Making a Difference In Our World
Imagine an individual opens a newspaper and begins to become intrigued in the articles, well this would not have occurred if William Randolph Hearst did not become a huge contributor to the American newspaper chain (" William Randolph Hearst "). This man stayed efficiently remembered through his family and personal life, too his economic and industrial pursuit to the newspaper chains, and lastly his wonderful impact on our society today.
William Hearst was born on April 29th 1863. He was born to millionaire couple. Their names George and phoebe. Her maiden name was Apperson. He went to school at a young age, and continues dedicated in education in private schools supported by his father. Ending his education at Harvard College. During his college years at Harvard he was deeply attached to the world of newspaper and publishing. His crusading publisher was Joseph Pulitzer. However he was expelled from Harvard due to, a practical joke on one of his professor ("William Randolph Hearst" encyclopedia of world biography). After being given the authority to create the publication of a newspaper he thought it was a great idea to help develop his political career. He often used talented writers to encourage his newspaper to grow, such mark twain, and jack London ( " William Randolph Hearst").
He was married to Mullicent Wilson. She was a native of New York City, her job was a showgirl. Many believe the marriage was only relevant for political advances. Millicent gave birth to five sons. All of his sons followed his work ethics and business surrounding to media.
However sadness strikes in 1919. When his mother past away. He then received residence on his father’s land. The land ...
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...earst has had a great influence on our American society with all of the great things that he has done. Starting with his childhood William had an outstanding family to support him in his ever interested mind in the field of journalism. Williams father had gave him one of the biggest things in his life , the newspaper company which gave William something to start with , and he blossomed in to a huge owner of many newspaper companies. Williams’s impact on our society is tremendous. Just image not walking out to your mail box, or opening up your internet in your computer, and not seeing the news. Without William Hearst none of this really would have happened. William Randolph Hearst stayed efficiently remembered through his family and personal life, too his economic and industrial pursuit to the newspaper chains, and lastly his wonderful impact on our society today.
The american society will not look like this today without Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and JP Morgan. They took astonishing risks to attain that success. They created an innovation that no one could ever imagine. Andrew Carnegie, John D, Rockefeller and JP Morgan, are the empire builders and pillars of American Society because they have changed the way we think and created a new way of living.
Although Alexandra begins working the land to fulfill her father’s dying wish, no one in her early life ever realizes that perhaps she had other dreams and other wishes. “You feel that, properly, Alexandra’s house is the big out-of-doors, and that it is in the soil that she expresses herself best,” an...
He helped raise his family and had an effect on sibling and how they were brought up. His two
.... Others might be influenced by the way he showed he cared about the future leaders of America and built them a school so they could strive for excellence. Most people are influenced by the several inventions Thomas Jefferson had every day. These are the reasons why Thomas Jefferson is the most influential person of the 1800’s. Without him, our country would be in an everyday struggle with supplying food to the world. Thanks to him, food is much easier to produce and distribute, and everyday struggles have become easier.
... middle of paper ... ... But more than anything, I believe, his contribution to society has been his legacy of service to others and the commitment to social justice for communities fighting against inequalities. References Ferris, Susan & Sandoval, Ricardo (1998).
One person’s ideas won’t change the world but it can make a significant impact. George Washington Carver overcame slavery but his ideas about crops and peanuts clearly improved life for many people. George Washington Carver is best known for his agricultural experimentation especially on the uses of the peanut but his life and research led to a better life for many. His legacy is that regardless of your race you can achieve great things if you preserve.
Samuel Colt faced many challenges in his early life, but he was able to overcome them and be the successful businessman that he was. Throughout his life Samuel Colt did many things to advance life in America, such as developing new guns and business techniques. Colt was the first of many to develop a fully functioning revolver know as the Colt single action army. Colt’s manufacturing techniques helped him become the leader in gun manufacturing. Today Colt’s company is still at work and has become the leader in gun advancements.
George Hearst, William’s father was born in 1820 on a frontier plantation in Franklin, Missouri. George’s father died when he was 26. George was a very hard worker and loved his family very much. He worked odd jobs and in mines to pay off his fathers debt and to take care of his mother, sister and little brother. Mining fascinated young George and even though he could barely read he dwelled into geology books to learn more.
People like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan are men who possessed the intellect, the foresight, and most importantly the work ethic to become powerful industrialists. These men displayed their work ethic to the country by being ruthless and tireless. They started something so important that a hundred years later it is still making a huge contribution to our country (Maury Klein pg. 32). What they started was the industrial revolution. Today our country is the most powerful in the world because of our great wealth.
One of our country’s most significant leaders was George Washington. He is known as the father of our nation and has affected the way our country is today. There’s hardly a person in America who doesn’t know his name. He will be remembered for as long as America stands proud and free.
The legacy of John D. Rockefeller shall always live on as he has permanently shaped how this country looks. He has funded huge advancements in the fields of education and medicine along with starting the events to end lassiez-faire economics. The petroleum industry changed greatly during his career thanks to his research and completely new business methods were thought up of by him, some still in practice today. Although the personal opinions of Rockefeller vary greatly, it is a sure thing that he changed the course of America.
In my mind, there is no other person is history as versatile as he was. Throughout his life he was a diplomat, scientist, "rebel," business man, an author, and a founder of our country. I don't know what more you could ask for!
The rise from the poor boy in Scotland to the second richest man in America. He had plenty of initiative and persevered throughout his life to become what he wanted to be. He retired as one of the most respected men in the world, and he will be in the history books forever.
While Andrew Carnegie didn’t invent steel, he was able to explore steel production while making it more efficient. Through his exploration, he encountered setbacks that ultimately helped shape labor laws and eventually exchanged his company for a life of philanthropy which still has a lasting effect today. Carnegie managed to come from humble beginnings, as he immigrated to America from Dunfermline, Scotland at age thirteen (Carnegie 27). Carnegie shifted his economic status and was able to become the richest man in the world. He was unable to achieve his great fortune and social prominence without obstacles, but he still managed to change the United States for the better through his philanthropy and his sponsorship of architectural projects.