After the Civil War, an era known as the Gilded Age where US's economy was growing and cities was changing. Industrialist such as Carnegie and Rockefeller was crowned with the name of Captains of Industry and Robber Barons. The industrialist should be considered as Captains of Industry because they helped with the urbanization in the city, helped with US economy's growth, and donated large amount of money toward public organizations. One of the reasons why the industrialists are the Captains of
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The poem “To His Coy Mistress,” by Andrew Marvell is a poem that reads intently on the passions of human nature when attracted to the opposite sex. The setting is on the banks of two rivers, The Indian Ganges, and the Humber in India. A woman stands on one bank, while the speaker stands on the other trying to persuade the woman into sexual relations with him before they grow and both die. The man is the only character speaking in this one-sided conversation. He tells her of his love for her that
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House, where he was boarding. Former Wisconsin Governor Leonard J. Farwell, a fellow boarder, had just returned from Ford's Theatre, and told Johnson the tragic news— President Lincoln had been shot. By 7:22 the next morning, the president was dead. Andrew Johnson became the17th president ofthe United States.” (kaufhold 2) This is when he became the leader he was meant to be even when the odds were stacked against him. “To Counteract the negativity, Johnson decided to take his case to the people with
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selfish, and just want to lend a helping hand. Andrew Carnegie was not like this until he earned millions of dollars and was able to retire without and worries.Carnegie, originally from Scotland was a savvy businessman and revolutionized the oil business, by using vertical integration. He bought many suppliers so he could control the materials, and transportation system. By 1901 Carnegie had created a monopoly and earned 225 million dollars. Although Andrew Carnegie made many charitable donations after
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The 'Gospel of Wealth' is an article written by Andrew Carnegie in 1889. Carnegie discussed and stated that wealthy men such as himself were responsible to use their wealth for the greater good of society. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Scottish-born was an American industrialist who gained a huge fortune in the steel industry then became a major philanthropist. Carnegie worked in a cotton factory in Pittsburgh as a boy. As he grew up in the industry, he ended up becoming superintendent of the Railroad
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“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know,” is an infamous quote from Ernest Hemingway. Stephen Glass has never read this quote. Glass is infamous for his fabricated articles in The New Republic. He could have learned a thing or two from Hemingway. Although, journalists could learn at least three things from Glass. The first thing a journalist can learn from Stephen Glass is that fact-checking is vital to an article’s success. In “Shattered Glass,” Glass
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George washington Carver should be considered to be a hero. l. George Washington Carver is a hero because of his personal life. Reason: Carver was dedicated to helping those farmers, so he came up with a plan. Reason: He also wanted to create something that could help with his health and for other people and it led him to do that. Fact/quote: The exact day and year of his birth are unknown; he was born into slavery in Missouri, either in 1861, or January 1864. II. What inventions did he do
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“Hello there I’m Mario Blanco and I’m here today in south florida because ‘Hurricane Andrew had humble beginnings, starting as a tropical wave off the west coast of Africa on Aug. 14, 1992,’ and today we have our scientist figuring out how hurricane Andrew happened.” said news reporter Mario Blanco “The hurricane made landfall near Homestead in the early morning hours of Aug. 24, 1992.’Warnings of Hurricane Andrew’s arrival led to massive evacuations across Florida, Louisiana and Texas. In South
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The American film director, screenwriter and producer who is based at Pixar Animation Studios - Andrew Stanton, stated, "I wanted to know that if this charming forgetful fish ever got lost again, that she would be okay, that she would find her way home," director Stanton also said, "And at the end of Finding Nemo, I wasn't confident about that. So
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1.2 a. Input names of students from the user, terminated by ”ZZZ”,0,0,0, and create a data file grades with records of the following form: student (String), test1 (Integer), test2 (Integer), test3 (Integer) Analysis Processes 1. Display Input student name and test scores screen 2. Prompt for Student name 3. Prompt scores 4. Perform calculations 5. Provide student names, scores and total Input 1. Student Name 2. Test Scores Output 1. Display Student name, scores and
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