PRECIS #1: Nathan Barber Santa Margarita Catholic HS 1st Period-John Braithwaite-Instructor Were the Puritans Puritanical? By Carl Degler‚ Stanford University THESIS: Carl Degler‚ in this provocative article‚ takes issue with the popular notion that the Puritans were people who had “the haunting fear that someone‚ somewhere‚ may be happy” as advocated by Mencken‚ Macaulay‚ & Heffner who got it all wrong! They are not repressed sex misfits and bigots‚ but rather‚ keepers of the Victorian
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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 to
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Two men who helped save six people from drowning in New York City during Superstorm Sandy are among 20 being honored with medals for heroism by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. The awards announced Friday include recognition for Michael T. McDonnell and Dylan Patrick Smith‚ who worked together to save people in Rockaway Beach in Queens during the October 2012 storm. As their neighborhood flooded with more than 5 feet of water‚ the 51-year-old McDonnell and 22-year-old Smith created a rescue
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or dying for his country? Andrew Carnegie was no Ulysses Grant but he was also not Vanderbilt‚ Carnegie gave back to his country with the riches he earned. We cannot look upon Carnegie as being the child with the silver spoon in his mouth growing up. He was poor growing up and was business savvy which is how he became rich. We should not punish him for using his knowledge to become successful but we should look at what he did with the money. Andrew Carnegie was a hero‚ he not only brought the
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It is making a lot of money‚ being respected‚ and triumphing difficult situations. The American Dream has been pursued by many‚ but only few make it all the way. One very good example of the American Dream is Andrew Carnegie‚ the founder of what is known as U.S. Steel. Carnegie was born in Scotland to a poor family. As a teen‚ he emigrated from Scotland to the United States. He was portrayed as a hard working individual who was very intelligent and disciplined. He took it upon himself to read
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Andrew Carnige is one of the most important historical figures in america. For many reasons including his wealth. He’s know for his numerous donations to society such as the carnigie music hall‚ caringeie melon university and many libriaes across the country. But just because a man donated most of his wealth to charities that benefited the well off? No Andrew carnage used numours dirty tatics to undercut competitors and treated employees like slaves. today we are going to go in depth on many of
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Andrew Carnegie‚ The Selfish Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie‚ born on November 25‚ 1835‚ was a Scottish philanthropist who was one of the richest men in America in the 1900 ’s. I completely agree with Carnegie ’s opinion of how the rich should donate their money toward the good of mankind before they die‚ but disagree with his actions toward his workers . He started working in a cotton mill making $1.20 a week only to upgrade to $2.20 working as a messenger boy. He eventually taught himself telegraphy
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Twentieth Century. Because of Andrew Carnegie’s stand against harsh labor‚ expansion of the steel industry‚ and extreme generosity with ongoing philanthropic work‚ history will record him as the most influential person of the Twentieth Century. Carnegie is most widely known for his monopolization of the steel industry. He developed numerous companies to support the need for steel in the developing United States. He foresaw that following the Civil War steel was going to be an important part of
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reflection cause by a light. It is important because it shows how good he is with math‚ and good with geometry. What is Nash’s role at Princeton? John Nash is a graduate student. What are the prizes the students talk about? Students talk about the Carnegie Prize. How does Nash relate to the other students? What does he think of them? What do they think of him? What does he do that is inappropriate? John Nash doesn’t like to talk to other students‚ he thinks that he is the smartest out of everybody
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Andrew Carnegie was a man with a strong outlook on how the wealthy should utilize their abundant amounts of cash. Although there were many other ways to dispose of the surplus of cash from the wealthy he favored mainly one. He believed that if the wealthy people in America would spend money through out their life on not only themselves but to also help the communities and charities‚ that they would become more respected through their life and also help America’s economy stay strong There were also
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