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    Throughout the centuries‚ women’s lives have inmensely changed from the way they should behave to how they live their life. Women went from being seen as housewives whose only job was having meals prepared for their husbands and taking care of the children. In the 21st century‚ women are allowed to vote‚ work‚ and speak out for what they believe in. There are two important events‚ where women highly contributed to the success of the United States. In World War One‚ women worked in the armed forces

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    Business TycoonsWith the end of the Civil War‚ America was ripe for economic expansion. Land‚ resources‚ and cheap labor were plentiful. During the latter part of the nineteenth centuryindustries began to bloom across the United States. Robber barons saw opportunities for mobilizing large capital and for building large businesses. The so-called "robber barons" grabbed those opportunities. Two men who have been called robber barons were Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. Both started with

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    The nineteenth century is an interesting time where immigration‚ a time where people from other countries come to a specific place‚ like America. There are a lot of unique things that benefit the country. Even though other countries brought certain items to many different places‚ these countries shared their culture with America because the individuals that live there wanted to share what they have with others. The Germans‚ Italians‚ and Irish made a difference by making contributions all over the

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    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 robber baron side was reflected by this action because‚ he went

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    steel tycoon. Carnegie owned the Carnegie Steel Corporation‚ which it was known as the largest of its kind in the world. Just like Andrew did‚ he believes that children should not start out with a bunch of money. They should have to learn and work their way up to become as great as him. He thinks this because it is what he did. It teaches children lessons about their lives and it will help them understand the world later on in life. Andrew wanted to become a wealthy businessman and that is just what

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    Great Leaders‚ styles‚ activities and skills What is Leadership? How do I define leadership? “Leadership is the ability to adapt the setting so everyone feels empowered to contribute creatively to solving the problems.” Leadership is an ability‚ meaning a leader has a capacity to do something through talent and skill. Talent is natural ability and skill is proficiency gained through training and experience. Talent certainly  helps‚ but it

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    The existence of slavery happened to be one of the most inhumane acts that Americans instituted into everyday life in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Slavery started with indentured servants in 1630‚ and eventually transformed into the slavery that we commonly think of today. The dark times originated when Africans were brought over for the use of labor for white farmers‚ but through much effort some whites and Africans bonded together and broke the unjust rules. Before Africans were popular

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    Leadership Skills: Qualities of a Great Leader As mentioned by the musician‚ the essential task of leadership is “changing the way work works‚ so you can improve the work.” In other words‚ leaders lead their group or team by influencing them to clear their minds about something they are not sure about and persuade the group to move towards the right path by sharing collective knowledge. The good leaders have that vision to see the future to avoid the fear of unknown or unknowable. Gary Yukl defines

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    Describe how the second industrial revolution of the late nineteenth century differed from the first industrial revolution of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. This paper intends to compare the first industrial revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries and the second industrial revolution of the mid-18th and 19th centuries. It will highlight the transformation from the first revolution to the second revolution‚ focusing on the presence of giant firms and role of science and technology

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    donations as well as creating foundations to benefits equaling to a Captain of Industry. However‚ Bill Gates is a Robber Baron in more areas compared to that of a Captain of Industry. The steps and actions in which it took Bill Gates to get where he is makes him a Robber Baron. Despite his more than gracious donations and foundation gains‚ Gates still took and held a reputation that was overbearing and aggressive (Biography). The business model Bill Gates advertised was overzealous and controlling.

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