In the 1920s, the idea of the “self made man” was epitomized through Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. Through the innovation of Carnegie and Rockefeller, American society was given a living example of the American dream, American society was also improved through their philanthropic work and Americas place at the top of the global economy was firmly established. These two driven men were not held back by their modest beginnings and the legacy they left behind them changed American society for the better. Andrew Carnegie emigrated to America from Scotland in 1848 at the age of 13 and worked at a textile factory in Pennsylvania. Unsatisfied being a mid-level employee, Carnegie set his sights on opening his own steel company that was…
The facts to Carnegie’s vison was he believed people like him had a duty to spend their money to help the greater good. He thought the rich should spread their wealth responsibly to benefit society while they can. Giving back to the community such as building public libraries to better the community is much more useful and beneficial then a wealthy person spending it foolishly. Rich men was the guardian for people. They have the responsibility to be humanitarian while they alive because if it’s passed down to an heir it might don’t get administer well.…
Carnegie was born a business man. He was a bottom line leader that very rarely evaluated profits,…
Andrew Carnegie before dying in, his contributions to society and to the world still live on today through his hard work and many sacrifices, but throughout Andrew`s life he loved to read so it made even more sense to establish more than 2,000 public libraries. Another contribution he gave in philanthropy was the establishment of he Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and funded the building of The Hague Palace of Peace, which houses the World Court, in the Netherlands. But not only did he revolutionize modern steel making and earn himself quite an achievement but gave away almost 90% of his fortune, but did it with the piece of mind that the next generation after him shall have something to live with and learn from. Andrew Carnegie…
Throughout history many people have been discriminated because of where they come from. In “Two Views on the Philippines Question: Excerpts from Andrew Carnegie, Distant Possessions,” we see how Andrew Carnegie feels about the people from Philippines, he considers that they are arrogant and that Americans cannot be grown there. Carnegie feels that people from the Philippines do not know what being an American is like because in order to be a true American he thinks people have to be born and grow up in America, he thinks that Americans cannot be people who do not come from the United States of America. What Carnegie does not realize is that what makes someone a true American is a person who respects the country and has the values that make…
The Incorrect Philosophy of Andrew Carnegie During the early nineteenth century, many business moguls began to rise to power, but perhaps none has shaped business in the same way Andrew Carnegie had. The industrial billionaire gave rise to some of the most iconic skyscrapers, railroads, and was responsible for the creation of an abundance of libraries in America. Carnegie’s business and humanitarian efforts have solidified him in the minds of generations of Americans and have earned him the position as one of America’s greatest stories of hard work paying off in multiple areas.…
He elaborates on his idea that our economy would increase it’s worth if the rich distributed their money to the poor. The problem is not the inequality or the wealthy, but the rich not using their money appropriately, Carnegie believed. Thus, if the rich are able to give back…
Living life in Scotland during the 19th century was not uncomplicated, for there was much poverty. Although, there were still people who believed in the importance of working hard. William Carnegie, a handloom weaver and Margaret Carnegie, a shoe binder did all they could to live sufficiently. On November of 1835, Margaret gave birth to her first child, whom would later move on into being one of the most successful businessmen of his time. Andrew Carnegie, philanthropist and industrialist rose his way to the top, from earning $1.20 a week in a factory, to soon the most profitable businessmen in America.…
Andrew Carnegie, a self made millionaire stated “the man who dies thus rich dies disgrace” (Carnegie). The inspiration came from his belief that men like him held a great responsibility to contribute their wealth for the good of mankind. In his essay “The Gospel of Wealth” he emphasizes on how millionaires should spread their wealth even by leaving a positive impact in the world. However his main concern is how wealthy man should contribute to society when they’re alive.…
In 1889 Andrew Carnegie recognized the divide in industrialized America between the rich and the poor, a divide he deemed natural in any economy yet not preferable. Consequently, Carnegie recommended to the wealthy of America a strategy, one that would endeavor to render the gap between the rich and poor smaller, therefore more manageable and beneficial to the state and its people. This strategy proffered the ideal that the wealthy in any society should perpetually be engaged in spending their wealth to the benefit of the society as a whole, as Carnegie viewed the wise men of the wealthy most fit to administrate wealth for the betterment of the masses, which would more times than not waste its wealth away on non-necessities deeming them unfit.…
Andrew believed in the even distribution of wealth, “the duty of the man of wealth (is to) set an example of modest [...] to produce the most beneficial results for the community” (Doc M). He was also a person who donated lots of money to charity and even tried to make up for his mistakes by funding $1,450,000 to the Carnegie Corporation which is now a foundation that gives out “about $100,000,000 a year, most of it to education” (Doc N). Carnegie’s philanthropy is a good reason why Carnegie was a hero because he believed that the rich should be giving money so it is distributed evenly instead of giving all the inheritance to a family member. This way, the community would strive more as a whole. He also donated a lot a money that helped others towards their education and access to reading in free public…
Industrialist Andrew Carnegie’s article “Wealth,” later known as “The Gospel of Wealth,” was published in the North American Review in June of 1889. In his writing, he rejected the traditional goals of charity. He depended less on carefully discriminating between the “worthy” and “unworthy” recipients than on attacking the root causes of unequal distributions of wealth itself. Carnegie believed that wealth should be invested in such worthwhile ventures for the wellbeing of the public being rather than using money senselessly and ineffectively. With regard to Carnegie’s belief, he indicates that the estates of the dead millionaire, or so to say, should be taxed increasingly so that the tax can go towards helping the public.…
Andrew Carnegie believed that it was the duty of the wealthy to help the poor. His idea of help came in the form of opportunities “to help those who will help themselves.” The wealthy would provide opportunities, not direct aid, to the poor; these opportunities could take the forms of “free libraries, parks, and means of recreation by which men are helped in body and mind; works of art, certain to give pleasure and improve the general condition of the people.” However, these opportunities did not really help the poor.…
The central theme of Carnegie's argument about the Gospel of Wealth is that rich people are superior to all others and should be allowed to use their money to help the less "fit" people. Carnegie believed in Social Darwinism. He believed that the fact that a person was rich showed that he was more fit than others. This meant that the rich man was the one who knew the most about how to prosper in society.…
Although there was only wealth in hands of few, he clearly used his power and money for better, to help extend and make this country succeed even more than it already has. One of the greatest quotes I read dealing with philanthropy and Andrew Carnegie would be, “The problem of…