modern day people who are making
a major impact on america today...
Robber baron or captains of industry?
Project Guidelines: (1-2 minute presentation for one, 3-4 minute presentation for two)
1. Pick a company and research its global impact, its CEO, and present to the class
one negative and one positive thing about the company. 10 points
2. In the future, will your company go down in history as a Captain of Industry or a Robber Baron? 10 points
3. Create a Smore Page or other accepted website platforms and provide information, photographs, charts, articles, videos etc to reference as you teach the class about one of the companies and its president below. 20 points
4. Create something to showcase understanding and reference your opinion on the Men Who Built America. Did you find them to be Captains of Industry or Robber Barons? (Think: Rap, painting, drawing, informational video, student suggestion etc.) Get Creative. (Up to 10 points of e.c. awarded based off effort)
Total 50 points
* You may partner up with another student in my class, but you must share the load equally and incorporate two companies/CEOs.
1. Pick a company and research its global impact, its CEO, and present to the class
one negative and one positive thing about the company. 10 points
2. In the future, will your company go down in history as a Captain of Industry or a Robber Baron? 10 points
3. Create a Smore Page or other accepted website platforms and provide information, photographs, charts, articles, videos etc to reference as you teach the class about one of the companies and its president below. 20 points
4. Create something to showcase understanding and reference your opinion on the Men Who Built America. Did you find them to be Captains of Industry or Robber Barons? (Think: Rap, painting, drawing, informational video, student suggestion etc.) Get Creative. (Up to 10 points of e.c. awarded based off effort)
Total 50 points
* You may partner up with another student in my class, but you must share the load equally and incorporate two companies/CEOs.
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Banks: (Wells Fargo, Chase, Bank of America, Citi Group, etc.)
Airline Industry: (American, Delta, Southwest, United etc.) Cable Companies: (Cox, Time-Warner Cable, Comcast, Charter, AT&T, Verizon etc.) Banks: (Wells Fargo, Chase, Bank of America, Citi Group) Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snap-Chat, etc. Food: (Cargill Inc., JBS USA, Tyson, Coca Cola, Pepsi, etc.) Dairy Industry: (Nestles USA, Dean Foods co, Land O’Lakes, Kraft, etc.) Telecommunications/Electronics: Verizon, At&T, Apple, Microsoft, Samsung Electronics, etc. Oil and Gas: (Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron/Texaco [Gazprom, Saudi Aramco, NIOC, Petro China, etc.]) Prison companies: (Global Tel-Link, Corizon, Law Enforcement (Asset/Civil Forfeiture), CCA, GEO Group, etc.) Entertainment: Alphabet, The Walt Disney Company, Comcast, 21st Century Fox, Viacom, CBS Corporation, Sony) |
Water: (Dasani, Aquafina, Nestle Pure Life, Glaceau, Fiji, etc.)
Internet (Amazon) General Merchandizers: Wal Mart Conglomerate: (Berkshire Hathway, General Electric, etc.) Car Industry: (Volkswagen Group, Toyota Motor, Ford, BMW Group, General Motors, Nissan Motor, Honda Motor, etc.) Pharmaceutical/Health: (Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Bayer, United Health, CVS Health, Cardinal Health, etc.) Insurance: (State Farm, Berkshire Hathaway, Allstate, Liberty Mutual, etc.) Credit Card: (Visa, MasterCard, Chase, Am. Express, Captiol One) Internet Search Engines: (Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ask, AOL) Transportation Network Company: (Uber Technologies, Curb, Lyft, Gett, Grab etc.) Other: Anything else that might be at at the global level. [Clothing, sunglasses, Beer, Agriculture, Solar, Wind, etc.) |
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Banks
airline industry
cable companies
cellular service providers
