Benjamin Franklin- Politician, Author and Inventor Jan 17, 1706 - Apr 17, 1790

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1 Benjamin Franklin was also considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.  He was a well-known author.  Many of his writings caused great uproar when the colonies were having such political differences with England (Great Britain). In fact, some people said he was a revolutionary because  his literary works helped the people in fighting to leave (separate from) England and become their own country . He is noted for his many inventions, as well.  His major inventions were that of electricity, the lightning rod, and a cooking stove.  Benjamin Franklin was a former speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
2 His writings include Poor Richard’s Almanack.  He was focused on improving one’s one behavior and even wrote a list of 12 virtues that he tried to improve on throughout his life. He wrote these at the early age of 20.
3 They are as follows: 1. Temperance, 2. Silence, 3. Order, 4. Resolution, 5. Frugality, 6. Industry, 7. Sincerity, 8. Justice, 9. Moderation, 10. Cleanliness, 11. Tranquility, 12. Humility. Franklin was an excellent reader, but did not graduate from any well- known school or college.  He was as some would say, self- educated. His family did not have the money to send him to school.

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Tranquility : the quality or state of being tranquil; calm

Frugality : the quality of being economical with money or food; thriftiness

Chastity : the state or practice of refraining from extramarital, or especially from all, sexual intercourse

Moderation : the avoidance of excess or extremes, especially in one's behavior or political opinions

Uproar : a loud and impassioned noise or disturbance

Invention : the action of inventing something, typically a process or device

Temperance : abstinence from alcoholic drink

Humility : a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness

Sincerity : the quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy

Speaker : a person who speaks

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Rating: A Words in the Passage: 204 Unique Words: 130 Sentences: 27
Noun: 86 Conjunction: 16 Adverb: 8 Interjection: 0
Adjective: 12 Pronoun: 17 Verb: 40 Preposition: 22
Letter Count: 1,012 Sentiment: Positive Tone: Neutral Difficult Words: 69
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