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    In Sholem Asch's novel Uncle Moses, Asch makes use of vivid written descriptors to effectively portray Uncle Moses' character to the reader. Uncle Moses begins as a butcher in Kuzmin, but then immigrates to America and became a wealthy factory-owner. In his newfound social standing, he employs many workers and helps their families financially, which inflates his view of himself as a caring uncle. Later, he tries to wed a young lady named Masha, who loves another man named Charlie. Masha…

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    America” is a documentary sires that portrays the lives of some of the most powerful men in American history. These men were able to use management styles that allowed for monumental economic impacts. Their motivation for power allowed Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Ford to be some of the richest men in U.S. history. These men’s actions and impacts have fascinated the business world in many aspects. Their businesses and managerial styles stood the test of time, and continue to flourish…

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    a mixed legacy. John D. Rockefeller had a mixed legacy, like many other entrepreneurs of his time. John D. Rockefeller was a robber baron. The thing he wanted most was to have as much of the market as possible, also called a monopoly. In order to achieve that, he reduced his cost. Once he reduced it, he was able to drive other companies out of business. So, as his company expanded, it made it easier for him to drive out all of his competitors out of the race. Rockefeller created a monopoly,…

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    I would define men like Rockefeller and Carnegie as “Captains of Industry”. Rockefeller's impact on the American economy demands recognition. He took advantage of the loophole in the Union draft law by purchasing a substitute to avoid military service. In the 19th century. Rockefeller introduced techniques that totally reshaped the oil industry as Kerosene and how can crude oil be converted to it. He used all methods to reduce the price of oil to his consumers as rebates. He gained many…

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    Butte Mining Shattering a Powerful Addiction It is no secret mining gave rise to Butte, Montana by instilling a future which today can neither be overturned nor overlooked. Butte today is a grand representation of the history that lies beneath its earth, a true trophy to those who fought to keep the city alive. With insurmountable loss and sacrifices as a result of mining, those familiar with Butte cannot help but wonder what great potential this city missed out on. Butte mining has caused…

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    John D. Rockefeller was considered one of the first major philanthropists and entrepreneurs of the United States. He created the Standard Oil Company and from then, he revolutionized refinery production. It is important to analyze and study the methods he used and the period of time he used them in. The time period plays a major role because there was no industries being established around 1865 and yet Rockefeller managed to gain about ninety percent of the nations capacity of the refinery…

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    Longtown Sends Out an Important Message . The city of Longtown was founded in the 1800’s, for nearly two centuries, this town had different races building friendships and families. Multiple lessons can be learned from this town and we can apply these lessons to Riverside in order to make our town a better place. For example, I learned that anybody is capable of achieving success, no matter what their status is in life. The article “ Ohio town holds rare history: Races mix freely for nearly 200…

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    Did you know that Andrew Carnegie gave away around 350 million dollars. Andrew Carnegie Grew poor in Dunfermline, Scotland, but in 1901 he was the richest man in America. Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy made him a hero because he gave large amounts of money away, he gave jobs to others, and because of his motto. One reason he was a hero was that he gave away large amounts of money. Carnegie gave away around 350 million dollars to other people. Carnegie was the top money giver; twice as much as…

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    The business practices of men such as Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt and Tweed were not always considered to be ethical and morally sound. John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt are considered to be three of the largest business pioneers of the Industrial Era. William “Boss” Tweed was a “political machine”, controlling the activities of the mayor and the government for over 20 years. The government should regulate the business practices of these men because many of…

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    Picking the five successful businessmen was extremely difficult on my part, because there are a lot of them out there. Like Steve Jobs, who lead Apple to their greatness, and Bill Gates, who created Microsoft , and Al Capone, who ran his underground drug trafficking organization, and Hugh Hefner, who got lucky and got rich on his famous Playboy magazines, and last but not least Donald Trump, who grew his real estate empire. Steve Jobs was a inventor, he and Steve Wozniak created Apple. Steve…

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