Andrew Carnegie‚ a Scottish immigrant‚ rose from a job cleaning bobbins in a textile factory to become one of the richest men in America. While Carnegie was a teenager‚ his skill as a telegraph operator caught the attention of Tom Scott. Scott hired Carnegie and lent him money for his first foray into Wall Street investment. In 1872‚ Andrew Carnegie built the world’s largest‚ most up-to-date steel mill in Braddock‚ Pennsylvania. At the time‚ steelmakers produced about 70 tons a week and in 20 years
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Women’S Role In Society In The 1800s Submitted by mastercire on June 13‚ 2005 Category: American History Words: 725 | Pages: 3 Views: 5585 Popularity Rank: 150 Average Member Grade: N/A (Add a Comment / Grade this Paper) AP American History 12/13/2004 Women’s Role in Society During the early 1800’s women were stuck in the Cult of Domesticity. Women had been issued roles as the moral keepers for societies as well as the nonworking house-wives for families. Also‚ women were considered
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United States‚ the steel business was revolutionized by an American business icon‚ Andrew Carnegie. After growing up in a poor family‚ he used his self-taught knowledge to build wealth using investments to build a foundation of wealth. After coming from a humble background‚ Carnegie established himself as one of the wealthiest businessmen of his time period‚ and one of the most generous philanthropists of history. Carnegie was born on November 25‚ 1835‚ in Scotland. He came from a very modest background
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. Andre Carnegie was one of the richest men in America who led the steel industry in the United States. He was born into a poor family‚ which directed him towards working hard to help his family and society in the future. Andrew Carnegie’s views on wealth were always about giving back. He believed that becoming wealthy and successful should be worked for not handed to. He also believed that the wealthy should donate back to the society through charity. In order to have the money put to good use
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My Ma English 1A Prof. James Click 2-19-2014 The Problem of Rich and Poor For centuries‚ many philosophers have discussed the issue of class struggle. Karl Marx and Andrew Carnegie both developed theories of the unequal distribution of wealth a long time ago; however the only Carnegie’s ideology could apply to American society today. In “The Communist Manifesto”‚ Marx first introduces the two main social classes: bourgeois (the upper class) and proletarians (the lower class or working
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Chris Schiller Mr. Fisher History 7-2 April 3‚ 2013 Carnegie and Frick Essay During America’s Gilded Age‚ several industrial giants influenced the economic and political destiny of America with their wealth and power. Among these were Andrew Carnegie‚ immigrant steel tycoon of Pittsburgh and one of the richest Americans ever‚ and Henry Clay Frick‚ who built Pittsburgh’s coke industry and created one of the grandest private art collections ever in his New York mansion. These two men had tremendous
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structure has been the determining factor of competition: in essence the poorer classes have always tried to compete with the wealthier classes to seize their wealth and power; the greater the economical gap between the two opposing classes the fiercer the competition between them. Two highly esteemed and different people‚ Karl Marx and Andrew Carnegie‚ developed their own ideologies to resolve and ease class tension‚ that is‚ whether changes should be imposed on the structure and role of social classes
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Andrew Carnegie Essay written by aliciareagan@neo.tamu.edu A man of Scotland‚ a distinguished citizen of the United States‚ and a philanthropist devoted to the betterment of the world around him‚ Andrew Carnegie became famous at the turn of the twentieth century and became a real life rags to riches story. Born in Dunfermline‚ Scotland‚ on November 25‚ 1835‚ Andrew Carnegie entered the world in poverty. The son of a hand weaver‚ Carnegie received his only formal education during the short time between
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A famous quote by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam describes Andrew Carnegie’s situation. The quote is “Let us sacrifice our today so our children can have a better tomorrow”. Carnegie was a great hero‚ and he did a lot to support his community. Andrew Carnegie was definitely a hero. Of course‚ like any other entrepreneur‚ he had to make sacrifices. Document 6. A workplace with perfect conditions doesn’t exist‚ especially when you work for something as important as steel. Back then‚ of course things would
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Carnegie and Gates Running Head: Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates‚ Philanthropists 1 Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates‚ Philanthropists of Public Libraries in the United States Jennifer Finlay San Jose State University LIBR 200-04 December 4‚ 2005 Carnegie and Gates Abstract Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates‚ major business leaders of their respective eras‚ had a major impact on public libraries in the United States through their philanthropic efforts. Carnegie funded a program at the beginning
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