Rockefeller Foundation

Revolution. However, the wide distribution of oil was available due to one man, John D. Rockefeller. John D. Rockefeller was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, a company that controlled the all oil production, processing, refining, marketing, and transportation in the United States. John D. Rockefeller’s business practices and creation of his Standard Oil Company led his company to become the most…

Samuel Slater is known as the “Father of the American Industrial Revolution” and the ‘Father of the American Factory System”. In Britain he was known as “Slater the Traitor” (which has a way better ring to it, in my opinion) because he brought textile technology to America from Britain and modified it for use in the United States. He heard about the American’s interest in developing machines similar to the British machines. He also knew that the British had laws against exporting the designs, so…

There has long been a debate no whether the capitalists of the late 19th century to early 20th century (such as Rockefeller, Carnegie, etc.) were “captains of industry” who looked to better the budding country or corrupt “robber barons” who only looked after themselves. One needs to take a good long look back into this time period to uncover the truth of the matter; however, once one does this, it becomes quite apparent that the later of the two is quite factual while the former falls flat on…

that controlled every aspect of steel production. Which at this time time was a huge deal with the need for steel. John Rockefeller was an oil tycoon owning Standard. “By the 1880s, his Standard Oil Company controlled 90 percent of the nation's oil industry”. While both men seemed to buy out competitors and control as much aspects related to their businesses. John Rockefeller seemed to be more cutthroat than Andrew Carnegie. “He drove out rival firms through cutthroat competition, arranging…

in the late 19th century by ruthless, or unright things. Then there are the captains of industry. Men/women, who have made a fortune by positively helping out other people, their country, and their country's economy. The question is was John D. Rockefeller a man that has gone down in history as the richest man ever, a robber baron or one of the captains of industry. Today 2016, Bill Gates and is right now the richest living person in the world with his net worth topping out…

Carnegie made the production of steel ninety-six times faster. what was done in one day was done in fifteen minutes. Vanderbilt went from a young boy fighting in the streets to the richest man alive owning almost all the railroads in america. John D. Rockefeller went from his dad stealing his money to him owning ninety percent of all the oil in america. Scott spent most of his career battling a man everybody in his business was scared of Cornelius Condor Vanderbilt. It was men like this that…

” This prominent quote from Rockefeller demonstrates his aspiration for success, but also exemplifies the importance of paving one’s path to do so. Even as a young child, John D. Rockefeller challenged himself with new expectations with no limitations to strive in the working industry. As he matured and aged, his sense of work ethic grew correspondingly with his success as an American industrialist within the Standard Oil Company. On July 8, 1839, John D. Rockefeller, one of the most renowned…

The richest person in the world is a title coveted by all due to the extreme wealth, recognition and the sphere of influence that accompanies it, but can only be held by one- Bill Gates. It is a renowned name known from here in the United States all the way to Australia that will be forever embedded in history. Born William Henry Gates III on October 28, 1955 in Seattle, Washington, the sixty year old phenomenon is still living and is revered globally for his revolutionary contributions to the…

Is a college education really beneficial? Controversial question without context as higher education is pushed to students of all ages in this day and age. However, the need for that question stems from the inadequacy of higher education today. Unfortunately there is an abundance of issues throughout Colleges and Universities in the United States. These issues range from untrained professors to apathetic students who are okay with scraping by living by the motto “C’s get degrees” as long as they…

A shining metropolis carved from the finest of white marble, with pristine columns reaching towards the heavens and grandiose sculptures of alluring deities, guarding the city with devotion. A thousand brilliant tiles depict scenes of it’s illustrious history, while tiered fountains, scattered about the commons; although filled with water, no longer run. Years of neglect have allowed the elements to erode some of the intricate carvings decorating the façades. This city, once fit for a king, is…