There are mixed opinions on Andrew Carnegie. What would make him a hero? Andrew Carnegie was a man who became a millionaire. He started working at 12 due to his poor family and slowly rose to riches. He grew up in Pittsburgh near family; he then later was the supervisor of Pennsylvania’s Western Division. In 1861 he was asked to help with troop transportation in D.C. He then moved to New York City‚ NY‚ and that was where he primarily live till he died. He was born in 1835‚ sailed to America in
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Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? Would you want to work long hours in a factory for little pay? No? I didn’t think so. This is just one of the many reasons that many people considered Andrew Carnegie to not only be a robber baron‚ but also a villain. Two-faced‚ hypocritical‚ uncaring; these were just some of the words that were used to describe Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie was not a hero because of his money consciousness‚ poor treatment to workers‚ and his robber-baron tactics. Andrew
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“The Gospel of Wealth” was written by Andrew Carnegie in 1889. He was one of the richest men in American during the Gilded Age. Carnegie had a strong belief that wealthy people should spend their money to benefit the society while they were still alive. He said “The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.” First and foremost‚ wealthy men had more advantages in the life to enlarge their wealth as well as to share it to the society. They were talent people with a strong ability to work hard in order
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Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline‚ Scotland. His family moved to the states when he was in his teens. He had many jobs working on the railroad‚ starting at the bottom by working for people‚ but soon made his way into a 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
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BIOGRAPHY OF ANDREW CARNEGIE By: Kevin Taylor Andrew Carnegie was an American industrialist but was native to Scotland. Born in Dunfermline‚ Fifeshire‚ Scotland‚ on November 15‚ 1835 Andrew was the first son of son of William and Margaret Carnegie. Young Andrew’s family was very political; father William was the local leader of the Chartists who fought to improve living conditions of the working-class community in Great Britain and his grandfather was a social and political reformer. In 1848
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confluence of altruism with egoism. Philanthropy is where selflessness and self-centeredness meet. Legacy of Andrew Carnegie was “immortalized” in numerous monuments as follows: A statue erected in his birthplace to acclaim his bequest for the social betterment of his native town in Scotland through the establishment of The Carnegie Dunfemline Trust in 1903 which also maintains Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum Stained Glass Window dedicated to him in the National Cathedral despite him being a long-standing
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Before Carnegie Became a Tycoon When the average person thinks of Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania the first thing that comes to mind is either there sports teams or that it is the birthplace of mass-produced steel. Steel is what made Pittsburgh such a major city in today’s world; without steel‚ it would be a normal suburban city. It only took one person to make Pittsburgh such a major thriving city‚ Andrew Carnegie. Without him‚ Pittsburgh would not be as advanced as it is today. Without Andrews’s
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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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Jane Bensen 5th hour The Master of Steel: Andrew Carnegie Robert L. Heilbroner Thesis: In Andrew Carnegie‚ failures‚ such celebrating industrial power‚ but also integrity‚ of giving his money away can be seen of the Gilded Age America. Quote: “Unite!” “Let’s make a joint proposition to the Union Pacific‚ your company and mine. Why not organize a new company to do it?” This quote shows the author’s point that Andrew Carnegie was a wise man used his experiences to better benefit his
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hero? Andrew Carnegie once said‚ "No man can become rich without enriching others." The U.S. was between wars‚ inventions‚ technology‚ and also successful movements with one another. As business offered the best chances‚ certain people became well known‚ due to what they created. For example‚ Thomas Edison; who invented the light bulb had become “famous” along with other well known people. The "king of steel‚" Andrew Carnegie; was a true hero known to mankind. Andrew Carnegie was born in November
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