https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8 Robber Baron or philanthropist? en-us 2017-12-21 18:57:55 UTC 2017-12-21 19:47:40 UTC hello@padlet.com tayrox1717 https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8/wish/217773788 Born in Dunfermline, Scotland on November 25, 1835, Andrew Carnegie grew up with nothing frivolous and a humble life. When his family began to financially struggle living in Scotland, they moved to Pennsylvania in hopes of making the American Dream their reality. His first job was working as a bobbin boy in a Pennsylvanian textile factory at the age of 13. He began working railroad jobs and quickly gained the reputation of a self-starter and hard worker. Before he knew it, he was one of the richest men in the United States at the time due to his involvement with many large corporations, including the US Steel Company.]]> 2017-12-21 19:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8/wish/217773788 tayrox1717 https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8/wish/217773840 By 1889, Carnegie owned the Carnegie Steel Corporation, which was his "big break" into the steel industry. Before this, however, he quickly climbed the ladder up the Pennsylvania Railroad ranks and invested in things that he would thank later. Iron and steel were his empirical strengths, and he proved the versatility of it when he had an elephant dispel the myths associated with unstable structures as it walked across his new steel bridge in St. Louis. Over the course of his career, he amassed such a large fortune that he was known to have the most substantial private fortune in the United States. When he retired, he devoted his life to philanthropy. ]]> 2017-12-21 19:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8/wish/217773840 tayrox1717 https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8/wish/217774496 Absolutely; he fully dedicated his life to philanthropy in 1901 when he sold his shares of his corporations and donated money for the establishment of things such as Carnegie-Mellon University. He also gave money to the establishment of world-renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City. He gave 9.5 billion dollars, or over 67 billion in today's money to charity, thus making him the fourth most influential philanthropist. His most common charity causes were for education and world peace efforts. He funded the establishment of over 2,500 public libraries and 7,600 church organs. ]]> 2017-12-21 19:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8/wish/217774496 tayrox1717 https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8/wish/217774563  "No man can become rich without himself enriching others," he said. "The man who dies rich dies disgraced." The amount of money he gave to others is influential enough on its own to show he was not a robber baron, but this quote really embodies it. Andrew Carnegie's immortality is not due to his involvement as a businessman, but a man with a heart for charity. David Nasaw, a biographer, said "Carnegie didn’t enjoy being the bad guy, being the villain. [Henry] Frick didn’t seem to mind." Andrew Carnegie may have had some qualms with not being very supportive of labor unions, but that was the only thing against him. He supported his employees and the people of the US, as seen by his gross amount of donation to charity. ]]> 2017-12-21 19:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8/wish/217774563 tayrox1717 https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8/wish/217777736 https://www.biography.com/people/andrew-carnegie-9238756
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists
http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/andrew-carnegie
http://www.businessinsider.com/most-generous-people-in-the-world-2015-10
http://www.history.com/topics/andrew-carnegie]]> 2017-12-21 19:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tayrox1717/c24s57sbheu8/wish/217777736