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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Introduction: John Davison Rockefeller was born July 8‚ 1839 in southern New York. Rockefeller’s first job was as a bookkeeper‚ later he formed a partnership with two others in the produce business proving him that he was an intense negotiator. It wasn’t until 1863 that Rockefeller made the best investment of his life. He founded the Cleveland Petroleum refinery (Standard Oil Trust). This investment did not only have an impact in his life‚ but also in the United States’ business‚ government and
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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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15‚ 2001 The Rockefellers feared the temptations of wealth‚ yet a visitor once described their estate as the kind of place God would have built if only he’d had the money. They amassed a fortune that outraged a Democratic nation‚ then gave it all away reshaping America. They were the closest thing the country had to a royal family‚ but the Rockefellers shunned the public eye. For decades‚ the Rockefeller name was despised in America‚ associated with John D. Rockefeller Sr.’s feared monopoly
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John Rockefeller was a business magnate and philanthropist‚ who was born on July 8th‚ 1839 in Richford‚ NY. He was the founder of Standard Oil‚ which he founded in 1870‚ becoming one of the richest men on earth. John was born in a humble family which is why his quote “If your only goal is to become rich‚ you will never achieve it” signifies it. He started if as a poor young boy and became the richest man in the world‚ that takes a lot of sacrifice and work. Early Life John Rockefeller was born in
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John D. Rockefeller was not a Robber Baron because he did nothing wrong‚ he was a product of the Industrial era‚ and played by its rules to attain the greatest victory‚ absolute economic success Rockefeller‚ Robber Baron or Captain of Industry? John D. Rockefeller was the first billionaire in the United States. He owned Standard Oil Company‚ and was the main person to organize the oil industry. When he was young‚ the company he was working for at the time sent him to oil country. He checked
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John D. Rockefeller‚ born on July 8‚ 1839‚ has had a huge impact on the course of American history‚ his reputation spans from being a ruthless businessperson to a thoughtful philanthropist (Tarbell 41). He came from a family with not much and lived the American dream‚ rising to success through his own wit and cunning‚ riding on the backs of none. His legacy is huge‚ amassing the greatest private wealth of any American in history. Rockefeller’s influence on our country has been both a positive and
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John D. Rockefeller John D Rockefeller‚ an American Industrialist and Philanthropist‚ was known for many things. At the young age of 19 he started his own company and later he founded the Standard Oil Company and the Rockefeller foundation. John Davison Rockefeller was the world’s first millionaire. In 1859‚ at the age of 19‚ he started his first company with a young Englishman. The company name was Clark and Rockefeller. The first year alone‚ the company grossed four hundred fifty thousand dollars
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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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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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