{"id":3457,"date":"2018-09-09T18:46:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T18:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomshillprimer.com\/institute\/?p=3457"},"modified":"2021-02-24T21:49:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T21:49:56","slug":"franklins-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.freedomshillprimer.com\/institute\/2018\/09\/09\/franklins-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Franklin’s Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Where would America be <\/span>without Benjamin Franklin?\u00a0 <\/span>Throughout <\/span>the course of his life, he contributed several ideas and hopes that have shaped <\/span>the nation.\u00a0 <\/span>To this day, his <\/span>accomplishments continue to influence the country.\u00a0 <\/span>It is important to note that Franklin was <\/span>more than a Founding Father or the fellow who connected electricity to <\/span>lightning by flying a kite in a thunderstorm.\u00a0 <\/span>He was by every sense of the term, a renaissance man.\u00a0 <\/span>Franklin was skilled in printing, publishing, <\/span>writing, and science.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Franklin\u2019s <\/span>formal education ended once he had reached the age of ten.\u00a0 <\/span>However, he had a thirst for knowledge and <\/span>taught himself many subjects through literature.\u00a0 <\/span>In his early teens, Franklin worked as an <\/span>apprentice to his older brother at his weekly newspaper, the New-England Courant<\/em>.\u00a0 <\/span>As time passed, he <\/span>developed a fascination for writing, which prompted him to transcribe a series <\/span>of fourteen compositions under the alias \u201cSilence Dogood\u201d at the age of s<\/span>ixteen.\u00a0 <\/span>The feedback from the public <\/span>was a boost of encouragement to Franklin, they adored his writing.\u00a0 <\/span>Franklin grew in age and so did his passion <\/span>for the printing and publishing industry.\u00a0 <\/span>In 1729, he purchased the Pennsylvania Gazette<\/em>, which eventually earned him wealth and status in society.\u00a0 <\/span>Perhaps it was this passion that aided him in <\/span>his other achievements as well. <\/span><\/span> Franklin <\/span>had a desire to improve life for society, he did this by investing in public <\/span>p<\/span>rojects.\u00a0 <\/span>He was concerned with <\/span>providing widows with welfare, forming a volunteer militia, and building the <\/span>University of Pennsylvania in order to educate middle class children.\u00a0 <\/span>Franklin also built institutions\u00a0for the <\/span>mentally disabled and a lending library.\u00a0 <\/span>He even devised a number of inventions for the public such as the<\/span> lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, and the glass harmonica.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Franklin\u2019s <\/span>ambition only became bolder as he grew older.\u00a0 <\/span>In 1754, he printed his renowned cartoon \u201cJoin or Die\u201d in the Pennsylvania Gazette<\/em>, which would later<\/span> become a symbol of colonial unity against the British.\u00a0 <\/span>Soon, Franklin found himself immersed in the <\/span>political world.\u00a0 <\/span>He was elected as president of <\/span>the American Philosophical Society in 1769 and later was elected as a delegate <\/span>to the Second Continental Congress.\u00a0 <\/span>Time <\/span>passed and Franklin continued to climb the political ladder.\u00a0 <\/span>In 1776, he was appointed as a member of the <\/span>committee of five who drafted the Declaration of Independence.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span> The results of <\/span>Franklin\u2019s ambition still echo throughout the country to this day.\u00a0 <\/span>Franklin has inspired countless individuals <\/span>with his words and his wisdom.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>His ideas and inventions did not die with him, <\/span>they carried out into the modern world.\u00a0 <\/span>Americans have admired Franklin\u2019s success for ages and will admire him <\/span>for many years to come.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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