every1 is always talking about him, an i don now who he even is??? my social studies teacher is beeing a real paine an he wants me to write about him??? Liek who even cares? I nedd sum info! Puleaze help! XOXOXO!
2007-03-02 04:33:33 · 10 answers · asked by hotcheerleader 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
A founding father, an inventor, a statesman, a diplomat, a free thinker, an eccentric, a great orator, a visionary...
Once you figure out the basics, learn the details of his life. He was an amazing person, and truly an individual of his time. He swam naked in the river every morning, he took "air" baths, he's on the $100.00 bill, he left a trust fund that the City of Philadelphia just cashed in that was worth millions of dollars...
I think your teacher is a very wise person, and I hope that he/she is making you write a LONG paper about him.
Don't take your history for granted... "liek who even cares?"...
Like every American SHOULD care. Oh, and since you want to spell it "paine", look up Thomas Paine as well.
2007-03-02 05:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
He was a founding father who also wrote Poor Richard's Almanac.
Two of his many inventions are the Franklin Stove and the Bifocals.
He also ran his own printing press in Philly.
He was on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence.
He got France to send military and financial aid to the Continental Army and Navy.
He was one of Pennsylvania's Representatives to the Second Continental Congress.
He was famous worldwide for his scientific research and his inventions.
He was also a dirty old man. But we love him anyway.
2007-03-02 16:33:53 · answer #2 · answered by Love YHWH with all of oneself 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You make me sick and sad! How could anyone be so ignorant? I just feel bad for you. I hope you will consider getting a tutor, because ,not to be mean, but you seem like you might have a learning disability. Good luck. Also, you might try googling Ben Frankel in - just don't copy and paste!
2007-03-02 19:11:04 · answer #3 · answered by Jeanster88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was the very first Good Humor ice cream man... and he wrote that little ice cream truck song too...
No Im kidding...
Next time you go outside in the rain with a metal pole and look up at the lightening and say "OOoOh pretty" Ben Frankkelin will come and whisk you away to candy land in a flash that may burn a little at first?
Have a nice day...
2007-03-02 12:40:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
ben is a inventor of the lightning rod and eletricity he tried to fly a kite through a lightning storm .The lightning rod was for when a lightning storm came the metal attracted to the rod so it would not hit anything else
2007-03-02 12:47:44 · answer #5 · answered by samantha f 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should take more English as well as Social Studies. Let the cheerleading go.
2007-03-02 12:45:07 · answer #6 · answered by a1222256 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
One can only hope that you are attempting to be funny. Of course, the extremely poor grammar and spelling you display would indicate otherwise.
No wonder our colleges decry the level of preparedness seen in incoming Freshman.
2007-03-02 12:43:24 · answer #7 · answered by pwernie 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
You've got to be kidding!!
Ben Franklin is considered to be one of the founding fathers AND harnassed electricity.
WTF are they teaching in school that you wouldn't know that???
2007-03-02 12:38:12 · answer #8 · answered by Chick-A- Deedle 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He's the guy on the dollar bill everyone sais was a president but wasn't . I mean wazn't .
2007-03-02 12:42:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Franklin.
All the info you'll need.
2007-03-02 12:40:50 · answer #10 · answered by bsktbll_68 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋