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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Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall‚ the famous concert hall in New York City‚ has again undergone a restoration. While this is not the first‚ it is the most extensive in the building’s history. As a result of new restoration‚ Carnegie Hall once again has the quality of sound that it had when it was first built. Carnegie Hall owes its existence to Andrew Carnegie‚ the wealthy owner of a steel company in the late 1800s. The hall was finished in 1891 and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent performing
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robber barons or captains of industry I thought that people like Andrew Carnegie‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ and J.p Morgan were all robber barons. Because they would employ people and put them in these unsafe‚ and unsanitary conditions. Also they made education for immigrants coming in difficult because even though they built libraries and hospitals would the immigrants would be illiterate and not be able to pay for hospital bills. Lastly theses men were robber barons because they were using vertical
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What are robber barons? what did robber barons do during the railroad era? Robber Barons was the negative term for the titans of industry or‚ as Professor Donald Miller calls them‚ the capitalist conquistadors. These were the guys like Andrew Carnegie‚ Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ Gustavus Swift‚ Philip Armour‚ John D. Rockefeller and others who rose to the top and ran monopolies or near-monopolies in the Gilded Age (1870s-1900ish). They were seen as bad because they employed ruthless methods to run
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Industrial Leaders – Robber barons or Industrial Statesmen? The late 19th century industrial leaders have often been called "industrial statesmen" for the great economic power they brought to America. However‚ they have also been called "robber barons” since they built this great wealth by abusing the system‚ their employees‚ and destroying their competitors. These kings of industry displayed characteristics of both industrial statesmen and robber barons. But which would better describe
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I think I would be a good sports captain because I will do my best by encouraging you‚ motivating you‚ supporting you and most of all‚ being a good sport. encourage others to participate in sport Criteria: SCHOOL VALUES FOR HOUSE CAPTAINS The elected house captain should (already) and will: HONESTY: § Tell the truth. § Not give into peer pressure when loaning equipment‚ and will not favour their friends over others. § Report people misusing equipment or being unfair in sport. KINDNESS
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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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Innovator or Robber Baron? During the latter part of the nineteenth century‚ industries began to bloom across the United States. Local businesses and merchants gave way to larger corporations and industries. The head of these industries‚ such as the names of Rockefeller‚ Carnegie‚ and J.P. Morgan‚ were looked upon as robber barons by some‚ industrial innovators by others. A baron is "one having great wealth‚ power‚ and influence in a specified sphere of activity: an oil baron." Therefore the robber barons
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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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named the most influential person of the 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
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