men would be walking away filthy rich. But what defines a man to be a hero? Is it how much money he has‚ the way he grew up‚ what he did for 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
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The rise of capitalism was characterised by exploitation and opportunity. Opportunities‚ if taken at the chance‚ 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
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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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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 to a great divide
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appropriate: “Wine is of God… but the drunkard is from the Devil.” Among the Cotton clan‚ John Cotton saw little to object to in dancing between the sexes as long as it was not lascivious. In matters of dress the Massachusetts colony endeavored to wear “something modest” Puritan dress was the opposite of severe‚ long hair was acceptable among the upper-class. They detested that men and women of a mean condition should take upon themselves the garb of gentlemen.” If the Puritans are to be saved
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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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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 and learn as much as he could. Carnegie’s first job was a telegraph messenger boy‚ and later upgraded to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad
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Two men who helped save six people from drowning in New York City during Superstorm Sandy are among 20 being honored with medals for heroism by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. The awards announced Friday include recognition for Michael T. McDonnell and Dylan Patrick Smith‚ who worked together to save people in Rockaway Beach in Queens during the October 2012 storm. As their neighborhood flooded with more than 5 feet of water‚ the 51-year-old McDonnell and 22-year-old Smith created a rescue
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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 United States. He foresaw that following the Civil War steel was going to be an important part of
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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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