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John Davison Rockefeller, Sr., 2006.
A review of the life and accomplishments of John Davison Rockefeller, Sr.
4,445 words (approx. 17.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, £ 80.95
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This paper reviews and discusses John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. According to the paper, he was an empire builder, a philanthropist, a hero and a ruthless businessman and his Standard Oil Company was the greatest business empire in the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century. The paper goes on to report that Rockefeller was such a shrewd businessman, that before he was forty years old, he controlled about 90 percent of all oil refining in the United States.
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"Ironically, Rockefeller was also responsible for ushering in another new phase, investigating reporting due to journalist Ida Tarbell. She approached Standard Oil and Rockefeller by pouring over hundreds of thousands of pages scattered throughout the United States, and interviewing current and former executives, competitors, government regulators, antitrust lawyers, and academic experts (Weinberg 2001). When Tarbell began her research in 1900, investigative reporting on such a scale did not exist (Weinberg 2001). When editor S.S. McClure needed someone to explain the "tentacles of the gigantic trusts" to his readers, it chose Tarbell because she was all too familiar with the oil business, having grown up listening to her father and his contemporaries complain about Rockefeller (Weinberg 2001). President Theodore Roosevelt used her findings of anti-competitive practices, especially lower-than-market shipping rates Standard Oil negotiated with the railroads, to push for increased government regulation, resulting in the 1911 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that "Standard Oil had to be broken into smaller units to decrease its sometimes adverse impact on wholesale and retail fuel prices" (Weinberg 2001)."
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John D Rockefeller, 1981.
This paper examines the career of John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the man who established the fabulously wealthy Rockefeller dynasty: Childhood, business dealings, rivalries, labor relations and anti-trust laws.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 77.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the career of John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the man who established the fabulously wealthy Rockefeller dynasty. John D. Rockefeller's life was fairly typical of that of many other 19th-century Americans. In many other respects, it was a life that has never been equalled. John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839. One report of his childhood says that "his first distinct recollections were of the rough farming country near the villiage of Moravia in western New York, where he lived from his fourth to his eleventh year; in 1843 his father paid $3100 for the ninety-two acre tract in Moravia township.".
This farm country of western New York was practically wilderness. The Rockefellers were not frontiersmen in the sense that they had to fight off Indians, but they did live in the ... "
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Rockefeller Drug Laws, 2004.
A discussion of the need to remove the Rockefeller Drug Laws from the New York State penal code.
1,286 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper examines the Rockefeller Drug Laws and, in particular, discusses the need for their reform. Supporting information is presented to show that these laws, which require vary harsh prison terms for the sale of small quantities of drugs, are disproportionate to the nature of the crime. It looks at how these laws are over thirty years old and were originally passed during Nelson Rockefeller?s administration in the 1970s, when drug use was associated with antiwar demonstrations, hippies, and ?flower power?. This paper reviews the laws, discusses the negative impact of these laws on the individual as well as the state, and discusses the alternatives to these laws and the current political climate regarding these laws.
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"The Rockefeller Drug Laws have often been referred to as harsh, draconian legislation that caused more harm than good. According to the Campaign for Effective Criminal Justice (CECJ), ?these laws have forced the incarceration of tens of thousands of non-violent, addicted individuals who use or sell small quantities of drugs, and condemned hundreds of offenders who are not major drug kingpins to prison sentences as long or even longer than those imprisoned for murder or rape. These laws deprive children of their parents, waste enormous human and financial resources, and fail to address effectively the addiction that underlies most drug offenses? (CECJ, 2002)."
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The Rockefeller Drug Laws, 2005.
This paper argues that the Rockefeller Drug Laws should be reformed.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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The paper explains that the Rockefeller Drug Laws of the 1970s set mandatory prison sentences for unlawful possession and sale of drugs using the weight of the involved drug as the key factor in determining the length of the sentence: The judges can't consider the person's character or background, if they are violent or nonviolent, a first time or a repeat offender and the criminal can't receive parole after serving the minimum time, which is 8 or 15 years. The author points out that the New York State Catholic Conference and many other organizations are calling for a change these laws by changing in the sentences, restoring judicial discretion, increasing treatment alertness and adjusting prior convictions. The paper stresses that the drug problems of prior decades are still here because no law can stop drug addicts from getting the drugs he or she needs; the growing population of drug dealers, which are clogging the prisons, won't stop if the Rockefeller Drug Laws remain active.
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"Anthony Papa was a man who was struggling to make ends meet. He had a shop in the Bronx and business was not going well. He had to provide for his wife and child. He was desperate for cash and word spread to the neighborhood drug dealer. The drug dealer wanted Anthony to deliver an envelope that contained 4 ounces of cocaine. At first Anthony didn't want to do it, but he convinced himself and did the delivery. To Anthony's surprise, his delivery was to an undercover drug operation. Then Anthony was sentenced 15 years to life in Sing Sing prison. This example shows how ineffective the law was. When Anthony was given a sentence of death, the drug dealer received a shorter sentence because he cooperated with the police. Anthony was just the drug dealer's pawn and went to serve painstaking time for his first criminal offence."
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Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, 2002.
An analysis of the reasons behind the dissolution of Rockefeller's Standard Oil company in 1911 which eventually caused stocks to rise.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 6 sources, £ 27.95
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This paper will focus on the breakup of the Standard Oil company in 1911, and will briefly discuss some of the reasons why this dissolution came about. This paper argues that the company's clandestine, and often dubious business practices began to take their toll on public opinion which was becoming increasingly hostile to the Standard. It was not only the practices of a single company that faced such hostile opposition, although it was the largest and most successful of the developing trusts at the end of the nineteenth century. It was also that Standard Oil was the industrial flagship of a wider trust-busting movement. The paper will conclude by discussing the inefficacy of the dissolution, which ironically caused the company's stocks to rise.
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The Creation of the Fed, 2007.
An analysis of the influence of Rockefeller and Carnegie in the creation of the Federal Reserve Bank.
2,870 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 59.95
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This paper discusses the influences of big industrialists such as Rockefeller, Carnegie, and other big bosses of the trust that led to the creation of the United States Federal Reserve Bank (also known as the Fed). The paper then further discusses their role in the creation of the Fed in the early 1900s. It particularly discusses how their influence resulted in their financial power on the corporate, governmental and institutional level in the United States, as well as on a global basis.
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Objective
Introduction
I. The Panic Of 1907
II. Jekyll Island
III. Rockefeller's Role In The Creation Of The Fed
IV. Carnegie's Role In The Creation Of The Fed
Summary And Conclusion
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"It is clear that Carnegie and Rockefeller money was invested in the motivating and directing forces of the establishment of the Federal Reserve System. The discovery made in the research of this subject leads to the discovery of some very sinister political ties which existed between these two named wielders of financial power on the corporate, governmental and institutional level in the United States as well as on a global basis. This power moves throughout the entire scheme of history and continues to move in today's world events. The New Standard Encyclopedia states of the Federal Reserve System that: "After World War I, the Federal Reserve System followed various policies designed to increase the supply of bank credit. It was believed that the economic growth of the country required such measures, but some authorities now think that these policies contributed to the 1928 stock market boom and collapse." (New Standard Encyclopedia, Vol. 3 Chicago Press, 1984) Certainly the Carnegie and Rockefeller Foundations are both still active in today's world through the many funding programs of each which leads one to further considerations in study in pursuit of obtaining knowledge of the powers that have shaped the historical development of the United States government and policies."
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The War on Drugs, 2004.
Looks at the U.S.'s efforts to fight effectively in the war on drugs, with emphasis on Governor Nelson Rockefeller's plan.
1,170 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper discusses the changes in the criminal justice system that have taken place since WWII and looks at how these changes have led to a lessening of the deterrence effect of law enforcement. The paper then looks at the New York drug laws passed by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1973 and argues that these laws, as well as the war on drugs, have been good for America.
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"The concept behind sentencing and criminal justice has become murky over the past half century in our country. In the years immediately after the Great War, juvenile crime theory changed from the idea of punishment of a person guilty of committing a violent crime to that of rescuing a victim of a harsh and oppressive urban environment. This shift in legal sentiment also affected the public?s attitudes toward committing crime, and the problem of crime has been rising in urban centers every since."
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The "Robber Barons".
This paper discusses the "Robber Barons": Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Henry Ford.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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The paper explains that the term, "Robber Baron," was first used in America in about 1878 to refer to any American capitalist during the late 19th century who became wealthy through the exploitation of various sources, such as natural resources, governmental influence, or by paying low wages for work performed. The author points out that these "Robber Barons", namely, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Henry Ford, were owners and managers of colossal capital and ultimately made themselves and America rich. The paper relates that they all possessed: (1) the true American trait of "rugged individualism"; (2) an overpowering need to acquire material things as a result of their upbringing, which mostly occurred in poverty; (3) subscribed to some type of commonly accepted philosophy, which aided them in (4) understanding the forces at work during their lifetimes; and (5) how to utilize these forces to their own and best advantage.
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"On January 10, 1870, Rockefeller incorporated the Standard Oil Company of Ohio and then sought to end the refining competition in Cleveland by forcing them either to join him or be eliminated. He also initiated a number of changes, a few being that the railroads must make more favorable "rebate" arrangements with Standard and refuse to export crude oil, due to Standard's plan to become the world's biggest exporter of crude oil. Thus, Rockefeller created the world's greatest oil refinery and literally wiped out all of his competition within the span of several years."
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Robber Baron Era, 1993.
Historical & social background leading to late 19th Cent. capitalist innovation & exploitation by Andrew Carnegie, J.D. Rockefeller & J.P. Morgan.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 6 sources, £ 66.95
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"The period in American history from 1865 to 1900 was marked by a great national expansion, both in physical and economic terms. From the nearly crippled state of a Civil War-racked society, the United States rose to the brink of becoming a world power. Within such a context, contradictions were inevitable: it was the age of Horatio Algerian opportunity for the individual entrepreneur; it was the era of monopolistic repression of the individual laborer and businessman. This paper will examine some of those contradictions found in the lives of three "robber barons" of the era - Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J. Pierpont Morgan - men whose parallel careers exemplified both the wide-eyed hopes, and close-fisted realities, of that period.
Before discussing the individuals, however, examination of the context in which they flourished is necessary. Like all.."
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Andrew Carnegie and the Growth of the Railroads, 1990.
Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie took advantage of the synergistic relationship between the nascent steel and rail industries to build an empire, besting along the way fellow business giants Rockefeller and Morgan.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, £ 43.95
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Introduction
"The development of the railroads was a key element in the expansion of the United States and in the economic well-being of the nation during the nineteenth century and into the twentieth century. The railroad was a transportation and communication marvel compared to anything that had existed previously. It crossed the territories of the nation and made it possible to travel from one end of the country to the other or to send mail and goods along the same routes. The development of the railroads was itself a matter of business expansion on a grand scale, starting with small lines and ending with vast networks of tracks which nurtured cities and towns all along their length. In terms of business history, the development of the railroads was not only the first big business venture in America but also..."
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IBM, 2005.
This paper reviews and analyzes the leadership styles of the various leaders and CEOs of the IBM Company from Thomas J. Watson Sr. in 1914 and up to its current CEO Samuel J. Palmisano.
1,758 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 39.95
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This paper details and examines the leadership, history, vision, values and general business practices of the IBM Company. This paper traces the origins of the IBM Company back to 1880s and not 1911 as is commonly thought. This paper provides a comprehensive profile of IBM's present CEO Samuel J. Palmisano while focusing on his leadership style and numerous accomplishments throughout his career. This paper discusses the previous leaders at IBM's helm while also listing their contributions to the company including those of Thomas J. Watson Sr., Thomas J. Watson Jr. and Frank T. Cary amongst others. This paper explores how IBM's corporate success led to the publication of Stephen F. Covey's "The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People" and its impact on the business community. This paper also examines the IBM Company as a business leader which has always been interested and involved in the welfare of its more than 30,000 employees worldwide. This paper discusses the company's concern for the global environment as well as its world renowned reputation for high ethical standards and corporate responsibility.
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IBM - The Company
IBM's Current Leadership
Conclusion
References
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"The company has always been extremely interested in its employees, its corporate vision and values, and the global environment, and the many programs and corporate sponsorships the company has created illustrate this. The company has always been known for its high ethical standards and corporate responsibility. During World War II, when the company created many items for national defense, including bombsites, the company only took a 1 percent profit on these items, and turned the money into a fund to help widows and children of IBM workers killed in the war. They have long contributed to educational funds, and they were one of the first corporations to offer "employee group life insurance, survivor benefits, and paid vacations" ("About IBM"). IBM is an innovator in technology, but also in the internal corporate environment, and that is another reason they are a successful 21st century corporation. They have high standards for themselves and their employees, and it shows in how they do business and their corporate responsibility."
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Behavior Analysis, 2002.
An analysis of an article by Davison, McCarthy, and Jensen, ?Component Probability and Component Reinforcer Rate as Biasers of Free ? Operant Detection", focusing on the issue of behavior analysis.
1,221 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper is a written summary, including a discussion of the article ?Component Probability and Component Reinforcer Rate as Biasers of Free ? Operant Detection? by Michael Davison, Diane McCarthy, and Chris Jensen. The paper outlines the article, which is a series of experiments relating to behavior analysis in general, specifically the matching law and signal detection theory. The paper presents and summarizes the series of experiments designed by McCarthy et al., including all observations, results, and conclusions.
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"This series of experiments was designed to test the applicability of the signal ? detection model of Davison and Tustin (1978) in free operant detection under two biasing manipulations. The first was variation of component frequency (The probability of presenting S1, a bright light, over S2, a dim light), which was varied in experiments 1a and 2a. The second manipulation was variation of the within-component reinforcer rates (reinforcement schedules one each key) in experiments 1b and 2b. Each variable was varied while holding the others constant."
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The Gambino Crime Family, 2006.
This paper examines the history of the Gambino family and their involvement in organized crime, as well as the heads of this particular organization, including John Gotti, Sr.
1,964 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper explores the history of the Gambino crime family which was formed as a result of a war among various New York mafias in the 1920s and which still exists today. This paper delves into the background of Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano and John Gotti, Sr., the three main bosses who headed the Gambino organization. The writer of this paper details the organization's criminal involvement in various areas such as the Longshoreman's club which gave them access to ports from Maine to Texas, as well as the recent incident involving phone and internet fraud, which accumulated some $650 million for the Gambino organization. This paper also discusses the Gambino's involvement in illegal gambling rings as well as the legitimate businesses they were associated with that helped hide their involvement in criminal activities.
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"Castellano wanted to change the mafia image to businessmen who always got their way, from the band of ruthless killers they were once known as. The move to be more like businessmen did not work at all, and people like John Gotti, Sr. moved the family back. Castellano's views only lasted for so long until fellow gangsters saw him as weak. He would eventually be shot, and the ruthless killer, Gotti, took over. Gotti organized the shooting because his crew of gangsters were selling drugs, which was against family policy. As boss, Gotti dressed and behaved the way many believed a mafia gangster should dress. In public, he wore a $2,000 suit and $200 hand painted ties. Gotti generated large sums of money by using his blue-collar way of criminal acts."
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Three Black American Generals, 2002.
An analysis of the memoirs of three black U.S. generals, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. and Colin Powell.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 30.95
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This paper will discuss the three black generals of United States history in the memoirs that they have kept. The three books chosen on these men will be: "Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.", 1880-1970 by Marvin E. Fletcher, "Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr." by J. Alfred Phelps and finally, "Colin Powell, (My American Journey)" by Joseph E. Persico. The study will seek to find the motive behind these memoirs and what these gallant men of arms stood for being minorities in such high positions within the mostly white dominated army. These will be the themes that will be covered within the scope of this paper.
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