Monograph of the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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Monograph: Available for free download at: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/20203
Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. This book will provide the basis for the semester writing assignment. There are many bound editions of this work available at nominal cost, if the student prefers a physical book.
Note: It is recommended that the student print out the pages of the textbook and the monograph as a safeguard to website interruption.
Answer the following questions into a two to three page essay. Make sure to use quotes from the book and reference the page at the end of the sentence where you reference the book. Please answer the following questions:
What was Franklin’s background? What was his religion? How was he brought up? What are insights to Ben as a young man? What stands out to you about him when he was young? Discuss his political and ideological concepts as he gets older. How did these influence his mental development? How did these influence his thoughts as the country moved toward revolution? What was Franklin’s stance on the
early movement towards revolution? How did he influence others who wanted to move to revolution from England? What about Franklin’s son, Richard, whose mother Ben never married? What relationship did Ben have with his son, and how did revolution influence the two? What caused Ben to determine that this country needed to move towards revolution? What did he do to join in their cause? What did Ben want to do to influence others to go into revolution? What wasBen Franklin and his wife’s personal life like at home? How many kids did he have with his wife?
What was Ben’s career that brought in the income for the family? How did this help or hinder him during the revolution? How was his business helpful in his life after the revolution? What did Franklin do in his latter life? How did he continue to serve his country? Do you think he continued to be of service to the country or to himself? What happened at the very end of his life? How do you think people remember Ben Franklin?
Give details in your paper. Remember, this is a 2-3 page paper. You need to include at least three direct quotes in your paper. You need details. Do not include the questions in your paper. Utilizing the questions, you will write your paper. Make sure you have 2-3 pages of content.