Alyssa

[|www.emersonkent.com] Alyssa K Jaques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491 in Saint Malo Brittany France and died in 1557. In 1534 king Francis I sent Jaques Cartier to the new eastern coast of Northern America to search for gold and other riches. But instead he did discover Prince Edward Island. After Cartier came back he was sent on another voyage by King Francis because he was impressed with Cartier's discovery on his the first voyage he sent him on. On the second second voyage he was sent on he had two indians he had captured previously as guides. Later in September Cartier sailed down to what is now Montreal and was welcomed by the Iroquois indians(which he later attacked and kidnapped there chief). In May 1541 he went on his third voyage. Cartier went in search for riches again and found "diamonds" and "gold" but when he got back to France his "riches" appeared to be worthless. After these setbacks France did no longer show anymore interest for the new world for about fifty years and Cartier's career as an explorer sadly came to an end. =Links= http://www.biography.com/ [|www.emersonkent.com] [|study.com]

Benjamin Franklin's Inventions

Alyssa K Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor. He invented way more things than most people are aware of. Here are only some of the things that he invented : Bifocals, the lightning rod, and swim fins. These are all things that people use commonly.

Bifocals are eyeglasses that are often prescribed to a condition called presbyopia which Franklin suffered. Presbyopia is the loss of the eye's ability to focus on nearby objects. In bifocal glasses, the lower half of the glasses is for reading and the upper half is for distance. Franklin invented these so he didn't have to switch from his distance glasses to his reading glasses all the time, and he could simply just look down when he needed to read and look up when he needed his distance glasses.

Another important invention that Ben created is the lightning rod. The lightning rod is connected to the top of a house or a building and to the ground as well through a wire. When lightning strikes the rod, the electric charge is sent to the ground without causing damage. This invention prevents buildings and houses from burning down and it also protects people from getting electrocuted.

Swim fins were also invented by Benjamin Franklin. Ben was a great swimmer at a pretty young age. He always wondered if there was a way to swim faster. At age eleven, Ben got two oval pallets and cut holes in for the thumbs.Unlike today's swim fins that we put on our feet, these swim fins were attached to your hands. Each pallet was ten inches long. Ben was also recognized by the International Swimming Hall of Fame since he was such a good swimmer and also because he invented the swim fins.

As you can see, Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor. He invented and discovered several of the things that we use every day and most people aren't aware of his contributions to these inventions. These are only some of the important things that Benjamin Franklin invented for the world.

Benjamin Franklin

Bifocals

Lightning Rod

Swim Fins

Book: Benjamin Franklin Founding father and Inventor By Leila Merrell Foster http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/inventions.htm https://www.wikipedia.org/