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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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7 February 2013 Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie has a very unique perspective pertaining to the wealth in America and its distribution. Not only is he concerned about how much money is put to good use, but when; such as if the person donating the money is in life or after death. The “Gospel of Wealth” brings perspective of the nation’s money recirculation and the worth of a man by his generosity while living. Carnegie lists three ways how extra money (that is left behind) should be handled...

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possessed by a “hero”. Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist who supported capitalism, and Social Darwinism, free enterprise and economic competition. He favored the idea that the most superior people in society naturally rise to the top. He was born in 1835 in the attic of a weaver’s cottage in Dunfermline, Scotland. Carnegie´s family faced poverty, which caused him to begin work at the age of 12 to contribute to his family's responsibilities. Working 12 hours a day, Carnegie earned 1 dollar and 20...

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Sara Abdelbarry US History II Andrew Carnegie DBQ Hero. This word applies to a person who steps out of any planned schedule to do good deeds. They take sacrifices to help others and make an impact on many people’s lives. Heroes inspire others in the same field to emulate them. They often are good people without needing any type of recognition. America needed heroes in it’s times of economic struggle. There are mixed feelings whether Andrew Carnegie, the huge businessman, deserves the title...

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world, Andrew Carnegie, actually grew up with another family in one half of an attic, and him and his parents in another half. This attic was located above his father’s workplace in Dunfermline, Scotland. At the age of eight, he started his education in a one-room school packed with around 150 students. Driven by the Irish potato famine, his family left for the United states in 1848, searching for a better and safer life. In order to make ends meet his family needed $7.50 a week, so Carnegie took a...

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Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? Was he a hero like batman, a villain like the joker or a little bit of both? Andrew Carnegie was born in November in 1835 in Dunfermile Scotland into a very poor family. His mother gave birth to him in their attic and he attended a one room school house with 150 students before they moved to America. So, the question is was Andrew Carnegie a hero? My definition of a hero is someone who has courage integrity and concern for others. I think There are Two Sides to Every Hero...

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of 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...

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Andrew Carnegie had liberal thoughts, as expressed in his Gospel of Wealth. I agree with the issues addressed in the Gospel of Wealth, such as giving your money away before you die, to further society. The purpose was to give the money away before you die, so you can regulate where the money goes, and that you can assure yourself that it will go to a worthy cause. As said in the gospel of wealth, everyone should be able to make as much money as they can, but they should give back to the society-...

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Andrew Carnegie vs. John Rockefeller During the 1800’s, two men started as poor, working class citizens with a dream, a dream to become wealthy and be able to support their families. Both of these men made their dreams come true by ruthless tactics and sometimes were looked down on. These two men were Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller, the original entrepreneurs of America. Both men acquired mass fortunes and lived extravagant lives after they had retired, but they used their money for good;...

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There was a lot of famous people in the 19th century, either by what they did or money wise, or both. However Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Cornelius Vanderbilt were very famous during this time in industry. Therefore, they were very important people with money. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland. In 1848 moved to America in search of better opportunities. His education ended when they moved to America. He soon found a job as a bobbin boy at a cotton...

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