Andrew Carnegie indicated‚ “In bestowing charity‚ the main consideration should be to help those who will help themselves; to provide part of the means by which those who desire to improve may do so; to give those who desire to use the aids by which they may rise; to assist‚ but rarely or never to do all” (Carnegie). He did not believe that alms giving provided value. While I understand the intent that Carnegie had‚ I do not believe it fits every situation. Alms are “money‚ clothes‚ food‚ and other
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dominated the economy and may be referred to as "Robber Barons."� These corrupt businessmen did not care about their consumers or employees. The "Robber Barons"� only cared about how to gain more profit for their corporation. John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie‚ dominant businessman of the late nineteenth century‚ monopolized the oil and steel industries. These shrewd businessmen known a "Robber Barons"� made billions of dollars and controlled their industry. Small businesses could not match the low
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assisted the American growth positively whether it was through the economy or acts of philanthropy which helped to equalize the gap between the rich and poor. Some of the famous capitalists at this time were Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. These two well-known capitalists‚ Carnegie and Rockefeller‚ were certainly captains of industry. As captains of industry‚ they believed in stopping the progression of the wealthy class becoming wealthier and the poor classes becoming poorer. This was
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legislators‚ or other unethical means." In other words‚ a real life depiction of "Mr. Pennybags" from the popular Monopoly game. Robber barons were not only ruthless industrialists‚ but were also iconic to the time and very popular. Rockefeller Square‚ Carnegie Hall‚ and J.P. Morgan bank are just a few of the marks left on society today by these capitalist titans. Just one question remains: Who were the robber barons?John Davison Rockefeller was the greatest known‚ and richest robber baron of all time‚
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another important Pittsburgh industrialist Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie looked at Frick‚ as a man that could really help him out since coke was a key ingredient in the making of steel. This led to Carnegie bringing Frick into his company Carnegie Brothers and Company‚ and this assured him of having a constant supply of coke. After joining up with Carnegie‚ Frick took and reorganized the world’s largest coke and steel company. But Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Carnegie were both aggressive business competitors
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The three men‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ and J.P. Morgan‚ were seen as robber barons BUT they were also seen as industrial statesmen. Robber baron was a term given to the rich who would pretty much do anything for money whether that meant the jeopardy of workers’ lives and crooked business practices. John D. Rockefeller started a standard oil company and was the first American billionaire. John R. was considered a robber baron mainly because he used his insight of business to ruthlessly
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industrialists of this time that I researched were Andrew Carnegie‚ Jay Gould‚ Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ and John D. Rockefeller. Out these four industrialists the only one that is a Captain of Industry in my opinion is Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie proved that he was a Captain of Industry in many ways by building the largest steel industry of his time‚ donating his fortune to fund libraries‚ and by founding and constructing many buildings; including the Carnegie hall in New York City. He also created a pension
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Gospel of Wealth Debate Julian Yearwood Was Andrew Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth “ a useful response to great disparities in wealth created by the rise of industry and economic growth in the United States during the Gilded Age? Introduction: Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish Immigrant‚ who came to the US at age 13. He went from being a factory worker to working his way up the ladder at the telegraph company. He founded the Pittsburg Carnegie Steel Company‚ which he sold to JP Morgan in 1901
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The Gilded Age was known as America’s golden age‚ where manufacturing‚ industry and urbanization were at it’s prime‚ where Business Tycoons held the market in their hands with large monopolies. There is much debate over whether or not these industrial leaders are Robert Barons‚ as in they used people for their own gain‚ or Philanthropists‚ as they helped others and the greater good. Some might argue that these people cheated their way to the top to amass great wealth‚ with no regard to the people
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wealth I also believe that some of these men meant well and deserve the title of Captain of Industry. One of the captains of industry of 19th century America‚ Andrew Carnegie helped build the formidable American steel industry‚ a process that turned a poor young man into one of the richest entrepreneurs of his age. Later in his life‚ Carnegie sold his steel business
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