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    operated by unskilled workers which came from the immigration population. These people lived in these urban areas. Andrew Carnegie helped build the American steel industry. He was on eof the richest entrepreneurs of his age. He advocated for the rights of laborers to unionize‚ but his workers still worked long hours for low wages. In his later years he became a philanthropist and donated monies to over 2‚500 public libraries and schools. Diderot Denis Diderot was famous for editing the Encyclopedie

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    Laissez-Faire ideals. On government intervention in industry he said‚ “[It] may be said that those whom humanitarians and philanthropists call the weak are the ones through whom the productive and conservative forces of society are wasted.” Industrialists alike‚ felt that assisting the poor would only bring the entire economy down instead of everyone benefiting. Andrew Carnegie is an example of a figure in history who supported laissez-faire government action‚ since he was in the wealthy class he

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    American Industry (1860-1900) I. Industrialization  by  the  1860s II. The  Industrial  Transformation A. Contribution  of  the  Civil  War B. Population  Resources C. Money  Capital D. Government  Support E. Growth  of  Technology F. The  Railroads  &  Telegraph III.  The  Rise  of  Big  Business Industrialization by the 1860s In  1860  there  were  more  than  140‚000  factories  in  the  United

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    Thomas Bell should be commended in the ability to entice readers in the roller coaster ride of a Hungarian families struggle to find success in The United States. Out of This Furnace is a narrative of a Hungarian family over a three generation span. The book goes into great depth explaining the struggles of the family’s fortune and the evolution of their values. Bell does a terrific job incorporating historical event into the plot of the novel‚ giving readers a visual conception of the time period

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    America is a great country. America’s industrialization is to thanks for that. American Industrialization helped boosted America to the top by furthering the production and development of machinery. People also had the same effect on the Industrialization. People also had the same effect on the Industrialization. Without such a boom in industrialization in the past‚ America wouldn’t be a high power in the world. In the late years of 1750-1850‚ students and successful scholars in the fields of history

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    Ricardo Henry David Thoreau Civil Disobedience Throughout history the government’s gained too much power are likely to be corrupt. It is up to citizens to go against government and get rid of any negativity. In order to change the government citizens should vote for an individual who can change the country in a positive way. Henry David Thoreau was a philosopher‚ observer‚ and writer best known for his attacks on American

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    anyone to know that he or she still means to others and that is what love does. Last but not least‚ love spurs people to change. You might not care about people and things arround you in the first place‚ but when you love them‚ you can not be selfish anymore. For example‚ when a guy becomes a father he gets a reason to quit smoking. I can not be dinied that people tend to accommodate themselves to be a better person because of the ones they love. Many people put their love and faith in God change

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    Education Problems in India have been in existence for quite some time now and these continue to dog the concerned. India has reached remarkable achievement in economic sector and this has brought a lot of changes in the education sector. But these changes have not turned to be sufficient to solve the ever-existent and ever-changing Education Problem in India. The problems of education system in India are of grave concern and this concern has not been ignored. The budget for education has been increasing

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    easy life‚ but if one cannot be productive‚ they cannot achieve the goal of having a successful life ahead. Some people devote their whole life to make difference in society for its betterment. Bill Gates‚ is one of those people‚ a hero and a philanthropist‚ who contributed his life to advance the world technologically as well as by other means to today’s era. Bill Gates is a Renaissance man‚ a person who is skilled in multiple fields or has a broad base of knowledge. Renaissance

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    I.S.119 Nicola Zabiega Class 803 November 1st‚ 2012 BILL GATES OUR MODERN DAY ROBBER BARON You cannot live on past applause’ Ever since the industrial revolution in the 19th century the business men of America have tested to the limits of how far you can go to produce a product at a quick pace‚ and a cheap price. The start of this came many methods and new strategies to help earn the most money possible from the consumers. They worked off on the

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