Benjamin Franklin NOTES Meet Benjamin Franklin History Channel

Benjamin Franklin NOTES

Meet Benjamin Franklin History Channel Link: http: //www. history. com/topics/american-revolution/benjamin-franklin

Benjamin Franklin Time Period: ◦ 1706 -1790 Historic Events: ◦ Around for the Drafting the Declaration of Independence ◦ Revolutionary War

Satire the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues Modern Day: The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and The Larry Sanders Show. (do not need to write this part): In Literature: Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver Travels is one of the finest satirical works in English Literature. Swift relentlessly satirizes politics, religion, and Western Culture. Criticizing party politics in England,

Vocabulary WRITE DOWN THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND DEFINITION IN YOUR NOTES FOR CLASS

Affluence The state of having a great deal of money; wealth. Ex: Tim’s affluence made him extremely smug.

Artifice A clever trick; craftiness We saw through the artifice and knew that Facebook was not going to charge us to keep our information personal.

Contrive To plan with ingenuity Despite Doc’s efforts to contrive a plan not to change the past, Marty’s actions did.

Eradicate To remove or destroy utterly The gardener tried to eradicate the invasive plants that were taking over the yard.

Felicity The state of being happy; Bliss Becky’s felicity was evident with her perpetual singing and smiling.

Incorrigible Bad beyond correction or reform; not easily swayed or influenced Timmy was often told to stop being incorrigible; he had some bad behaviors!

Trifling Of very little importance; insignificant Timmy would get upset over trifling matters, and I would just roll my eyes.

Unremitting Not slackening; incessant When it came to winning, Timmy was unremitting: nothing would stand in his way!

Aphorism A BRIEF, IMPACTFUL SAYING EMBODYING A GENERAL TRUTH, OR ASTUTE OBSERVATION “POWER TENDS TO CORRUPT; ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY”