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    O Captain My Captain by Walt Whitman O captain My captain was an expiring poem for me. This poem filled my mind with great memories snd make think of my loved ones who are now Angels.I am still feeling the connection. In my opinion‚ I can say that peopleare physically dead be we can keep them in our mind alive as long as we want them to be part of our lives. Father and I had different character. We had the same interest such as reading‚ watching news‚ assisting on conference-debates

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    Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? Was he a hero like batman‚ a villain like the joker or a little bit of both? Andrew Carnegie was born in November in 1835 in Dunfermile Scotland into a very poor family. His mother gave birth to him in their attic and he attended a one room school house with 150 students before they moved to America. So‚ the question is was Andrew Carnegie a hero? My definition of a hero is someone who has courage integrity and concern for others. I think There are Two Sides to Every Hero

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    their money in their upper class by making trust‚ financing things that the the elite could only afford‚ and making the immoral decision to underpay workers. While Carnegie and others tried to become philanthropist their money only went to things that most people wouldn’t use until now. So‚ I say yes this period was ruled by robber barons who continually kicked the poor while they were down then

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    Andrew Carnegie was one the of most famous business men in America. He was born in Scotland and was immigrated to America with his family. They lived in a small house in Pittsburgh and they had little money. In some ways he was a hero and in some ways he was not. A hero is someone who is admired for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. Carnegie was a hero because he was a philanthropist and was the reason that the United States became a world power in the steel industry. He was

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    company‚ and gave what he took‚ away‚ a hero? Andrew Carnegie is a self made billionaire who led the industrial revolution. He made steel cheaper and more available. Although he may have had a great impact in history‚ the path he took to achieve these great feats was anything but heroic. A hero is someone who puts themselves in harm’s way to protect or enhance someone else’s way of life. In my opinion‚ Andrew Carnegie was not a hero. Andrew Carnegie was not a hero because of his treatment of workers

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    There was a lot of famous people in the 19th century‚ either by what they did or money wise‚ or both. However Andrew Carnegie‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ and Cornelius Vanderbilt were very famous during this time in industry. Therefore‚ they were very important people with money. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25‚ 1835‚ in Dunfermline‚ Scotland. In 1848 moved to America in search of better opportunities. His education ended when they moved to America. He soon found a job as a bobbin boy at a cotton

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    The owner is using the reasoning from Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie would agree with this because the economic success is most profitable for the business and this makes it inequality is good. The business will benefit from this decision by not giving a raise. Then it is okay to not give a raise to benefit the company. Inequality is essential to a business because it increases the standard of living. This inequality is beneficial in business because it has the goals of the business not the workers

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    PLP Task 4B: Numeracy STEP 1 BASIC OPERATIONS: Just like me Mostly like me Like me Sometimes like me Never like me Know how to add‚ subtract‚ divide and multiply Understand importance of order of operations‚ BODMAS Convert fractions to decimals‚ to percentages‚ to fractions Convert percentages to quantities Calculate money and give change MEASUREMENT: ALGEBRA: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS: Just like me Mostly

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    world‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ actually grew up with another family in one half of an attic‚ and him and his parents in another half. This attic was located above his father’s workplace in Dunfermline‚ Scotland. At the age of eight‚ he started his education in a one-room school packed with around 150 students. Driven by the Irish potato famine‚ his family left for the United states in 1848‚ searching for a better and safer life. In order to make ends meet his family needed $7.50 a week‚ so Carnegie took a job

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    Libraries are more than a quiet place to read a good book. The Carnegie Library has been an influential place throughout the conscious years of my life. Every since I could remember‚ the Library has been a place where I would be allowed to further my love of reading and expand upon the knowledge I already had a basis for. Now that I have come across a topic which I would like to study for life‚ the Library has been a resource for my further learning in Psychology. From when I was younger‚ I

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