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‚ Andrew ‚ 18351919‚ American industrialist and philanthropist‚ b. Dunfermline‚ Scotland. His father‚ a weaver‚ found it increasingly difficult to get work in Scottish factories and in 1848 brought his family to Allegheny (now Pittsburgh)‚ Pa. Andrew first worked in a cotton mill as a bobbin boy‚ then advanced himself as a telegrapher‚ and became (1859) a superintendent for the Pennsylvania RR. He resigned (1865) his railroad position to give personal attention to the investments he had
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Mary Pérez Marranzini as a Philanthropist Philanthropy is “a voluntary action for the public good” (Payton & Moody‚ 2008). When a person realizes actions to help people to solve public problems in his country or in any place and the person do this voluntarily. “According to Helmut Anheier and Regina List‚ philanthropist refers to the use of personal wealth‚ skills‚ and time for the benefit of pubic causes”(Anheier and List 2005: 1969).A person act in a Philanthropic way when she take her money to
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By the end of the epic‚ Gilgamesh has hardly changed from the ravenous man he was in the beginning of the poem. In the beginning of the epic‚ Gilgamesh is portrayed as a man who is selfish; someone will stop at nothing to satisfy his desires‚ however irrational his desires are. One of Gilgamesh’s many desires is to win fame and glory for himself and his descendants. To accomplish this‚ he decides to venture into the Cedar Forest to seek and destroy Huwawa. When Enkidu advises against this perilous
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enabled men to access wealth. Andrew Carnegie is the perfect example of an entrepreneur and man who built the roots of American infrastructure. He can also lived the ‘perfect’ American dream. He has a typical ‘rags to riches’ story‚ which makes him a historical icon and an admirable man. Carnegie is known to have built a fortune on steel. However‚ the ways in which he made money could be considered an abuse to ethics and moral rights. Toward the end of his life‚ Carnegie decided to use his wealth for the
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Selfish. The food industry i so selfish. They only care about the money. They treat the workers‚ the animals and the consumers horrible. They pay the workers low wages to make more money. They feed the cows corn instead of grass to save money. Money that’s all it’s about. The food industry is cruel and selfish and they will do anything to make money. First‚ The food industry is cruel to their workers. On page 174 it says “ A typical chicken farmer has been raising the birds for 15 years‚ Owns 3
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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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Great Gatsby: The careless and selfish “Selfishness comes from poverty in the heart‚ from the belief that love is not abundant.”-Don Miguel Ruiz This quote relates to how selfishness comes from a poor heart and the belief that love is something they don’t really know about. They use it with the challenges that they face day-to-day. Another example is in the Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald he shows that wealth is used in selfish ways can make people careless. Great Gatsby set in the 1920s where
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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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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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