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Primary source 1- “……The Duty of a Man of Wealth…..” (p.46) Andrew Carnegie was a leading industrialist of the Gilded Age. His capitalist philosophy also made him a leading philanthropist. Carnegie’s employees held a very different attitude toward capitalism. Both views are expressed in the excerpt from Carnegie’s The Gospel of Wealth and A Workman’s Prayer. After reading both sources on p.46 and background in the textbook pp.44-47, write a 4- page essay that addresses the following questions: What is the context for these two sources? According to Andrew Carnegie what are the major responsibilities for persons of wealth? What is the workingman’s response to the responsibility or duty of the wealthy outlined by Carnegie? Andrew Carnegie, along with other industrialists like John D. Rockefeller and Cornelius Vanderbilt, strongly opposed workers’ rights and labor reform yet gave vast sums of money for philanthropic causes. According to these two sources, how do we explain ideology and behavior that does not respect worker autonomy yet provides money for the "betterment" of those same workers? How do the differing attitudes portrayed in these sources fit into the 1892 Homestead Strike? The final submission to [login to view URL] must include the outline, essay, thesis statement, and works cited. These must be submitted as one document. If you have further questions about the Chicago Style of formatting, listen to my explanation Analyzing a Primary Source or use Chicago Style