Ben Franklin Overcoming Obstacles
by writing articles to show that he can be successful
Bio
Ben Franklin was the 15th of the 17 child.He Left school at the age of ten because he needed to help his father’s candle shop. He was then self taught for education and went to work with his brother James.James always abused Ben when he was displeased.James was also jealous of Ben when Ben wrote articles for his newspaper business and he also punished Ben for that.Ben kept writing articles for James is printer business so he made up a name when he wrote his paper so James will know its not Ben.Then when James figured out it was Ben he got a huge punishment.Ben escaped and ended up in Philadelphia when he devoured some loaves of bread from the bakery.
Benjamin Franklin
Bio cont. (Franklins Adult years)
“Aversion to arbitrary Power.” This quote means that some people will pick on you to take control over you.
Accomplishments and Inventions
Ben Franklin doing his kite experiment
The Franklin Stove
Bifocals made by Benjamin Franklin
Works cited
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The College of Optomerists. Picture of bifocals dont know where the image was found. Digital image. The Electric Ben Franklin. The College of Optometrists, n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2016. <http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/inventions.htm>.
Duplessis, Joseph. Benjamin Franklin. Digital image. Benjamin Franklin. Joseph Duplessis, 1785. Web. 17 Mar. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#/media/File:BenFranklinDuplessis.jpg>.
Hoffman, Bernard. Benjamin Franklin doing his kite experiment. Digital image. The Electric Ben Franklin. UShistory, 4 July 2014. Web. 17 Mar. 2016. <http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/essays/hoffman.htm>.
A National Park Service. A Franklin Stove. Digital image. Franklin Stove. Unknown, n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_stove#/media/File:Franklin_stove.jpg>.
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