He is a famous American thinker, politician, scientist, educator, writer and diplomat, and also one of the leaders of the American revolution in the18th century. He helped draft and revise the American Declaration of Independence. At the age of 5 1, he wrote a world-famous autobiography of Franklin to warn future generations of the importance of moral conduct.
All his success is attributed to his diligence, good habits and noble virtues, all of which are vividly reflected in his autobiography. Among all the founding pioneers in the United States, he is the most creative, successful, energetic and approachable, with a diversified career and charming personal life.
If you could talk to an ancient American saint, who would you choose? I will choose Benjamin? Franklin, not only because of his versatility and talent, but also because of his foresight as a saint, made the United States the most powerful country in the world.
How can you not get to know such a great man? Franklin's autobiography has influenced generations of Americans for more than 200 years. His autobiography contains Franklin's life struggle history and his views on the cultivation of virtue. I want to have a spiritual dialogue with great people through reading. This book is very worth recommending to everyone.
The autobiography of Franklin is actually an unfinished masterpiece, a work in his later years, and a memoir written before his death 177 1 to 1790. Life is like a play, and a play is like life. The publishing process of the autobiography of Franklin is also quite tortuous.
His achievements in life are almost incomparable to those of his contemporaries. His head is printed on American hundred-dollar bills and fifty-cent coins.
Franklin 1706 was born in Boston, USA. At that time, the United States was still a British colony.
His father is an English painter who makes candles and soap for a living. He has 17 children, while Ben Ming Jie? Franklin is the youngest son. Because there are many brothers and sisters in the family, the father can't afford many children to go to school, so Franklin's brothers entered various industries very early and learned from teachers.
He entered a grammar school at the age of eight, hoping to become a priest in the future. He studied for a year and then transferred to another school with excellent academic performance. Franklin loved the sea since he was a child and was very good at swimming and boating. His biggest dream is to go sailing. His father was worried that he would really leave his hometown, so he took him with him and often watched some excellent craftsmen work, hoping to fix his interest in a certain industry on land.
Because his father could not continue to pay his tuition, he dropped out of school at the age of ten and went home to help his father open a shop to make candles. He only studied at school for two years in his life. At school, although he often failed in math, he developed a good hand of calligraphy.
Franklin's father was versatile and strong, and he was gifted in painting, music and machinery. His father often invites local wise men to his home to discuss many social and life problems. Under such circumstances, Franklin cultivated the virtues of kindness, integrity, prudence and constant knowledge from an early age.
He has a high understanding ability and is studious. Soon he learned many skills and tools, and he could do some small experiments and make small machines by himself. Although he finished his formal education a long time ago, he began to educate himself, which had a far-reaching impact on his life.
He took a keen interest in reading when he was very young. He loved reading since he was a child, and almost all his pocket money was spent on books.
Franklin, 12 years old, was an apprentice in a small printing factory run by his brother James. The two brothers signed a harsh agreement. At the age of 2/kloc-0, he never got his salary, and then he worked as a printer for nearly ten years.
However, his study never stopped. In addition to saving food expenses to buy books, he also took advantage of his work to curry favor with his disciples in several bookstores and secretly borrowed books at night, often reading them all night and returning them quietly the next morning.
During his apprenticeship, he often found that he received less formal education and used poor words and grammar when writing letters or articles. His father once compared the contents of his correspondence with his friends and pointed out to him that the organization was not as clear as others and the wording was not as elegant as others. This made Franklin feel very sad and made him more determined to write the article well. So he began to read a lot of books and magazines, and imitated the style of publications.
His method is to remember the outline of the article in his mind first, then re-express it with his own words and grammar, and then compare it with the original text to find out his own shortcomings. Through constant reading and writing, his writing ability has advanced by leaps and bounds. Later, he anonymously contributed many articles to his brother James's New England Newspaper.
By that time, The New England Journal had gained considerable popularity and sales, and James considered himself a learned celebrity. Franklin was only 15 years old.
/kloc-at the age of 0/7, Franklin decided to leave his brother and start his own business because he couldn't get along well with his brother. He left his hometown and was penniless. He first got a printing job in Philadelphia.
With excellent skills and serious attitude, he gradually attracted the attention of his boss, and at the same time made some honest and studious people to discuss articles, poems and life philosophy with each other.
Franklin went to England, hoping to get funding there and realize his idea of starting a business, but because of the unsatisfactory progress, he had to stay and work in England temporarily.
Most British printers are alcoholics on the grounds that "drinking can make you stronger". Franklin, on the other hand, thinks that diet can make people clear-headed, quick-thinking and efficient, so he not only doesn't drink, but also is a vegetarian. Colleagues in the factory laughed at him as an "American who drinks water".
In fact, Franklin, who works hard, has the fastest typesetting speed in the factory, so he is always assigned to do some urgent work, so his salary is particularly high. Because of his skillful skills, he soon assumed the heavy responsibility, gained richer life experience and learned the most advanced printing technology in the world.
1726, Franklin returned to Philadelphia at the age of 20. At this time, he not only has good printing technology, but also can make copperplate and type. In particular, his educational level far exceeds that of ordinary printers. He not only can read and write, but also has unique personal opinions. More importantly, he has formed a set of mature moral ethics.
He always believes that God always cares for those who are prepared. He started from a joint venture with others to open a printing shop and stationery store, and started to open his own shop. His business has also expanded from ordinary printing, public documents and electoral votes to printing paper money and running his own newspaper. I am often busy until late at night every day.
He loves his job and often delivers goods in person. He keeps his word, promises other people's things and never defaults. In my spare time, I never set foot in useless entertainment places. I don't fish, hunt or gamble, but I just love reading.
Slowly, more and more people know Franklin, and they know that he is an honest and trustworthy businessman and scholar with high moral standards. Everyone is willing to make friends or do business with such people. He insisted on studying and organized a book club to discuss issues related to philosophy, politics and natural science.
At the reading club, he met many people of insight. Foresight, he used the social status and social relations of these friends to pull business for his newly opened printing factory.
1736, Franklin was elected secretary of the state legislature and officially entered politics.
Therefore, he began to shift the focus of his work to public affairs: organizing fire brigades, establishing fire insurance companies, donating money to build orphanages, establishing the Pennsylvania Defense Association, founding the University of Pennsylvania, collecting money from the society and helping to open hospitals.
Franklin's book club has also been supported by more and more people in society. At first, we didn't argue for victory, but focused on the spirit of seeking truth. Due to its growing influence, the reading club later gave birth to other sub-clubs and made greater contributions to society. The reading club has lasted for more than 40 years and has become a weather vane for political and economic problems in Pennsylvania and even the whole United States.
Because members of the reading club often need to cite books to prove when discussing topics, Franklin suggested that individual books should be gathered together to set up a library. Later, the public library was finally built, which is the originator of contemporary subscription libraries. After that, he was obsessed with running education and put forward a plan to run a college in 1743.
1744, he founded the American Philosophical Society, which is now one of the most important academic organizations in the world. To become an academician of the American Philosophical Society, you must make outstanding academic achievements in five academic fields, namely, mathematics and physics, biology, social sciences, humanities and so on. So far, the number of academicians of the American Philosophical Society has reached about 920.
1748, he quit the printing industry, but still made considerable profits from his partners. 1749 established the college, which is the predecessor of the University of Pennsylvania.
The University of Pennsylvania is now one of the eight Ivy League universities, the fourth oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and the first modern educational institution engaged in science, technology and humanities education in the United States.
1752, Franklin made a famous experiment in the history of science. He boldly flew a kite in a thunderstorm to prove that lightning was actually caused by electricity. The lightning rod invented by him with electrical knowledge has also become an important scientific and technological milestone for mankind to get rid of superstition and conquer nature.
Besides electricity, Franklin also published books on optics, heat and dynamics, and made many contributions in botany, mathematics and chemistry. He also studied the Gulf Stream, measured its temperature and velocity at different positions and depths, and analyzed its impact on the climate.
His scientific inventions are also considerable: lightning rod is one of them. Another important invention is the franklin stove, which can improve the burning efficiency of the stove and save a lot of firewood. In addition, there are inventions such as reading glasses and urinary catheters.
1753 became the chief and prime minister of the Americas Postal Service, and vigorously reformed the postal system. These achievements have had a great impact on the education, culture, military and society of the whole United States. 1754, the representatives of the North American colonies adopted the alliance plan drafted by Franklin at the meeting, calling on the colonial people to unite and fight for freedom.
From 65438 to 0775, Franklin was elected as the representative of the Second Continental Congress and participated in the drafting and revision of the Declaration of Independence. 1776, He Quanquan sent the United States to Paris, completed a series of diplomatic missions, and successfully promoted the US-France alliance.
From 65438 to 0785, he served as the governor of Pennsylvania, and was re-elected for three terms because of the trust and love of the people of the whole state. 1787 participated in the us constitutional convention and worked hard to abolish slavery. Franklin died in April of 1790.
After 1928, every hundred-dollar bill is printed with a portrait of Ben Ming Jie Franklin. As the main currency in circulation in the world, the appearance of the US dollar has made the whole world know and become a world celebrity.
Franklin's autobiography is of great literary value. Together with Rousseau's Confessions and Goethe's Poetry and Truth, it created the literary tradition of modern western autobiography and became the basis for studying other biographies.
After reading this book, we will read the foundation work of modern biographical literature, and have a general understanding of American human feelings at that time, which will give us a deep understanding of American cultural traditions and the true meaning of American spirit. Franklin said that this is a form used to record and reflect on a person's moral behavior, which was used by many schools and institutions of higher learning in London at that time and was popular for some time.
From youth to success, we will remain diligent, thrifty, orderly, upright and humble, and ensure discipline with daily lists. He even pursued knowledge constantly, which made him write a new page in history in public affairs and professional fields, with far-reaching influence.
Franklin was great, but his road to success was not impossible to learn and copy. The so-called Si Qi, when we read about the great man's efforts and setbacks on the road to success.
When we see his self-cultivation plan for moral perfection, even if we don't imitate it deliberately, many of us will be infected by his efforts and pursuit of progress, thus encouraging ourselves to strive for self-improvement in study, work and life.
If "good habits+values" can change the world, there is no doubt that Benjamin? Franklin was the most representative figure who realized the American dream.