Like any formal writing‚ the beginning is equally important as the end. In order to appreciate the present‚ the past needs to be understood. Knowing the journey of where I grew up from the beginning to present day is amazing. It’s hard to believe there was a time in my hometown‚ Iron Mountain‚ Michigan‚ where electricity didn’t exist nor did the everyday tools we now take for granted. I often wonder what the city looked like to my grandparents and their family before them. Iron Mountain was founded
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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America looks at the way that railroad owners found a way to turn that business into a big business and earn millions upon millions for themselves. A majority of the book shows how the railroad owners received lots of money for the corruption and other behind the scenes deals that went on. The railroad for how corrupt it was‚ unfortunately shaped the way America was built and became the superior power that it is in the present day. During
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The Gilded Age was a birthplace for innovation in many sectors of the nation. In Chicago‚ the World Fair sprouted the creation of new products and services. For example‚ the Fair caused the creation of a structured and efficient police force‚ the Colombia Guard‚ which at the time was a concept that was rare in the U.S. In the public health sector‚ improved water systems were built to combat the large amounts of diseases in the Chicago water. Other parts of the U.S‚ such as the West‚ witnessed innovations
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The Credit Mobilier Scandal was illegal manipulations of contracts by a construction and finance company associated with the building of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1865-1869. This incident established Credit Mobilier of America as a symbol of post- Civil War corruption. Credit Mobilier was part of a complex arrangement where a few men contracted with themselves or assignees for the construction of the railroad. Trustees and certain manipulators got extremely large profits but impoverished the
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Three main entrepreneurs of the 1920’s were Alfred Sloan‚ the founder of GM‚ Henry Ford‚ the founder of Ford Vehicles‚ and Richard Sears‚ the founders of the department store‚ Sears. Richard Sears started out his business as mail order catalogues but decided to expand and have actual stores where people would be able to come in and shop. Richards Sears started opening his retail outlets in 1925 and the stores turned out to be a great success‚ as Sears department stores are still in existence today
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Wealth is a heavy subject combated by both Franklin and the Puritans in both of these articles. While Franklin preached for individual frugality‚ the Puritans preached for the financial unity among the colony‚ as well as free bartering. These two differences in approach are what are make the articles radically unlike to each other. Both take an in-depth view point to each individual’s views and morals on the issue of wealth and how they think everyone else should approach personal wealth. Now let’s
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Napoleon Bonaparte A hero is best described as a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte‚ French militaristic genius is best described as a hero because of his influence on the French law system‚ French military and pride or France and its people. Napoleon’s introduction of the Napoleonic Code and his military domination of Europe‚ were all factors that allowed France to rise above and acquire an extreme pride in the country
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A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. Marie Curie exemplifies all of these qualities. Growing up in the late 1800’s Curie outshined all expectations. She became famous for discovering Radium and Polonium and helped pioneer the beginnings of modern science. Marie Curie is a true hero because of how she handled her early struggles in life‚ her scientific discoveries‚ her determination in a time when women weren’t appreciated‚ and
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Does one need proof that almost anyone can make it into a world of prosperity and prestigious heights in the social class of the United States? If an example is necessary‚ one may think of people associated with big oil companies or mobsters during the 1920s. Although this may be correct‚ there is someone who arose just as fast and made a life and name for himself. Henry Ford is the man behind these words. He had changed our modern world and put us all one step closer to a more advanced and sophisticated
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Andrew Jackson DBQ Jackson was a man of many faces‚ and many of his views were not democratic. First‚ Jackson was not democratic for economic reasons‚ such as the Bank veto. Second‚ Jackson was not democratic for political reasons‚ such as implementing the Spoils system. Third‚ Jackson was not democratic for social reasons‚ such as being pro-slavery. Jacksonian views are not democratic. First‚ Jackson was not democratic for political reasons. During his presidency many of his actions were
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