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    better tomorrow, something I believe Andrew Carnegie did. Although Andrew Carnegie was a very controversial influence in this time period, there are always several sides to every story. Andrew Carnegie was a very wealthy and influential man to many people during this time period, while on the other hand he was called a robber baron, which suggested he only did what he did to treat himself, not others (Hewitt and Lawson 493). Andrew Carnegie, “eventually…

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    Andrew Carnegie was very important in the mid 1800s. He made one of the most famous bridges that opened on July 4th 1874 and it is still opened and in use today. Andrew Carnegie was a Captain of Industry. Andrew Carnegie had began manufacturing the St. Louis Bridge in February 1868. His mentor, Tom Scott, had told him that it would be much faster to go strait across the Mississippi River instead of going around it in order to get supplies and merchandise back and forth. He found this to be a…

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    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. Notably, Mr. Carnegie assured all his workers jobs, according to Resource 2. This is a Captain of Industry- like act because it shows that he wanted to make sure his workers can support their families. In addition to what was previously stated, Mr. Carnegie erected over 2,500 public libraries according…

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    Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25th, 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland. Sixty six years later, he would own the most enormous steel corporation in the world and become the richest man of his time. He started as a poor Scottish boy earning $1.20 a week working in a factory but was able to build one of the most successful industries in history. He is a captain of industry for three reasons. First off, his business, the Carnegie Steel Company, dominated the American scene by revolutionizing steel…

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    Andrew Carnegie was born, on November 25,1835, in Dunfermline,Fife,Scotland. He grew up to become one of the wealthiest businessmen in America. His family once believed in the importance of books and education, although he didn’t have a formal education when he was a kid. His father was once a weaver and a profession. he once was replaced by robots for his job. His father also led the chartist movement in Dunfermline. At the age of 13, on 1848, Andrew and his family migrated to the US, and…

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    Andrew Carnegie Eulogy We are gathered here today to pay our respects to Mr. Andrew Carnegie. Andrew was born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland. At the age of 13, in 1848, he moved to the United States. Andrew worked a series of odd-end jobs and later found his way into the world of business. He started Carnegie Steel Corporation in 1889 and in 1901 he sold his business and dedicated the rest of his life to his philanthropic work, including the founding of Carnegie Institute…

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    Everyone wants to be rich. In The Gospel of Wealth written by Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie focuses on the 1% of the world’s population. The Gospel of Wealth is a blend of Social Darwinism and philanthropy. The essay argues that the rich people are superior to all others and that they should use their money to aid less fit people. Furthermore, Margin Call is a movie that captures a day in a global financial services firm called Lehman Brothers. In the film the firm tries to avoid falling into a…

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    Estefani Callejas Mr. Plata US History: Period 7 20 October 2017 Was Andrew Carnegie a hero? Do all hero’s wear capes? Andrew Carnegie was and still is a hero and didn’t wear a cape. He was one of the richest man in America he donated so much money and helped out so many families . Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in a attic of a weavers cottage in Dunfermline Scotland. He grew up Poor he was a hard working boy and helped out his family get through difficult times of being poor. (Doc…

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    Andrew Carnegie was a “robber baron”, in his personal relationships and the way he treated his workers, who did beneficial things under the guise of being a “captain of industry” to try to overshadow the awful things he did. He was conflicted his entire life between the two great influences of his childhood. His father and grandmother represented the true ideals of democracy, of the rights of the people while his mother was materialistic and determined to reach the top economically through…

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    men in the world? Andrew Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world. Andrew Carnegie went rags to rich when he established a productive steel company. He eventually sold the business for millions of dollars. Through dedicator, intelligence trial and error, this famous American invented a material that has built the U.S. Andrew Carnegie was a poor immigrant that became the richest man in the world, and then he spent the rest of his life giving away his money. Andrew Carnegie was a poor man…

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