Benjamin Franklin Biography

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. Benjamin was tenth of seventeen brothers and sisters. His parents name are Josiah and Abiah Franklin. Growing up Benjamin family could not afford to attend school. With the struggle of getting an education, Ben still became well known in society. Ben accomplish many great thing such as the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and he negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War. He also investigated into electricity, mathematic, and mapmaking. A wise and witty writer who published many books and successfully opened the first library. Benjamin Franklin was a diplomat, scientist, inventor, and writer. He did not successfully achieve …show more content…
Benjamin divided the twenty four hours he had into sections that he could live by. Every morning Ben would initiate his day off by waking up at 5 a.m. He devoted his morning to washing up, praying, handling day business, prosecute studying, and breakfast. He quoted out important praying was a part of his life style. He said “conceiving God to be the Fountain of Wisdom, to this End I form’d the following prayer to my daily Use” (Page 526 the Norton). Ben was an organize person, a person who’s always on track. The early bird always catches the worm, is a prime example of Ben. All of this would be done by 7 a.m. I personally wouldn’t be able to function. I’m not a morning compared to Benjamin. After his morning breakfast, Ben would head to work for his brother at the Printing-Shop. (Benjamin Franklin Biography) It was a job he enjoyed doing. He met with English Grammar who comes to the business for business to improve his language. (page 477 the Norton) There was many reason why he wanted to improve on his language. Ben knew it’ll help with his writing and manner towards others. He believe word selection had a big impact on manner and altitude. He stated “I wish well-meaning …show more content…
It was his want to succeed. He knew it’ll be a struggle to learn this routine but he kept pushing through. He was a very wise and intelligent person with hard work ethics. He gave himself a reason to fight and push, never giving up. He understood that the world wasn’t full of sunshine and rainbows. He knew it’ll take dedication and determination. That’s what I’ve enjoyed about Benjamin Franklin. He made me believe that it isn’t about how hard you try but it’s about how you can fail but keep moving forward. How much you can take in and keep moving forward. Knowledge is a powerful thing. He knew what he wanted to achieve and it made it