Articles, tagged with "benjamin franklin", page 1
25th October 2012
Envelopes only really became something used by the public after the Post Office reforms of 1840. Before that it tended only to be the very rich that used envelopes, hand crafted, as you paid per sheet of paper you sent, including any packaging and so peop...
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Author:
Rachel Gawith
24th January 2012
Bifocal reading glasses are reading equipment accessible for men and women who could be coping with near and farsightedness. In contrast to single focal reading glasses, these have two lenses on each glass in each pair.
If you have these glasses, you'...
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Author:
Russo
08th June 2010
In a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy in 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote "Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Regardless of the p...
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Author:
Robert Palmer
02nd June 2010
You have no doubt already heard about the "A penny saved is a penny earned" phrase that Benjamin Franklin popularized so many years ago. The saying has experienced an upgrade though to "A dollar saved is a dollar earned."
Did you know though that a dol...
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Author:
David Stack
19th March 2010
There's more to speaking than sharing a few words. Here are the top nine characteristics of public speakers that you can use too1. Solid Content. Even a person lacking charismatic gifts can develop solid content. Always share something the audience finds ...
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Author:
Chong Chavez
25th March 2009
If you are interested in antique stove collecting, the first step to building a complete antique stove collection is learning its history and knowing the different types of ancient stoves.
You should know for instance that it was around 1728 that ther...
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Author:
Jade Simpson
29th June 2007
I was born as a poor boy and grew up in the street
Without the care, guidance and supervision of my beloved parent.
I have been experienced an empty stomach,
Almost naked, without permanent shelter and without proper education.
As a young man wit...
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Author:
Moises Reconalla
18th April 2007
In 1904, advertising as we know it today, was defined for the first time.
Sure, there was advertising before that. The very first newspaper advertisement was in 1704 when a Boston newsletter sold a piece of real estatte in Long Island. And in 1729 when...
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Author Unknown
03rd October 2006
Greenbacks. Moolah. Dough. Benjamins. All nicknames for the one thing we're all in an endless quest to get more of—cash money. It's as much a part of our everyday lives as is sleep, food, even breathing. But have you ever really stopped to take a look at ...
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Author:
Joseph Kenny
22nd June 2006
The desire for self-improvement is innate. As human beings, we have built into us, a drive to succeed. In fact, each one of us represents a huge chain or winners that goes back in time to the beginnings of our species. That's why we kept growing bigger br...
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Author:
Bruce Ehrlich
03rd May 2006
Copyright 2006 Ed BagleyAlmost everyone who has graduated from high school knows that Benjamin Franklin was a famous American.Most of us have read that Franklin used a lighting rod to prove a theory he had about electricity. Others remember that he was th...
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Author:
Ed Bagley
06th September 2005
HOW TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS and especially the really important ones... by Craig Lock Life is full of decisions; we make hundreds of them every day. Most are automatic and minor ones. However, occasionally we are compelled to make vitally important decisi...
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Author:
Craig Lock
