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Homework:Why is Franklin the representative of American Enlightenment? 1.He believed in reason or rationality, the scientific method, equality and human beings’ ability to perfect themselves and their society. 2. He opposed intolerance, restraint, spiritual authority. 3. He favored the education. Self-education, educating and disseminating knowledge among people by his newspaper and autobiography, establishing learning club, college and library. 4. He favored freedom of thoughts. He set up the ideas of democracy in the USA. 欢迎大家！ The Representative of American Enlightenment: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) If you would not be forgotten , as soon as you are dead rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing. --B. Franklin America has never forgotten Benjamin Franklin because he did both. Today, we honor Franklin as one of the Founding Fathers and as one of America’s greatest citizens. ★ He appears on the American 100 dollar bill. Franklin on U.S. Postage Benjamin Franklin has been honored on US Postage stamps many times Franklin’s Kite Experiment He was the only American to sign the four documents that created the United States: The Declaration of Independence, The Treaty of Alliance with France, The Treaty of Peace with England, The Constitution founded the first public library, organized the first fire department and the first paid police force, founded a school and a hospital. the great man of letters Autobiography《自传》 Poor Richard’s Almanac 《穷理查德历书》 politician, public-spirited citizen, prose writer Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) A writer A statesman A business man A scientist The prototype of the American dream Jack of All Trades? printer publisher philanthropist diplomat Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) His contributions His Contributions to Society a. Pennsylvania Hospital; b. America’s first circulating library in Philadephia; c. University of Pennsylv