2. The late 19th century was a time of rapid industrialization in the United States during which many people developed different views towards wealth and the wealthy class. Three specific viewers who had similar‚ but contrasting opinions of this were Andrew Carnegie‚ Eugene V. Debs‚ and Booker T. Washington who believed that wealth could either enable people to rise in society or that it should be distributed. Booker T. Washington’s stance of the wealth created was that it enabled people to rise in
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understanding the authors’ inspiration and rationale behind their literary works. Two time period introductions that serve this purpose well are “Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance” and “Early-Twentieth-Century Literature”. “Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance” gives insight into how women were limited in their literary capacity as they “had to struggle against gender definitions” (Gilbert & Gubar 6). Queen Elizabeth I illustrates this in “Speech to the Troops at Tilbury” by
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Progressivism was a movement in the early 20th century characterized by a combination of political and social ideologies that covered a wide spectrum of social aspects including civil rights social justice and also political movements such as liberalism and social democracy. The common denominator linking all these ideologies was the desire to curb capitalistic excesses‚ rapid urbanization and dynamic industrialization characteristic of the early 20th century (Ruiz‚ 1989). The progressive movement
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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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life. It is making a lot of money‚ being respected‚ and triumphing difficult situations. The American Dream has been pursued by many‚ but only few make it all the way. One very good example of the American Dream is Andrew Carnegie‚ the founder of what is known as U.S. Steel. Carnegie was born in Scotland to a poor family. As a teen‚ he emigrated from Scotland to the United States. He was portrayed as a hard working individual who was very intelligent and disciplined. He took it upon himself to read
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Andrew Carnige is one of the most important historical figures in america. For many reasons including his wealth. He’s know for his numerous donations to society such as the carnigie music hall‚ caringeie melon university and many libriaes across the country. But just because a man donated most of his wealth to charities that benefited the well off? No Andrew carnage used numours dirty tatics to undercut competitors and treated employees like slaves. today we are going to go in depth on many of
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American Literature: Colonial Beginnings to the Early Twentieth Century Group 1: Colonial and Revolutionary Writers -Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca‚ La Relación on the Spanish explorations born in 1490‚ died in 1558 in 1527 sailed from Spain on expedition to occupy North America and in 1528 landed in Tampa Bay Summary Cabeza de Vaca’s ship is caught in a storm. Once it runs around on an island‚ the sailors encounter Native Americans. They are afraid the Indians will sacrifice them‚ however
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Throughout the 19th century and during the early 20th century‚ America’s working class endured hazardous and unsanitary labor conditions. After a long day of work‚ industrial laborers would return to their homes that offered anything but comfort. Many of the workers‚ especially immigrants‚ lived in slums‚ where their needs were not met and disease spread easily. It took a group of journalist called muckrakers‚ such as Jane Addams and Upton Sinclair‚ to bring attention to labor and living conditions
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In the time of the late nineteenth century‚ the telecommunication revolution‚ or globalization‚ was beginning to make its start in American history. Communication and transportation was becoming faster with the new advances in the technological world. This made large businesses grow‚ creating large fortunes from the new railroad business However‚ the farmers if America took a hard hit ti these advances. Food prices were decreasing‚ and farmers were producing more crops than the economy could consume
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During this time‚ the number of artists must have increased incredibly as demand increased. There must have been a new market for less-expensive pieces like portraits and landscapes. This would open the door to lesser artists who would work for less money and create art on a much less grandiose scale. Of course‚ many lesser works have been lost since they were not worthy of preservation in a museum. The invention of the printing press in the late fifteenth century made reproducible
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