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battle atMonongahela to take over Fort Duquesne – Braddock doesn39。t listen to Franklin39。s lose the battle and Braddock is , he gives Franklin a large chunk of the money before that general, Shirley, es through for Franklin with more of the money.(Franklin never gets the rest.)Meanwhile, Franklin helps build forts in Pennsylvania for defense against the Native Americans and learns about the Moravian 39。s briefly honored as a colonel, but turns down a position as also has scientific success: he works on experiments in electricity with his friendsPeter Collinson and Ebenezer tells the Royal Society aboutFranklin39。s ideas, and his work is gets into a scholarly fight with Abb233。 Nollet, who has peting ideas, but the scientific public promotes Franklin39。s as the 39。s made a member of the Royal new governor, Denny, is having problems with the Pennsylvania Assembly wants to pass a law that taxes colonists and Proprietors(the guys who own the colonies)more fairly to gather money for defending the colonies, part of which will be under the direction of General Loudon, but Denny won39。t sign being delayed by Loudon, Franklin finally gets to go to London on behalf of the Assembly to work on mediation.(He never gets the rest of the money he covered for Braddock.)In Part 4, Franklin consults with his friend about the problem the Assembly39。s having and meets with Lord Granville, head of the King39。s privy council, about Granville says the King makes laws just by talking, but Franklin argues that he can only approve/deny the colonists39。 laws once – he shouldn39。t be able to go back on his Granville and the Proprietors meet at Thomas Penn39。s house to talk about the dispute, and Franklin has to argue with the other side39。s attorney, Ferdinand and the colonists spend one year waiting for the , the Assembly and Governor Denny finally agree on the Proprietors petition to keep the bill from happening, because they don39。t want to be tasked, and everyone goes to , Lord Mansfield mediates the case, and everyone es to an autobiography ends with the Assembly celebrating Franklin and firing Governor colonists try to sue him, but don39。t succeed – he39。s too well connected.第五篇:《富蘭克林自傳》讀書筆記對于至今才讀《富蘭克林自傳》感到十分汗顏,早就聽說這是一部影響了幾代美國人,歷經(jīng)百余年而經(jīng)久不衰的勵志奇書,它包含了對人生奮斗與成功的真知灼見,以及諸種善于美的真諦,被公認是改變了無數(shù)人命運的美國精神讀本?!陡惶m克林自傳》,從一開篇我就被深刻的吸引住了,平生還從未有一本書能如此強烈地吸引著我。那如潺潺流水般樸實無華的文字,沁人心脾,其間流露出的情真意切的感悟,充滿哲理的思考給我深刻的啟迪,引發(fā)強烈的共鳴。富蘭克林十分重視自己的美德。因此,他給自己提出了13個要求,分別是:節(jié)制、沉默寡言、生活有序、決心、儉樸、勤勉、誠懇、公正、中庸、清潔、平靜、貞潔和謙遜。他一直在盡力地做到這些,盡管他也很難完全滿足要求,但他還是堅持不懈。我想能夠做到那十三條的人們,已經(jīng)都能稱之為“圣人”了,事實上這樣完美的人確實少見,但是能追求這樣的完美的人也能在美德方面取得很大的成就。讀《富蘭克林自傳》,使我深刻體會到書中的描寫中始終能反映出一種強烈的昂揚向上的樂觀主義精神。告誡人們遠離陋習,遠離平庸,提高生活品位,健全人格,達到自我完善的目的。《富蘭克林自傳》是一部人生奮斗的勵志奇書。當然這部書包含的思想遠不僅僅是這一點,但于我而言這一點是最深刻也是最重要的,那就是它洋溢著的那種生生不息、執(zhí)著進取的精神!而此種精神與中廣核的深邃的精神底蘊不謀而合?!陡惶m克林自傳》使我懂得:人不能被惰性所征服,不能被原來的自我束縛,要前進就要志在前進。人的一生是奮斗的一生,但是有的人一生過得很偉大,有的人一生過得很瑣碎。如果我們有一個偉大的理想,有一顆善良的心,我們一定能把很多瑣碎的日子堆砌起來,變成一個偉大的生命。但是如果你每天庸庸碌碌,沒有理想,從此停止進步,那未來你一輩子的日子堆積起來將永遠是一堆瑣碎。我要經(jīng)過自己的不懈努力把每天平凡的日子堆砌成偉大的人生。1790年4月17日,富蘭克林逝世于費城,美國人民為他舉行了最隆重的葬禮,他被譽為世界上最著名的公民,受到各國人民的敬仰。富蘭克林以自身的努力創(chuàng)造了一個不朽的神話,造就了一個屬于他的時代,成為“他生活的時代和國家中最偉大和最出色的人!”其中,富蘭克林的13條生活原則或者說是美德(virtues)令我深受啟發(fā)。據(jù)說這13條美德是他在20歲時自己制定的,每周努力實習一項,到13周后重來一遍。我想,一個人的成功,就在于每一天的積累,而如果我們能夠用心的做到下面的每一點,那么成功是再自然不過的事情了!