Vocabulary Quiz (Benjamin Kills his Brother)

Six Words --> Benjamin Franklin's view on working with his brother in the newspaper industry.


          Frantic with anger, James Franklin burst down the door of his editing room, slamming down the latest edition of the Franklin Family Times. "Just WHAT did you think you would accomplish by doing this?!?" He exclaimed, pointing to the latest front page headline. Benjamin's gave out a hearty laugh and caustically stated, "I thought you would enjoy it."
          The paper read; 'Newspaper Founder James is a Fat Doodie-Face' in fine, glossy black ink. The paper had been released just hours earlier and thousands of people already had copies in their hands. Benjamin was rather annoyed with his brother's excessive carping over the articles and pages he wrote and edited. He did the best he could to try to ignore all the yelling and complaining; the frustrating comments, his callous remarks, and his horrible tendency to steal his ink and quills when he wasn't looking.
           Benjamin had been holding in this large cluster of repressed angry emotions until he reached a catharsis on May 15, 1727. James was out of his executive office for a lunch break and wouldn't be back for the next sixteen minutes. Benjamin rushed in, devised an ingenious plan that would ignite his brother on fire when he sat down in his chair. He used a trip-wire as a catalyst for when he walked in the door. Next, the wire would snap and would pull a mini-keg of gunpowder down to the ground spilling it down next the front legs of his desk. This, in turn, would be enough force to move a tiny marble enough to knock a lit candle onto the powder, blowing up his brother and leaving all of his editorial empire for himself!!
          James was capricious and suffered from his biggest mood swings on his lunch breaks. He never actually went to get lunch, but instead got depressed and headed back to the print office to cry out his feelings. Benjamin looked up from the set up of his fiery plan in horror. Seeing his brother looming in the doorway in confusion; face wet with tears, Ben's heart stopped. Instinct took over, he abandoned his plans, and stabbed his brother to death. The newspaper was now all his!