P. T. Barnum Accomplishments

One of his most prestigious and understandable mistakes was on a decapitated, headless body. Doctor Bass found a recently uncovered body in a shallow grave outside of an old antebellum home. After much debate and much study and looking and thinking of possible outcomes for many hours, Doctor Bass and local law enforcements solved the very elusive mystery. The news and the answers of the mystery case baffled and shocked everyone. It seems that the headless body was originally buried in the grave around two hundred years previous, during the time of the Civil War!

Because P.T. Barnum catered to the public’s desire to be entertained, he paved the way for entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry. While P.T Barnum may be a name that at first may seem unfamiliar, one realizes that we are exposed to Barnum’s legacy every day. Which American has never heard of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, or never eaten Barnum animal crackers? Or which American hasn’t seen Toddlers and Tiaras, of which the concept of beauty and baby pageants was invented by P.T. Barnum himself. The name P.T. Barnum is synonymous with the curious. The New York Sun declared that if it is bold, it is Barnum. If it is big, it is Barnum. As a showman he stands alone. (Fleming, Fenwick) P.T. Barnum is an iconoclast in his

The famous athlete Bo Jackson is most well known for his share of talents in the MLB and NFL. Many recognize him due to his more than unique athletic abilities. During his early childhood and throughout his life, Bo had jaw dropping strength that no one could compare to. He could do backflips in thigh high water, and could dunk a stick through a basketball hoop like Michael Jordan.

Despised by many, admired by few, but known by all, history had never seen an outlaw quite like Al Capone. Capone rose to his notorious fame during Chicago’s 1920’s Prohibition era through organized crime and extreme celebrity status. Though his legacy today remains one of violence and murder, Capone’s heyday was full of glamour and good deeds. Due to his staunch pursuit of the American Dream, charitable nature, and effective business tactics, Al Capone’s legacy should not only be a violent gangster but additionally as an ambitious businessman on his own unique path to success.

It was the midst of day, June 30, 20--; an ill-pleasuring mess had been proposed to the police of Detroit. The corpse of an old, clumsy, joke of a gentlemen, found covered in newspaper dumped into a dumpster. The corpse was dismantled, mangled, and at the same time of many other killings. The detective, Ms. Liu, immediately concluded the cause of death and the murder weapon.

fame and fortune was through shipping and railroads, becoming one of the richest men in

In the article “The Mesmerizer,” by Mark Twain in his autobiography, Twain tells us a story when he was a teenager. In 1850, there was an exciting event taking place in the village Hannibal. A mesmerizer named Simmons came to town to advertise his show. Simmons has a subject in his show named Hicks. Fifteen year old Twain participates in this show that Simmons promised marvels to his audience, the townspeople. Twain usurps Hicks’s place stealing the spotlight with a lie. Although Twain became the show, the temporary fame that Twain receives is lost years later and continues to bite him back even after many years. Just as Twain is to blame for being carried away with his own fame that was built on a lie, those who were at the

It was hot, and sticky July afternoon in 1895 Lunenburg, Virginia when Edward Pollard found his wife’s, Lucy Jane Pollard, dead body lying on the ground with an axe next to it. She was on her way to set her hens when the murder happened. There were immediately suspects thrown into the case, three being African American women, Pokey Barnes, Mary Barnes, and Mary Abernathy, all of which had connections to the Pollard’s farm. Mary Barnes and Mary Abernathy both worked on the farm and Pokey Barnes was the Pollards neighbor and lived next to the farm. Mary Abernathy was the last person to see Lucy Jane Pollard alive and within 24 of the murder, she was in custody. The other suspect was Solomon Marable, the only male suspect in the case. He was

He seemed to take pleasure in manifesting his fiendish barbarity.” These kinds of actions were

One of the most famous Alcatraz inmates was Alphonse “Al” Capone. He was born in 1899 into a wealthy family, who has emigrated to New York City six years before Alphonse was born. They immigrated during the United States’ Panic of 1983, but the Capone family did not suffer because Al’s father, Gabriel, was a very educated barber. After a couple years of working to save up enough money, Gabriel Capone opened his own barbershop in a Park Avenue tenement, which kept his family financially stable during the Panic of 1983 (Van Raaphorst, 2011). Alphonse attended school for eleven years until he started skipping school more and more frequently.

Instead of being honest and open, he was deceptive, and he tried to trick people into giving him their money. “It’s good business became the excuse for deception” showing just how little Barnum’s integrity mattered to him. Barnum is responsible for a habit of gross misrepresentation that expands to much of twentieth century advertising. He created a media culture where it was excepted and appropriate to misrepresent, a norm that continues on well into today. He took no shame in his dishonest and perfidious methods to publicize his museum and shows. Barnum allowed his “‘suckers’” to see how they were being deceived showing that he reinvented the way Americans decided to advertise their products. Instead of his museum being good enough on its own to accurately publicize itself, Barnum felt that he need to lie in order to gain customers, something “the greatest showman” would not have to do. He lied and cheated people out of their money in order to make money and a name for

Previously employed at Texas A & M, professor Harold C. Livesay, wrote the book “Andrew Carnegie And The Rise Of Big Business” specializes in American Business, Labor, and Recent U.S. History. He extended his resume with various odd jobs and some self-employment, similar to Andrews experience with jobs. Livesay lived and experienced a life similar to Andrew Carnegie in various aspects of work to a certain extent. Having worked in the railroad industry in the 1950’s, Harold was exposed to the bureaucratic structures of this business. Beginning where Andrew began his climb as a manager, he understands the railroad business. The only difference was he worked as a clerk. Drifting into Carnegie’s life from his humble beginning, Livesay describes Andrew’s characteristics that were developed in his childhood as his reason for success. Vividly detailing the structure of Andrew’s vision of a corporation, Livesay detailed the functions and Andrews’s

“The noblest art is that of making others happy” (Barnum). Phineas Taylor Barnum, otherwise known as P. T. Barnum, had strong determination and a goal throughout his life to make people happy with his work and make them understand how some things worked. He had hope to delight their lives and leave a positive impact on them. With his work, he wanted to demonstrate the differences in people's lives. Someone might look different, sound different or act different, so he showcased what they could do, he showed the public how everyone is different. P. T. Barnum was born on July 5, 1810. He was known throughout his life as many different names including: Tale when he was a baby, Taylor as he got older, and P. T. Barnum or just Barnum when he was

He presented a special showing featuring Heth’s autopsy. However, this did not go as planned when the medical examiner stated that she was no older than 80. Spectators were very upset with Barnum’s hoax and did not expect it to happen again. Nevertheless, Barnum’s scams did not stop there; after Heth passed away Barnum went to seek out his next money-making career. Eventually he decides on the museum business when a local museum suddenly closes.

In American consumer society, it is common knowledge that businessmen are rarely 100% truthful. Exaggerated advertisements, cheapened materials, and other similar practices have become part of business. The topic of debate, however, is whether this dishonesty in business is ethical. According to Albert Carr in the article “Is Business Bluffing Ethical?”, bluffing is morally acceptable within the parameters of doing business.