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John D. Rockelfeller - College Term Paper

John D. Rockelfeller

was a rich man who made his fortune in the oil
refinery business. He created a monopoly in the standard oil trust company.
He gave away most of his fortune. In my opinion Rockelfeller is a captain
of industry. Vanderbilt, The New York Times, Allen Nevins, and an excerpt
from Rockelfeller's biography led me to this conclusion.
Rockelfeller to me is a captain of industry because of his
philanthropy and great success. An article from the New York Times helped
swayed my decision. It gave amounts of money he had given away. One of
the foundations he had given the most money to was the Rockelfeller
Foundation, New York City. He gave $182,857,480.90 to it. Another
foundation he ...

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William H. Vanderbilt. He felt Rockelfeller had a monopoly
because he was "Enterprising, Shrewd, Able, and Smart." Pg. 128 promise of
America volume 3. Vanderbilt knew that Rockelfeller had a successful
business because of his good skills. The last thing that helped me decide
was a excerpt from Rockelfeller's biography. His opinion was like
Vanderbilt's, stating his success was because of the traits he had. These
are some of the things he said about his self. "I manage my affairs well,
have great vigor, and am fighting to sell" 1936 John D. Rockelfeller's
biography. Another point Rockelfeller made was that he does have
competition but in foreign markets. To him success for him meant success
for the US This means the more money he makes the more our country makes.
If we buy from foreign countries our businesses would go out of business
and many Americans would lose their jobs.
To me this decision was hard to make but after comparing the pro's
and con's I feel he is more a ...

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Added: 6/20/2006 07:07:25 AM
Category: Biographies
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 380
Pages: 2

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