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 a.)Ben Franklin's personal ideas about economy helped to shape our country's economy. We are lucky that they did because Franklin believed that the only true way to wealth was through hard work. This noble idea became the soul of the "American Dream," the idea that all people are created equal and each person has the same opportunity to achieve success.

b.)His opinion for whether the rights of of the communtity or the rights of the individual were more important, was definately more in favor of the rights of the individual. He thought that everyone should think for themselves.

c.) Ben Franklin’s parents intended that he should have a role in the church but soon he became disillusioned with organized religion after discovering [|Deism]. So he himself became a deist. Although others spoke of him as whatever they wanted him to be. > > d.) Ben Franklin’s view on nature was different from if you were to look at it from a Puritan view, like many other deist he viewed nature as a good thing and not the devil’s last strong hold. > > e.) Ben Franklin believed in free will but he opposed and argued of Christian ideas of free will.  > > > > > > He was a ** Writer, ** Inventor (lighting rod, bifocal glasses, iron furnace stove) > Businessman, Publisher, Scientist, and Legislator  > > ** **Benjamin Franklin was a very wise man who strove to do his best in everything that he did. Franklin’s personality is most evident through his quotes and proverbs…**  **Benjamin Franklin was a very wise man who strove to do his best in everything that he did. Franklin’s personality is most evident through his quotes and proverbs…**  Benjamin Franklin was a very wise man who strove to do his best in everything that he did. Franklin’s personality is most evident through his quotes and proverbs…   >
 * The Presbyterians thought him half a Presbyterian
 * The Catholics thought him almost a Catholic <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">The Friends believed him a wet Quaker
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">The Church of England claimed him as one of their own <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">
 * <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #0033cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">"...as every Letter ought to be, confin'd to one; the same is to be observ'd in all the Letters, Vowels and Consonants, that wherever they are met with, or in whatever Company, their Sound is always the same. It is also intended that there be no superfluous Letters used in Spelling, i.e. no Letter that is not sounded, and this Alphabet by Six new Letters provides that there be no distinct Sounds in the Language without Letters to express them". - Benjamin Franklin
 * <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">
 * <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
 * <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">“At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.” <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Mia's Scribblings ~'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">Maybe he'd be a rock star...



<span style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Mia's Scribblings ~'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">Or maybe he'd be the next Donald Trump...

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 20pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Mia's Scribblings ~'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">Or maybe he'd even be an inventor like Bill Gates



<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">//What would Ben Franklin say about the state of the world?// <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128"> Well, the world then was more put together and organized, so Franklin probably would not agree with alot of the unorganization and chaos of this world today.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">//How could Ben Franklin contribute to today's society?// <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128"> Franklin was an inventor, innovater, and a philosopher. In today's society he would contribute to sciences. He is a very intellegent man and today he would probably help improve technology as well. Ben also contributed used his printing skills to print paper money, helping to establish the paper currency system in America. Today, we honor Ben's contribution to the economy every time we use a [|$100 bill]: Ben's face appears on it.



<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Castellar','serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">“Either **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">write something ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128"> __worth reading__ or  **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128">do something ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #984806; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Scrypticali Normal'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128"> __worth writing__.” --Ben Franklin

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Citations:
 * http://www.earlyamerica.com/portraits/franklin.html
 * http://shootingrockstars.com/IMG_1153-2.JPG
 * http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/benjamin_franklin.html
 * http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/ben_franklin.jpg
 * http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/economst/economst.html
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin#Virtue.2C_religion_and_personal_beliefs
 * http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Old-World-Map-Wall-Tapestry-C11755484.jpeg
 * http://nationaldirectfunding.com/images/100_dollar_bill%20front%20and%20back.jpg