John Pierpont Morgan is considered one of the founding fathers of the modern United States economy. He was an industrial genius that is accredited with the founding of many companies including General Electric and AT&T. However‚ Pierpont is looked upon as a saint and demon the same. He received a honorary degree from Harvard university that read: "Public citizen‚ patron of literature and art‚ prince among merchants‚ who by his skill‚ wisdom and courage‚ has twice in times of stress repelled
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Alex Lewis John Pierpont Morgan J.P. Morgan was born 17 Apr 1837 John Pierpont (JP) Morgan was born on April 17‚ 1837 in Hartford‚ Connecticut to parents Junius Spencer Morgan and Juliet Pierpont Morgan. Morgan was born into a life of luxury‚ his banker father built JM Beebe‚ Morgan and Co.‚ the largest dry goods exporter in Boston. JP Morgan’s entered the banking world 1 Aug 1857 In 1857‚ after going to college in Europe‚ JP Morgan returned to the US and he got a job working for the private banking house Duncan
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“The heart is deceitful above all things”. The White Witch confirmed that quote without a doubt. Although she was a fictional character‚ along with everyone else in the book she did commit atrocious acts the still happen today. The lion‚ the Witch‚ and the wardrobe is a very intriguing novel written by C.S. Lewis. Now C.S. Lewis was an army veteran he also was very good friends with J.R.R. Tolkien they hold each other’s writings accountable that’s part of the reason this book is so mindboggling.
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evolution by comparing primitive tribal groups to modern society‚ and studying how certain aspects in the tribal groups were repeated all over the continent. Edward B. Tylor and Lewis H. Morgan brought the term "evolution" to anthropology‚ which makes them crucial to the growth and improvement of anthropology. Morgan focused on building upon his theory of social evolution in which he made links between social and technological progress. He studied and emphasized the kinship relationships across various
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Origins The Morgan banking legacy dates way back to the mid of 1800‚ when Junior S. Morgan joined the company in his late thirties that‚ in the future‚ eventually become the world renowned J.P Morgan and Co... His son‚J. Pierpont Morgan ‚ who was to be the founder of J.P Morgan and Co.‚ was the financial titan of his day‚ acting as the United States’s unofficial banker‚ recognizing its railroad and helping to form great industrial combinations‚ such as General Electrics and U.S Steels. J.P Morgan Jr. succeeded
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AGW610 LESSON 3 CASE 3: Morgan Manufacturing Charles Crutchfield‚ manager of manufacturing operations at Morgan Manufacturing‚ was evaluating the performance of the company. Given his position‚ he was primarily interested in the health of the operating aspects of the business. At Morgan‚ the gross margin percentage was considered to be a key measure of operating performance; other measures considered to provide essential information on the health of business operations were pre-tax return on sales
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Garrett Morgan was an inventor and businessmen born in Paris Kentucky‚ best known for inventing the earliest model of the gas mask‚ named the Morgan Safety Hood and Smoke Protector‚ and the traffic light. His additions to the scientific world and to everyday life still help us today. Morgan was born in Kentucky on March 4‚ 1877. He only attended elementary school‚ but later hired a private tutor to take care of the rest of his schooling. When Morgan was 18 he left his family to move to Cleveland
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break records and make game winning plays. As Lebron James and Miguel Cabrera can be titled as the best in their sport‚ Alex Morgan is at the top in hers. The USA women’s national soccer team has been in the top two spots for three years now and Alex Morgan is a big reason why. As the youngest player on the national team in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup‚ Alex Morgan came off the bench and dominated in every game. Unfortunately the United States couldn’t pull out a victory in the finals but
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“Physical evidence cannot be wrong‚ it cannot perjure itself‚ it cannot be wholly absent.” by Edmond Locard. Edmond Locard was born in Lyon‚ France in 1877 and was soon studying medicine‚ in which he earned the degree for in 1902. During his study of medicine he developed a love for science and how it may apply to legal matters. He wrote a thesis on Legal Medicine under the Great King‚ and eventually wrote over 40 pieces of work‚ the most famous being his seven part series Treaty of Criminalistics
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important men to the financial industry was born. That man was J.P Morgan. He was an American banker‚ financer‚ philanthropist‚ and art collector. Some of his accomplishments include merging companies and the creation of companies as well. This man truly did change industrialization in the United States during his time and even today. Morgan was born and raised in Hartford‚ Connecticut to parents Juniet and Juliet Morgan. Morgan attended and graduated from the English High School of Boston‚ a school
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