Persevering Thru the Eyes of Benjamin Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin was a renowned politician, but also was well known for his inventions. He very successful on a political scale as he served as the first ambassador for the United States during the Revolutionary War to France. Franklin is also credited with saving the Colonist Army from failure by luring the French Navy into the war. The action ultimately saved the Colonist forces. However, at the time not only was Franklin concerned with politics but he had very many inventions that he was interested in furthering. These all made Ben Franklin appears to the public as a very intelligent man with lots of ideas to better those around him. However, in reading his autobiography his views on things do not always appear as they might to others. Benjamin Franklin was raised on Protestant views and the strict rules that his parents had on him and his sixteen other siblings. Through all of the struggles and difficult situations, Ben persevered and became one of the most influential men of his time and American history.

When Franklin was in Paris he was surrounded by the Upper Class of France and this was all new to him. Coming from a Country where taxes were high and what was for dinner that night was unsure due to British destroying crops and livestock. He was soon swooned over by the French ways. He enjoyed this very much, as any human being would do. Franklin created a bond like the United States and Canada, the bond is there but also not really made a big deal. Ben knew in the back of his mind and it eventually paid off. When the time was right and then he asked, they deployed their army and navy and saved the United States from falling back under the British rule. This shows one of the ways Ben Franklin was smarter than people ga...

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...s battles and win. This is significant because in todays society he would be looked down upon due to the ways he had and his infamous affairs with French women. Franklin was a great man, ambassador, and President to the United States of America, able to overcome any task and accomplish what he put his mind to.

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