Is greed good? In the 1987 film Wallsteet‚ a millionaire bond trader said “Greed‚ for lack of a better word‚ is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies‚ cuts through‚ and captures‚ the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed‚ in all of its forms; greed for life‚ for money‚ for love‚ knowledge‚ has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed‚ you mark my words‚ will save the malfunctioning corporation called the U.S.A”. The character who spoke this was based off a man who was convicted
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or hero? Andrew Carnegie once said‚ "No man can become rich without enriching others." The U.S. was between wars‚ inventions‚ technology‚ and also successful movements with one another. As business offered the best chances‚ certain people became well known‚ due to what they created. For example‚ Thomas Edison; who invented the light bulb had become “famous” along with other well known people. The "king of steel‚" Andrew Carnegie; was a true hero known to mankind. Andrew Carnegie was born in
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an Argument Greed is Good Phil Collings Greed is typically considered a major source of evil and the primary cause of stealing‚ hoarding‚ plundering‚ cheating and war‚ just to name a few of its unfortunate results. But when it’s not ruining the world‚ greed can also be good. For instance‚ greed is good because it is the most important incentive for people to work hard‚ get a good education‚ start a business‚ or invest in a company. The desire to earn money and accumulate goods and property
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Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline‚ Scotland. His family moved to the states when he was in his teens. He had many jobs working on the railroad‚ starting at the bottom by working for people‚ but soon made his way into a steel tycoon. Carnegie owned the Carnegie Steel Corporation‚ which it was known as the largest of its kind in the world. Just like Andrew did‚ he believes that children should not start out with a bunch of money. They should have to learn and work their way up to become as great
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Before Carnegie Became a Tycoon When the average person thinks of Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania the first thing that comes to mind is either there sports teams or that it is the birthplace of mass-produced steel. Steel is what made Pittsburgh such a major city in today’s world; without steel‚ it would be a normal suburban city. It only took one person to make Pittsburgh such a major thriving city‚ Andrew Carnegie. Without him‚ Pittsburgh would not be as advanced as it is today. Without Andrews’s
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Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? Would you want to work long hours in a factory for little pay? No? I didn’t think so. This is just one of the many reasons that many people considered Andrew Carnegie to not only be a robber baron‚ but also a villain. Two-faced‚ hypocritical‚ uncaring; these were just some of the words that were used to describe Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie was not a hero because of his money consciousness‚ poor treatment to workers‚ and his robber-baron tactics. Andrew
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BIOGRAPHY OF ANDREW CARNEGIE By: Kevin Taylor Andrew Carnegie was an American industrialist but was native to Scotland. Born in Dunfermline‚ Fifeshire‚ Scotland‚ on November 15‚ 1835 Andrew was the first son of son of William and Margaret Carnegie. Young Andrew’s family was very political; father William was the local leader of the Chartists who fought to improve living conditions of the working-class community in Great Britain and his grandfather was a social and political reformer. In 1848
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Jane Bensen 5th hour The Master of Steel: Andrew Carnegie Robert L. Heilbroner Thesis: In Andrew Carnegie‚ failures‚ such celebrating industrial power‚ but also integrity‚ of giving his money away can be seen of the Gilded Age America. Quote: “Unite!” “Let’s make a joint proposition to the Union Pacific‚ your company and mine. Why not organize a new company to do it?” This quote shows the author’s point that Andrew Carnegie was a wise man used his experiences to better benefit his
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Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline‚ Scotland in 1835. His father‚ Will‚ was a weaver and a follower of Chartism‚ a popular movement of the British working class that called for the masses to vote and to run for Parliament in order to help improve conditions for workers. The exposure to such political beliefs and his family’s poverty made a lasting impression on young Andrew and played a significannot role in his life after his family immigrated to the United States in 1848. Andrew Carnegie
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Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big BusinessHarold C. Livesay said in his book‚ Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business‚ that Carnegie "was a collection of paradoxes‚ this man of American steel-violent and peace-loving‚ ruthless and loyal‚ greedy and generous‚ boastful and diffident‚ vain and doubting‚ brash and shy". Andrew Carnegie was a quite normal in his younger years. He was born on November 25‚ 1835‚ and grew up in the rural town of Dunfermline‚ which was located in Scotland. His family
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