Name: Ashley Beyer
Journal #6
From Ben Franklin’s The Autobiography (p. 80 – 83)
Write a well-developed paragraph in response to the following questions.
1. Explain what was involved in Franklin’s plan for self-perfection? What conclusion did Franklin come to regarding the effectiveness of this plan?
Franklin’s plan for self-perfection included thirteen virtues; temperance, silence, order, resolution frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, humility. These virtues, he believed, would bring him to full self-perfection. In his conclusion, Franklin states that he lived a happier life because of these virtues. He also credits the virtues to helping him live a long, healthy life, helping him create a fortune, and helping him restore his confidence in the country. He ends by saying that he hopes posterity will listen and reap the benefits of what he has said.
2. Do you feel that a plan such as Franklin’s would improve you as a person? Why or why not? What would be your top five virtues?
I think that it could improve me if I stuck with it throughout my entire life. It would be a very hard thing to do, but eventually I would get used to it. My top five virtues would be temperance, humility, justice, moderation, and tranquility.
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