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Welcome to Benjamin Franklin and His World! In this course, we explore the life of one of the United States’ most important historical figures. We examine Franklin’s early life growing up in the American colonies, his professional career as a printer and scientist, and his role in the American Revolution and the founding the United States as a new nation on the world stage.  
We will also confront the moral issues that complicate the legacy of Benjamin Franklin, such as his connection to slavery and the racism that was prevalent during his time. We’ll wrestle with how to evaluate Franklin in the present day as we examine his life through both a modern lens and the historical context in which he lived.

Prazos flexíveis

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100% on-line

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Nível iniciante

Anyone with an interest in Benjamin Franklin and American History.

Aprox. 11 horas para completar

Inglês

Prazos flexíveis

Redefinir os prazos de acordo com sua programação.

100% on-line

Comece imediatamente e aprenda em seu próprio cronograma.

Nível iniciante

Anyone with an interest in Benjamin Franklin and American History.

Aprox. 11 horas para completar

Inglês

Instrutores

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD

Diane v.S. Levy and Robert M. Levy University Professor

Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy

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2 Cursos

Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso

Semana

1

Semana 1

3 horas para concluir

Who Is Benjamin Franklin?

3 horas para concluir

10 vídeos (Total 137 mín.), 6 leituras

10 videos

Who is Benjamin Franklin?12min

Young Benjamin Franklin11min

Benjamin Franklin as a Printing Apprentice and Budding Journalist12min

Franklin in London13min

18th Century British Colonies - Part 114min

18th Century British Colonies - Part 211min

Founder of an American Media Empire14min

In Conversation with Emma Hart about 18th Century - Part 124min

In Conversation with Emma Hart about 18th Century - Part 218min

Keeping Your Own Moral Diary3min

6 leituras

Course Overview15min

Meet the Instructor10min

For January: Honoring Benjamin Franklin's Birthday10min

Week 1 Reflection Activity 10min

Moral Diary - Activity Overview15min

Franklin's List of Virtues10min

Semana

2

Semana 2

3 horas para concluir

Franklin's Professional Career

3 horas para concluir

12 vídeos (Total 167 mín.), 2 leituras

12 videos

Franklin’s Ethics and Plagiarism - Part 19min

Franklin’s Ethics and Plagiarism - Part 211min

Franklin's Family Life16min

Franklin's Retirement from Printing8min

Franklin's Civic Engagement14min

Franklin the Politician11min

In Conversation with Patrick Spero - Part 123min

In Conversation with Patrick Spero - Part 213min

Franklin the Inventor11min

Franklin the Scientist, and his Growing Fame10min

Franklin's Experiments in Electricity10min

In Conversation with Daniel Yoshor26min

2 leituras

Week 2 Overview5min

Week 2 Reflection Activity20min

Semana

3

Semana 3

2 horas para concluir

Revolution and a New Constitution

2 horas para concluir

10 vídeos (Total 113 mín.), 2 leituras

10 videos

The Seven Years' War12min

Events Leading to the Revolutionary War12min

Franklin and the Hutchinson Letters13min

Ethics in the Hutchinson Letters Affair7min

Franklin and the Continental Congress10min

Franklin in Paris12min

The Constitutional Convention - Part 112min

The Constitutional Convention - Part 29min

Franklin at the Constitutional Convention13min

The End of Franklin’s Life8min

2 leituras

Week 3 Overview10min

Week 3 Reflection Activity20min

Semana

4

Semana 4

2 horas para concluir

Wrestling with Franklin's Legacy

2 horas para concluir

7 vídeos (Total 94 mín.), 3 leituras

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Benjamin Franklin and His World

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