Robert Fulghum’s list of things learned in kindergarten and Ben Franklin’s list of virtues both apply to morality and relationships. They both show how to live with good morals and conduct. Fulghum’s list applies more to the relationships of people today, while Franklin’s applies to relationships at any age. Franklin's scheme for arriving at moral perfection relates to self-help books because both benefit people and help them to better themselves in life. To summarize, Robert Fulghum’s list of things learned in kindergarten and Ben Franklin’s list of virtues both apply to morality and relationships
Many speeches have shaped the nation we live in today. Patrick Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention” and Benjamin Franklin’s “Speech in the Convention” are two of the most prominent speeches that have assisted in the forging of our new nation. The “Speech in the Virginia Convention” serves to encourage those that listened to take arms against the British and fight the injustice being done to them. The “Speech in the Convention” admits to the imperfections of the Constitution but supports its ultimate purpose. Both Patrick Henry and Benjamin Franklin believe leaders must do away with compromise and lead when it’s best for the people as a whole. However, Patrick discourages any future compromise, while Benjamin Franklin feels that future
In the year 1787, George Washington headed the delegation that had come together to sign the US Constitution. The aim of the constitution was to give more power to the federal government. The Constitution contains rights that guarantee American citizens freedom of religion and worship. The Declaration of Independence came into existence on the fourth day of the sixth month of 1776, and it regarded the thirteen American colonies as free and independent from the British oppression. The Declaration of Independence came before the Constitution, and its aim was to state that the United States was no longer under colonial power as compared to the constitution that gives rights to American citizens. The Declaration of Independence, therefore, freed a state while the United States Constitution gave freedom to the American citizens after their nation had been liberated from all forms of colonial repression. The Declaration of Independence defined that the United States was free from British oppression whereas the Constitution describes the role of each branch of the government.
In marked contrast to his famous father, who worked diligently on his autobiography until declining health would no longer allow it , William Franklin spent the years following the Revolutionary War wandering without purpose, the quintessential man without a country. Like many prominent loyalists to the Crown of England, William had suffered the confiscation of his property and the loss of his good name. William Franklin spent the first years of his English exile arguing in front of British Parliament for recompense on behalf of his fellow loyalists, with varying success, and for himself with none whatsoever. This endeavor having proven unfulfilling, William attempted to reconcile with his father and his son, Benjamin Franklin and William Temple Franklin, who had replaced William as Benjamin’s heir. For his efforts, William was rebuffed and made to suffer the indignity of virtual disinheritance. In defending his disownment of William, Benjamin bitterly noted, “the part he acted against me in the late war, which is of public notoriety, will account for my leaving him no more of an estate he endeavoured [sic] to deprive me of.”
Samuel Adams said to Phillis Wheatley, “You have a great gift . . . a very great gift, and it must be used.” Phillis Wheatley and Benjamin Franklin both had very great gifts, and their accomplishments using their unique gifts even greater. Phillis Wheatley’s gift was that of poetry, and her poems flowed and expressed how she felt about many different things. Her most famous poem is called “To the King’s Most Excellent Majesty.” It describes the colonies feelings about the Stamp Tax being repealed and the celebration of the colonists the day they heard the news. Benjamin Franklin’s gift was of perseverance, hard work, and imaginative ideas. This created two imaginary people, who most thought were real. Their names were Silence Dogood and Richard
When it comes to the visions of America we tend to think of two sides. Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin. They each have their own unique way of saying what Americas Vision is.Thomas Jefferson 's vision of America is what we would call idealistic. Meaning it is ideal to be lived for and for which must always strive. He states in the Declaration of Independence that "All are created equal." Defining equality can be difficult because the meaning is always changing. It does not mean we are the same, but it does mean we all are granted the same rights and freedom. I believe that America is always struggling to live up to "all are created equal" but have yet to succeed at it. I think that America has not lived up to Jefferson ideal. If we look back it in time and compare to the present we are still dealing with some of the same situations. Race, Religions, etc. A quote from the Declaration of Independence states, "That they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness." Stating that every human deserves to have their own life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness if they do to wish so.
Different literature writers have many different views about mankind. Many American writers discuss these views. More out spoken American writers spend a great amount of time talking about this topic. In this paper we will look at Benjamin Franklin’s and Jonathan Edwards’ views of mankind by looking at personal background, religious views, and evidence in their writings.
Ben Franklin and Thomas Paine have different ways of writing, Franklin writes in a more clear, short and smooth way unlike Paine who wrote persuasive essays and legal documents, these authors are similar because of the era they came from. Ben Franklin was writing during the 1700’s and so was Thomas Paine. That makes their writing a little bit more similar considering they came from the same time era, there were things going on such as the age of enlightenment. These authors styles were similar, about the same thing but they were written in a different format.
The definition of virtue varies between cultures and societies. Utopian ideas of virtue do not necessarily agree with Biblical or Elizabethan England views, however, More’s "Utopia," the Biblical accounts in Genesis of Joseph and Jacob, and Shakespeare’s "Othello" all present the concept of virtue prevailing over vice. Although at times vice may appear to triumph over virtue, ultimately poetry presents virtue as superior based on the differing definitions of virtue. The punishment of vice and advocacy of virtue is a popular theme of literature and the reason why Sir Philip Sidney correctly asserts that poetry encourages virtue and condemns vice as repulsive.
America, a land with shimmering soil where golden dust flew and a days rain of money could last you through eternity. Come, You Will make it in America. That was the common theme of those who would remove to America. It is the common hymn, the classic American rags-to-riches myth, and writers such as Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass had successfully embraced it in their works.Franklin and Douglass are two writers who have quite symmetrical styles and imitative chronology of events in their life narratives.
Aforementioned week I applied Franklin’s virtue of industry; Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions; this was a invaluable life virtue was a crucial to the completion of units five and six in a little more than six days. Hirtho this week I used my depression, anxiety, dyslexia, and extreme ADHD as a justification for my unacceptable, unsatisfactory grades that were actually the result of my laziness and lack of willingness put the in time and the effort it takes to complete homework. Consequently, this week I have applied myself to everything I work at and no longer will I grant myself the empty pleasure of procrastination.
These qualities are supposed to be used as lessons for the readers of the text and shaped into the way we live our everyday
While William Bradford and Ben Franklin’s lives have some similarities, the two people’s writing styles were completely different. William Bradford was born in Austerfield, UK and held a Puritan life, therefore he had a Puritan writing style. Ben Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was born Puritan, but self-proclaimed himself as deist and had a classicism writing style.
“I propos’d to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas annex’d to each, than a few names with more ideas; and I included under thirteen names of virtues all that at that time occurr’d to me as necessary or desirable, and annexed to each a short precept, which fully express’d the extent I gave to its meaning." Benjamin Franklin.(thirteen) Benjamin Franklin we all know the one who created electricity and signed the Constitution. Benjamin Franklin lived by virtues for clearness and a sense of calming, for he proposed this for at the time of his life to be necessary and desirable.The word Virtues means conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles.(dictionary) Virtues are phrases that are important to follow when needing a sense of direction in a hard decision; and in a place that needs reassuring. Three virtues Benjamin Franklin lived by are about silence, order, and moderation, these are the same virtues I apply to my life.
A moral philosophy is something that every individual possesses and adheres to, yet it is something that each of us develop in a very different way. Approximately seventeen years ago, I read the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and his writings captivated me. In the years since, I have often returned to the book for inspiration and guidance. In his autobiography, Franklin described how he endeavored to attain what he described as “moral perfection”, in an attempt to overcome the inherent tendencies to do wrong. He reasoned that since he knew right from wrong then he could just practice doing the right thing and avoid the wrong. Franklin discovered however, that living a virtuous life was not an easy task and that in order for him to
... relationships, increase self worth and set appropriate boundaries in order to achieve future goals.” (Huber)