This is my unedited (as in I have not received critique from my teacher to edit it for a final, polished copy) IEW/EIL American Literature essay, modeled on Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography. The prompt, according to my textbook- "Write a chapter in your personal autobiography in the style of Benjamin Franklin. Tell of an event or period of time in which you grew or were transformed in some way. Be sure to include humor and at least a few wise sayings." So if you read this, I recommend reading the first chapter or so of his autobiography in order to grasp the context of this essay and better understand it. Critique is more than welcome! Your favorite failure, Bree <3 **Please don't steal or copy or anything like that. Thank you!**