Andrew Carnegie‚ The Selfish Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie‚ born on November 25‚ 1835‚ was a Scottish philanthropist who was one of the richest men in America in the 1900 ’s. I completely agree with Carnegie ’s opinion of how the rich should donate their money toward the good of mankind before they die‚ but disagree with his actions toward his workers . He started working in a cotton mill making $1.20 a week only to upgrade to $2.20 working as a messenger boy. He eventually taught himself telegraphy
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Amanda Pointer Dr. Ubriaco 16 November 2010 History to 1877 Best and Worst Presidents from 1789-1836 A great president is considered to be wise and noble. He is also firm‚ patriotic‚ and was known as‚ “the one who invented tradition as he went along.” The greatest president of the United States from 1789-1836 was George Washington. He was the first president of the United States and started great traditions. He took his job very seriously during his time. He was in term from 1789-1797
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Everybody starts somewhere. Everything happens for a reason. These six men had brought America to where it is today. Cornelius Vanderbilt was the head of the railroad empire‚ John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil‚ Andrew Carnegie built an empire around steel‚ J.P. Morgan had lit up the world with electric light‚ Tom Scott was a great American businessman and industrialist and Henry Ford designed automobiles and started his own business‚ Ford Motor Company. Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ most commonly
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A Falling Friend In the painting “Miss Olson‚” Andrew Wyeth delivers another painting of one of his most famous models‚ Christina Olson. Wyeth grew up visiting Maine during his summers‚ where he met his wife Betsy Wyeth. It was from her that Wyeth would be introduced to the Olson family‚ specifically spending time with siblings Christina and Alvaro Olson. Through the years‚ many paintings of the Olson’s were worked on‚ but it was his captivating paintings of Christina Olson that would allow him
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Andrew Jackson viewed himself as a friend to the Cherokee people because he always wanted what was best for the Cherokee and he thought of himself as a fatherly figure. President Jackson always wanted what was best for the Cherokee people. He looked out for them by keeping their best interests in mind. Andrew Jackson positively keeps them in mind when he says‚ “[...] enable them to pursue happiness” (Doc 1). The president says the relocating of the Cherokee to the west is their best option. According
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Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller; Captains of industry‚ or robber barons? True‚ Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller may have been the most influential businessmen of the 19th century‚ but was the way they conducted business proper? To fully answer this question‚ we must look at the following: First understand how Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller changed market of their industries. Second‚ look at the similarities and differences in how both men achieved domination. And
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just 3 days before the assassination. On March 1864‚ thee group of assassins originally planned to kidnap the President. The assassins also targeted two other people‚ Andrew Johnson and William Seward. They both escaped with their lives. Andrew was unharmed‚ but William was heavily wounded. Upon Abraham’s death‚ Andrew Johnson became the president. He was‚ however‚ the least popular president of American History. Impacts: Short Term: His assassination had a long lasting impact on the
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Harry A. Evans EMDG 502 Hurricane Andrew Brett Hicks On August 24‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew slammed into the South Florida‚ devastating Homestead‚ Florida City and parts of Miami‚ then continued northwest across the Gulf of Mexico to strike Louisiana coastline. In all‚ the storm caused 15 deaths directly‚ 25 deaths indirectly and $30 billion in property damage‚ making it the costliest disaster in U.S. History. More than 250‚000 people were left homeless; 82‚000 businesses were destroyed or damaged;
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Andrew Carnegie and John Muir both grew up in Scotland and soon after moved to the United States to seek a better life where resources were more plentiful. Carnegie and Muir both had a similarity for not only business‚ but invention as well. Carnegie and Muir both clearly had the ability to become successful businessmen and their inventions prompted both of their successes. Both of them always had ranging activities and were raring to learn new things. They both shared similar qualities and were
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Carnegie Drove Steel Home Andrew Carnegie grew up as a son of a weaver craftsman and a mother who went to work to help support the family when the stream weaving loom came to Scotland. Andrew later wrote‚ after seeing my dad begging for work I knew I would be the one to fix it. I determined that Andrew Carnegie was a captain of industry. He was a captain of industry because he‚ helped build the formidable American steel industry‚ supplied jobs to many people who were out of jobs because of the
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