Social Causes of John D. Rockefeller Jr.: How Rockefeller changed the “Bleak World” When people think of John D. Rockefeller Jr. they think Billionaire‚ Oil Tycoon or Entrepreneur. Not many view him as Naturalist‚ Environmentalist or a social benefactor‚ but just as Mr. Rockefeller has a long list of business accomplishments he also has a lengthy list of causes he started and supported throughout his life. The most famous of these would probably Rockefeller center which he called
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Sherry Nyeo Mrs. Binion LA11‚ Period 7 October 2‚ 2017 If John D Rockefeller were alive today‚ he would have seen automobiles whiz past on crisscrossing highways‚ linking the modern world together. He would have witnessed planes cruise lazily up ahead‚ a small bright speck in the startling blue sky. He would have caught the tart whiff of exhaust as trucks labored to faithfully deliver products right to people’s doorsteps. If Rockefeller were alive today‚ he would have seen the energetic life of present-day
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John D Rockefeller of New York is best known today as one of the most successful businessman in American history. Like most successful figures in history‚ Rockefeller was not born into his fortune. Originally a New York native‚ young Rockefeller relocated to Cleveland‚ Ohio in the 1860s‚ where he soon became involved with the oil fields in western Pennsylvania. After spending some time in the business‚ Rockefeller decided that it was too risky and his talents would be better suited in the refining
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Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline‚ Scotland in 1835. His father‚ Will‚ was a weaver and a follower of Chartism‚ a popular movement of the British working class that called for the masses to vote and to run for Parliament in order to help improve conditions for workers. The exposure to such political beliefs and his family’s poverty made a lasting impression on young Andrew and played a significannot role in his life after his family immigrated to the United States in 1848. Andrew Carnegie amassed
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For example‚ the influence over the railroad systems to set up discounts and rebates helped Standard Oil to have economic and legal power. The company was using the same railroads as other companies in the industry but paying far less. John D. Rockefeller had political power due to the large amount of donations he made to the church‚ poor and other organizations. Standard Oil had technological power and refined the oil refining process and standardized the product. Environmental power was through
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Andrew Carnegie‚ a Scottish immigrant‚ rose from a job cleaning bobbins in a textile factory to become one of the richest men in America. While Carnegie was a teenager‚ his skill as a telegraph operator caught the attention of Tom Scott. Scott hired Carnegie and lent him money for his first foray into Wall Street investment. In 1872‚ Andrew Carnegie built the world’s largest‚ most up-to-date steel mill in Braddock‚ Pennsylvania. At the time‚ steelmakers produced about 70 tons a week and in 20 years
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Carnegie‚ Andrew ‚ 18351919‚ American industrialist and philanthropist‚ b. Dunfermline‚ Scotland. His father‚ a weaver‚ found it increasingly difficult to get work in Scottish factories and in 1848 brought his family to Allegheny (now Pittsburgh)‚ Pa. Andrew first worked in a cotton mill as a bobbin boy‚ then advanced himself as a telegrapher‚ and became (1859) a superintendent for the Pennsylvania RR. He resigned (1865) his railroad position to give personal attention to the investments he had
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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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Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big BusinessHarold C. Livesay said in his book‚ Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business‚ that Carnegie "was a collection of paradoxes‚ this man of American steel-violent and peace-loving‚ ruthless and loyal‚ greedy and generous‚ boastful and diffident‚ vain and doubting‚ brash and shy". Andrew Carnegie was a quite normal in his younger years. He was born on November 25‚ 1835‚ and grew up in the rural town of Dunfermline‚ which was located in Scotland. His family
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Carnegie Mellon is a remarkable school and the amount that the university invests in the students at the school is unbelievable. I visited the school on April 1 and I just loved the campus. It felt like home as I arrived and my whole fear of not liking the school was lifted from my shoulders. I feel like the trip with my family driving to Pittsburgh put me in a better place‚ especially being over five hours from home. That I wouldn’t have any family around just concerned me. When I arrived on campus
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