Henry Ford Henry Ford oldest of six children was born on July 30‚ 1863‚ on a farm near Dearborn‚ Michigan. Over his childhood life he developed a dislike for the farm life and more of a fascination for machinery. He had little interest in school and was a poor student. He never learned to spell or to read well. Ford would write using simple sentences (Biography online.com). He instead preferred to work with mechanical objects‚ particularly watches. He repaired his first watch when he was thirteen
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REPORT: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BIOGRAPHY Let’s go back in time to July 30th‚ 1863. This marks the day that the man who may have changed life as we know it was born. Son of William and Mary‚ Henry Ford was born in Greenfield‚ Michigan. During his teen years he was quite fond of dismantling and reassembling watches. By age 16‚ he left home for the big city of Detroit to be an apprentice mechanist. Despite his feelings towards farm life‚ he returns to his hometown of Dearborn‚ Michigan. In the course
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Robber Barons The robber barons of the early industrial age‚ and one modern day baron have been accused of creating monopolies over several different areas. The four barons focused upon are Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ and Bill Gates. They have all created monopolies over their respected industry. These monopolies eliminated all opposition and left consumers with only one choice. First off is Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ he built his business with the New York railways. He
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Henry Ford Hello my name is Henry Ford. I was born on July 30‚ 1863. Unlike many of you I was born on my family’s farm in Dearborn‚ Michigan. When I was only 15 years old‚ my father gave me a pocket watch. As soon as I got this watch‚ I took it apart and reassembled it‚ I know you’re thinking “Wow‚ this guy’s smart”‚ I guess you could say that. As soon as my friends and neighbors found out about this‚ they all came to me wanting me to fix their watches. I guess you could say that this was the “start”
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Henry Ford has had many quotes he said‚ but one he said impacted many “Whether you believe you can do a thing or not‚ you are right.” -Henry Ford. This quote basically means that if someone believes they can do something then it will happen. A Lot of people nowadays talk about confidence‚ this is the 1960’s equivalent of confidence.Many people have lived according to this quote‚ and it can be applied to three people in particular‚ John F. Kennedy‚ Adolf Hitler‚ and Lisa Terbrock. John F. Kennedy
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was the summer of July 30th‚ 1875. Henry Ford’s 12th birthday. Ford was a smart boy for his age. He excelled in advanced mathematics‚ understood many scientific concepts‚ and could convince anyone if he tried. On the behalf of this‚ he was a hardcore advocate of science. On this particular day‚ he discovered something phenomenal‚ something beyond this world‚ something he could not believe himself‚ like it was a dream. After his 12th birthday party ended‚ Ford headed off to the junkyard. This is
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Bill Gates‚ a man of his time‚ has given numerous donations as well as creating foundations to benefits equaling to a Captain of Industry. However‚ Bill Gates is a Robber Baron in more areas compared to that of a Captain of Industry. The steps and actions in which it took Bill Gates to get where he is makes him a Robber Baron. Despite his more than gracious donations and foundation gains‚ Gates still took and held a reputation that was overbearing and aggressive (Biography). The business model Bill
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were captains of industry because they Put in time and effort into making the economy stronger and bigger. Captains of industry are considered people who are very high on the social chain. Carnegie & Rockefeller were both considered captains of industry rather than robber barons because they did more good rather than bad. These people benefited society and helped created better or stronger ideas that helped businesses or helped save lives. These industrialists weren’t considered robber barons because
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heard of people trying out or competing for something and not make it or get it. But their failure does not discourage them and they keep on practicing and getting better. Eventually‚ their work does pay off and they accomplished what they want. Henry Ford car business suffered around the 1900’s‚ but he this failure did not set him back‚ he pushed forward. His cars were low quality and high in price for the average consumers. He kept on developing new engines and cars and gained the nation acclaim
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to lower their prices‚ and he also ran smaller companies out of business and then took them over for his own. After he took over most of the smaller businesses‚ he raised his own prices back up in order to bring in a bigger profit. Rockefeller’s robber baron side was reflected by this action because‚ he went behind people’s backs and turned the other way when it came to business partners. Rockefeller bought out his partner in an auction for a total of $72‚500 in February 1865. He also
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