Russell Conwell

left behind by the charismatic and philanthropic Dr. Russell Herman Conwell. Considered as one of the most brilliant thinkers and passionate orators of his time; Russell Conwell became quite an admirable man because of his modest beginnings as a farmer in Massachusetts, who then transcended himself into the foremost educational entrepreneur of the Gilded Age. The documents and sources provided by Temple University’s Library to preserve Russell Conwell’s history are sufficient enough to bestow insight

Russel Conwell Acres of Diamonds According to Russell Conwell's speech "Acres of Diamonds," wealth is accessible to you no matter who or where you are. The term acres of diamonds doesn't literally refer to acres of diamonds, but is a metaphor used to express the belief that opportunities are endless if you just use your resources. You should also be reasonably ambitious to attain your goals. A man's ambition to attain wealth helps to make him a good man. Opportunities surround us in our

Success is something everyone strives for in life, and the basis of what is needed to gain it has been relatively the same since the 1860s. The means needed to acquire what is needed for success although, were not quite as easy as they are in comparison to today. In 1867, there was a young boy, around 12 years old, named Ragged Dick. He was an orphan who stole and slept in the streets, and also a bootblack, which is someone who shines shoes for a living. In the book Ragged Dick, the author explained

Acres of Diamonds Isaac Newton’s third law states that “To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.” Not only can this statement be applied to the sciences, but also to how we behave on a daily basis. Russel Conwell’s claim in his speech “Acres of Diamonds” that poor people make themselves poor and rich people make themselves rich defends the belief that we are responsible for our own success. This means that even if you come from an impoverished background you can change your situation

Conwell begins his speech speaking of how many men make the same mistake when it comes to attaining wealth. Conwell gives many stories and examples of which this has happened. He believes that this universal mistake is not investigating into the surrounding society. For instance, a man creating a business within a society in which there are already many businesses in that area that sell the same thing. Whereas, a man that can understand the needs of a society and create a business accordingly can

Isaac Newton’s third law states that “To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.” Not only can this statement be applied to the sciences, but also to how we behave on a daily basis. Russel Conwell’s claim in his speech “Acres of Diamonds” that poor people make themselves poor and rich people make themselves rich defends the belief that we are responsible for our own success. This means that even if you come from an impoverished background you can change your situation for the better

Westward Expansion During the westward expansion many important events happened. The Pony express was one of them it was a mail delivery system. Another very important event was the Transcontinental railroad, it was the first train track ever made! Both of these events were very hard to accomplish but we did accomplish them so that was good. Pony Express The Pony express was a mail delivery system, that started in April, 1860 and used a team of a person and a horse to deliver

Johnson 1 Kendra Johnson General English IV Mrs.Jones 11/16/17 The Pony Express Three men in the mid-1800s had an idea to open up a mail delivery system that reached from the midwest all the way from California. (Russell, William) The lack of speedy communication between the midwest and the west. The Pony Express employed about eight hundred to five hundred to carry these riders from one post to the next. ( Monthly pay for these riders was fifty dollars, which were

remains as a matter of personal opinion. "However, it was William H. Russell, and U.S. Senator William Gwen who actually discussed and put The Pony Express into operation" (The Founders n.d.). Three business partners named William B. Waddell, Alexander Majors, and William H. Russell are the founders of The Pony Express. "Personable, sophisticated, and politically astute, Russell went to Washington, D.C., to represent Russell, Majors and Waddell in the complex world of national politics. Majors

Steven Coward Mr. Bergmann Senior English P4 21 September 2015 Long ago in ancient Greece there was a baby boy whose family was cast into exile. They were cast adrift into the ocean to fall off the edge of the earth. The parents were starving and their baby wouldn’t stop crying and whining, because it was hungry. So one day the parents tossed the baby out of the boat so that they would have more to eat. The only thing that they didn’t know was that a nearby shark was watching and waiting. Perturbed