Nicholas Marshall

1/22/2002

Comp 106

 

Think Fast

1)                        Write a full quotation.

2)                  Write a partial quotation.

3)                  Write a paraphrase

 

 

In part III of his autobiography, Franklin speaks of loaning money to the army and remarks: “As to my Balance, I am not paid it to this Day, of which more Hereafter” (140).

 

Franklin advanced money for privisions to the army and was promised that he would be paid back however this sentence indicates that he was never reimbursed.

                                                               

In his essay Ben Franklin, D. H. Lawrence dares society “to educate me or to suppress me, according to your dummy standards” (289).

 

D. H. Lawrence expresses dissatisfaction with educational standards   because they seem to have a motive.

 

Sayre states in his essay Worldly Franklin and Provincial Critics, anyone who studies Franklin’s biography must remember that it was written in four pieces each piece taking on the characteristics of where and when it was written down (316).

 

Sayre argues that too many people try to take the autobiography as one work instead of four works put together.

 

Introduction

Claim: High School Seniors should be required to read Franklin’s Autobiography

Reason 1:Industry

Threshold of adulthood

Need a good example of how to function without mom and dad

Setting up printing house

Working early morning till night

Brought in business

London Printing House

Worked harder than the others

 

Carrying two boxes of type

Me during High School

Get up at 5am

Got more work done

Lemay

American dream to improve circumstances

Reason 2:Improvement

Junto

Develop mind

Argument

philosophy

virtues

specified goal

list of virtues

table to keep track record

Rebuttal 1:Too much advice/Arrogance

Twain’s essay

Answer: Example

Bragging but-Provides not only the advice but an example of how he followed it complete with results

Dietary code

virtue

Rebuttal 2:Boring

Difficult to read

Latin

Spelling

vocabulary

Relegated to the past, not relevant

Answer: so what, not everything will be exciting

Bible

College Course work

Helps you bite the bullet and do it any way

Conclusion

 

 

 

 

Claim

High School Seniors should be required to read Franklin’s Autobiography as it gives emphasis and a model for self-industry and self-improvement.

 

 

 

Submit proposal

Using outline, write 1^st draft of proposal

Publish on web

Call it proposal.htm

Make printout of it for a hard copy