Andrew Carnegie and John Muir both grew up in Scotland and soon after moved to the United States to seek a better life where resources were more plentiful. Carnegie and Muir both had a similarity for not only business‚ but invention as well. Carnegie and Muir both clearly had the ability to become successful businessmen and their inventions prompted both of their successes. Both of them always had ranging activities and were raring to learn new things. They both shared similar qualities and were
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Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller‚ were both at one point in there life’s the richest men in the world. However they both had very different trails getting to their fortunes. Rockefeller was more or less handed money being part of the prestige aristocracy‚ however he was a very shred and organized man. He stressed the idea of planning ahead and never procrastinating‚ in most cases he was a penny-pinching millionaire. Even as a child he was always very organized and always planned ahead. This
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erudite terms are only important in upholding these ideas. The main themes of his "O Captain! My captain!" are death of a hero‚ family‚ a journey‚ and defeat vs. victory. The themes are supported by a variety of concrete stylistic techniques‚ including tone‚ apostrophe‚ allusions‚ archetypes‚ and repetition. Death of a hero is the first theme to consider. It’s obvious the narrator has great respect for the Captain‚ rendered by tones of compassion‚ reverence‚ and ceremony in the poem. "Exult‚ O shores
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There are mixed opinions on Andrew Carnegie. What would make him a hero? Andrew Carnegie was a man who became a millionaire. He started working at 12 due to his poor family and slowly rose to riches. He grew up in Pittsburgh near family; he then later was the supervisor of Pennsylvania’s Western Division. In 1861 he was asked to help with troop transportation in D.C. He then moved to New York City‚ NY‚ and that was where he primarily live till he died. He was born in 1835‚ sailed to America in
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Name: Sarah Bekhit 1-How does Carnegie link extremes of wealth and poverty with progress? 2-Why would Carnegie have rejected as impractical and reasonable the argument that he should have paid his workers higher wages than distributing his profits to charity? Andrew Carnegie and the gospel of wealth Andrew to become successful by amassing wealth in the steel industry. He came from a poor family and had little formal education. When the Carnegies immigrated to America in 1848‚ Andrew was
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help humanity. Heros take action on behalf of others that are in need. Andrew Carnegie was in fact was a hero. This subject can be controversial because of the fact that Carnegie gave away money after he died‚ and not while he was alive. Carnegie started off in a very poor family and eventually became very wealthy. This shows the world that anyone can be rich‚ even if they were born into a poor family. Andrew Carnegie reached a high level of success in money and power and is considered a hero because
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Political Cartoon Essay on America’s Robber Barons Throughout the late 19th century a group of men held control over the economy of the United States. This group consisted of men who were beyond wealthy. They owned almost every facet of the economy through monopolism and other practices that are not considered legal. With the government of the time partaking in what is called laissez faire capitalism‚ these men were allowed to begin building what could be considered an empire without federal interference
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Before Carnegie Became a Tycoon When the average person thinks of Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania the first thing that comes to mind is either there sports teams or that it is the birthplace of mass-produced steel. Steel is what made Pittsburgh such a major city in today’s world; without steel‚ it would be a normal suburban city. It only took one person to make Pittsburgh such a major thriving city‚ Andrew Carnegie. Without him‚ Pittsburgh would not be as advanced as it is today. Without Andrews’s
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There are very few people who are lucky enough to be a captain of a team. I am one of those lucky few people. On April 12‚ I had an audition to try out for a Color Guard Captain position. I had been waiting for that day since early February. On April 15th‚ the captains were announced. I heard my name‚ looked at Makayla Hurt‚ she heard her name‚ and we could not believe it. Over the weekend‚ I thought what can I do to help improve the team. Well I can improve skill‚ change attitude for the better
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Good morning year 11 and teachers. For those who do not know me my name is............ I would consider it a great honour and privilege to be College Captain The position of College Captain has several roles: 1. To help the standing of our school in the community 2. To represent the student body with the College and 3. To help provide pastoral care for students. Briefly expanding on these: St Scholastica’s is a fine College with an exceptional tradition of developing the whole person
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