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Have you ever wanted to know about one of the richest men in the world? Andrew Carnegie was one of the richest men in the world. Andrew Carnegie went rags to rich when he established a productive steel company. He eventually sold the business for millions of dollars. Through dedicator, intelligence trial and error, this famous American invented a material that has built the U.S. Andrew Carnegie was a poor immigrant that became the richest man in the world, and then he spent the rest of his life…

The third episode of The Men Who Built America focused on the fierce competition among the industries, especially the electrical companies. As Carnegie Steel was imploding among itself due to Frick being a liability, a man who dominated banking and financing in America, J.P. Morgan, was trying to make a name for himself. Despite his father’s warnings, Morgan decided to invest in a new invention of Thomas Edison. Electricity. Edison and Morgan worked together and designed a power grid that…

Was Andrew Carnegie a hero, or a villain? By working hard, he was able to become one of the richest men in America and 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 U.S 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 people, and he lacked empathy and…

Robber Baron refers to the industrial businessmen of the nineteenth century (Stiles, “Robber”). “It conjures up visions of titanic monopolists who crushed competitors, rigged markets, and corrupted governments. In their greed and power, legend has it they held sway over helpless democracy,” (Stiles, “Robber”). Founding the debates over government regulation and private enterprise or opportunity and equality, these industrial titans were either condemned as robber barons or praised as captains of…

Translating to “wealthy clique” the Zaibatsu were the conglomerate businesses created during the Meiji restoration where one company comprised of one family held complete control over all subsidiaries while maintaining a monopoly of the industry sector. Dating back to the Tokugawa period the prominent large merchant houses would transcend to become Zaibatsu and during this time companies were just beginning to form with little separation between shareholders and management. Their economic growth…

Rich Dad Poor Dad was a book written by Robert Kiyosaki who changed the way of people in thinking about money, and increasing financial intelligence of an individual. When the book was released, it happened to be that Rich Dad Poor Dad became the number one finance book, and a New York Times bestseller that have been sold for over 32 million copies worldwide. Robert Kiyosaki wrote the book, Rich Dad Poor Dad together with his personal experiences in his life. The story started from having two…

for a man to blow up Bill and Rita Smith’s home, Ernest was right alongside him and knew of every plot. He was a part of a long-standing swindle that involved marrying Mollie and “raise children with her, all while plotting and sceming against her family.” It is later revealed by James Burharts daughter Margie that James, Lizzie, and Mollie were supposed to stay with the Smith’s the night of the explosion. That meant that Ernest Burkhart fully intended to be apart of the murder of his son,…

with rival companies. Morris indicated John D. Rockefeller did this the best. What also made him unique was the way in which he understood distribution. Rockefeller personally started many of the relationships with the purchases his company made and eventually helped with the merger as well. Rockefeller was able to guide his company in the direction he wanted it to go rather than having someone under him give off a reputation he did not intend. Rockefeller began small, but always had intentions…

Like any organization, the structure of the mafia represents the norms and set of values that is the road mat to how the organization would operate. Unlike any company however, the consequences of not following the structure of this organization could get you killed. The Mafia was structured much like any other business (outside of the killings). From everything from organizational; decision making, leadership and reward structure; the mafia was one of the most complex business organizations in…

An obstacle of getting minorities in America past the illusion of racism is a strained relationship between young black, and Latino men and law enforcement. The amount of minorities in prison is way beyond the actual amount. By actual I mean the amount of people who are truly guilty of their crimes compare to those who are innocent. How in today modern world can minorities get past racism? One of the main reasons why minorities men are incarcerated is because the War on Drugs. Why because once…