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Section 1 : Describe how Benjamin Franklin established the public library in Philadelphia. What was the effect of this library on Ben Franklin and on his community?
Section 2 : Explain Franklin's quest for moral perfection. Describe the process that he used. How successful was he in achieving moral perfection? Which virtues did he find the most challenging to maintain? What was meant by his saying, "a speckled ax is best?"
Section 3 : Was Franklin a religious man? Why, or why not? Provide specific evidence to support your conclusions.
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Running head: AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
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Section 1: How Benjamin Established the Public Library in Philadelphia
At the age of 21, Benjamin was a printer at Philadelphia and a great intellectual. Franklin
and a few of his friends established a group which had mutual objectives of improving each
other’s reading culture, which was known as the Junto. The held discussions every Friday on
politics, philosophy, and matters on moral. They later started to meet at a quieter place of one of
the friends who was wealthy. This was where Benjamin got the idea of developing a plan for a
public library. Benjamin enjoyed reading “reading was the only amusement I allow’d myself"
(FRANKLIN Chapter 8). The library he started allowed members to pitch books and will enable
them to access them. However, the library dissolved and everyone withdrew their books because
the process became tedious and poor book upkeep.
However, Benjamin did not give up. He wanted to spread the joy he found in books, all
over in the community. He became resilient and determined, “And now I set on foot my first
project of a public nature, that for a subscription library” (FRANKLIN, Chapter 8)...
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