Joey Osbonre(Silence)

I believe silence is the most important and hardest virtue to complete. Silence a great virtue because you do not always have to be in conversions or talking all the time to other people to learn things. With the virtue of silence you if you just listen to what people say you can learn alot about many things about them or others. With silence you can not make anyone mad at you by saying mean things to them. Therefore silence is the most meaning full virtue that Franklin could ever try to complete.

Keegan DeLung (Industry)

6. Industry: Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.

Industry means to not be lazy and to stay productive. It tells us to not lose time and to be employed in something useful. Basically it tells us to be productive members of society.Without industry no advancement's would be made in our society. We would probably be hundreds of years behind in advancement because people would be doing things that were unimportant and they would be wasting time.

Brad Edwards: Order

I feel that order is the most important virtue, especially right now during these difficult times. Without order things in this world would run amuck, therefore things could solely not operate efficently . For me, it seems that maybe there is not enough emphasis/ or watchful eye over people who do not posses this moral, as evidence to those who didn't heed order; an example of this can be seen on wall street. In all, no one completely likes to obey rules, but one thing I believe all should remember is If we didn't have order, what would things be like?,and thats all you need to think about and you'll see why.

Sam Hankins 3 (Order)

Everything should have its place in order to serve its perpose. All business should have it time to make a difference because if everone and everything was free to do whatever then there would be no perpose in life.

Anthony Capatch (8. Justice)

8. Justice: Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
The number one golden rule that your parents always tought you when you were a kid, is "Treat others the way you would like to be treated." This is not just Franklins virtue, it is man kinds virtue, it has been around the world by many different explorers and cultures. The greatest thing about it is that it still holds true today. If you show respect even to the person that you dont know, you will recieve that respect back. This is something to hold strong by, not just because you should always treat and respect each other, but you it will show to the world that you are a person of richeousness.

Kaitlyn Karpinski (Cleanliness)

I believe that Cleanliness is the most important concept out of the thirteen virtues. I think no matter where you go or what you do you should present yourself nicely. By keeping your clothes neat and showering daily, others will view you as a well kept person. In the future you might want to enter a job field where dress apparel is very important and they might not want you on the job for how unkempt you may look. I am not saying that everyone needs to look perfect but just to have good hygiene is always a plus!

Madison Miller (silence)

I think that silence is the most important virtue. If everyone just stop talking and listened to others, than yelling and shouting at each other, then the world would be a better place. Personally, silence is what I do everyday. I let people talk and listen to what they have to say. If we didn't have silence, the world would be a loud place. I think at times, that we just talk without thinking first. That just leads to hurt feelings or dumb comments. If you just stop talking and think about what you're going to say, people would understand better than blurting it out. That's why I think that silence is the best virtue.

Calli Goodnoe (Silence)

I personally think that silence is the most important virture. I think that sometimes we all just need to sit back and listen to what others have to say and take a break from talking. If we never listen to anyone else then were never going to learn anything. Sometimes its better to just not say anything at all. We all need to think about what we say before we say it. If we are just silent for a few second and think about what we want to say before we say it then i think it would come out better and we wouldn't have to worry about saying the wrong thing. That's why i believe silence is the most impotant virture.

Kenny Boyd (Frugality)

I think that frugality is the most important virtue because it helps you treat others with respect and how to respect yourself. This is important because you should treat everyone you meet with respect because that is probably how they would want to be treated. It also tells us to use whatever we have to its fullest potential. For example, to not waste anything. That is why i think frugality is the most important virtue.

Heidi Reese Order

I think that order is the most essential virtue of the thirteen virtues. If we didn't have order the world would be very unorganized and no one would be in charge of anything. We wouldn't have any laws in the world and everyone would run around doing whatever they please. I use order everyday in life. I am a very organized person and i believe that everything has its own place and own time. In school i keep my things organized so i know when things are due and when i have a test coming up. Order helps me to get my priorities straight. There are thirteen other virtues but i think order is very important to me atleast.

Nina Birosh (Silence)

In my personal opinion Silence is the most important virtue that helps us through our life. We not only learn better but we also work out our problems within ourselves. When there is nothing but silence around you listen to yourself and make the right choices for only you can judge yourself. Without silence the world would be in chaos. Many would not be able to think accuratly and help their nation or country with issues going around them. I use silence almost everyday, if I have a lot on my mind then I just go to a quiet place and think to myself until I think I have everything sorted out.

Order (Charles Mitchell)

I personally believe that order is the most important issue that one should concentrate on the most. Without order, nothing would be accomplished, things would constantly be put off for other things. Things all deserve their own time, however one thing runs onto another ones time, then there will be conflict. One needs to have things planned throughout the entire day, letting only a few things to spontaneous decisions. This does not have to be followed completely strictly, but still should have some sort of reinforcement behind them. Myself personally have to follow order every single day, having school, work, and chores for when I'm not busy. It becomes routine after awhile, but still there are complications to things causing them to draw onto others times, and it will affect the rest of the day. Over all, order is needed in everything.

Kory Rees (Tranquillity)

I belive that Tranquillity is the most important virture to myself as an individual. I often see people being easily disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable, when they do not need to be. I struggle with the virture tranquillity the most because it seems like unavoidable accidents happen everyday, always at the wrong moment. If we could all work on Tranquillity togerther a lot of possitive things could come out of it. If everyone just "brushed off" everyday accidents there would be less sueing in this world and less anger towards one another. On the flip side many lawyers would most likely be out of business, but atleast there would be a little more peace between one another than there is today.

Assignment # 1- The Essential Virtue

Franklin wished to achieve moral perfection by concentrating on thirteen virtues that he deemed to be necessary to personal growth. Franklin would later say that this endeavor was impossible, yet still beneficial. What virtue do you think is most important to you as an individual? In a one paragraph response, elaborate on why you think that virtue is essential. After you have completed your response, respond to one of your classmate’s posts in a thoughtful and respectful manner-in a manner that adds value to the discussion.