Renaissance quiz Flashcards
(39 cards)
How was Benjamin’s and Jame’s brotherly relationship?
-Not good
Evidence:
-He was his brother’s apprentice for his newspaper company→James was the -Master and Ben was the servant/slave
-His brother refused to print any article that Ben wrote
-This led him to writing them anonymously and his brother did not know allowing him to think they were good and publishing them
-They fought a lot
-His brother would sometimes beat him
-When Ben quit wring for his brother James made sure he couldn’t get employed anywhere else in the city
At What age does Benjamin Franklin leave Boston, and where does he leave to?
He leaves at age 17 to Philadelphia to find employment
What does this say about Ben?
-This proves he is dedicated to working for what he want to achieve in life
-He is Mature and he has to know what he is doing
-He is a risk taker because he does not know where this might lead him to
-It is not easy to leave your hometown showing that he is brave
Franklin’s experiment to reach moral perfection was to:
Reach Moral perfection by —jotting down 13 virtues he wants to improve/perfect and putting down a slash next the the virtue and date that he did not achieve perfecting it
What is his plan?
He tackles one virtue at a time tracking his progress and once he achieves that virtue he moves on the the next
What does this prove about Ben?
-He is patient
-He is motivated
-He is self aware
What does Ben realize?
-He realizes that achieving moral perfection is impossible because -we have faults
He has more flaws then he knew he had
-Although he happier than if he never had completed the experiment
-He learned about himself and grown as a person
What virtue did he have more trouble with?
-Order
why?
-He had trouble being ordered because at one point your going to fall of track
What is self reliance?
Being able to rely on yourself
Traits of a self-reliant person:
-Confident
-Take initiative
-Strength-Mental
-Independent
-Mature
-Organized
-Resourceful
-Self-aware
-Responsible
What are Emerson’s ideas in paragraph 3?
Trust Yourself+where you are (Doing anything accomplishing anything requires you trusting yourself)–>Falls into the confidence and trusting yourself/decisions category
What are Emerson’s ideas in paragraph 6?
Conformity-being an individual/not conforming is better (Don’t be someone you’re not, imitating other people is killing who you are)
What are Emerson’s ideas in paragraph 7?
Pursuing individualism
What are Emerson’s ideas in paragraph 9?
Do what’s best for yourself not what people things is best for you→Falls into the Self aware, taking initiative, and strength-mental
What are Emerson’s ideas in paragraph 14?
Being Independent even though it means being misunderstood—Speak your truth even if it changes from one day to another
What date does Thoreau begin living at Walden?
Thoreau begins living in Walden in July 4th of 1845
Why is when starts living at Walden such an appropriate date?
Since it was independence day it shows his independence
Why does Thoreau decide to start living in the woods?
“Live deliberately” (intentionally)+ doesn’t want to regret not living life on his terms
Why does Thoreau decide to end his time living in the woods?
-He says he has more lives to live→more advantages, more times to do other things
-Different experiences to live: Which each experience that you’ve had you’ve learned new things
Thoreau learns the same things about life while conducting his experiment. What does he learn about the following+what’s his advice about keeping up with others?
-Don’t worry or care about keeping up with others
-Be your own/don’t conform→Individuality
Thoreau learns the same things about life while conducting his experiment. What does he learn about the following+what’s his advice about solitude?
Be alone with your thoughts+in in Nature
Thoreau learns the same things about life while conducting his experiment. What does he learn about the following+what’s his advice about poverty?
-Don’t bother with accumulating stuff
-Be thankful for what you have/stay humble
-Love your life as poor as it is
-“Money is not required to but one necessity of the soul”
-The soul needs peace, love, happiness, uniqueness
Thoreau learns the same things about life while conducting his experiment. What does he learn about the following+what’s his advice about Nature?
-To respect nature
-Talk all of Nature in
why is the beginning of the Virginia Convention important?
-It its important because it was made to persuade the gentlemen to fight for freedom
-calls them worthy gentle men
-can make them feel valued
