Ben Franklin: The Ideal Man

Benjamin’s curiosity is shown during this becuase he starts making his own experiences and he became curious about more and began to have many experiments he performed. After performing his own experiments, he began writing about what happened during them. Benjamin’s next calling was to go to England and be an agent. Benjamin was helping the new governor, Captain Denny, by helping the colonies. During the course of the book, Benjamin can be described as a man whose work ethic is driven to help things around him become better.

There are good people and there are bad people, but none of them are perfect. Perfection is impossible in this world, and, by failing to recognize that, Franklin presents the world in far simpler terms than what would do the world

Benjamin Franklin, while not specifically trying to define a statesman, wrote a list of twelve virtues he aspired to attain in his attempt at achieve moral perfection. After scouring Christian teachings, Biblical revelations and classical works, he determined that temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality,

Even though Franklin was famous for various things, his views on work, ethic, moral perspectives and his urge for self improvement claimed to be the main reason for his fame. In order to not commit any fault, Franklin developed his thirteen virtues. He began jotting down what virtues he had been obeying as well as the mistakes he would have made small or big. Developing the thirteen virtues was easier than actually following

There were a lot of American men who had perfect influence on people’s mind of American society. Jonathan Edward and Benjamin Franklin were two of those writers, who were the most important and intellectual men, who left behind many admirable works for the future society. In spite of them being so intelligent, they have some different and similar views in terms of morality, personal responsibility, human nature, and limits of human knowledge and inform people how to live a better life. In addition, they were different in terms of religious inclinations. Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edward were both philosopher and had similar views in terms of informing people the right way to live in order to be successful and get salvation by reforming their mind in their life.

Benjamin Franklin is known to be an “Archetypal American,” because of his beliefs on religion, self-improvement, hard work, and determination; but also his somewhat prideful spirit. Much of modern America is quite similar to Franklin in his actions throughout his lifetime. In his early years, Franklin’s father, Josiah, had a set plan for what he was supposed to do with his life, as a minister. Soon into his education, he found an interest in reading and writing, so he began pursuing a career in printing.

Before Franklin became the famous man who can anything and everything, he was a penniless man. By the age of 17 Franklin quit the apprenticeship that he had with his brother and moved to a new city on his own. “… I found myself in New York near 300 Miles from home, a boy of but 17, without the least recommendation to or knowledge of any

In “The Autobiography” by Benjamin Franklin, the reader is told of Benjamin’s thirteen virtues which he believed man should better themselves on by following. Benjamin held these virtues as one would hold beliefs, he felt that they were in fact, what one should base themselves off of. These virtues included how one should conduct themselves and their actions toward others. The three virtues that I myself need to work on include: Silence, Resolution, and Sincerity.

Benjamin Franklin and His 13 Virtues In part II of Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, he lists the 13 virtues every man should follow to establish a modeled “habitude” that would better life for all men of the time period. Although not all men of the 1780s were perfect examples of these virtues, these virtues are what the “old lights” strived to be. The virtues “occurred to [Franklin] as necessary or desirable” (Franklin, 428). The success of the nation was reliant on heading towards a similar goal - a goal to be a well-respected example for the nation.

Even when he was a boy, he made a strict schedule which is similar to Benjamin Franklin’s “Thirteen Virtues” to

Benjamin Franklin: The Archetypal American Modern American identity revolves around self improvement. Americans seek to improve themselves in all areas of life, be it socially, financially, or physically. Americans accomplish these goals through education and observing the successes of others. Benjamin Franklin, a man who is frequently admired by fellow Americans, embodies many of these qualities and, as such, has become an archetype of success and of what it means to be American. Benjamin Franklin is an archetypal American because of his values of self-improvement, community-mindedness, and frugality.

“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing” is a quote from Benjamin Franklin who was one of the most brilliant inventors in American history. Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts. Growing up in a large family, Ben was the 15th of 17 children and his father was a candlestick maker. Even as a child, Ben loved inventing and read countless books. His love of books led him to become a printer.

In The Autobiography he states multiple times how he will make a list of virtues for himself and how he will work on them one by one. As read through the passage it states how Franklin lives by his saying “well done is better than well said.” He then states how he acted on his words showing he is a man

As a result, Benjamin Franklin is a wise man, in order to create trusts from the members of the congress, he utilizes his ethos by accepting his fallibilities and willing to do good for the constitution to be

The importance of Ben Franklin has been told all throughout history, along with the famous $100 bill with his face on it. Drafting the Declaration of Independence, foudning universities and libraries, the post office, shaping policies in the U.S., publishing newspapers, making advances in science, and letting us use bifocals and using lighting for electricity. Even if this man never finished school, he did much reading and experiments that help us out today. The reason why I chose to write about Benjamin Franklin was because he was a very important Founding Father and it’s important for people to learn all about