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Benjamin Franklin Jesus Analysis

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I believe Franklins view of Jesus’ message shows the true man that his is in that he admits that he cannot be perfect, but can also admit that he is very thankful of the life that he is given to live with a purpose to lead a life of God as well as be motivated to do good for others not just himself. Being God driven in life means that you do as what God has intended for you and in the Bible, Then God would say, “Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me” (Matthew 16:24 New International Version). Once you put what God says into action, then you start your journey living a godly life. Franklin supposes that he was given the opportunity to being able to do many …show more content…

He made sure that he was going to do what was necessary for the people he worked for in a genuine and honest way because he knew that there were certain aspects he wanted to have to be a well-known businessman. His name was well-known because people had all the respect he deserved working as hard as he did, but still never felt he needed boast or become all about himself. He remained humble and always looked towards attaining the goals of perfecting his craft as a very faithful, true person and businessman. Franklin says, “Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i. e., waste nothing” (Appelbaum & Smith, 1996, p.64). This is one of his virtues which is, “Frugality” and this is something I feel that businessmen today do take into consideration but seems to lack the quality at which Franklin uses it in his life. Business has always had a notion that it is all about being greedy and selfish with money which could very well be true, but being able to take full advantage of what you have as a businessman should be one of your biggest attributes. Giving all that you can and leaving nothing behind should be the work ethic of all business-related work or even for anything, but as important as business can be, that should be the very virtue that everyone has in their mind set. Another very …show more content…

He puts his beliefs into action and stands strong to be the person he is proud and thankful to be. God blesses him through those actions that he takes to make a leap in faith and risk many things in his journey as a businessman. All of the jobs he worked, and much of the time he spent learning and developing his ideas truly worked out for him as he understood that no matter what the struggle might be, there is always a chance to right a wrong and become something much stronger because of it. Throughout his life, he made certain that he was going to be the successful man he always wanted to be and his faith was a strong as his will to develop into a man that could do anything he ever wanted to

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In his writing a theme that is most prevalent is that of the American dream. Although not coined that yet, as the United States didn’t exist at the time. But right from the beginning Franklin speaks to the fact that he created his success and fortune from nothing but hard work, and intelligence. When describing Franklin’s Autobiography as a primary source, it is important to note that this theme of the American Dream. Most famously from the Declaration of Independence preamble, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” ( Dec. of Ind. Pre.).

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Franklin values prayer and doing good works over rituals such as a regular attendance to church, emphasizing using one's own reason for understanding the word of God. For example, Franklin described the time he went to listen to his friend, the Presbyterian minister, preach for five consecutive weeks (Andrews, 133). Franklin remained unenthused about public worship and found the aim of the minister was to focus the people on becoming “Presbyterians rather than good citizens” (Andrews, 133). He found himself “disgusted” by the argument the minister made in regards to the verse from Philippians, therefore, deciding to never return to his sermon again nor to any other public sermon again. This point of view is similar to Thomas Paine’s point of view in that Paine believed the only way to discover God

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(Blanco) He was also a religious person, he compared his killing spree to Jesus’s mission saying “Three years, the same length of time Jesus went on his mission.” (Scott). In Franklin’s Early childhood, he suffered from severe abuse from his parents who both lived a rough life.

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In the time period of “The Way to Wealth” it was a common trend to spend money on an extravagant lifestyle to show your wealth. The upper class liked to use materialistic objects to boast about their economic status and would often go into debt because of their frivolous spending. The more expensive objects one acquired the higher up in class they would seem. Franklin did not follow others with this furor as stated in his quote,"It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.” His attitude towards money was that it should be spent wisely and with a purpose.

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Benjamin Franklin was “one of the ablest of the able men whom the American republic numbers amongst her fathers and founders.” (The Illustrated Magazine of Art 37) Franklin was many things during his lifetime and assisted in leading America through a turbulent time of politics. He was a supporter of federalism and religious liberty. His beliefs aligned with many of the virtues of enlightenment ideals.

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He had many quintessential factors about him and many admired him for that. Ambition, hard work, strength, and common sense were clearly displayed in his personality. Franklin had a passion for life and I think that he showed it to us by his many accomplishments. Benjamin Franklin is the ideal American and the one who revealed what is meant by the American dream.

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He talks about things from the “establishment, that which [he] first formed, called the Union Fire Company” (Franklin 82) which was a big deal back then to inventing a new fireplace. He writes about his good deeds because Franklin wants to show what good Americans can do. His son would probably not have care as much, but the general public would care how Americans can prosper. Part three is all about how he prospered, how he lived the ‘American Dream’ Some believe that Benjamin Franklin wrote about his good deeds because he wanted to show Great Britain how great America was. He wanted to show that they could grow and prosper, that the Americans do not need Great Britain to survive, that they are fine by themselves, maybe ever

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Franklin claims that he has been living long enough to see errors that he made, therefore as he grow older, he tend to “doubt of [his] own judgment” because nobody is perfect due to his past experiences (43). The informations that Franklin presents is to show his reputation that he is not perfect, also his constitution but he is open minded and willing to make what is best for the people. The perspective errors of the constitution have, is being “sacrificed to the public good” meaning all the flaw that constitution have will not be reveal to the people (44). Franklin is very passion about what is best for the people and their happiness, furthermore his characteristic is very respectful toward the citizen and the congress.

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