Rain on the Scarecrow‚ Light on the Farmers Plight In 1900‚ 41% of the workforce were employed in agriculture‚ 100 years later this diminished to 1.9%; astonishingly‚ during this timeframe‚ the U.S. population exploded from 71 million to 273 million. In the 1980s‚ the American family farmer once the backbone of the U.S. economy now faced dire straits‚ plagued by corporate consolidation and economic hardships. The family farmer was dying. In times of hardship‚ many families gather around a table
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This is about one of the most richest men ever to live. His name is Cornelius Vanderbilt. He was worth a million of dollars because he was very big in the railroad industry. He also had most of the big railroads all across the country that he used. Vanderbilt used these railroads to make money by transporting peoples goods that they needed to get in some places. They paid him to transport their things to like another state. He had a lot of competition for the railroads and one of his main competitors
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John D. Rockefeller was one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the post-civil war time. Rockefeller’s achievements had the greatest impact for the United States beginning in 1870. John D. Rockefeller moved to Cleveland‚ Ohio as a young boy with his family. As he grew older‚ he decided to create a business in the oil industry. As stated by George Tindall‚ “Rockefeller recognized the potential profits in refining oil‚ and in 1870 he incorporated his various interests‚ naming the enterprise the Standard
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ct Powerpoints Review Syllabus Worksheets and Handouts Sitemap US History > Gilded Age Project REMEMBER Bring in your SIGNED forms for the first grade of the next 9 weeks! Outline of the Assignment Newspaper Project ct Powerpoints Review Syllabus Worksheets and Handouts Sitemap US History > Gilded Age Project REMEMBER Bring in your SIGNED forms for the first grade of the next 9 weeks! Outline of the Assignment Newspaper Project This is your opportunity to show
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John Jacob Astor is one of the earliest self-made multi-millionaires in America. Astor’s story of perseverance and strive truly embodies the American Dream. From 1763-1884 Astor went through one of the most historic eras in US history. From the restriction of the Embargo Act to the wars that divided us‚ Astor’s endeavor was true to America. However‚ it wasn’t until another 50+ years and over 400 other male millionaires did the first women make her first million. Sarah Breedlove‚ better known as Madam
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The Virtue of Industry In Benjamin Franklin “Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection‚” he lists 13 virtues. Through extensive studies on the world’s major religions and various moral codes‚ he came up with a list of 13 main virtues that he felt every person should strive to live their life by. Virtue number six‚ industry states “Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.” When Mr. Franklin wrote this virtue he meant hard workers are Gone with
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In 1855‚ an artist by the name of Gustave Courbet submitted fourteen paintings to be shown at the Exposition Universelle. Three of the paintings submitted for exhibition were turned away for lack of space. Including two of his most famous paintings “Burial at Ornans” and “The Artist’s Studio”. Determined to showcase his works‚ courbet withdrew his eleven accepted submissions and erected The Pavilion of Realism (Pavillon du Réalisme)next door to the official International Exhibition (Exposition Universelle)
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| Economics | Principles of Economics | | INTRODUCTION The Bethlehem Steel Corporation (1857-2003)‚ base in Bethlehem‚ Pennsylvania‚ once was the second largest steel producer in the United States (after Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania-based US Steel). But following its 2001 bankruptcy‚ the company was dissolved and the remaining assets sold to International Steel Group in 2003. In2005‚ ISG merged with Mittal Steel‚ ending US ownership of the assets of Bethlehem Steel. During its life‚ Bethlehem
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Introduction In the 1980’s was around the time Author Sharplin researched the Lincoln Electric Company. He dove into the history of the company‚ which was founded in 1895‚ by John Lincoln with $200 and an electric motor he created himself. He discussed how his brother came on board‚ instilling family orientation and Christian values. His brother started a merit program the employees. The employees eventually became shareholders with guaranteed employment‚ and a whole new reason for the
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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
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