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    A famous quote by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam describes Andrew Carnegie’s situation. The quote is “Let us sacrifice our today so our children can have a better tomorrow”. Carnegie was a great hero‚ and he did a lot to support his community. Andrew Carnegie was definitely a hero. Of course‚ like any other entrepreneur‚ he had to make sacrifices. Document 6. A workplace with perfect conditions doesn’t exist‚ especially when you work for something as important as steel. Back then‚ of course things would

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    "The bank‚ Mr. Van Buren‚ is trying to kill me‚ but I will kill it." (Freidel) This quote from Andrew Jackson addressing the Second Bank of the United States said on July 8th 1832 showed his determination and inclination to do what was needed for his people and his country. Despite being so resilient and resolute‚ Jackson was arguably one of the most influential and controversial presidents in United States history. From his reprisal towards John Quincy Adams after losing the election of 1824‚ permanently

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    Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was the seventh president of the United States (1829-1837). He made his way to wealth in a frontier society and leadership. All of the common people liked him and he established a bond with them. All of the common people looked to him for leadership when they were struggling. To them he was a good role model. Andrew Jackson was born on March 5‚1767 in south Carolina. When Jacksons father died they moved into the home of James Crawford. He went to frontier

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    Most of the victims were children in the second to sixth grades (7–14 years old) attending the Bath Consolidated School. This was one of the deadliest school massacres in the history of the United States. The bomber was school board treasurer Andrew Kehoe‚ 55‚ who was enraged about a property tax made to fund the construction of the school building. He blamed the extra tax for financial hardships which led to the foreclosure of his farm. These events apparently provoked Kehoe to plan his attack

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    Before Andrew Jackson became president‚ he came off as an average man living in middle class America. He pulled his "Average Joe" persona off like a pro and got elected into the White house as a "man of the people". However‚ Jackson may have been a common man‚ but he wielded power like a king. Kings have a difficult job. They have to walk the fine line of being strict enough that the subjects won’t throw a fit when they don’t get what they want but at the same time not being too dictatorial

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    Bibliography: Frederic A.Ogg‚ "The Reign of Andrew Jackson"‚ Yale University Press‚ 1919 Robert Remini "Andrew Jackson and the Course of American Freedom: 1822-1832" Vol. 2‚ Harper & Row‚ 1981 Ronald N. Satz‚ "American Indian Policy in the Jacksonian Era"‚ University of Nebraska Press‚ 1975 James R. Sharp‚ "The Jacksonians versus

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    Critical Book Review Robert Remini’s Andrew Jackson Robert Remini’s biography of Andrew Jackson is a book with only 225 pages‚ probably the shortest biography on Jackson written. This book is a great book for high school or college level students. When reading this book you may come to the conclusion that Remini is a fan of Jackson‚ he summaries Jackson’s life from childhood to his death‚ greatly focusing on his achievements and talking briefly about his failures. Remini used quite a bit of

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    Quincey Adams becoming the President instead of Andrew Jackson. This marked a time when a candidate with the most electoral votes did not win‚ and the victor did not win the popular vote. The Corrupt Bargain led to tension between Adams and the Jacksonians in Congress. Culturally‚ the Second Great Awakening was in full effect during this time with Methodists and Baptists preaching to slaves and slave-owners in the south. To a dramatic extent‚ Andrew Jackson supported the common man by dismissing

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    Andrew Jackson our Seventh President of the United States of America‚ served from March 4‚ 1829 to March 4‚ 1837. From nicknames to legendary stories the list can go on about this man. Many argue with each other about if he was a good president or an evil tyrant. There are many reasons to go for either side‚ the debate about him is a very contemporary one‚ but I chose to say that he was a good President. Reasons are for the great things he accomplished during his presidency. During his time many

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    Andrew Carnegie Explains The “Gospel of Wealth”‚ 1889 Author: Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)‚ “Wealth”‚ North American Review 148 (June‚ 1889) Place and Time: “Gospel of Wealth”/“Wealth”‚ North American Review 148 (June‚ 1889)‚ Place: Unknown Prior Knowledge: Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist‚ businessman‚ entrepreneur and a major philanthropist. Carnegie was born in Scotland‚ and migrated to the United States as a child with his parents. His first job in the United States

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