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    Expository Essay #2 Compare and Contrast Essay: During the nineteenth century‚ Karl Marx and Andrew Carnegie had definite opinions about the affects of industrialization on society. A greater understanding of their views on history and humanity can be gained by comparing and contrasting two written artifacts: The Communist Manifesto and “Wealth.” In 1848‚ Marx‚ a German philosopher‚ wrote a supposedly scientific account of his perspective on history entitled The Communist Manifesto. As a materialist

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    enabled men to access wealth. Andrew Carnegie is the perfect example of an entrepreneur and man who built the roots of American infrastructure. He can also lived the ‘perfect’ American dream. He has a typical ‘rags to riches’ story‚ which makes him a historical icon and an admirable man. Carnegie is known to have built a fortune on steel. However‚ the ways in which he made money could be considered an abuse to ethics and moral rights. Toward the end of his life‚ Carnegie decided to use his wealth for

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    Azeneth Mosqueda Mr. Webb US History 16 September 2013 Andrew Carnegie: Robber Baron or Captain of industry? Andrew Carnegie was both a Robber Baron and a Captain of Industry. Growing up as an immigrant‚ who started with nothing at all‚ he became greedy with his money. He was a big business leader who builds up the community but treated his workers poorly. Carnegie created thousands of jobs for people but did not provide his workers with safety equipment and

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    others‚ or dying for his country? Andrew Carnegie was no Ulysses Grant but he was also not Vanderbilt‚ Carnegie gave back to his country with the riches he earned. We cannot look upon Carnegie as being the child with the silver spoon in his mouth growing up. He was poor growing up and was business savvy which is how he became rich. We should not punish him for using his knowledge to become successful but we should look at what he did with the money. Andrew Carnegie was a hero‚ he not only brought

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    few men to accept this change in the U.S.‚ Andrew Carnegie overcame his humble underpinnings and became the owner of one of the largest steel companies in the nation. Many poor laborers and citizens of limited means did not reap the benefits of the industrial age as a result of poor working and living conditions in this time. Mr. Carnegie wrote the article‚ The Gospel of Wealth‚ in response to the many critics of the Gilded Age. According to Carnegie‚ the Industrial Age of the U.S. was witness

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    PRECIS #1: Nathan Barber Santa Margarita Catholic HS 1st Period-John Braithwaite-Instructor Were the Puritans Puritanical? By Carl Degler‚ Stanford University THESIS: Carl Degler‚ in this provocative article‚ takes issue with the popular notion that the Puritans were people who had “the haunting fear that someone‚ somewhere‚ may be happy” as advocated by Mencken‚ Macaulay‚ & Heffner who got it all wrong! They are not repressed sex misfits and bigots‚ but rather‚ keepers of the Victorian

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    Andrew Carnige is one of the most important historical figures in america. For many reasons including his wealth. He’s know for his numerous donations to society such as the carnigie music hall‚ caringeie melon university and many libriaes across the country. But just because a man donated most of his wealth to charities that benefited the well off? No Andrew carnage used numours dirty tatics to undercut competitors and treated employees like slaves. today we are going to go in depth on many of

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    life. It is making a lot of money‚ being respected‚ and triumphing difficult situations. The American Dream has been pursued by many‚ but only few make it all the way. One very good example of the American Dream is Andrew Carnegie‚ the founder of what is known as U.S. Steel. Carnegie was born in Scotland to a poor family. As a teen‚ he emigrated from Scotland to the United States. He was portrayed as a hard working individual who was very intelligent and disciplined. He took it upon himself to read

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    and distant future. Anyone who accomplishes this task should be named the most influential person of the Twentieth Century. Because of Andrew Carnegie’s stand against harsh labor‚ expansion of the steel industry‚ and extreme generosity with ongoing philanthropic work‚ history will record him as the most influential person of the Twentieth Century. Carnegie is most widely known for his monopolization of the steel industry. He developed numerous companies to support the need for steel in the developing

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    Andrew Carnegie was a man with a strong outlook on how the wealthy should utilize their abundant amounts of cash. Although there were many other ways to dispose of the surplus of cash from the wealthy he favored mainly one. He believed that if the wealthy people in America would spend money through out their life on not only themselves but to also help the communities and charities‚ that they would become more respected through their life and also help America’s economy stay strong There were also

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