THE GENTLEWOMAN AND THE ROBBER BARON

1.   What were the two most popular magazines in America 1902?

McClure’s and Munsey’s Magazines

2.   Who was Mark Twain? How did he become involved in Ida Tarbell’s investigation of Standard Oil?

Twain was a very famous writer and an icon, you may know him from his book “ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”. He became involved because he was asked to discover what Tarbell was going to write about. He figured out it was about standard oil

       3.   Why did Ida Tarbell pray not to get married?

All she wanted was just freedom. She couldn't bear to live with a man who put limitations on her 

4.   Who were the suffragettes? How did they influence Ida?

An organization of woman who wanted the right of vote. With them she was introduced to a possible new way of seeing woman, the way of equality between man & woman

5.   What was the most important thing in John Rockefeller’s life?

First his family and then the company, he wanted to have everything!

6.   What is a rebate?

What you pay comes back to you, a refund 

7.   How did the railways give preferential treatment to Standard Oil?

       8. What is the difference between crude and refined oil?

        Crude oil is a mixture of natural products, it also has a lower price, while refined oil is way more processed and has very useful derivations. 

                      9.  Did standard Oil practice horizontal integration, vertical integration, or both?

        In my opinion Standard oil practiced both. Vertical because he didn’t just had as his  

        property the refinery, but had many others and Horizontal simply because he did what he said about buying ALL refineries

10. Ida Tarbell summarized Rockefeller’s goal: “Controlling all refineries, I shall be the only shipper of oil. Being the only shipper, I can obtain special rates of transportation which will drive out and keep out competitors; controlling all refineries, I shall be the only buyer, and can regulate the price of crude [oil] as I can the price of refined.” If Rockefeller controlled the entire market for oil, what would he have?

Obviously, a complete monopoly!!

11. What did Ida Tarbell have to say about “The Legitimate Greatness of Standard Oil”

Ida approved it and recognized it 

12. What percentages of the nation’s oil business did Rockefeller control by 1879?

90%

13. What are muckrakers?

Were American journalists who often investigate and wrote about social issues. They 

were also often accused of communism

14. What law did the U.S. Government use to sue Standard Oil?

Sherman Antitrust Act

15. What did the U.S. Supreme Court eventually decide in that lawsuit?

They decided to force the company to break up

16. What did Rockefeller’s son John Rockefeller, Jr. do with his money?

He gave to charity all the money his father had

17.    What happened when John Rockefeller, Jr. and Ida Tarbell met at the conference?

 Both acted casually and naturally, like if nothing happened

"Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists, with it all things are." - Ida Tarbell

REALISM

I read this poem called “A description of the morning” by Jonathan Swift and It fitted perfectly with the topic. I was stunned because it LITERALLY is just a description. There is no metaphors and that suff. It is like if I tell you what I did today´s morning. Really, more realistic couldn’t be.

Be amazed by yourself and read it here!

Now hardly here and there a hackney-coach

Appearing, showed the ruddy morn's approach.

Now Betty from her master's bed had flown,

And softly stole to discompose her own;

The slip-shod 'prentice from his master's door

Had pared the dirt and sprinkled round the floor.

Now Moll had whirled her mop with dext'rous airs,

Prepared to scrub the entry and the stairs.

ROMANTICISM

Last summer my family and I visited Europe. (Obviously not Rose Bonaparte, It´s me, Maria Jose, the real author lol) We could not stop going to the Louvre museum in Paris. I decided to make the tour alone to fully appreciate the works. I perfectly remember the moment I saw the best piece ever! I´m talking about “Eros y Psique” by artist Antonio Canova. What more romantic than this? It represents nothing but pure love!

                 Enjoy the myth of Eros and Psique in a video! 

PARAGUAYAN INDEPENDENCE

Paraguay was owned by Spain for many years but like all other colonies they sought their own independence. As a result of the inequality and discrimination, Paraguayans started a plan for having their freedom back before Bonaparte conquered them too. We could even say that by the Napoleonic invasion of Spain, a group of Paraguayans could hit the independence b that night of May 14, 1811.

The first plan was to make them believe that they all lived in peace, but this was spoiled when rebels fought with weapon in hand. Independence was mostly achieved thanks to political party leader Bernardo  De Velasco.