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    carriages, but it was Henry Ford who improved on Ransom’s idea. Henry Ford installed conveyor belts on the assembly line and this improvement allowed him to mass produce automobiles at a rate that was once impossible. As a great inventor and entrepreneur, Henry Ford was able to transform the lives of the common American for the better. He was able to improve the working conditions for factory workers and make sure that the workers wanted to work for him. Although Henry Ford did not invent the…

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    am writing an extract from a biography about the most influential innovator of the 20th century, Henry Ford. I will intent to write about his relationship between his son, Edsel and himself. I target my extract towards readers of the New York Times and I will aim to use a combination of selection of detail, descriptive language and tone to invite to reader to never treat their family the way Henry Ford did. Edsel was always never at home. Rather he preferred to socialize on the other side of…

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    Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” Henry meant that if one thinks that they can or cannot do something, their decisions will affect them in a positive manner. Henry Ford was one of the greatest American industrialists because he was the founder of the Ford Motor Company, a developer of the assembly line, and created the world’s very first automobile, Mobile T. Before creating the Model T, Henry Ford left his home at the age of 16 to work…

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    Ford spent his early career working on steam engines and in 1896 he created his first car known as the quadricycle. In 1908, Ford made the famous Model T which later incorporated the moving assembly line in 1913. Ford “grew up to have a forceful personality with strong views” (Gould 8). He led the Ford Motor Company for 42 years. While he led the company, he revolutionized the manufacturing and selling of automobiles. During WWII, Henry Ford turned his factories to military…

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    How Henry Ford changed the world for the better. Henry Ford truly changed the world for the better. Henry Ford is the creator of the Ford Motor Company. He Helped change the world by making cars affordable, using a moving assembly line, and by building different types of cars. All of this made the world a better place. Henry made cars more affordable by first raising the pay in his company to $5 per hour. In raising the wages in his company he created a basic middle class. So with the middle…

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    quote I went on google images and searched up quotes to live by. Then came up a quote by Henry Ford “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely.”Henry Ford was the owner and creator of the Ford Motor Company. He began at the age of 16 working as a machinist in Detroit. It was there Ford earned the job as an engineer for an illuminating company in Detroit. In the 1920’s and 30’s Ford created the first horseless gasoline carriage. This was called the Quadricycle.…

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    they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”- Henry Ford. (Vlaskovits1) Ford had a vision. He took new ideas, developed them , and promoted them. He remained self confident and was not afraid to take risks. Over a long period of time Henry Ford slowly gained the characteristics and values ,which made him so successful. His innovative, conflict-free approach at life allowed him to brand his successful company that changed America forever. Henry Ford's invention of the automobile assembly…

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    thought what life would be like without cars? Now we would still have cars but not many. How would this happen? Well a guy called Henry Ford created the Model T car and revolutionized america with them. Henry Ford revolutionized America with his cars, his youth affected his work, despite being anti-semite he really changed America. How he revolutionized America Henry Ford’s cars revolutionized America by being affordable for most people and was easy to create when he made assembly lines. His…

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    Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863. He is the creator of the automobile company Ford. He invented the first gasoline-powered automobile in his shed in 1901. His invention of the car had a significant impact on society. The invention of the automobile would not only change society but the world and its inventions. The invention didn’t just have an impact on society but on himself as well. Henry ford was an engineer in many fields and the creation of the car would make him one of the most…

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    I wish that Douglas Brinkley had spent more time delving into Henry Ford’s childhood, what Henry Ford was doing while he was being accused for being on the Nazi’s side during World War ll, and if anyone else tried the five-dollar-a-day-wage. To begin, I feel as of the biography would have been better if it had more information about Henry Ford’s childhood. I found from my other research that Ford spent most of his childhood in a one room school and doing farm chores. Knowing that from previous…

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