journal 14

If I were alive during Benjamin Franklin's time period I do not think that I would be a printers/writers apprentice. I would much rather be involved in a much more manual labor career, or something along the lines with the military. Since I have to write on how I would spend my average day as Franklin's apprentice I will tell you. I would have to wake up early and collect the news that would be critical to the upcoming day, and I would have stay up late and get the news around town from the late night events. I would cover emergencies and I would be the adventurous reporter. I would collect weather information and other reports relevant to the people of Boston. I would come back after a quick trip around town collecting information and help Mr. Franklin set the type. I would help him ink the press and put paper in. After his almanac was printed I would deliver them to businesses around the community. I would stand on the street corner and sell them to anyone who wanted one. After I sold all of the alminacs no would return to the shop and clean the type. By now it would be lunch time so I would go and get food for Mr. Franklin and myself. After lunch Mr. Franklin would send me out to cover the town meetings that were occurring that day. I would also go out and interview people on how they felt about the British and the way they were treating the colonists. Once I returned we would look up wise sayings and jokes to make people laugh. After that Mr. Farnklin would send me over to the cartoonist shop and I would pick up the comic that he had drawn for the almanac. I think that I would enjoy working with Mr. Franklin, but it would not be the job I would choose.