Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, features a colossal seated statue of Benjamin Franklin. The 20 foot (6 m) high memorial, sculpted by James Earle Fraser between 1906 and 1911, honors the writer, inventor and American statesman. The statue weighs 30 tons (27,000 kg) and sits [...]
No need to introduce Benjamin Franklin here I guess. He simply was one of the greatest statesman ever. But he was more than a statesman, diplomat, scientist or US of A founding father. He was a great author and satirist. One of his most famous piece is about his childhood whistle and the tough lesson [...]
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), He was one of the most extraordinary human beings the world has ever known. Born into the family of a Boston candle maker, Benjamin Franklin became the most famous American of his time. He helped found a new nation and defined the American character. Writer, inventor, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, humorist, civic leader, international celebrity . . .
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Dime y lo olvido, enséñame y lo recuerdo, involúcrame y lo aprendo.
Invertir en conocimientos produce siempre los mejores beneficios.
Presta dinero a tu enemigo y lo ganarás a él; préstalo a tu amigo y lo perderás.
Es mejor acostarse sin cenar que levantarse con deudas.
Toma consejo en el vino, pero decide con agua después.
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It turns out to be very interesting to write an essay on the topic about the person whose face we see almost everyday on $100, about Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin essays should start with a title. The essay topics for Benjamin Franklin can be different:
B. Franklin, a Founding Father of the USA;
Political Theories by Benjamin Franklin;
Franklin and the US Independence;
Life Steps by Benjamin Franklin.
IN THE INTRODUCTORY PART of Benjamin Franklin essay it is necessary to mention that Mr. Franklin was a national hero and he made a lot for the USA, its development and its growth. He tried to develop Franco-American relationships. He also devoted a lot of time to science – Franklin stove or glass harmonica. (more…)
This is an interesting post today about the history of library subscription services. Who knew that the idea of reading a magazine subscription in a local public library or a school library originated with Ben Franklin. The Library Company of Philadelphia was a typically pragmatic Franklinian invention. It grew out of the Junto, a discussion group that the twenty-one-year-old Benjamin Franklin created in 1727 with like-minded aspiring artisans and tradesmen who hoped to improve themselves while they improved their community. Discussions within the Junto gave rise to many of the Philadelphia organizations and institutions that made life better for so many people.
Whether it was a plan to pave city streets, create a town watch or fire company, found an academy, insure houses from loss by fire, establish a hospital or a learned society, or create a library, Franklin’s benevolent genius was evident, joining people together in common cause. In his Autobiography Franklin noted that &ld
“If you would not be forgotten
As soon as you are dead and rotten,
Either write things worth reading,
Or do things worth the writing.”
Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 90) U.S. scientist, politician, and diplomat
