Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie came to the United States as kid with his parents from Dunfermline, Scotland. When he gew into a man, he started working for Pennsylvania railroad company and then he started a steel company, and called it Carnegie Steel Company. After a couple years, it became the biggest steel company in the world. Carnegie later started accounting in a business. While being invloved in accounting, he became a very rich man. Andrew wasn't one of those rich people that was selfish and showed everything off. He did just the opposite. When he died gave a lot of his fortune away. He invented Carnegie hall, which was for the arts.
Carnegie's steel is known today as, US Steel.
John D Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839, in New York, New York. He built his first oil refinery near Cleveland and in 1870 he incorporated the Standard Oil Company. He also created the standarad monopoly. Which is when someone owns everything. Rockefeller was one of the most richest and nicest man you could ever meet. John used his fortune to fund ongoing philanthropic causes. Rockefeller Foundation, Medical Institute, and the University of Chicago were some of the places that got money from John D Rockefellers fortune.
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett has done some pretty amzing things in life. He is the third richest man in the world. Warren isn't the type of man to flaunt his riches, but rather donate to those who actually need the money. He donates to charities, auctions, and fundraisers. People call him the American business magnet. He is also known as "The Wizard of Omaha"", "Oracle of Omaha" or the "Sage of Omaha". Buffett was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008 and is now the third wealthiest person in the world as of 2011. The cool thing about Warren is that is also donates to other foundations, such as the Gates Foundation. When he was twenty-two years old, he discovered Graham on the board of Geico Insurance. He then took a train to Geico's headquarters and met Lorimer Davidson, Geico's Vice President. Davidson and Buffett became like long friends after that. In 1857, Warren had three partnerships operating the entire year. In 1962, Warren became a millionaire because of his partnerships. On May 29, 1990, he officially became a billionaire.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 26, 1910. She Came from a wealthy family as well. When she was only twelve years old, she felt strongly the call of God. At the age of eighteen, she left home and decided to share her thoughts and feelings about The Christ. After a few months' training in Dublin she was sent to India where she took her official vows as a nun. Her work has been spread throughout the entire world. You could ask anyone who she was and they could tell you. Mother Teresa was a great leader. Some of her famous quotes:
-Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
-Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.
-Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... but how much love we put in that action.
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Good summary but be sure to include personal thoughts.