“It is quite obvious that the ethics of none of us are clearly defined…formerly when it was believed that poverty was synonymous with vice and laziness, and that the prosperous man was the righteous man, charity was administered harshly with a good conscience; for the charitable agent really blamed the individual for his poverty…” (Addams, 1902). Unlike Sumner, Addams believes that it does not matter from what social class the individual is from, society requires more than taking care of one-self and families; it is about the social obligation of helping each other. In other words, just like in Sumner’s writing; Addams also believes that such opinions of poverty levels create the different social classes that separates the wealthy from the poor. Therefore, those individuals in the “rich class” can advance logically, materially, and industrially without any problems; while those individuals in the “poor class” are thought to never be able to move ahead and become successful because of their own…
John Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie were two wealthy entrepreneurs during this time. They are known to have helped shape the beauty that others outside America saw. These two men were also thought to be indifferent to the sufferings that the poor population endured. Carnegie tried to respond to…
• Name of Industrialist: Andrew Carnegie. • How did he acquire his wealth? - Andrew Carnegie was born into a family who believed in the importance of books and learning in Dunfermline, Scotland. After he immigrated to the United States in 1858, he started with his first job as a telegrapher and then invested in railroads. With constant efforts, he established the Carnegie Steel Company in 1889 that was the largest steel company in the world.…
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: Robber Baron and Captain of Industry On November 25, 1835, Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland to a poor family. When he was 13, his family moved to the U.S. As a young child, he went to go work at a railroad as a assistant and a messenger for Tom Scott, one of the owners on the railroad. On a quest to build a bridge across the mississippi, he came upon a new steel refining process. After taking many loans, and using most of his money, he build a new factory using this new process, called the Carnegie Steel Company.…
Moreover, Carnegie became the dominant force in the industry and an extremely prosperous man. Andrew Carnegie was certainly in the right place, at the right time however, he did not get rich because he was lucky. Carnegie was a hardworking man that never gave up. He started from the bottom to become one of the richest man in the world with little education. He understood that it was the contacts he made and the information he derived from the association that made everything…
Andrew was extremely wealthy, So he was a Philanthropist. donated money to the poor, because he had empathy for them, because he was also poor, to know how hard it was to be poor, due to his empathy, he donated over 3,000 libraries in all across America, and donated to public schools, with scholarships,and grants to universities. This is an example of how Andrew Carnegie shared his wealth. He gave 90% of his money to fundraisers without any requests. However the majority of the wealthiest people don’t share their money, they are greedy, and selfish when it comes to their money.…
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…
My entrepreneur, Andrew Carnegie, was a Captain of Industry. His philanthropy, and compassion to others shows his Captain of Industry side. However he committed some Robber Baron-like acts.…
The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie, was written to show that the wealthy should have certain liabilities and ideas to give back to the poor people to try to assist them in getting themselves together and succeeding. Some wealthy felt that it was their obligation to give their money towards different improvements in the society. Andrew Carnegie actually donated most of his wealth to the community to build schools, libraries, parks, and recreational centers to give the poor people a chance to educate themselves. Also like Russell Conwell mentioned that everyone starts out at the bottom and then reaches the top in life and the poor people can do the same to reach the same level as the wealthy. Both Social Darwinism and the Gospel of Wealth…
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.…
I believe we live in a society where the opportunity to be successful is supposed to be available to everyone yet isn’t. Each individual is supposed to have the opportunity to surpass their potential and become the best possible version of themselves yet they don’t. These days, success means graduating high school, going to college, and getting a well-paying job. But the opportunity to go to college isn’t available to everyone making it hard for them to get a well paying job and earn the money they need to survive.…
The Gilded Age was known as being a progressive age of expanding economic opportunities for businessman along with being an era of social conflict for farmers and other workers. This age can also be known as, "The best times and the worst times" As Andrew Carnegie stated, "The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and the poor in harmonious relationship" This goes along with the quote stated in the question, he strongly believed that those who were wealthy were entitled to determine how they would administrate the money they earned and that money should not be inherited, but rather thrown into the sea then to help those who were not willing to help themselves.…
This group wanted equality for those in poverty so bad, they began to blame the other classes, but while doing so, they forgot about the rights of those classes. Andrew Carnegie believed that the rich are more “fit” than anyone else and that they may spend their money as they choose. Henry George explains how and why poverty is a crime. George said people in poverty…
Andrew Carnegie shouldn’t be considered a hero because his selfish, ambitious, and extreme competitive attitudes had made a negative impact on others. A hero is someone who helps people who is in need of help and someone who gives to the poor and doesn’t spend money on unnecessary things that aren’t important. A hero is also somebody who has good leadership. Carnegie had a steelmaking company, In Carnegie’s time in the northeast of about the 1900s. Carnegie’s selfish attitude shows that he had a negative impact on some people.…