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Father Jacques Marquette was born on June 1,1637 in Laon, France. He became an explorer in the middle of the 1600’s. He joined Jolliet on an expedition to find and map the Mississippi river. He became an explorer because of his religion and to find and travel to new lands. He taught and studied in the college of Jesuit for about 12 years. Marquette traveled to Quebec, Canada. He taught himself six different Native American languages. In the year of 1668, he established even more missions that were farther up the St. Lawrence River. He helped people establish missions in Sault Ste. Marie which we know as Michigan today. He has been recognized and remembered for all of his amazing accomplishments. He died of dysentery on a trip to Mackinac, Michigan on May 18, 1675. A little bit later his body was moved to St. Ignace, Michigan.

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Benjamin Franklin

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Greetings, my name is Benjamin Franklin, and I am going to tell you a lot about my life as an inventor. Right now I am going to tell you a little bit about myself and my family. I was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17, 1706. I attended school at Boston Latin school. My fathers name was Josiah Franklin, and he worked as a candle maker and a soap maker. Anne Child was the first women that my father married. My father got married to another women named Abiah Folger, and she was my mother. My mother and father had 10 children. I was the youngest child. I learned to read at a really young age, and I loved to read. I loved to read so much that I would sometimes stay awake all night reading. I loved this so much because I was always learning new ideas. Now that you know a little fragment about my family, let's get started learning about my life as a gifted inventor.

Bifocals My first invention that I would like to share are called bifocals. Bifocals are eye glasses. The eyeglasses have one upper half and one lower half. I went to a service where they cut glass in half. I asked them to cut both of the lenses in half. The upper half would be used for distance. So for example if I wanted to see something far away, I would use the upper half of my bifocal eyeglasses. The lower half of the eyeglasses would be used for reading. If I wanted to read one of my favorite books, and the words were very tiny and hard to see, then I would use the lower half of my bifocal eyeglasses. Bifocals are meant to be for people who have presbyopia. Presbyopia is a condition that I suffered from. Bifocals are a very useful invention.

The long arm

Another invention that I created was the long arm. I was 5 feet and 11 inches tall which made reaching books on a higher shelf than me hard. I used a stepladder but lifting it to and from my books shelf was tough. I loved to read, but I just could not reach a book without using a stepladder. That's when the idea of the long arm comes into play. It is a wooden pole with a grasp at the end of it. Now that I have invented the long arm, I can stop using a stepladder to reach my books. The long arm does not just help me reach my books it helps other people reach objects above them. The long arm is a marvelous invention!!!

The lightning Rod

My last invention that I am going to talk about is called the lightning rod. Most of you may think that I invented electricity, but I did not. However, I discovered may things about electricity. Once I understood many things about how electricity works, I started to invent the lightning rod. Why exactly did I invent the lightning rod? I invented it to protect houses from getting struck by lightning, people from getting injured, and more. This is a simple little metal structure that can save many disasters from occuring. The lightning rod sticks up from the top of the building and a wire runs down the side of the building into the ground. This particular invention sends the lightning bolt to the ground rod instead of to the house.

The three inventions that I talked about are bifocals, the long arm, and the lightning rod. Each one of my inventions benefits people. Bifocals help people who suffered from presbyopia. The long arm helps people reach objects that are just to high to reach without using a stepladder. The lightning rod helps buildings from catching on fire and that's just one way that the lightning rod helps. All of my inventions were of course hard to create, but I always had an inspiration.

Book Source: Benjamin Franklin /By: Rick Burke Internet Source: http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/inventions.htm Internet Source: http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/famous-inventors/10-ben-franklin-inventions7.htm Internet Source: http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-franklin-9301234 Encyclopedia Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Inventions_by_Benjamin_Franklin