I've never viewed either of these men as bad men or as robber baron, i've always admires the men of the 19th and 20th century who saw these new industries developing and adapted to make a mostly honest profit. These men were friends of consumers because the put pressure on their competitors to provide better goods and services and reasonable prices. They embraces competition, made good products and sold them for low prices. When companies compete the consumer usually…
Willie Sutton was a bank robber. He lived from 1901 to 1980, and over the course of time he stole around 2 million dollars. He escaped prison three times, and was awarded the nickname “The Actor,” and “Slick Willie.” He was a master of disguise, and robbed 11 banks. While he was a master criminal, he was known as quite a gentleman. Once someone asked if he ever robbed someone with loaded guns; he responded that he didn’t because he didn’t want anyone to get hurt. He married twice, and had one daughter, Jeanie Sutton.…
John D. Rockefeller has earned a spot in the hall of shame. He became wealthy because of ruthless and dishonorable business tactics which then hurt the nation. Rockefeller became wealthy because, he lowered his prices way down and forced the Pennsylvania Railroad to lower their prices, and he also ran smaller companies out of business and then took them over for his own. After he took over most of the smaller businesses, he raised his own prices back up in order to bring in a bigger profit. Rockefeller’s robber baron side was reflected by this action because, he went behind people’s backs and turned the other way when it came to business partners.…
Morgan,Rockefeller and Carnegie were robber barons They were considered cruel and ruthless. Carnegie made his employees work long hours and gave them little pay he even tried to stop unions in his company. Employees pointed out that Rockefeller could have paid his workers a fairer wage and settled for being a half billionaire. Morgan criticized for creating monopolies by making it difficult for any business to compete against his.…
The industrial capitalists of the late 19th century should be regarded “Robber Barons” for many reasons. One example was with religious places. Money corrupts anyone. Many people think that if they had that much power or money, then they’d only do good with it, and help everyone, but in the end, it corrupts them all. It’s human nature to want power and money and humans do what it takes to do so.…
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 competion out of the market, but on the other hand, weren't breaking any laws or rules in this laissez faire timeperiod. These guys also gave a lot of money away: Carnegie built tons of libraries, and Carnegie Mellon University got a lot from him,…
These men were robber barons. They treated their workers very poorly. Rockefeller would make his workers work long desilet hours for very little pay. Carnage made his employees work long hours and little pay. He even tried to stop unios in his company. Carnegie competed fiercely in business and tried to squash organized labor. Rockefeller, and Carnegie were robber barons. It explains how they treated their workers very badly and how little they paid them.…
In the 1880’s, American industry grew due to many factors including “the emergence of a talented and often ruthless group of entrepreneurs” (Brinkley 396). According to those in favor of these entrepreneurs, these men worked hard, innovated technology and strategized competitively to transform the American economy; these “Captains of Industry,” such as Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, J Pierpoint Morgan and John D. Rockefeller, used their wealth to help their communities and should be honored for their philanthropy. An advocate for these entrepreneurs is John S. Gordon. As a specialist of business and financial history, Gordon claims…
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 integration and horizontal integration to take over small businesses and to raise prices on railroads.…
Are Robber Barons a plus or a minus to the world back during the 1800’s? The Robber Barons used cartels, monopolies, and trusts to put themselves above everybody else. Immigrants coming in to the states were almost immediately thrown into jobs, but also could be let go at a moment’s notice. These Elitists made employees work harder as they sought ways to pay them less. Because they ascribed to the theory of Social Darwinism, if they thought an employee was weak or could not keep up they would simply fire them. After getting rid of an employee they had little cause for concern. These “Fat Cats” could just choose another immigrant from the thousands that were coming into the states to work.…
These four men, George Eastman, J.P. Morgan, John Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie were all Captains of Industry. They are all considered Captains of Industry because they all donated huge portions of their wealth to society. George Eastman treated his workers with respect and dignity, giving them fair pay, reasonable hours, and the best benefits he could manage, as the writer states. Both the reading and the website show examples of the places he donated to, such as large sums of his money to children's dental clinics, the Eastman school of music, the Tuskegee institute for African American students, and he gave out scholarships and internships to many M.I.T. engineering students. Eastman also signed away $20 million to M.I.T., $2.5 million…
-ah was a-gonna tell yo' thet sto'y about thet time when i went up t'thet bonkers pub called 'wether spoon' about thet fight between th' wimmen…
Crooks does not say much in the book ‘of mice and men’. When he does he is very insulting in his language. For example when Lennie comes into his room all of crooks emotions come out at once because he feels he has power and authority over Lennie that he had never had before. You got no right to come in my room. “This here’s my room. Nobody got any right in here but me.” Crooks snaps at Lennie because he knows Lennie does not stick up for himself without George. Crooks feels he has more power on the ranch than Lennie and therefore can tell him what to do. Crooks is also rude to Curley’s wife when asking her to leave his room soon after being rude to Lennie because he thinks he has power that he actually doesn’t and this backfires on him. “You ain’t wanted here. We told you you ain’t. An’ I tell ya, you got floozy idears about what us guys amount to. You ain’t got sense enough in that chicken head to even see that we ain’t stiffs.” This quote shows how angry crooks gets and is acting way above his status insulting his bosses sons wife.…
The innkeeper learns from his experience that dont over charge somebody just for four scrambled eggs maybe you would have had some money if you would not overcharged the farmer for scrambled eggs next time you will learn not to be so greedy with money for eggs…
A man who is very itter and isolated because of loneliness would be Crooks. Crooks is separated from everyone because he is black. Crook tells Lennie, “Spose you didn’t have nobody. Spose you couldn’t go into the bunkhouse and play rummy cause’ you was black…” (Steinbeck, 72) Having to live in his own bunkhouse, he scattered personal possessions around the floor, because he was alone. Being colored was most of the reason he was treated unfairly which caused him to be lonely because he could not associate with the white workers. Crooks also goes on saying, “A guy gets alone out here at night, maybe readin’ books or thinkin’ or stuff like that.” (Steinbeck, 73) When all of the guys are in their bunkhouse enjoying each other’s company, Crooks has to read books which he gets tired of doing. When Lennie comes into Crooks’s bunk, Crooks takes the opportunity to chat with him because nobody ever comes into his bunk. Another reason for Crooks loneliness is that his back is crooked which doesn’t allow him to work with the rest of the workers so instead he is at the ranch alone. His loneliness causes his personality to become bitter.A man who is very itter and isolated because of loneliness would be Crooks. Crooks is separated from everyone because he is black. Crook tells Lennie, “Spose you didn’t have nobody. Spose you couldn’t go into the bunkhouse and play rummy cause’ you was black…” (Steinbeck, 72) Having to live in his own bunkhouse, he scattered personal possessions around the floor, because he was alone. Being colored was most of the reason he was treated unfairly which caused him to be lonely because he could not associate with the white workers. Crooks also goes on saying, “A guy gets alone out here at night, maybe readin’ books or thinkin’ or stuff like that.” (Steinbeck, 73) When all of the guys are in their bunkhouse enjoying each other’s company, Crooks has to read books which he gets tired of doing. When Lennie comes into Crooks’s bunk, Crooks takes the…