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1、Course:AmericanLiteratureInstructor:MaRuiStudentName:LiuZiruifromMingdecollegeofNWPUClassNumber:082487Date:Oct.29th,2011TheAutobiographyfromBenjaminFranklinTheAutobiographywaswrittenbythegreatAmericanwriterBenjaminFranklinwhowasoneoftheAmericanfoundersandtheleaderoftheAmericanindependen
2、cemovement,aswellasthedrafterofDeclarationofindependence.Hewasapolitician,ascientist,adiplomat,apublisher,awriterandasocialindustrialist.HewaspraisedasthesecondPrometheuswhostolethefirefromheaventoshowhisintelligentandcontributions.HewasthefatherofthemoderncivilizationandasymbolofAmeric
3、a.ThisautobiographywaswrittenbyBenjaminwhenhewasinhisoldageaccordingtohisexperienceswhichhasagreatinfluencetotheworld.Inhisautobiography,hewrotethirteenvirtues:temperance,silence,order,resolution,frugality,industry,sincerity,justice,moderation,cleanliness,tranquility,chastityandhumility
4、whichadmonishedpeopletotrytobethebestofyourself.Bytemperancehetoldusnottoeattoodullandnottodrinktoomuchtobeclearinmind.Bysilenceheadvisedusnottosaysomethingthatismeaninglessbutcouldbenefitothersoryourself.Andbyorderhetaughtusthatweneedtotakeallourthingsinordersothatwecouldhaveatinyplace
5、tostudy,workandlive.Resolutionshoweduswhatwedecidetodoneedtobedonewithourconsistency.Heinformedustohaveamorecomfortablelifeifwedon’twasteourmoneyinthoseemptyandmeaningfulthingsbyfrugality.What’smore,industryshowedusnottowasteourtime.Dosomethingthatissignificantorgoodforyou.Sinceritytold
6、ustobealoyalandhonestpeoplewhocouldbetrustedbyothers.Andspeakwithaccordingly.Justicesinformedusnottodothingsarenegativetoothersandit’sourowndutytodothingsthatarebenefittopeople.Moderationtaughtusnottodoextremethings.Trytotoleratetheinjuriesfromothers.Andbycleanliness,hetaughtustobeatidy
7、person.Inaddition,heinformedustoclamdownwhenwecomeacrosssometroubles.Bychastity,headvisedustodothingsthatcouldbenefitorprotectyourself,yourfamilyandfriends’reputation.Lastly,trytobehumilityasmuchasyoucanandimitatethegreatpeoplelikeSocratesandJesus.Mostly,hiswritingisironic,sati
