Andrew Carnegie

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…

Rough Draft #2 If you had the option to decide who controls society, who would you elect? Carnegie or Marx? Both of these distinguished men have different perspectives on the way right way society should function.The passage “Gospel of Wealth,” by Andrew Carnegie talks about the distribution of wealth and the responsibilities of those who have it. Carnegie makes the case that the best way of dealing with wealth inequality is for the super rich to redistribute their money in a responsible…

In the article, The Gospel of Wealth, written by Andrew Carnegie, he discusses the importance of the new self-made millionaires to practice the philanthropy of improvement. The philanthropy of improvement is a catalyst for progress. Carnegie purposely rejected the traditional form of philanthropy, relief. He hoped the philanthropy of improvement would nurture human connectivity. The philanthropy of improvement was revolutionary for the twentieth century, it was a time of severe discrimination…

like to draw attention to are Andrew Carnegie and Karl Marx. Although, their opinions are similar they have different standpoints on the ways our economies would become more efficient. In the Gospel of Wealth, Carnegie’s views were open-minded. 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…

explain how Andrew Carnegie is a robber baron I should explain what a robber baron is which would be an unscrupulous, plutocrat to which runs a business with ruthless means and does things that are to only further benefit ones self and may harm others or the community. There are a many examples on why Carnegie is a robber baron some include ways he obtained his capital, another is treatment of his customer basis and the last is the environment of his workers . My first point is how Carnegie…

“Thousands of workers from China helped build America’s Transcontinental Railroad” (Lewis). Kenneth Oppel and Kristin Lewis are both authors of two great stories with different aspects of America’s Transcontinental Railroad. Kenneth Oppel is the author of “The Ghost Boy”, a story about a fourteen year old boy named Luke is traveling on a train with his father. He happens to stumble upon a ghost; a victim to the making of the Transcontinental Railroad. Kristen Lewis is the author of an…

Cornelius Vanderbilt was an industrialist and a commercial leader. He was known as one of the wealthiest Americans in the 19th century. In his early business career, Vanderbilt was probably the greatest shipping tycoon known in the United States. Many people feared him because of his competitive abilities when it came down to business. Although, he didn’t just sit around and waited for the cash to come. In his early life, he belonged to a poor family, and his father made a living by providing…

I love Monopoly and have played many very intense rounds of it. The game we played on Friday was rather mild due both to time constraints and the gentle personalities of the people with who I played it. Therefore, to properly reflect on the connections between Monopoly and the Gilded Age, I am going to pull memories from more competitive games I’ve played as well. Monopoly is clearly centered around the Gilded Age, seen first with the very name of the game. Monopolies were first created during…

Pullman Railroad Strike Why did the Pullman Railroad Strike happen? Pullman strike happened because George Mortimer Pullman, the founder and president of Pullman Palace Car Company. George treated his workers poorly after he knew he could make more money from them. Pullman Palace Car Company was contracted by the railroads to manufacture sleeping cars to be used for people going on long trips across the county. George Pullman was a good boss before he figured out he could make more…

Epigraphy honoring benefactors allows for understanding that in the 1stand 2ndcenturies CE Asia Minor experienced unprecedented levels of benefaction. Elite community members were mostly responsible for the benefactions, sometimes guilds too but on a different scale.Thus far scholars have cited this unprecendented benefaction to, essentially, egos by saying these occurances happened so theindividual could receive honor. This thesis states While this may apply in some or…