Benjamin Franklin
 

    Franklin was one of the few men whom in which I admire, He was a very virtuous man he even went as far as to make a list of virtues. Franklin was a man who believed that a person can accomplish anything that he or she put their minds to regardless of where he or she was born, raised and even to the amount of money that the persons family had. Franklin  was always in order because when it came time for him to pick up and leave to another city he did not want to face the last minute rush. Persistence is the word that would best describe Franklin , what ever he wanted he always went for it regardless of what he had to do because he believed that it was meant to be for him to have it. When Franklin set out to find him a job with some printing company he did it at a very young age and this showed several important people that if he was able to take a journey al alone then he was the man for the job regardless of his young age.
    Where ever Franklin went he always had his clothes, papers, and other such belongings in  order for the simple fact that he believed that a man of such exterior should have an excellent interior also. Franklin traveled and went many new places and for every new place and even his business he had an allotted time for each day that included  the whole twenty-four hour day and what should happen in each hour on the dot. At the end of every day he would ask himself what he had accomplished and what good had he done on that day. This is a sign of a man who not only cared for himself but also cared for his friends and family meaning that the time and difficulty that it took to master all of his skills  was not an issue at all as an self centered person would always want something in return.
    A man whom never gave up no matter how hard it seemed Franklin kept on going , he always saw the light at the end of a dull and dusty tunnel. Persistence which is defined in the Websters dictionary as one who is hardworking and never quits. Franklin even though he was he youngest child he seemed to be the one with the most strength and guts to just go out and face the world all on his own at an age when he should of been at home doing chores and helping others like his father make the candle wicks to bring money into the household. Franklin believed in himself enough to put his life on the line to prove to others that he could and would make something of himself no matter how hard or strenuous it would be. Back in the time that Franklin was setting out  to prove himself he never had once a thought of death because he knew deep down inside that his future and the future of others depended on him and what he had accomplished  in his lifetime .
    Although most young men in his time never actually knew what responsibility was until they set out into the real world at or around the age of  eighteen to twenty, Franklin was one of the few , if not the only one to really and  actually experience the hardships and rewards of being in the real world all alone with no one to call, because telephones had not been invented yet and by the time he wrote and sent a letter home his problem could have been resolved. Franklin never once told his father  that he regretted going out all alone into the real world, because he was a man who knew that whatever he wanted he could have and all it took was a little hard work, which he was never afraid of and belief ; Belief in one's self that no matter what got in his way he would face it head on never having second doubts and always, always thinking things through before you actually step and foot in. Franklin never made a spare of the moment decision he was always precise and smart minded for any new ideas that would come up.
    Many of the adults in our time period admire people such as Brittany Spears or Tom Hanks or some other famous music or movie star, but I admire men or women who I can actually learn something from or who I can have as a role model. So after reading "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin", I realized that he was a great man who achieved and accomplished many great things in his time. Even though Franklin never had the state of the art education he made best of what he had, he always read in his spare time this made an well educated person. Franklin if any would be  one of the best role models to follow because he has order, persistence, responsibility and a numerous amount of other good qualities that a good role model should acquire.