others‚ 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
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Andrew Carnegie: Friend or Foe "The Gospel of Wealth" has been called "the most famous document in the history of American philanthropy. It described the responsibility of distribution of wealth by the new upper class of the self made rich. The main point of Carnegie’s essay was the danger of allowing large sums of money to be passed into the hands of people or organizations that were not capable of dealing with money adequately. His solution was for the wealthy entrepreneur to
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Carnegie talks about the issue of proper distribution of wealth among the population. He admits that currently there is uneven distribution of wealth among the masses and goes on to explain how the change has come to be. Changes in the way goods were produced are partly responsible for this change. In the past‚ goods were produced in small quantities‚ which inevitably led to high prices and very little business. However‚ this began to change by the inventions of scientific age and big machines helped
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life. 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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Michael Murray 22 May 2014 The Gospel of Wealth: Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was an extremely successful businessman through the wealth he obtained with the railroad industry‚ but as a person felt that this fortune was better spent on socially beneficial projects‚ and his idea became known as “ The Gospel of Wealth." Carnegie’s main concern was how the wealth was administered throughout the country‚ responding with the notion that the rich and poor should bind together and benefit as one
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and distant future. Anyone who accomplishes this task should be named the most influential person of the 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
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Gospel of Wealth Debate Julian Yearwood Was Andrew Carnegie’s “Gospel of Wealth “ a useful response to great disparities in wealth created by the rise of industry and economic growth in the United States during the Gilded Age? Introduction: Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish Immigrant‚ who came to the US at age 13. He went from being a factory worker to working his way up the ladder at the telegraph company. He founded the Pittsburg Carnegie Steel Company‚ which he sold to JP Morgan in 1901
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Andrew Carnegie was a man with a strong outlook on how the wealthy should utilize their abundant amounts of cash. Although there were many other ways to dispose of the surplus of cash from the wealthy he favored mainly one. He believed that if the wealthy people in America would spend money through out their life on not only themselves but to also help the communities and charities‚ that they would become more respected through their life and also help America’s economy stay strong There were also
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Shortly after the civil war‚ industry was booming. Andrew Carnegie was the first to mass produce steel in Pittsburgh. After the disaster Carnegie steel was going down hill. Frick thought he was the one doing all the work and thought he could take over and be the main man. Frick was trying to take charge and a worker came in Mr. Frick’s office and got his attention and shot him in the side of the head. He missed where he was aiming and grazed the side of his head. After realizing what happened‚ Frick
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Andrew Carnegie grew to be a powerful business man. He was self-made which means he started out with nothing then became successful on his own. Andrew was born in Scotland in the year of 1835 and grew up poor. He later started working as a bobbin boy but had little earnings at the age of 12. In 1872‚ he adopted the Bessemer Process and built a steel mill in Pittsburgh. As a result of his wealth‚ Carnegie gave away $350‚695‚653 which helped others. The philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie made him a known
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