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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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    is willing to climb a little”. Andrew Carnegie was believed to be a captain of industries. Carnegie grew up to be the wealthiest business men in America. Andrew Carnegie is and always will be a captain of industry. One of the reasons Andrew Carnegie is a captain of industry is because he is the one that gave many people jobs when they needed it . Another reason Andrew Carnegie was a captain of industry is because he donated to charity $5 million. Carnegie had built plants around the country

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    others who give charity in the form of their time. Carnegie and Addams were two wealthy individuals who had vastly different perspectives on what philanthropy was supposed to look like in society. Carnegie brings about three different reason as to why someone’s well earned wealth would be distributed‚ and the benefits and loses of each. The first is that the money from one wealthy individual is left to the family of the deceased. However‚ Carnegie doesn’t agree that this form of philanthropy is the

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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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    Macbeth paper The play Macbeth takes place in Scotland. It is about a man who becomes very greedy thinks to three which sisters. Macbeth speaks to three ladies who are witches tell him that he will be Thane of Cawdor he becomes selfish because of this and hie writes a letter to his wife Who calls for the king’s blood. After they kill the king in his chambers McBeth starts to grow crazy‚ Lady McBeth tells him not to worry. Later the witches tell Macbeth that they have three masters that can help

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    Andrew Carnegie and The American Dream Many have tried; few have achieved - The American Dream. What is the American Dream? According to Webster the American Dream is the ideal according to which equality of opportunity permits any American to aspire to high attainment and material success. Andrew Carnegie is the epitome of the American Dream because he is a classic example of rags to riches success story. He seemed to be touched by an angel. No matter what was wrong with the world‚ Andrew

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    Scottish origin. A man who was a business owner. An employer; an industrialist; a philanthropist. A man as wealthy as royalty. A “captain of industry;” a “Mr. Scott’s Andy.” A man who gave his wealth away for the common good. This man was known as Andrew Carnegie. He aspired to greatness all his life‚ first as a young boy‚ then through his early careers‚ and finally at his prime of being a philanthropist. Andrew Carnegie started his aspiration for greatness at a young age. In Scotland‚ most children

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    at some cost to oneself.’ This definition of altruism seemingly depicts the behaviour as selfless‚ however there is a wealth of research which suggests that this is not the case. Dawkins (1976) also provides evidence that altruism is ultimately selfish. He separated individuals into three categories in regards to prosocial behaviour displayed. These were grudgers‚ cheats and suckers. Grudgers were deemed to be the most evolutionary stable category‚ as they could control and ‘punish’ cheats (who

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    Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller‚ were both at one point in there life’s the richest men in the world. However they both had very different trails getting to their fortunes. Rockefeller was more or less handed money being part of the prestige aristocracy‚ however he was a very shred and organized man. He stressed the idea of planning ahead and never procrastinating‚ in most cases he was a penny-pinching millionaire. Even as a child he was always very organized and always planned ahead. This

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    Andrew Carnegie had liberal thoughts‚ as expressed in his Gospel of Wealth. I agree with the issues addressed in the Gospel of Wealth‚ such as giving your money away before you die‚ to further society. The purpose was to give the money away before you die‚ so you can regulate where the money goes‚ and that you can assure yourself that it will go to a worthy cause. As said in the gospel of wealth‚ everyone should be able to make as much money as they can‚ but they should give back to the society-

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