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Brother opened printing press
Bens brother James opened his own printing press. It was the 2nd one opened in America. -
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Benjamin Frankiln
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Started writing anonymous letters.
Benjamin thought that if his brother knew that it was his letters, he would not publish them, so he started sendng them anonymously. -
Brother was imprisoned
Benajmin's brother got in trouble for printing something that the authority figures found offensive. -
Left Boston
Benjamin decides to leave Boston and go out on his own. -
Arrived in Philadelphia
Ben passed by Long Island, but was not able to land, so they continued to amboy. He arrived in Philadelphia and decided to stay. -
Started pursuing moral perfection
Ben decided that he would make himself perfect. -
Started keeping a journal about what he does.
In order to become perfect, Ben started keeping a journal about what he did everyday so he knew what he needed to work on. -
Realized that he would never achieve moral perfection.
Years later he realized that he wouldn't reach his dreams or becoming perfect, and was at peace with it.
