Andrew Carnegie, a first-class American who netted millions of dollars in the late 1800s, encouraged and inspired wealthy citizens, through his essays, to donate money to charities, public service agencies, educational institutions, and more. In his entire lifetime, he accumulated more than 390 million dollars, which would amount to over four billion dollars today. Ninety percent of that was donated to charities and foundations, supporting over 2,500 libraries and hundreds of venues for concerts…
Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie’s life embodies the true American rags to riches story. Andrew Carnegie was the son of a man with many struggles to find jobs. Due to his father’s struggles, Andrew Carnegie began to work at many different jobs; he worked in two factories before he found a stable job at a railroad company. Andrew Carnegie rose through the ranks at the company until becoming the secretary for the superintendent. His many trips to England brought his eye to steel which would later…
There are many ways to describe Andrew Carnegie such as self-made millionaire (billionaire in today’s terms) or philanthropist. However, one way in which most would not expect to describe Carnegie is as a firm believer in the estate tax. This may be due to the fact that many people do not know the definition of an estate tax or have no experience with it. An estate tax is defined as “a tax levied on the net value of the estate of a deceased person before distribution to the heirs.” However, an…
Social Conditions in “Meet You In Hell” Les Standiford’s 2005 “Meet You In Hell” biography of two men, Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick, recalls the events after and before the bloody incident that occurred on July of 1892. The incident involving the steelworkers and Pinkerton, so called detectives, from the steel manufacturing plant in Homestead Pennsylvania came to be known as “the deadliest clash between workers and owners in American labor history” (Standiford, 28). After the dust had…
of: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan. These three were some powerful individuals that helped the economy shoot up. Carnegie helped with steel, Rockefeller with oil, and Morgan with banking. They all were captains of industry in their own way and they all played a big role in revolutionizing the way things currently function. Although some of their methods weren’t great, the effects of their changes helped a ton of people and had many positive outcomes. Andrew Carnegie was…
Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan are indeed “robber barons” because of the methods used to gain their wealth and to rise to the top. These men in power took control of all the natural resources, gained huge influence in the government, destroyed competing companies…
My father and I have a strong but unique relationship. My dad is a V.P. at a well-known company, which means he works a lot. We only can spend time with each other a dinner when he is home because he works all day, and is often on business trips, and is on conference calls overseas. Our relationship almost grows stronger because of the lack of time together. My dad has shown me the value of time, the meaning of sacrifice, and the result of hard-work. When he is home, we spend a lot of time…
(Mintz, McNeil). Millions of immigrants flooded the United States in hopes of a better life and opportunities that America had to offer. This economic development can, no doubt, be attributed to the amazing minds, dreams, and aspirations of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller as they advanced the development of steel, rail, and oil industries. Additionally, these men understood the needs of the nation as they aimed to lower prices to provide additional economic expansion. For instance,…
John Wayne Gacy Profiling inputs. John Wayne Gacy was a well-known man in his ages as his friends referred him to being a role model as he had wife and kids. Many people knew John as a successful businessman, who accomplished his own contractor business. Outside of work people knew John as a the dressed up clown that would show up to little kid’s parties and was known for being really good around kids. During John’s childhood he experienced his father to be an abusive alcoholic who would beat…
Who used to dominate the business world of America? The men are called the titans and they had many traits that made them so great. Cornelius Vanderbilt, John B. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan were four of them. The Titans shared many traits, three of which were being future thinkers, being strategic thinkers, and being risk takers and these traits helped them build America into what it is today. To succeed, the titans had to be strategic. Cornelius Vanderbilt, demonstrating this…