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John D. Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller. By Russell Morgan & Zach Wolf. Thesis.

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John D. Rockefeller

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  1. John D. Rockefeller

    By Russell Morgan & Zach Wolf
  2. Thesis John D. Rockefeller was one of the most influential business tycoons America has ever seen, and he symbolized the American philosophy that bigger is better in his constant pursuit to increase the size of his empire. His acts of generosity and kindness were masked by the media propaganda against him as a greedy business man. In summation Rockefeller was an American pioneer whose acute sense for business was centuries ahead of his competition’s.
  3. Basic Biography Born: July 8, 1839, in Richmond, New York In 1852 Rockefeller began attending Owego Academy in Owego, New York. In 1853 Rockefeller’s family moved to Cleveland where he concluded high-school in 1855. Studious, persistent and diligent individual. Died: May 23, 1939 in Ormond Beach, Florida
  4. Work Rockefeller’s first line of work was as a book-keeper. Clark & Rockefellers company. The Firm of Andrews, Clark & Company. Standard Oil
  5. Philanthropy The Educational Board (The Rockefeller Foundation) University of Chicago Hookworm
  6. Quotes “I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.” “I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.” “Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.”
  7. Death “I was early taught to work as well as play, My Life has been one long, happy holiday, Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And god was good to me everyday.”
  8. Sources http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rockefellers/peopleevents/p_rock_jsr.html http://www.biography.com/articles/John-D-Rockefeller-9461341 http://www.worldofquotes.com/author/John-D.-Rockefeller/1/index.html
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