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    DBQ Andrew Carnegie If you were the richest person in the world what would you do with your money‚ save the economy from going under or simply just walk away. Well Andrew Carnegie was a man of wealth though he didn’t start out like that; he came from a poor family born in November‚ 1835‚ in the attic of the cottage his family lived in‚ in Dunfermline Scotland. He and his family left that cottage in Scotland to come to America in 1848 where at twelve years old he started to work almost

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    How did Carnegie justify the accumulation of wealth? Carnegie believed that people were born with certain attributes that would lead them to be successful in their lifetime. He also mentioned the idea that we as human beings should accept the conditions that are placed in front of us and work around them to achieve the impossible. Also he believed that it is up to one’s ability and energy that will allow them to produce the wealth that they seek for themselves. 2. What are three ways Carnegie suggest

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    Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates: both incredibly rich‚ incredibly generous (or so it appears) men from two differing time periods.Both men were self-made and owed their wealth to much hard work‚ and both were distinguished figures during their times. Furthermore‚ both utilized their wealth to perpetuate meaningful social change rather than reforming society altogether. Despite the similarities they share‚ the two men originated from relatively different backgrounds and did their benefacting through

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    Andrew Carnegie‚ steel tycoon and extraordinaire yet he born as the son of a poor handloom weaver. Had it not been for the free enterprise system he would been unable to gain the opportunities which allowed him to become one of the greatest businessmen in America. In a free enterprise system‚ all companies strive have a competitive edge over its competitions be it in a more specialized labor or a innovative product. This was also what allowed Andrew Carnegie to rise to his peak‚ had it not been

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    The richest man in the world‚ in his time‚ was Andrew Carnegie. His story of success was truly one of rags to riches. After coming to the U.S. from Scotland as part of a working-class family‚ he moved from job to job‚ eventually becoming more influential and gaining a large sum of money. Soon he was using his wealth to contribute to many public services‚ such as libraries and schools. Andrew Carnegie ’s life and actions have left a long-standing legacy and have contributed greatly to the American

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    yourself. Andrew Carnegie‚ one of the richest people in history‚ was once a telegraph messenger boy who immigrated from Scotland. 40 years later‚ he owned the most extensive steel empire in the world. It is important to know who you are so that you can make the decisions crucial for your success‚ just like Carnegie. Carnegie’s uncle recommended Carnegie to become a telegraph messenger boy in the Ohio Telegraph Company. Carnegie could have chosen another job to begin his career‚ yet Carnegie listened to

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    Andrew Carnegie moved from Scotland to America‚ when he was thirteen‚ with his parents. The Carnegies lived in Pittsburg‚ which Carnegie described as very unpleasant. Carnegie is on record saying the smoke in the air from the nearby industrial buildings was unbearable. This was the beginning of one of the conflicts Carnegie faced throughout his whole life. Carnegie is disgusted with how the industrialized society affects the world he lives in‚ but he builds a legacy from the same means that he has

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    Baron d’Holbach believes that there is no free will. In the eyes of d’Holbach everything is predetermined‚ this theory is commonly referred to as determinism. It goes like this: If all the laws of nature are deterministic in their essence and the initial conditions are set‚ then everything that happens after is set by those conditions and laws of nature. This‚ is the essence of d’Holbachs argument. We will further look into d’Holbachs argument and try to give additional support as to why his argument

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    guided the founding fathers as they established democracy in America. The key ideas from the Enlightenment that influenced democracy were Baron de Montesquieu’s views on the separation of power within the government‚ the Magna Carta’s ideas of checks and balances on the power of any leader‚ and the promise that everyone deserves basic rights. The Baron de Montesquieu felt that government’s three basic powers should be divided up and always remain separate. He believed that Judicial‚ Legislative

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    Name: Lee Huan Jet Id: 111051-05132-010 Date: 19/2/2013 The book that I have read is a combination of two different books that were wrote by Dale Carnegie. In this book‚ readers will be able to learn how to win friends and influence people‚ and also learn how to stop worrying and start living. The book is very interesting as it teaches us values in an interesting way. For example‚ it tells us stories and also gives us examples. I think that this book is very useful for the future of everyone

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