How did Carnegie justify the accumulation of wealth? Carnegie believed that people were born with certain attributes that would lead them to be successful in their lifetime. He also mentioned the idea that we as human beings should accept the conditions that are placed in front of us and work around them to achieve the impossible. Also he believed that it is up to one’s ability and energy that will allow them to produce the wealth that they seek for themselves. 2. What are three ways Carnegie suggest
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the wealth was not well spread around the country. The poor were extremely poor‚ and the rich were extremely rich. Three men in particular held a large portion of the wealth‚ and many had different ideas on what to do with all that money. There was a wide range of viewpoints towards wealth in the late 19th century‚ and the viewpoints between Andrew Carnegie‚ Edward Bellamy‚ and John D. Rockefeller had substantial comparisons and contrasts that are crucial to our knowledge of today’s wealth in the
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Andrew Carnegie: The Father of Middle-Class America For decades Americans couldn’t help but love the red-headed‚ fun-loving Little Orphan Annie. The image of the little girl moving so quickly from poverty to wealth provided hope for the poor in the 1930s‚ and her story continues to be a dream of what the future just might hold. The rags-to-riches phenomenon is the heart of the American Dream. And few other people have embodied this phenomenon as much as Andrew Carnegie did in the late 1800s and early
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Andrew Carnegie‚ steel tycoon and extraordinaire yet he born as the son of a poor handloom weaver. Had it not been for the free enterprise system he would been unable to gain the opportunities which allowed him to become one of the greatest businessmen in America. In a free enterprise system‚ all companies strive have a competitive edge over its competitions be it in a more specialized labor or a innovative product. This was also what allowed Andrew Carnegie to rise to his peak‚ had it not been
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yourself. Andrew Carnegie‚ one of the richest people in history‚ was once a telegraph messenger boy who immigrated from Scotland. 40 years later‚ he owned the most extensive steel empire in the world. It is important to know who you are so that you can make the decisions crucial for your success‚ just like Carnegie. Carnegie’s uncle recommended Carnegie to become a telegraph messenger boy in the Ohio Telegraph Company. Carnegie could have chosen another job to begin his career‚ yet Carnegie listened
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Andrew Carnegie: The Charitable Captain of Industry During the time period after the Civil War and nearing the twentieth century‚ America’s economy was in prime position to be molded – all America needed was someone to come along to mold it. Businesspersons like Cornelius Vanderbilt and entrepreneurs like John D. Rockefeller were prime examples of exactly whom America needed to take charge of the economy at this time; however‚ there was one man who was not only a self-made steel tycoon and one of
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Viviana Kucharski AMH 2020 Sep 20 2012 J. Pierpont Morgan & Andrew Carnegie It is difficult to image two men born in such a different social condition have so much in common. Two men that opened his way to the success based in hard work and somehow shared that success with others less fortunate. J P Morgan and Andrew Carnegie were two powerful men; disciplined‚ intelligent‚ and hard workers. President Roosevelt described J P Morgan as a sincere and trustful man. He developed a social
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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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his wealth away for the common good. This man was known as Andrew Carnegie. He aspired to greatness all his life‚ first as a young boy‚ then through his early careers‚ and finally at his prime of being a philanthropist. Andrew Carnegie started his aspiration for greatness at a young age. In Scotland‚ most children his age did not attend school‚ and Andrew thought himself no different; until one day‚ things changed. The schoolmaster took little Andrew on an excursion with a few other
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