Thursday, November 20, 2014

Birth of Tycoons


The most important aspect of carnegie's life in my opinion was his rags to riches story because that made him into the person he was. He worked as a secretary for Pennsylvania railroad and he was offered a chance to buy stock. He convinced his mother to sell their home in order to buy it. He risked everything in order to buy the stock he was offered.
JP Morgan

The tycoons consisted Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanaerbilt, and Carnegie. These men achieved wealth by finding new cheaper ways to produce a product and tired new machines. Some business strategies used by tycoons are: encouraging competition, attract talent workers by great pay and benefits, as well as trying new ideas. They also did illegal things such as fix prices and get rid of the competition.
A robber baron are people who established monopolies and began to raise prices and began reducing the wages of workers.
Rockefellerr 

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Passive house poem

Passive house poem

The passive home is massive.
It keeps us warm.
Much like the sun. 
It is oh so fun.

Monday, November 10, 2014

summary of the tech reading


In the document compiled by Danny Blas explains how technology changed in the community due to comunication, transportation, and space. We need technology because without it we wouldn't have the marvelous things we have today such as the  3D printer.

What made the industrial revolution possible was free enterprise. Free enterprise was very important because where able to invest their money allowing for our economy to expand.

With the U.S. having a large amount of natural resources one of these resources was crude oil.

Steel is used to improve our designs for our structures and allows for new structures to be made.

To conclude the industrial revolution was important because it made the U.S. the strongest wealthiest country in the world.