Carnegie seemed to have believed that the best way to improve the lives of other people was by promoting international and local peace, spreading education to groups of people that would then go out and educate others. I can tell by his charitable works and large donations of money to start organizations that helped the community. I think this approach was very effective and showed how much he cared for his community and the world. A counter argument would be that he should have kept the money for himself and not have worried about the world. He could have been selfish and thought to just leave the world as it is but he decided not to.Also, instead of worrying about the whole world, he could have just focused on his hometown which might have been more beneficial. He knew that he could make a difference so he decided to act upon this and to spread his wealth to communities that needed it more than he did. If I had hundreds of millions of dollars to give away, I would donate it to an organization in Huntsville such as Girls Inc, Boys and Girls Club or Mana House. These organizations would benefit from it because they could put it to good use for buying new materials or even opening up another location. I would also donate some to the Public Library because before you know it there won't be a need for a library anymore. I think places in our hometowns would be more beneficial rather than starting an organization in a city where one has no connection to.
What does Carnegie seem to have believed would be the best way to improve the lives of other people, and how can you tell?
What is your opinion of this approach? What is a counter argument?
If you had hundreds of millions of dollars to give away, what would you do?
