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    Sudha Murti

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    Sudha Murty | | Born | Sudha Kulkarni August 19‚ 1950 (age 61) Shiggaon‚ Karnataka‚ India | Residence | Bangalore‚ Karnataka‚ India | Citizenship | India | Alma mater | BVB College of Engineering Indian Institute of Science | Occupation | Chairperson‚ Infosys Foundation | Spouse | N.R. Narayana Murthy | Sudha Murty (Kannada: ಸುಧಾ ಮೂರ್ತಿ )(also spelled Sudha Murthy; née Kulkarni) is an Indian social worker and author. Mrs. Murthy began her professional career as a computer scientist

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    Chasing Pavements

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    Paul lives a life of conflict‚ feeling as though he has a life that is unsuited for him and he wants to live more extravagantly. Instead of pushing toward his goals by finishing school and earning his way to the top‚ Paul makes a very selfish decision. Recently after reading the story “Paul’s Case” I heard a song by Adele called “Chasing Pavements” which immediately reminded me of Paul’s Case. “Should I give up‚ or should I just keep chasing pavements?...” sings Adele. It takes patience and perseverance

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    people do not realize how fun and challenging a job can be‚ how well prepared one has to be to make it to the big leads. John D. Rockefeller was more than just a business man‚ he was self-disciplined and ambitious toward his job. And that is what strikes me‚ I’d admire people who do not look at things as a duty‚ if not a task where someone is determined to go higher. Rockefeller was not afraid of taking charges in the oil industry in spite of its worst state it was in‚ he became the richest man of the

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    Industry Comes of Age

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    rates - discriminatory -payment of rebates B. The Trust and Monopoly 1. John D. Rockefeller Justifies Rebates (1909) * Founding Father of the standard oil company * reason of rebates was that such was the railroads method of business * Standard Oil Company provided freights in large quantities and regular traffic for the best transportation 2. Oil Man Goes Bankrupt (1899) *Rockefellers refinery was shut for 3 years because of the standard oil trusts domination * he wanted

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    conditioned by the effort’s ability to satisfy some individual need.” From Draft‚ motivation refers to the forces either within or external to a person that arouse enthusiasm and persistence to pursue a certain course of action. For example‚ Dale Carnegie states that “there is only one way under heaven to get anybody to do anything. And that is making other person want to do it.” Therefore‚ we need to learn why people want to do things and how they can persuaded (or motivated) to do those things that

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    The Growth of Industrialization in the Late 1800’s In the late 1800’s the United States underwent a major transformation as a country‚ in becoming the world’s leaders in industrialization. During the early 1800’s the industrial growth was steady but slow and most American companies were still relatively small. It wasn’t until after the Civil War that the United States experienced a huge growth in big business due to innovative new technologies and services most importantly the Transcontinental Railroad

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    Gilded age DBQ

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    but Terence Powderly soon took over‚ and their biggest victory was at the Union Pacific Railroad strike in 1884‚ this made workers treated better. Big businesses also often became monopolies and there was no one person better at this than John D. Rockefeller.

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    Being rich is a blessing that most people don’t have. Because of this‚ some of their money should be dedicated to help those in need of it. Philanthropists everywhere are the saviors that voluntarily donate their money. However‚ not every rich person is a philanthropist; it takes someone who understands the struggle in the lower class and truly cares enough to give back. The American self-made millionaire Peter Cooper devoted his time in later to life to philanthropy to better his society. Similarly

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    controlling. John Rockefeller‚ an innovator of the oil monopoly in the late 1800’s‚ is considered to be a Captain of Industry by many. The business model in which Rockefeller upheld proved success. Whether Rockefeller was dealing with his wealth or employees he treated both with a certain standard. He was known for treating his workers much like his own family‚ everyone was rewarded with positive treatment as well as paychecks. Unlike other business moguls during his time‚ Rockefeller donated to various

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    Robber Barons

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    employees‚ the amount of work hours performed in a week‚ or the amount of wage being paid for a days work. A great example of a robber baron would be Andrew Carnegie. The robber baron of the steel industry. He was instrumental in starting the 72 hour work week‚ paying out less than fair wages and having dangerous working conditions. Andrew Carnegie cornered the market on the steel industry and made the first high rise building. He was the only business in his field‚ therefore‚ he could set his prices

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