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    Andrew Carnegie was one of the most famous businessman during the 1800’s. He worked in the steel industry and contributed a lot to the American society and economy. But he wasn’t as good as he looked, and he for sure wasn’t a hero. A hero is someone who cares about others and who is admired for having basic human qualities. But Carnegie never cared about them, and he lacked empathy and humanity. Andrew Carnegie wasn’t a hero because he mistreated his workers and he just gave money away to make…

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    “To his Coy Mistress” demonstrates a lot of drawbacks to living by the motto carpe diem. The title alone implies that the poem was dated back many years ago. The term “mistress” was a way of saying miss, a common use of courtesy, when referencing to a lady. A lady values her virtue and her standing in society, especially one that is very judgmental. The con of society pressure of how strong of an influence of religion and social standard, created a perspective of what women should be doing.…

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    Killing Lincoln; The Shocking Assassination that Changed American Forever by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard discusses on the collaboration and assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. In the first part of the book, many battles and plans of the Union and the Confederacy are examined. The war lasted for 4 years. The president for the union was Abraham Lincoln and the confederate president was Jefferson Davis. The generals that were in charge were Ulysses S. Grant and Robert e. Lee. The war…

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    Andrew Carnegie is a self made steel tycoon and one of the wealthiest 19th century u.s. businessmen donated towards the expansion of the New York Public Library. Also Andrew Carnegie was born on november 25 1835 in Dunfermline Scotland. And after moving to the united states he worked a series of railroad jobs by. 1889 he owned Carnegie steel corporation the largest of its kind in the world in 1901 he sold his business ands dedicated his time to expanding his philanthropic work. including the…

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    Andrew Carnegie in “Gospel of Wealth” talks about the problem people were facing in 1889 was the administration of wealth, which was the era of industrial revolution. He was a person who didn’t want equality between wealthy and rich people, he always said rich people are the fittest and they should be. He gave reasons for what he said, people are poor because of themselves, they don’t work and don’t have education to progress. Carnegie was anti charity and didn’t support people who needed help.…

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    This episode was mostly based on the partnerships, and the hate that Carnegie and Fricke had started. Carnegie started out as a young man and worked for Tom Scott. Tom grows a strong relationship with Carnegie and makes him head management over the railroads in the west with him. There plan is to build a bridge over the Mississippi River to connect the East and West. He couldn't figure out anything that would hold such a big bridge like that, until he discovered metal. He was building the bridge…

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    Andrew Jackson Although most people think of the twenty dollar bill when they hear his name, Andrew Jackson has many accomplishments and has made changes that are very important to the history of the United States. Andrew Jackson is the seventh president of the US. He was elected to office from March of 1829 to March of 1837 Jackson founded the democratic party. He also signed and supported the Indian Removal Act and was also the only president to pay off national debt. Some off Jackson's…

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    petitioned the government to remove them President Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe wanted the tribes to trade their land for lands in the west. This did not happen the major transfer happen only because of war. An expedition in 1814, Major General Andrew Jackson led a campaign against the Creek Indians in the…

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    Andrew Jackson has expressed many of his concerns relating to the removal of the “Indians” and it has caught my attention. What made my brain whirl with confusion was when Jackson stated “And is it supposed that the wandering savage has a stronger attachment to his home than the settled, civilized Christian?” This quote could possibly be the number question that states the mindset of many Native Americans because in order for the present American came to be, land must be stripped, lives must be…

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    Historical Significance Why are the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the Trail of Tears historically significant? The Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the Trail of Tears is historically significant because if this didn’t happen then we wouldn’t discover the west and there would be more Native Americans. An evidence to support me answer is on an article called “Trail of Tears” By Joyce Furstenau in paragraph 2 it states, “During the 1600’s, British colonists arrived. They did not pass through as De…

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