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    discourse and policy. Millions of people have benefited from Carnegie’s generosity and as he once said “try to make the world in some way than you found it is to have a noble motive in life”. On November 25, 1835, Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland. Carnegie had very little formal education; although, he grew up in a family

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    Considered the “greatest capitalist of all times”, Andrew Carnegie was the most intuitive businessman of his era(History Channel 2016). Originally from Dunfermline, Scotland, he and his family emigrated to the United States due to and economic depression, and made their home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Carnegie’s first job in America was working as a bobbin boy in a cotton factory. Andrew Carnegie became a messenger boy at the railroad telegraph office and quickly learned how translate and transcribe

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    live at this time. Those people didn’t care who they hurt or took over to get what they wanted to get more money. Andrew Carnegie is a robber baron and that means he will do whatever is necessary to be on top. He was born November 25, 1835 in Dunfermline United Kingdom. when he was 16 he had a friend in scotland and they wrote letter to each other. Carnegie wrote to him a lot about different things. They discuss how their two countries were so different in the way that it handles different issues

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    Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? This inquiry appears to ponder in the brains of Americans. As I would see it and from what I see from the documents, Andrew Carnegie was a legend. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland.(Doc 1) He experienced poverty in childhood and his folks didn't profit. Andrew Carnegie was a legend from numerous points of view. One reason behind why Andrew Carnegie was a legend was a direct result of his instinct on growing the economy and his business

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    Andrew Carnegie: A Hero

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    was the result of dispensing poor working conditions and treatment for his workers. Others say that he was a truthful, industrious man. So, the question is who was right and who was wrong? Andrew Carnegie was born into a poor family in 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland. He spent 13 years of his life in Scotland and then because of an economic depression his family had to move to United States. He worked his way up from being a necessitous Irish migrant to become one of the most prominent industrialists

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    Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business      Andrew Carnegie was the pioneering tycoon of the 19th century. From his companies emerged the steel to build the infrastructures such as railroads, bridges, automobiles, and ships that would build a nation in need of direction. He was a major player in the transformation into the Industrial Revolution producing the steel to make machinery and transportation possible. Carnegie built his empire from cost control, low prices

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    Andrew Carnegie was a man who started from nothing and built his way up to find his fortunes in world of steel and factories and after retiring set himself to a life of philanthropy donating his fortunes to the people. This isn’t to say he was an entirely good person however, as his time as a business owner and as an employer. Whether he was a captain of industry or a robber baron is up to your opinions, but I believe he was a true captain of industry. Andrew Carnegie built his fortune out of nothing

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    Andrew Carnegie Dbq

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    Andrew Carnegie A Hero or Not? Andrew Carnegie was a man who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1835. Carnegie was also known as one of the richest men in the world. A Hero is a person that has intelligence, integrity, and courage. Was Andrew Carnegie a hero? Yes, because he donated many of his money, went from rags to riches by working hard, and his wealth. Andrew was a hero because he donated many of his money to

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    The Carnegie Dunfermline Trust was established in 1903. It is for betterment of social conditions in Carnegie's native town. The trust maintains the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum. The Carnegie Foundation is the owner of the Peace Palace at the Hague. It was founded

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    great and caused extensive permanent unscrupulous effects on society. One of the individuals whose impression might have not been the greatest at one point, but who ultimately did contribute significantly to civilization is Andrew Carnegie. Born in Dunfermline, Scotland young Andrew Carnegie and his family migrated to the United States for better living opportunities.

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