Exploring Henry Ford (NHD)

The Ford Motor Company is an automotive manufacturer that was started in the late 1900’s. Many people have run the Ford Motor Company but the founder Henry Ford, he was unlike any other. Henry Ford’s imagination was unlike any other and his brain could come up with some of the greatest things. Until the day Mr. Ford died he created and succeeded in the automotive world and never failed to give to America.

Aaron Sapiro and Henry Ford confrontation on hate speech is iconic in nature. In Sapiro v. Ford, Sapiro sues Ford for framing Sapiro in a Jewish conspiracy. This confrontation shows that aspects of hate speech is disregarded. At the end of the case, Ford issues an apology, which is written by his lawyer, Louis Marshall. (Woeste 1). This apology fails to mention that Ford never wrote it to begin with, which is why Ford later writes a book about his court case with Sapiro (Woeste 1). Antisemitic attitudes were present during this time, but they were “muted” unlike “the more violent expressions of Jew hatred” that was seen in Europe (Woeste 3). Due to these muted attitudes, Ford was never prosecuted for being antisemitic, until Sapiro sued him. Another factor is the fact that Ford was praised in America, which in turn, helped him during his lawsuit in a societal method. Since Ford was praised, Ford’s attitudes and feelings were prevalent in society and were praised. Due to these factors, the end results Sapiro had hoped for was a near failure.

The name of the museum that I chose is The Henry Ford, located on 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124 The website for the Henry Ford is https://www.thehenryford.org/. Henry Ford museum is well known for automobile and agricultural art exhabits. Henry ford car was first invention of transportation and the museum still holds the example of it to show the visitors how the world is developing. Some of the exhibits for farming are the steam tractor, manure spreader and harvesting corps that were built in 19th century in order to making farming easy. There are many other exhibits that tells story of the people and life style of 19th century. One that touched my heart is the Rosa Parks bus because she has to go to jail for fighting for her civil

The automobile didn’t look like much with a carriage body and a lever for steering. This car was what got Ford started on the way toward the automotive industry.1

In 1914, Henry Ford transformed the entire world by manufacturing bulk of automobiles and these automobiles completely changed our way of travelling. They became an integral part of our society and we all are dependent upon them. But the way coin has two sides there are pros and cons of automobiles. The economic cost of manufacturing and owing a vehicle can be ignored but there are various global effects which affect our everyday life and can’t be ignored. Few of them are environmental impact, noise pollution, emission of greenhouse gases, congestion from road infrastructure etc. But the most stunning effect is the economic and social burden caused by accidents and fatalities. In 1999 alone about 750,000 people died globally in road related

There is no doubt that Henry Ford had a strong impact on America during the Progressive Era. His Ford Motor Company revolutionized mass production and consumerism through his development of the assembly line. However, many people were opposed to the routinized unskilled labor he employed that caused many of the workers to be easily replaceable. Despite this, Henry Ford still contributed heavily to society. Ford employed thousands of workers at salaries that were unprecedented for that day to those who he thought qualified for them thereby redistributing his own fortune and improving the lives of the lower class. The gospel of wealth describes how “people of great wealth… had not only great power but also great responsibility to use their riches

Dubuque- Henry Ford, a 25 year resident of the Dubuque county area, passed away Tuesday the 10th of April at Finely hospital. Henry had lung cancer and was terminally ill.

A SWOT analysis is a tool used to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of an organization. A SWOT model measures what an organization can or cannot do as well as the possible opportunities and threats. This is done by taking data from the organization’s environment, analyzing the information and separating it into the internal (strengths and weaknesses) and external (opportunities and threats). When this is completed the analysis can create a plan for the organization to achieve its goals, and identify what difficulties must be overcome to attain

“Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants so long as it is black.” (Henry Ford). Henry Ford is one of the world’s most renowned leaders for the automobile industry. The son of a farmer, Ford has always been interested in how things worked. He has improved the models of his cars to make manufacturing them faster and more efficient by using assembly lines. He also set a balance between his employees’ wages and hours worked. Ford never stopped innovating and it is shown in his later Models of his car. Ford set standards for future motor companies and set standards for modern day manufacturing.

Cars are a major part of everyday life. People today cannot imagine walking from Northeast Philadelphia to South Philadelphia, let alone traveling from Philadelphia to Florida. The vehicle that started the mobile craze in America was the Model T ford by Henry Ford. Hitting it off with the entire nation, The Model T Ford was a smashing success.

In the 1913’s Henry Ford invented the assembly line that was the turning point in the United States and the automobile industry. The purpose of the assembly line was to make production faster and cheaper. The assembly line was so successful that it had a tremendous effect on automobile industry because it helped save time and money. For instance before

Octavian Augustus (63 B.C.E-14 AD) is known as the first, and one of the greatest, Roman Emperors ever. Octavian enabled the long, peaceful time of the Pax Romana by changing Rome from a fragile, crumbling republican government to a mighty empire. Octavian¹s government was strong enough to withstand weak emperors who mismanaged the Empire. His changes proved to be the cornerstone of the greatest empire the world has ever seen.

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.(Cite quote). This philosophy is what made Henry Ford stand out compared to any other businessman. He had a great understanding of what circumstances were successful for the blue collar families across the United States. He worked many jobs when he was a child and grew up to a very successful captain of industry. He created massive factories and was the first person to use the assembly line.

Henry Ford passion and interest in the field of engineering and mechanics lead to creation of Ford motor. First step by Henry Ford in this regard was the development of automotive mechanic in 1899. In 1899 he founded the Detroit automobile company. After this first step by him he established Ford motor in 1903. At the time of creation of Ford motor there already exists 87 different companies with different brands in US. Henry Ford established Ford motors with a new and different vision. That differentiate vision was the cultural impact of automobiles on the society. He came with this idea and position the brand in this way to differentiate Ford from existing brands. He positioned the brand by convincing consumers that car is an affordable item than a luxury one. He entered into market with a strategy of mass production, improved and use of latest technology, effective supply chain and changing life style. He introduced the motto “Help the other fellow” which creates a friendly working environment among the employees and motivates employees to implement the concept of team work (Ford.com, 2014)

When trying to make connections between democracy and capitalism, and how they play a role in our everyday society, looking closely at the emergence of a powerful company can be very informative. Throughout the documentary Henry Ford American Experience, we are introduced to the humble beginnings of the one well-known company in today’s society, the Ford Motor Company. With the in-depth account of the creator himself, Henry Ford and the focus on the labor practices used in his company, one can understand how the establishment came to be.