John Winthrop and John D Rockefeller are not identical individuals in their actions and their mind process, however, as one contemplates on their accomplishments as well as their contributions to society, they have certain qualities that are similar and different. John Winthrop was a colonist in Massachusetts and helped organize the different businesses and regions into one umbrella in order to unite everyone who is living in the colony. After a couple of decades, John D Rockefeller was a young individual and wanted to become rich, thus trying to find any potential ways to do so. Thus, he found oil and created a company that has controlled the market and a product that was needed by customers in order to live their daily lives. However, as…
John D. Rockefeller was the owner of Standard Oil Company. John was born into a very poor family and had to work very hard to start Standard Oil. He also had many problems later in his career. One of the problems he had during his career was the antitrust laws which made him disband his trust into many of the different companies that made up the trust. After Rockefeller stopped working at Standard Oil day to day he became a philanthropist and donated a lot of his money to help different causes.…
When people think of John D. Rockefeller Jr. they think Billionaire, Oil Tycoon or Entrepreneur. Not many view him as Naturalist, Environmentalist or a social benefactor, but just as Mr. Rockefeller has a long list of business accomplishments he also has a lengthy list of causes he started and supported throughout his life. The most famous of these would probably Rockefeller center which he called “a gift to the greatest city in the world, for the greatest people in the world.” (John D. Rockefeller interview with New York Times 1939) Rockefeller donated over 22 acres of prime downtown real estate for the 19 building complex. Construction began amidst the worst economic depression the U.S. had ever seen in one of the most ravished city in the U.S. Rockefeller center gave thousands of unemployed New Yorkers with a not only a job but a purpose to rebuild after the stock crashes of Wall Street. Not only did he fund Rockefeller Center but funded the restoration of famous historical monuments in the U.S. including Williamsburg and Gettysburg. He also donated land for the creation of the…
Meet Ed Kennedy, a nineteen-year-old cab driver who likes playing cards with his friends… and that's about it. He doesn't really have any life goals or prospects, and no one expects anything from him. One day he's just minding his own business, when the bank he's in gets robbed—and though we'd be hoping the cops arrive soon, Ed instead decides to take matters into his own hands.…
In August of 1974, Richard M. Nixon spoke to the American public on national television and announced his decision to resign from his presidency. The collapse of support in the Congress marked the end of Nixon's two-year battle against news media, government agencies, the Senate and House of Representatives and the U.S. Supreme Court - all stemming from a break-in that occurred on the night of June 17, 1972, when five burglars entered the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. Investigations revealed the burglars were actually agents hired by the Committee for the re-election of the President. A long chain of events then followed in which the president and top aides became involved in an extensive cover-up of White House-sanctioned illegal activities. Two years later Richard Nixon finds himself giving his “Resigning the Presidency” speech, where he uses logos to appear reasonable and show that he has given this decision a lot of thought, ethos to show that he did what needed to be done, and pathos to talk about his feelings, accomplishments, and regrets regarding his presidency.…
Even though Satchel Paige looked better in the end, Fredrick Douglass had to be taken from his House at the age of 6, Suffered beatings, hunger and escaping to be the man he is today. Even though Fredrick was captured, he was promised release at age 25 with good behavior. He didn't get frustrated, he fought with that and won. When he was released he fled to london and started a normal life.…
Andrew Carnegie is believed to be one of the most philanthropist person in history. Although he is said to have been quite wealthy and considered as the second richest man in the world, he dedicated most of his life to charity work. In the Gospel of Wealth, Carnegie stressed on the importance of being philanthropic through recirculation of money in the society (Carnegie 2012). He stressed on the fact that, giving away money to charitable organizations is not all. However, he suggested that, the rich should be guaranteed that money and resources given reach the community that it was intended to and used for the right purpose.…
Do you remember how in Spongbob his friend was a penny? If we don’t have the penny then Spongbob will no longer have a friend. The United States should continue the production of the penny. The reason that we should continue the production of pennies is because the citizens of the United States do not deserve more change than is needed. It will be a lot easier just to keep the penny because then we don’t have to tell everyone to change. Also the penny is a big part of our history.…
John and his three other siblings grew up in an incredibly religious home. Both of his parents were deep believers that America was God’s way to let Christ return to Earth, and slavery was the only thing preventing this. Growing up learning all of their beliefs, this eventually led him to believe that all of the crimes he was committing were okay, since this was God’s mission for him and his family. Brown’s mission began when he was just 12 years old, and witnessed a slave killed by his owner. It was this moment where he swore to himself that he would fight against slavery.…
Even from the earliest points in his life, Bernie Sanders has been a powerful example of bravery. Born to Polish immigrants in 1941, Sanders was not blessed with prosperous childhood years, as he grew up in a cramped Brooklyn apartment. However, during these early years the future senator and now presidential candidate began to form an interest in the political world. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, he proclaimed, “I saw unfairness. That was the major inspiration in my politics.” (bio) Being surrounded by economic and social disparity, Sanders decided to transcend and battle his way through the obstacles presented before him. During his time at the University of Chicago, he became an active leader in the Civil Rights movement, assisting in the organization of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Reflecting on his call to action, the senator states,…
Have you ever skipped on the offer of picking up a penny off the floor? Well you made a great choice. For the past couple years there has been a huge debate over the ban of pennies. Some people feel as if the penny is useless to our currency, but some others felt that the penny plays a huge role in the U.S today. The argument today is whether the ban of pennies is going to boost our economy or plummet it. The penny should be eliminated because of the cost, worth, and rounding system. The penny to me has never been a huge contributor or factor. The ban of pennies wouldn't affect me as much as it does now.…
In the days since Mike Pence was announced as an honorary degree recipient and the principal speaker at Notre Dame’s Commencement this May, I have both overheard and been a part of many conversations debating the University’s decision to invite Vice President Pence to campus for such a significant event.…
Terrorism has taken part of all of our lives. At least once a week, some type of terrorism has happened or tried. President Obama discussed how he took cautious views on fighting terrorism and Isis. Mr. Obama is reluctant to having more Americans die fighting at war with terrorism. Although, it's also understandable to just want to end the war completely. This is the Republicans argument. Republicans would just like to send troops to fight the war in the Middle-East ending once and for all. In order to the long awaited war, it takes more resources, like machinery, weapons, money, and troops. Republicans also feel the situation we're in now, it's vital to demolish any chance of Iran having nuclear weapons for protection of America and the rest…
I feel Pence won the debate. Pence in my option was more comfortable of the two men on the debate stage. Pence repeatedly turned to the camera when he answered questions making the viewer included in the debate. I seen on a TV show this week.That people are thinking that Trump is going to the owner of a football team (President) while Pence (Vice President) will be the coach of the team and make all the decisions. If this is what people are thinking then Pence will be our President. Donald made all of his kids work for him so why would this be any different! Yes, I feel the VP has a lot to do with the election. I feel Pence is well liked and will help our…
On Saturday hundreds of Trump supports descended on the National Mall in Washington, DC to attend the Mother of All Rallies, a gathering of conservatives, focusing on voicing their support President Trump.…