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    Viviana Kucharski AMH 2020 Sep 20 2012 J. Pierpont Morgan & Andrew Carnegie It is difficult to image two men born in such a different social condition have so much in common. Two men that opened his way to the success based in hard work and somehow shared that success with others less fortunate. J P Morgan and Andrew Carnegie were two powerful men; disciplined‚ intelligent‚ and hard workers. President Roosevelt described J P Morgan as a sincere and trustful man. He developed a social

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    Christopher Columbus: Hero Or Villain By: Martin Boykin Christopher Columbus can in no way‚ shape‚ or form be considered a hero. A hero is someone who performs good deeds for the sake of others and not for their own benefit. Christopher Columbus did not do a single good deed in any of his four voyages in the late 1400 ’s. Christopher Columbus was not the founder of the Americas we live in today because he did not set a single foot on these grounds‚ even if he did there were already the natives who

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    became Lieutenant-General of the New Model Army. The reason why Oliver Cromwell became such a good cavalry commander is because he knew a well-disciplined army is very important in war. Oliver Cromwell first noticed that Prince Rupert’s cavalry were not very well disciplined and they do not rally after a charge‚ instead‚ Prince Rupert’s cavalry just pursuit their own targets. In the first major battle in the English civil war at the battle of Edgehill‚ Prince Rupert’s cavalry did not return to

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    Wealth: Andrew Carnegie The True Gospel of Wealth‚ an article written by one of the richest‚ most powerful men of the 19th century‚ is a guide to a nation virgin to mass amounts of wealth‚ and power. Carnegie is a self made millionaire‚ who immigrated to the United States with less than a dollar in his pocket. This fact would serve important in Carnegies epic rise to fortune‚ also in developing such philosophical understandings as‚ The True Gospel of Wealth. Andrew Carnegie was a firm believer

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    Andrew Jackson a hero? Yes‚ no‚ maybe so Andrew Jackson was neither a hero nor a villain‚ but still deserves to be on the 20 dollar bill. Although Andrew Jackson did many things that made him a hero‚ he also did things that would question that. He can be known as an American hero for leading America in defeating the British at Battle at New Orleans and can also be known as a villain for passing the Indian Removal Act. Jackson’s strong leadership in being a general and president still gives him

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    by Andrew Carnegie during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. He was born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1848. Carnegie had very little of a formal education but grew up in a family that believed in the importance of books and learning. Jumping from job to job‚ he became one of the wealthiest businessman in America. Achieving this by investing and buying stocks in promising ventures like iron mills and factories. Finally founding his own company known as the Carnegie Steel Company

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    Andrew Carnegie Explains The “Gospel of Wealth”‚ 1889 Author: Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)‚ “Wealth”‚ North American Review 148 (June‚ 1889) Place and Time: “Gospel of Wealth”/“Wealth”‚ North American Review 148 (June‚ 1889)‚ Place: Unknown Prior Knowledge: Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist‚ businessman‚ entrepreneur and a major philanthropist. Carnegie was born in Scotland‚ and migrated to the United States as a child with his parents. His first job in the United States

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    act. Andrew Jackson had also inspired the Trails of Tears‚ killing over 4‚000 Native Americans. Out of all the thing Andrew Jackson did in his two terms of being president he brought more terror than honor‚ which is why he should be considered a villain. The Indian removal act was an

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    Shakespeare once said‚ “One may smile‚ and smile‚ and be a villain.” Eventhough the the typical villains in movies are easy to pick out due to wearing black and wreaking havoc (bring/cause destruction). A good villain is considered to be intimidating‚ cause entertainment‚ antisocial‚ and mischievous. In Strangers on a Train‚ Bruno is depicted as the villain. Based on the description/ traits of what an actual villain is‚ Bruno does not meet the criteria. Bruno is considered more of a misguided hero

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    1. The owner of Carnegie Steel Company‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ pioneered the use of vertical integration. Vertical integration is a system of related businesses in which a parent company owns its suppliers. Back then the railroads needed steel for their rails and cars‚ the navy needed steel for their new naval fleet‚ and the cities needed steel to build their skyscrapers. When Andrew Carnegie saw this demand he took advantage of it. When Carnegie started his steel company he started with a very little

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