lightning rod, bifocals and many others... MEDICINE - Founded 1st U.S. Hospital BANKING - Well known for maxims on thrift AGRICULTURE - Introduced several crops to U.S. PRINTING - Noted Colonial printer - "Patron Saint of Printing" ...
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...known individuals who played major roles in enabling and shaping that growth. To narrow down such a broad search to only a select three proves to be more difficult than one may think. However, even given the difficulty of this task I have in the end chosen three men, that without, this country may very well have shaped up much differently than the country that we have come to know to this day. The three men of my choice are John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. The reason for my decision on these three individuals is because they all played crucial roles in the formation of our great country and without their key insight and the driving force that they brought it could have turned out much differently. Each holds a very important place during this time in history which will be more fully understood and unveiled in the coming pages. To better understand these roles, and these men as a whole I believe it best to look at each individually to see what brought them to be such important figures in history and how it was that their fates intertwined. John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony of Braintree which is now known as Quincy (Bio, 2013). John was a direct descendent of Puritan colonists whose father was John Adams Sr. His father wore many hats which included being a farmer, a Congregationalist deacon, and a town councilman. Coming from these roots John Jr.’s studies started out of very humble means by...
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...prepared for Ethical Leadership – MGT 310, taught by Professor Kristen Irey Table of Contents Abstract 3 I. DECISION MAKING MODEL 4 II. ETHICAL PRINCIPLES – TENETS 11 III. WHAT SPECIFIC LEADERSHIP AND FOLLOWSHIP ETHICS LESSONS DID YOU TAKE FROM THIS FILM? 14 Reference List 17 Abstract Jordan Belfort loses his job as a Stockbroker for L.F. Rothschild on Wall Street in 1987 that was caused by the Black Monday. Belfort takes a job in Long Island in a brokerage firm that specialized in penny stock. Belfort managed to make a small fortune due to the high commissions by his bellicose smartness to pitch to buyers, which lead to his discovery to create his only company called Stratton Oakmont. His firms method to “pump and dump” scam made him a fortune which caused his exposure in Forbes. The firm managed to grab the 0attention of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the FBI. Jordan makes about $22 million in three hours upon securing the IPO of Steven Madden. Did Jordan Belfort care about that they were doing was wrong? Did they believe they were above the law and get away with inside trading? I. DECISION MAKING MODEL 1. Determine the fact. Gather all the relevant facts. It is critical at this stage that we do not unintentionally bias our later decision by gathering only those facts in support of one particular outcome. * This movie is based on a true story. * Jordan Belfort is a son of two accountants. * Jordan does enough drugs...
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...(7%), Pennsylvania-Dutch (6%) 3. What sorts of contributions did the Scots-Irish bring? (see “Makers” section too) They were westward pioneers, and helped make trails for people to follow. 4. What was the Paxton Boys uprising? A group...
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...Western Literature 10/30/14 Who’s the fool? King Lear is a story about an old king that, before retiring, splits his in half and gives it to his two older daughters. This turns out to be a bad decision due to the fact that neither of those daughters seems to like him. Along this road there are people that help him get through this ordeal. One of these people is known throughout the play as the fool, but is the fool really a fool or is he something greater? The fool doesn’t change the way he acts towards Lear during the course of the play. In most plays, books, movies, etc. the court jester, clown, or joker (except batman) have a very small part in terms of the main plot. In those same places; however, these people represent something that the main character is trying to defeat or lacks. In this play the fool signifies the thing that King Lear doesn’t have. He embodies King Leers’ ability to not see the truth. In most scenes that he appears, the fool hits Lear with a line or a little speech in which the fool tries make Lear see the light. This process does take a little while before Lear picks up on a few, very clear, hints. When reading King Lear one can’t help notice that the fools’ casual lines are actually intelligent and thoughtful, and not random stupidity. The king questions one of his knights “But where’s my fool? I have not seen him this two days.” This might be the last time that King Lear is thinking clearly. Maybe if the fool was present at the beginning...
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...resist, and then to reject, imperial rule. Having declared independence and defeated the British, American patriots then drafted the constitution that remains the law of the land to this day. With George Washington's inauguration as president in 1789, the story has a happy ending and the curtain comes down. This time-honored script renders the road from colonies to nation clear, smooth, and straight, with familiar landmarks along the way, from Boston's Massacre and Tea Party through Lexington and Concord, then on to Bunker Hill and Yorktown before reaching its destination: Philadelphia in 1787, where the Founders invented a government worthy of America's greatness. Those Founders are equally familiar. Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and James Madison, Sam and John Adams, Patrick Henry and Alexander Hamilton: in the popular mind this band of worthies, more marble monuments than mere mortals, guides America towards its grand destiny with a sure and steady hand. "[F]or the vast majority of contemporary Americans," writes historian Joseph Ellis, the birth of this nation is shrouded by "a golden haze or halo."(1) So easy, so tame, so much "a land of foregone conclusions" does America's Revolution appear that we tend to honor and ignore it rather than study it. In 1976, the 200th birthday of the Declaration of Independence, "every sidewalk survey show[ed] the great majority of Americans unwilling to sign [the] Declaration if it [was] presented to them without its identifying...
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...Abstract Ever since man was able to harness the power of fire, he has been trying to control it. From a single bucket wielding man to a complex well trained and organized team have been working on controlling and suppressing fire for millennia’s. Many simple and complex tools have been developed to help in the control and suppression of fire. Organized fire brigades can be dated back to the earliest civilizations because of the fear of fire and the damage that it can cause. Many great infrastructures have fallen to the devastation of fire and have taken large groups of dedicated members to control those fires. Over the past century, the fire service has become more than just fire suppression, now these dedicated individuals are trained to rescue people, control hazardous materials, perform fire prevention duties, and attend to the injured. Many people think that the fire service is a fairly modern idea due to the industrial revolution. Some researchers have said that firefighting was first started and organized in ancient Egypt. There is evidence of firefighting machinery was used in Ancient Egypt, including a water pump that was developed by Ctesibius of Alexandria in the third century BC which was later improved upon in a design by Hero of Alexandria in the first century BC. One of the first well documented fire brigade or suppression team was the ones of the Roman Empire. The Roman emperor Augustus is credited with instituting a corps of fire-fighting "watchmen" in 24 BC....
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...this region, the natives who were the Indians were able to grow a few crops and conduct regular fishing as part of their diet. Upon the arrival of the white people, they were able to trade with them in exchange for their products like kitchenware and clothes. They were able to live sustainably because they understood the climate and the weather pattern having lived here for longer. Without their help, the immigrants would found the land very tough to inhabit and possibly they might have turn back away discouraged. Water is essential in every part of the human life, for example, cooking, cleaning, growth of crops and animal rearing. As it shapes individual livelihood, so does it shape families and communities. The white people who had experienced civilization centuries earlier were able to expel forcefully the natives and begin massively controlling the land all the way from the coast to the inland. The presence of good harbors and ports contributed to the influx of foreigners while the good productive land and adequate rainfall provided an incentive to stay. This essay will examine how the early settlers and subsequent generations utilized this resource in individual capacity to the community across various aspects of life, that is, economic, social and political uses. However, some methods are not clear cut and may overlap across certain fields. For the economic and political sectors. Economic The American land was...
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...for years. Scholars and students alike continue to be intrigued by the trials and continue to seek answers for how a small town could do this to itself. Every scholarly discipline contributes to what could be the possible answer from ergot poisoning to the psycho-social factor among Africans and American Indians. The road that leads to Salem comes from Europe where witch-hunts rose and fell. The reasons behind the trials themselves are complex. While economics, socioeconomic class issues, tainted food supply, property disputes, and congregational feuds are all listed as causes, the clergy and its congregation are what fueled the accusations and thereby deaths of many town citizens. Witchcraft and sorcery have long attracted the attention of historians and other scholars with the spotlight aimed at 14th-17th century Europe. During the 14th-17th centuries, thousands were executed but to try to be a number to it would be futile. There have been those who have been able to calculate those executed for witchcraft in small towns but the sheer number of countries a part of the craze makes it hard to get an approximate number. Not all the hunts were the same; the witch hunt in Scotland was different than the hunt in England and that hunt differed from the witch hunt in continental Europe. The European witch craze began to take shape during the 14th century with the help of Pope John XXII. The Pope encouraged the Inquisitors to persecute all sorcerers, magicians, and heretics out of...
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...A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE SIGNET CLASSIC EDITION OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON’S UP FROM SLAVERY By VIRGINIA L. SHEPHARD, Ph.D., Florida State University S E R I E S E D I T O R S : W. GEIGER ELLIS, ED.D., ARTHEA J. S. REED, PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, EMERITUS and UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, RETIRED A Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition of Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery 2 INTRODUCTION Booker T. Washington’s commanding presence and oratory deeply moved his contemporaries. His writings continue to influence readers today. Although Washington claimed his autobiography was “a simple, straightforward story, with no attempt at embellishment,” readers for nearly a century have found it richly rewarding. Today, Up From Slavery appeals to a wide audience from early adolescence through adulthood. More important, however, is the inspiration his story of hard work and positive goals gives to all readers. His life is an example providing hope to all. The complexity and contradictions of his life make his autobiography intellectually intriguing for advanced readers. To some he was known as the Sage of Tuskegee or the Black Moses. One of his prominent biographers, Louis R. Harlan, called him the “Wizard of the Tuskegee Machine.” Others acknowledged him to be a complicated person and public figure. Students of American social and political history have come to see that Washington lived a double life. Publicly he appeased the white establishment...
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...other forms of life? Why is sociology an important tool for your future? How should you respond to people whose way of life differs from your own? ISBN: 0-536-12116-8 Societ y: The Basics, Eighth Ed itio n by Jo hn J. Ma cio nis. Published b y Prentice -Hall. Co pyright © 2006 by Pear son Edu cation, In c. ISBN: 0-536-12116-8 L The sociological perspective shows us patterns of behavior common within a society. Here, a member of Brazil’s Pataxo tribe offers a traditional greeting to a visitor. Societ y: The Basics, Eighth Ed itio n by Jo hn J. Ma cio nis. Published b y Prentice -Hall. Co pyright © 2006 by Pear son Edu cation, In c. I f you were to ask 100 people, “Why do couples marry?” it is a safe bet that at least ninety would reply, “People marry because they fall in love.” Indeed, it is hard for us to imagine a happy marriage without love; likewise, when people fall in love, we expect them to think about marriage. But is the decision about whom to marry really so simple and so personal? There is plenty of evidence that if love is the key to marriage, Cupid’s arrow is carefully aimed by the society around us. In short, society has a number of “rules” about whom we should marry. What are they? Right off the bat, society rules out half the population because U.S. laws (despite recent actions in cities such as San Francisco and likely change in Massachusetts) do not allow people to marry someone of the same sex even if the couple is deeply...
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...UN attacks dropout rate in Philippines The United Nations (UN) has dared the Aquino administration to come up with a breakthrough Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Plan that will address high dropout rates and extreme poverty in the country, two of the goals that Manila is not on track to achieve the 2015 deadline, the Manila Times reports. The UN was referring to the eight time-bound, concrete and specific goals that 189 world leaders committed to achieving for their nations by 2015 at the UN in September 2000 namely: 1) end extreme poverty and hunger; 2) achieve universal primary education; 3) promote gender equality and empower women; 4) reduce child mortality; 5) improve maternal health; 6) combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; 7) ensure environmental sustainability and 8) develop a global partnership for development. Dr. Jacqueline Badcock, UN resident coordinator in the Philippines, underscored that the bigger problem in the education situation is the increasing dropout rate in elementary levels as reported by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). Based on the 2006 to 2007 NSCB statistics, the dropout rate increased from 8.6 percent to 9 percent, far from the 2006 target of decreasing it to 5.5 percent and 2009 target of 4.3 percent. “A targeted program that will identify causes and solutions for high dropout rates is urgently needed to reverse this alarming trend,” Badcock said. Badcock cited that case of the province of Sulu wherein only 62...
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...THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES EDITED BY CHARLES W ELIOT LLD P F COLLIER & SON COMPANY, NEW YORK (1909) INTRODUCTORY NOTE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was bound apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who published the "New England Courant." To this journal he became a contributor, and later was for a time its nominal editor. But the brothers quarreled, and Benjamin ran away, going first to New York, and thence to Philadelphia, where he arrived in October, 1723. He soon obtained work as a printer, but after a few months he was induced by Governor Keith to go to London, where, finding Keith's promises empty, he again worked as a compositor till he was brought back to Philadelphia by a merchant named Denman, who gave him a position in his business. On Denman's death he returned to his former trade, and shortly set up a printing house of his own from which he published "The Pennsylvania Gazette," to which he contributed many essays, and which he made a medium for agitating a variety of local reforms. In 1732 he began to issue his famous "Poor Richard's Almanac" for the enrichment of which he borrowed or composed those pithy utterances of worldly wisdom which are the 1 basis of a large part of his popular reputation...
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