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How He Started the Table
B.F did lots of reading and found that people defined virtues differently. He decided to make his own virtue form." I propos’d to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas annex’d to each, than a few names with more ideas". He included 13 names of virtues. These are more clarified, and express B.J's meanings.
Education. Not only in the first paragraph. Sharing experiences and thoughts.
Improvement of the well-being of more people. (Utilitarianism)
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spread these virtues. One shouldn't live without any restrictions. B.F designed a table to make sure he was being better, more moral, more rational.
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2. 沉默寡言SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
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Book Report about the Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinHe has many titles, as people know, such as, Politician, Scientist, businessman, and philosopher and so on. Before reading his autobiography, I just thought Franklin was a great scientist. Until now I have known he had many other aspects of I know nothing.Our English teacher has ever told us the Declaration of Independence was a rather classic opus. Franklin was just one of the few people who took part in drafting the document.Franklin seems to be a legend in my eyes, with who Jefferson can equal. But in his childhood, like other poor boys, he stayed in school for several years, dropped out, then worked as an apprentice to lighten the burden of his family, which had thirteen children. However, he wasn’t content with the present situation he was. He has his own dream, his own ambitions. I suppose that determination and persistence can make people difference. If you insist on it, you will be somebody, or you will be nobody. Although Franklin hadn’t g ot well educated, he taught himself in his spear time and never gave up. When his father figured out him that he fell far short in elegance, Franklin at once grew more attentive to the manner in writing and determined to endeavor at improvement. All this built a steady function on his writing and speech.For the pursuit of curiosity about the outside world, Franklin left home set foot in Philadelphia alone with little money. He has the spirit of early American immigrants, hard-working, tenacity, insistence and adventure. When the first group immigrants set foot in America, they tried everything to adapt to the rough living conditions and builttheir own hometown. They, Franklin and people struggling at that time all have the American spirit. Because of it, he owned his printing factory gradually. Indefinitely his honesty and sincerity helped him won the business and honor.Franklin was strict with himself; especially he listed thirteen moral virtues which he thought that is necessary to him, for example, industry, justice, sincerity and so on. Later people called it “13-point plan for honest living” He actually did as he planed. Besides he also made a scheme of the twenty-four hours of a nature day. He did not exaggerate his excellence but told us what he was abjectly. We can learn all aspects of him from his narrative, including his merits and demerits, what he regretted doing. Although he was not perfect, he was more honorable than the perfect one. Some don’t know what they are weak at, some know it but they don’t want to change, only a few not only know it but also change it, and then they succeed. Maybe it’s the reason that the distinction between the great and the ordinary. The kind old man taught us a lesson that being success needs more than fortune and endeavorsFranklin also invented many important things for our daily life. A person who didn’t obtain formal education still can be a scientist, which sounds like a tale, but Franklin observed ordinary life seriously and found out the stuff that people ignored ordinary things. People always complained that the fate is not fare or they don’t have good fortune. However, in fact, the chances are lost by themselves. Sometimes people envy others who achieve the success, but forget others’ great effort.He is an important man in the Independent War. Several battles showed his outstanding ability to make directions. The old man also gave us some examples aboutsocializing, working. An official was always wondering he had rich experience, finally he lost the war. The proudest army is most easy to be defeated. Someone wouldn’t like to hear others’ advice. No one is independent without others’ help. Franklin drafted projects and persuaded France helping American to fight against English army. He told us his vario us experiences in a humble tone, as if it wasn’t dangerous or important. So I wonder whether people don’t pay too much attention to the reputation and status, they can make far more progressMany people, especially the youth, know how to do, how to change their life. They are just lack of courage and persistence. We always defeated by ourselves not the difficulties. At that time we find thousands of excuses to get ourselves rid of regret. After reading his autobiography, an idea came up to my mind that you can’t decide where you are born, but you can choose your fate.God won’t give up you, if you don’t give up yourself.Published by Peking Press 2008.7。
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin is one of the greatest scientists as well as politicians in the American history. Regarded as the representative of capitalism spirit, Benjamin Franklin participated in the foundation of the USA, exploring the secrets of lighting and help draft the famous United States Declaration of Independence. This autobiography is written by Franklin himself in his later years, which has influenced generations of people, not only b ecause it displays how Franklin achieves success, but also moves people with the proverbs it contains.Born in the early 18 century, Benjamin Franklin grew up in a big family with 17 children in the North America. Though Franklin studies well, his family couldn’t afford to pay his tuition because they have so many brothers and sisters. Then he becomes a print apprentice with only two years education, but he never gives up acquiring knowledge in his ten years printer time. The books he has read cover every aspect, which exerts profound effects to his later success to some extent. One of his famous stories is the kite experiment; Franklin discovers that the essence of lighting is actually the same as electricity through leading the lighting in with a kite. Later, the War of independence broke out, as one of the leaders; Franklin took part in the drafting of the declaration of independence and the first American constitution.The majority of people may be attracted in the huge success he has achieved, but from my prospective, I’m absorbed in Franklin’s moral character more than his achievements. He has displayed thirteen virtues in this autobiography, including frugality, diligence, moderation, tranquility, chastity and humility, I think it is these great virtues that contribute to his success, and people nowadays just lack of some characters like these. Through Franklin’s childhood we learn that he is a diligent person because he read numbers of books in his work leisure time. After his death, what have been written on his gravestone is “printer Benjamin Franklin”, which fully reflects his humility. If one focus on how to cultivate more virtues in spite of gaining more profits, he will get the key to success. Thus, we should try our best to overcome our bad habits, form more moral characters to strengthen our heart. Success can’t be valued by property, only how much contribution one has made can illustrate it.The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the most inspirational book I have ever read. Through Franklin’s words I realize a lot of philosophy of life, and I will learn from him to become a useful person to our society.。
富兰克林自传英文读后感
The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinIn this term, I read the book The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, in the book, he showed us what his childhood was like and what he came to value as meaningful and worthwhile techniques of communication, conduct, and self-improvement.Franklin was not in favorable growth environment, and it should be a relatively plain appearance. In 1706 he was born in North America, the home Top 15 of 17 children. His Father is involved in wax and soap as a small businessman, Franklin entered the school for about two years before dropping out of school because of family distress. Then he went to work as an apprentice in his brother’s prin ting shop, the apprentice days was very difficult, but he did a good use of the apprenticeship leisure time to study hard, and read a lot of books in politics, science, history and literature. He was also proficient in the use of French, Italian, Spanish and Latin by himself.In 1726 Franklin manages a printing factory, it was a great success which created a legend of the American dream, and he printed a huge impact "Pennsylvania". He invented the lightning rod, dual-purpose glasses, new stove and new lights. He pioneered the North American colonies the slogan that is "not join are the death" and drafted out the drafting of" Declaration of Independence "published in 1771 which changed the fate of countless people, and this book gave a description of its process of growth and exhorted the people to be positive.there are a lot of Proverbs in this book that Franklin felt in his life, reading this book is not only to feel the sentiment, but also to combine their training and humanity and then to improve ourselves, the book describes each chapter are a true portrayal of his life and tell us how to get all the perception which inspired me very muchIn his view, reading is the key to success. Book is invaluable he greatest joy. Books give us wisdom, strengthen our determination and let us have the wisdom of the trip of our life.Franklin attaches great importance to his own virtue. Therefore, he proposed to 13 requirements for himself namely: control, quiet, orderly life, determination, frugality, diligence, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and humility. He has been trying to do that, though he cannot completely meet the requirements, but he was persistent. The people who can meet the 13 requirements can be called "saints" of the fact that people are rarely perfect, but it can pursue such a perfect people in the United States and Germany who have achieved great success. My goal is to cultivatethese virtues in himself, so I think it is best not to try all at once, I think it is very difficult, or in a period of time focused on one thing for the good. I will cultivate this virtue into habit, and then in another culture. So I arranged for the virtues of moderation training at first, because it needs to stay calm and think clearly. This cool-headed and clear thinking is necessary; the only way to always be vigilant is to resist the inertia of old habits and curb the temptation. If we have the excellence we can get other excellence much easier in exchange.Also seen in the debate, Franklin was not humble when he was young, I often make that mistake, when there is no need to overwhelm people with very strong tone, although at the time it could have brought their own pleasure, but we need to understand other people's feelings.Franklin was revered as the father of America for his impressive image that can maintain a frugal life style of work for the public welfare and make immortal contributions, compared to my own and the majority of people we can knew how impetuous we are.I hope people will need: reticent, modest, frugal, more importance in the future to remove these bad habits, those things may be of great help to our growth. What’s more, I think it is necessary for everyone to by this book, which can have a better understanding of education, public utilities, as well as a human city, country effects.Benjamin Franklin once said this sentence: "In my view, the things can bring happiness to mankind is not so much the great golden lucky, might as well say is the convenience all the time around." I think these words were very inspiring words, not only those rare good fortune, while ignoring the little things around; but also this sentence is also very good explain for Franklin's invention of those who benefit mankind and the reason for he became a inventor .Franklin can make great success in so many areas which have a huge impact on the world affairs, should be largely dependent on his habits, very sorry I could not see his biography later life, perhaps he's more interested in some of my later life, in fact, people often like to see a brilliant side.After reading Franklin's autobiography, a deep sense I received is that people cannot be conquered by inertia, cannot be the original self-restraint. To move forward to what we should aim at.。
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First Part: Brief introduction of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin, a great politician, scientist, musician, litterateur and philosopher, a great leader of American Revolution, was born in Poston, January 17, 1706 and dead on April 17, 1790. He participated in drafting out the Declaration of Independence when American victory was around the corner. Perhaps, compared with his contribution making electricity’s secret come to light to science, this will still fade away. Without books in his life, his life will be dim and he will be dead because book is to a man fond of it what water is to fish in it. What makes him respected is not his feat to his family and contribution to his motherland but his humility, honesty and diligence are still kept when faced with his accomplishment and glory. In addition, it is necessary for him to learn wherever he is and whatever he is doing because he believes that learning is a great thing and does good to him. Absorbed to science and truth, he will not believe anything until he has experienced, for example, it was believed that thunder was a scourge which would be resorted to when God thought a man necessary to be punished, however, he thought thunder is similar to elecrticity rather than God’s scourge, then he made an experiment that prove d he was right.It is evident that during his life, he made many miracle s come true and owned twinkling glories, owning any one of which would make the common feel endless happy. Actually, in this autobiography there was none of them mentioned but something in life and some his experience from life and time,hoping we will achieve something beneficial. Therefore, instead of using abstract words to educate, he chooses flat language to communicate, which is filled with his wit and life philosophy.Though he had lots of dazzling achievements in his life, he just mentioned things in his life and some common experiences about how to get well on with others and how to lead a meaningful life. Young as he was, he had to drop from school when he was just 8 years old and work as a pressman because of his another sixteen brothers and sisters. It was not until ten years later that he could leave this job and pursue his inclination, just during this period he took every chance to read books from natural science to technique and literature, however busy he was and however late it was, he would finish it as soon as possible. In addition, to buy book which he liked he would work hard and save money from board wages. Therefore, he never stopped to purchasing books, stopped to reading and never stopped to making progress. So it’s obvious that he accumulated so much knowledge that he had an access to success. Compared to his desire of study, his diligence is another evident quality. When he worked as a pressman he had to get up early and stay up to make money and read books. Without any doubt, he grasped the perfect press skill from his learning honesty and diligence, which also had built up his reputation and glory. Just as he put it: honesty and diligence should be every people’s closest coachfellow.It is more respecting that he practices his message. For example, from 1733 he begun to study languages on his own.When he was learning Italian, a friend who was also learning it, used to tempt him to play chess with him. Finding this take up too much of the time he had to spare for study, he at length refused to play any more. After several years, he had acquired French, Italian and Spanish including Latin, and fond a simple and easy way to learn language.In his whole life, he was always leading a saving life because he sincerely believed in economy and a proverb that says: He that would thrive must his wife, at the same time, his wife was disgusted with luxury. What’s more, his wife was diligent like him and she could help him tend shop, purchasing old rags for the papermakers so that it was no need employing others. In their daily life, they just used simple cooks and had very common food.Like some kind officers, as soon as took office he started to make contribution to his nation and to be determined to help out of poverty, suffer and disaster. Having been elected member, he conceived that becoming a member had enlarge his power of dong good. When faced with building city and balancing the benefit between migrants and natives, he thought out a good program and delivered a speech to persuade his leader and colleagues to carry out this program.He is a great man, so it is impossible to just use those words to describe it clearly and completely. All of words are my own thought, view and feeling, so I am sure there are more valuable things to been found when anyone present reads it. 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本杰明富兰克林自传读后感
本杰明富兰克林自传读后感After reading the Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has long been a best-seller in the world’s publishing history for its over 200-year existence, during which it has influenced countless people and helped them to change their life road forever.Benjamin Franklin,as far as we are concerned, was a great thinker, politician, scientist in American history.In his Autobiography, Franklin showedus how he emerged from poverty and obscurity to a state of affluence and reputation all over the world.He was born in a poor family and was bred a soap-boiler by his father and brother inhis childhood. Unlike his brothers and sisters, Franklin’s curiosity was not in the career his family had designed for him.Many who have read his Autobiography will say that what separated him from any others was reading and thinking .He made use of all his leisure time to read books of history, philosophy, literature, natural science and economics and learn by himself French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Latin language.In 1726 Franklin manages a printing factory, it was a great suess which created a legend of the American dream, and heprinted a huge impact "Pennsylvania". He invented the lightning rod,dual-purpose glasses, new stove and new lights. He pioneered the North American colonies the slogan that is "not join are the death" and drafted out the drafting of" Declaration of Independence "published in 1771 which changed the fate of countless people, and this book gave a description of its process of growth and exhorted the people to be positive. Personally, I concluded that it was his constant unsatisfaction with contemporary being and pursuit of truth that fundamentally led to his great suess.Plotwriting style your mentsThe appreciation of benjamin franklin autobiographyThe autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the ment of Benjamin Franklin’s whole life, which was written by Benjamin Franklin himself. Actually the life of Benjamin Franklin was a great suess. There is a lot that we can learn from him. The book is posed of four parts. In the first part, he mainly introduced his early life. When he was young, his family was very poor. And he had to stop schooling and made money for his family. The second part was written in Paris. It mainly tells his interest on science and his achievements of his scienceresearch. Actually Benjamin Franklin was a super-petentmulti-tasker。
富兰克林的自传Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography
2, Besides, there are some other inducements that excite me to this undertaking. From the poverty and obscurity in which I was born, and in which I passed my earliest years, I have raised myself to a state of affluence and some of celebrity in the world. As constant good fortune has accompanied me even to an advanced period of life, my posterity will perhaps be desirous of learning the means which I employed, and which, thanks to Providence, so well succeeded with me. They may also deem them fit to be imitated, should any of them find themselves in similar circumstances. (to instruct posterity)
Benjamin Franklin: The Autobiography
For what purpose did he write his Autobiography?
1, Dear Son, I have ever had a Pleasure in obtaining any little Anecdotes of my Ancestors. You may remember the Enquiries I made among the Remains of my Relations when you were with me in England; and the journey I took for that purpose. Now imagining it may be equally agreeable to you to know the Circumstances of my Life, many of which you are yet unacquainted with; and expecting a Weeks uninterrupted Leisure in my present Country Retirement, I sit down to write them for you. (interest in genealogy)
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 2(1)富兰克林自传答案
• Did he patent his stove? Why? No. He didn’t. He thought that since he himself was now enjoying the inventions of other people for free, so he should also let other people enjoy his inventions free of charge.
• How did Braddock fight the French forces? He was too arrogant but not sober enough. So he soon lost the battle, and got replaced.
• What was the difference between the English and French armies? The Americans, though mostly originated from Britain, found the English army abominable while the French army respectable. The former destroyed the fields and crops, pilfered and stole, cheated and robbed, while the later hardly ever made trouble for local people.
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The Autobiography from Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography was written by the great American writer Benjamin Franklin who was one of the American founders and the leader of the American independence movement, as well as the drafter of Declaration of independence. He was a politician, a scientist, a diplomat, a publisher, a writer and a social industrialist. He was praised as the second Prometheus who stole the fire from heaven to show his intelligent and contributions. He was the father of the modern civilization and a symbol of America.
This autobiography was written by Benjamin when he was in his old age according to his experiences which has a great influence to the world. In his autobiography, he wrote thirteen virtues: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and humility which admonished people to try to be the best of yourself. By temperance he told us not to eat too dull and not to drink too much to be clear in mind. By silence he advised us not to say something that is meaningless but could benefit others or yourself. And by order he taught us that we need to take all our things in order so that we could have a tiny place to study, work and live. Resolution showed us what we decide to do need to be done with our consistency. He informed us to have a more comfortable life if we don’t waste our money in those empty and meaningful things by frugality. What’s more, industry showed us not to waste our time. Do something that is significant or good for you. Sincerity told us to be a loyal and honest people who could be trusted by others. And speak with accordingly. Justices informed us not to do things are negative to others and it’s our own duty to do things that are benefit to people. Moderation taught us not to do extreme things. Try to tolerate the injuries from others. And by cleanliness, he taught us to be a tidy person. In addition, he informed us to clam down when we come across some troubles. By chastity, he advised us to do things that could benefit or protect yourself, your family and friends’ reputation. Lastly, try to be humility as much as you can and imitate the great people like Socrates and Jesus.
Mostly, his writing is ironic, satire and meaningful. In his autobiography, he used plain but humorous words to tell his life experience and his reflections. He opened up a new autobiography writing style which was very frequently imitated by the latter.
I learned a lot from his autobiography not only from his intelligent but also his modesty. The way he treated people and the attitude he had when doing things that he made mind to do taught me to try my best to be the best of myself.。