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Ben Franklin, 2002.
This paper discusses the life of artisan, writer and diplomat Ben Franklin.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper considers Ben Franklin to be one of the most important people of his century. The author believes that his contributions shaped America, which changed the world.
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From the Puritans to Ben Franklin, 2001.
This paper compares Ben Franklin's attitude to American identity to that of the Puritans.
930 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, $ 33.95
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This paper analyzes the early American settlers in regard to their identity. It compares the attitude of Ben Franklin and the Puritans. It surveys the history of the pre-Revolutionary Puritans and what lead to the search of their identity. It shows how Franklin was a figure who addressed all these issues and was one of the first to document them.
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"From Puritan writings onward, and throughout all American literature, a dominant concern has been the question of identity, and/or the search for identity. Puritans, for example, sought to retain their identity and so found themselves having to escape to a ?New World? in order to preserve their convictions about God. In the end, Puritans came to view themselves as a ?chosen people? (?Introduction? 2). Benjamin Franklin, on the other hand, as one of the authors of the ?Declaration of Independence? (amongst other important revolutionary documents), helped construct a later version of the American identity as both independent and self-determining. And as he further advanced the question of identity in American letters, he helped bring to the table related notions of the ?American dream? and personal virtue. In so doing, Franklin?s vision of America was forged in ways much different than the more communal vision of his Puritan ancestors."
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Ben Franklin in Weber's Theory of the Protestant Ethic, 2001.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 1 source, $ 67.95
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This paper explores Max Weber?s theory of the ?rational? in the Protestant Ethic. It explores Weber?s use of Ben Franklin to help understand the capitalist spirit.
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"In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Max Weber seeks historically and causally to locate the religious origins of modern, western capitalism. Throughout the text he uses Benjamin Franklin?s writings to elucidate this specific economic development and concomitantly, "to bring out the complexity of the only superficially simple concept of the rational.? Concerned with the, at some levels, irrational ideals of industry and frugality within Franklin?s capitalist spirit, Weber emphasizes the dismissal of explicit religious motivations, despite Franklin?s overwhelmingly ethical voice. This paper traces Weber?s account of the Protestant, especially Calvinist, factors that predicate Franklinesque capitalism and, includes Weber?s assessment of the consequent, perverse articulations of latter-day capitalist culture."
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Ben and Will Franklin, 2006.
This paper reviews and critiques Sheila L. Skemp's book "Benjamin and William Franklin: Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist."
902 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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The writer of this paper examines "Benjamin and William Franklin: Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist" written by historian and author Sheila L. Skemp. This book contains surprising historical fact about one of America's founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin and his son William. This paper details the fact that William not only did not support his father's patriot cause but he actively supported the English loyalist cause and labored to keep America under colonial rule, eventually going to jail for his efforts. This paper discusses Skemp's method of introducing the reader to the facts behind the Franklin family drama as well as insight into the Revolutionary War. The author presents a balanced portrayal of the two men's different interests to show how both men could both believe in liberty, but because they represented different political interests and were subject to different political intellectual influences, they came to hold different political views. This paper details numerous historical facts regarding both father and son, for example, William was royally appointed as governor of New Jersey while in contrast Benjamin Franklin accepted a position as a representative of Massachusetts in England.
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"This book shows not only how a father and son can go from loving and esteeming one another's opinions to fighting each other on opposing sides, but how their conflict was emblematic of the of the era. Shelia Skemp presents a balanced portrayal of the two men's different interests to show how two men could both believe in liberty, but because they represented different political interests and were subject to different political intellectual influences, they came to hold different political views. Skemp attempts to show how two Americans from the same family could make such different sense of the events spanning the end of the French and Indian War and the Declaration of Independence because of different political principles about the best way to go about fighting for liberty, life, and happiness, as well as their divergent economic and personal interests."
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Ben Franklin's "Virtue", 2006.
An analysis of Benjamin Franklin's collection of maxims as presented in "Virtue".
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper examines how Benjamin Franklin's collection of maxims for improved living as presented in his autobiography "Virtue" include politically sound principles. It contends that his more profound maxims are either philosophic or political.
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"The quintessential American on virtue, Benjamin Franklin author and protagonist of his autobiography, writes ostensibly to tell his son about his life and to furnish a model of self-betterment for him or for any of his readers. "
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Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, 2002.
Study of Ben Franklin's autobiography and how his writing style differed from the Puritan style of writing of which he was accustomed.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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It is the purpose of this paper to outline how Ben Franklin had distanced himself from the puritan writers and, while maintaining some of their sensibilities, wrote an autobiography that reads like a manual for life.
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American Men in Literature, 2002.
An analysis of "The Autobiography of Ben Franklin" by Louis P. Masur and "The Life of Olaudah Equiano" in "The Classic Slave Narratives" written by Henry Louis Gate.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper will be based on "The Autobiography of Ben Franklin" by Louis P. Masur and "The life of Olaudah Equiano" in "The Classic Slave Narratives" written by Henry Louis Gates and will uncover the lifestyles they led in the times they lived in. One will be based on the life of Ben Franklin in the Mid-Atlantic States and the other the way of life that a slave had to live under in the South. The essence of both men will be compared and contrasted to show how they revealed the nature of their environment and in their understanding of the British dominated worlds that they lived.
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The Influence of Social Class on Writers, 2001.
This paper focuses on the following writers: Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, Ben Franklin and Frederick Douglass. This paper will provide a brief summary of their life, their social class and how it impacted upon them and effected what they each achieved.
1,050 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper focuses on the following writers: Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, Ben Franklin and Frederick Douglass. This paper will provide a brief summary of their life, their social class and how it impacted upon them and effected what they each achieved.
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Social class is not just something that is important to Americans, but something that is integral to who they are. The importance of social class can be demonstrated by showing its effect on several American writers. It will also show how social class is something that shapes your beliefs as in the cases of Hawthorne, Emerson and Thoreau. Or it can be something that an individual can shape and overcome, as in the cases of Ben Franklin and Frederick Douglass
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Who Was Franklin?, 2007.
A review of Gordon Wood's "The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin".
1,074 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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The paper discusses how Benjamin Franklin remains an enigmatic figure. He has been revered as a patriot and one of the country's beloved founding fathers. He has also been seen as a self-serving elitist. The paper looks at historian Gordon Woods' book "The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin", where he attempts to answer the question of who indeed was the real Ben Franklin. The paper illustrates how Woods evaluates Franklin based on a historical perspective and shows how political developments affected Franklin's thinking. The paper asserts that Woods clearly shows that the "Americanization" of Benjamin Franklin is the "Americanization" of the new independent America as well.
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"Through Woods' approach, the reader is transported to Franklin's time. We are forced to evaluate Franklin not from the perspective of hindsight, but within the context of the 18th century. We are forced to consider the founding father before Franklin came to be appropriated by the different artisans and craftsmen of the 19th century, after the publication of Franklin's Autobiography. In essence, Woods' approach goes beyond the familiar rags to riches emphasis that many other biographies take when telling the story of Ben Franklin."
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Verner W. Crane's "Benjamin Franklin and a Rising People", 2007.
This paper reviews Verner W. Crane's "Benjamin Franklin and a Rising People", which outlines Benjamin Franklin's contributions to the formation of the United States.
975 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 34.95
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This paper explains that Verner W. Crane's thesis in his book "Benjamin Franklin and a Rising People" is that, as Franklin rose to affluence with his inquisitive, questioning mind, his extensive research, writing and inventing, at the same time, his fellow citizens, the 'rising people', also began to question the conventions of the British government, which led to the American Revolution. The author points out that Crane examines Franklin's contributions by working chronologically through his life. The paper relates that, throughout the book, Crane uses excerpts from various letters, newspapers and writing pieces of Franklin's to show exactly the kind of man Franklin was. The author concludes that Franklin was definitely a one-of-a-kind person, who was crucial to the beginning stages of this country.
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"Crane explains that Franklin was a very talented writer but James did not allow him to display his abilities enough for Benjamin's liking. To counter his brother's stubbornness, Benjamin began writing letters that were published in the paper under the name Silence Dogood. This habit of using a ghost-name stuck with Franklin as he used it several other times throughout his life. Nonetheless, James eventually found out about Benjamin's ghostwriting ways and expressed his displeasure."
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"The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin", 2006.
This paper discusses the book by Benjamin Franklin "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" as a true symbol of the American Dream realized.
1,070 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper explains that Benjamin Franklin's autobiography "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" relates his entrepreneurial spirit that turned him into a shrewd businessman, a great inventor and innovator, a community leader and later a very well-known and well-respected politician. The author points out that this book indicates that the business environment was changing and industrialization was gaining hold because, as Franklin reported, while the older generation was skeptical and cautious, the younger generation was full of optimism, courage and believed in possibilities. The paper suggests that an important lesson from Franklin's book is that a person may gain success and still be rude and arrogant, but a man who is remembered for ages is someone who remained humble when he was going up.
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"The key to success may not be one and the same for everyone but it appears that hard work and believing in one's decision play critical role in shaping the lives and careers of successful people. Benjamin Franklin knew he loved printing and that this was the business to be in. He also had the inclination to start this business in Philadelphia so while some people tried to discourage him, he stuck with his beliefs and worked tirelessly to make himself a success in this business. As we later see that not only he became an immensely successful printer and publisher, he also turned into a competent politician. This wouldn't have been possible if he never believed in himself or if he listened to the negative opinion of other people. "
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Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., 2005.
A look at the origins, development, and evolution of the famous ice cream company, Ben & Jerry's.
9,154 words (approx. 36.6 pages), 41 sources, APA, $ 189.95
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This paper describes the beginnings of the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream company, its mission statement, the takeover of the company by Unilever, the "caring capitalism" approach to business that Ben & Jerry's founders promoted and which was continued under the ownership of Unilever, and the reasons for the company's continued success.
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Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc.
History of Unilever
Unilever's Purchase of Ben & Jerry's
Ben & Jerry's Social Responsibilities Post-Unilever
Conclusions
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"Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen, friends who happened to be hippies, decided to go into business. They did not decide on producing ice cream right away; however, all their ideas for business ventures did revolve around food (Lager, 1994). Once Jerry and Ben decided on ice cream, they were on the hunt for the ideal location and ended up in Vermont. The first Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream and Crepe shop opened May 5, 1978 (Lager, 1994; and Theroux, 1993). Surprising both Jerry and Ben, the business did so well that by the ninth day they had to close early due to lack of salable ice cream (Lager, 1994). Nevertheless, the business continued to grow even though Jerry and Ben were not astute businesspersons."
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Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglas, 2004.
This paper discusses Benjamin Franklin?s "An Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" and Frederick Douglas?s "A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave".
785 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that the experiences that changed both Franklin and Douglas had to do with the importance of education in enabling people to better themselves. The author points out that Franklin?s education came when he worked as an apprentice printer with his brother during his teens. The paper relates that Frederick Douglas?s life story tells a much bleaker tale and shows even more the ability of one man to use his wits and his natural talents to pull himself up by the bootstraps.
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"Indeed, it was because of the fact that he had such great access to books through his induction into the printer?s trade that he was able to foster his love of books and learning and to begin to develop his persuasive rhetorical skills that would aid him not only in writing, but also in oratory. Without this love of books and learning being instilled in him Franklin could have never become the great thinker, speaker, author, and statesmen that he was to become."
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Benjamin Franklin and Perfection, 2002.
Examines the virtues set out by American inventor, Benjamin Franklin, in his desire to become a perfect human being.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 33.95
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Through his words and actions presented in "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin", Franklin exemplified the ideal man he strove to be in his journey towards success and prosperity. The paper shows that by devoting himself continuously to improving himself, Franklin embarked on a project to arrive at "moral Perfection". Although he eventually gave up his objective to be perfect, he made tremendous progress in mending his faults and changing himself for the better. In this paper the virtues Franklin enumerated in his project are explored, because they constituted key elements of Franklin?s character, which enabled him to succeed in his life.
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"In his work, he considered "Industry as a Means of obtaining Wealth and Distinction" (Franklin 88). Indeed, Franklin exhibited this quality throughout his struggle to establish himself as a printer and afterwards in all his endeavors. When he first acquired his business, he devoted his entire existence to working hard without any distractions: "I was seen at no Places of idle Diversion; I never went out a-fishing or shooting" (Franklin 73). During this period, he also demonstrated his sincerity in his dealings with other businessmen by "paying duly for what [he] bought" (Franklin 73). Even in his young age, Franklin had already understood that "Truth, Sincerity & Integrity in Dealings between Man & Man, were of the utmost Importance to the Felicity of Life" (63). Through his exemplary conduct towards other business people, he attracted business from them so that his business throve (Franklin 73). In his endeavor to achieve success as a printer, he demonstrated tremendous resolve and commitment, never deviating from his path, unlike the other printers he described in the book, such as Keimer, who fell by the wayside."
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Benjamin Franklin, 2007.
This paper describes Benjamin Franklin's influence on today's self-help books.
2,110 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper explores the ideas, principles and values embodied in Benjamin Franklin's life and works. Franklin's writings, such as
the "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" and "Poor Richard's Almanac" contain time-tested success formulas that helped Franklin shape his success and also inspired an entire genre of books. The author explores how many of the ideas presented in Franklin's writings influenced today's self-help books. The paper cites Steve Covey and Blaine McCormick as two self-help writers influenced by Franklin.
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"Benjamin Franklin is rightly called the first success guru of America. His ideas, principles and values embodied in his life and works are evident of the fact that this man possessed a great entrepreneurial spirit and never-say-die attitude which turned him and millions of others who followed his advice into millionaires. However do not equate success with money alone. Franklin was not only a wealthy person; he was also a completely successful statesman, a shrewd politician and a disciplined person as well. The self-help books that teach us about time management and success today have largely been inspired by Franklin's ideals. As Anker (1999) observes: "
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