Andrew Carnegie is a hero because he helped the community a lot. Although he didn’t treat his workers as good as possible, he donated back to the community a lot and produced a lot of steel to better the world.
In the year of 1889 Andrew Carnegie owned Carnegie Steel Corporation, the largest of its kind in the world. Instead of buying iron he bought the iron mines. Instead of paying someone to ship the iron to his factory, he bought the boat. Andrew reduced the cost of steel which was a big part in helping make buildings and other things that needed steel to make. People are asking, was he a hero? Carnegie was a hero, because he helped develop america into what it is today.
In document 5 it explains and shows how Carnegie controlled nearly all of the Mesabi Iron ore fields, which would be cheaper for him instead of buying iron from other iron fields to supply his company. Some people view this as a bad thing, but after he had bought out these fields he had reduced the price of steel for construction companies. I look at this in a good way, because it has helped us make america into what it is today. Another piece of evidence that helps support that Carnegie was a hero is document 9. …show more content…
In document 9 it shows how generous he was with the money he makes. He gave a lot of money to many different places. The list of places he has donated to was Princeton University, TIAA, Dunfermline Trust, Homestead Relief Fund, Church organs, Carnegie Peace Endowment, Universities of Scotland, Teachers’ Pension Fund, Carnegie Institution, Free public libraries, and Carnegie Corporation. His total giving overall was $350,695,653. In document 7 you can see how much Andrew Carnegie really paid his workers, which was a lot compared to most of the other manufacturing jobs. Also after doing some further math calculating how much Carnegie’s employees would make, I found out that if they worked everyday for $1.81, and worked everyday they would make 660.65 which would mean that was enough to support a family of six. Also they could take days off if they really wanted because they would make more that $600 which typically supported a 6 person family. In document 6 he is shown as a villain. A man is talking about how it people die often because of how unsafe it is. Also many people are tired from working a 12 hour shift so it makes it even more dangerous because people aren’t paying attention fully when they’re half asleep. Also the pay is really low for the people shoveling in the rain. In document 10 Carnegie also is shown as a villain. Carnegie is shown giving money and building to other places but paying his workers less. This was a bad part of him but, Carnegie also paid very high compared to other manufacturing jobs so it was fine if they got a pay cut because if they quit they would go to another business where they would be making less money. In document 4 it shows how the production costs of steel rails started to go down over the years, which helped reduce the selling price at the mill. Since it costs less to make the steel rails, then he will sell it for less. I believe this is
In the year of 1889 Andrew Carnegie owned Carnegie Steel Corporation, the largest of its kind in the world. Instead of buying iron he bought the iron mines. Instead of paying someone to ship the iron to his factory, he bought the boat. Andrew reduced the cost of steel which was a big part in helping make buildings and other things that needed steel to make. People are asking, was he a hero? Carnegie was a hero, because he helped develop america into what it is today.
In document 5 it explains and shows how Carnegie controlled nearly all of the Mesabi Iron ore fields, which would be cheaper for him instead of buying iron from other iron fields to supply his company. Some people view this as a bad thing, but after he had bought out these fields he had reduced the price of steel for construction companies. I look at this in a good way, because it has helped us make america into what it is today. Another piece of evidence that helps support that Carnegie was a hero is document 9. …show more content…
In document 9 it shows how generous he was with the money he makes. He gave a lot of money to many different places. The list of places he has donated to was Princeton University, TIAA, Dunfermline Trust, Homestead Relief Fund, Church organs, Carnegie Peace Endowment, Universities of Scotland, Teachers’ Pension Fund, Carnegie Institution, Free public libraries, and Carnegie Corporation. His total giving overall was $350,695,653. In document 7 you can see how much Andrew Carnegie really paid his workers, which was a lot compared to most of the other manufacturing jobs. Also after doing some further math calculating how much Carnegie’s employees would make, I found out that if they worked everyday for $1.81, and worked everyday they would make 660.65 which would mean that was enough to support a family of six. Also they could take days off if they really wanted because they would make more that $600 which typically supported a 6 person family. In document 6 he is shown as a villain. A man is talking about how it people die often because of how unsafe it is. Also many people are tired from working a 12 hour shift so it makes it even more dangerous because people aren’t paying attention fully when they’re half asleep. Also the pay is really low for the people shoveling in the rain. In document 10 Carnegie also is shown as a villain. Carnegie is shown giving money and building to other places but paying his workers less. This was a bad part of him but, Carnegie also paid very high compared to other manufacturing jobs so it was fine if they got a pay cut because if they quit they would go to another business where they would be making less money. In document 4 it shows how the production costs of steel rails started to go down over the years, which helped reduce the selling price at the mill. Since it costs less to make the steel rails, then he will sell it for less. I believe this is