SAT写作经典事例：洛克菲勒
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>写作中事例素材的积累至关重要。本文将为大家介绍美国著名企业家、标准石油公司创始人约翰洛克菲勒。</p><p> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span></p><p> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Davidson">Davidson</span> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Richford">Richford</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1839. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> 16 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Determined">Determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1850 <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span>, <span word="Maurice">Maurice</span> <span word="Clark">Clark</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="Clark">Clark</span><span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="Produce">Produce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="implements">implements</span>, <span word="fertilizers">fertilizers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>.</p><p> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="desired">desired</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1862 <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="refining">refining</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span>. <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transporting">transporting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span> <span word="refineries">refineries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refined">refined</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> .</p><p> <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span> <span word="car">car</span>-<span word="loads">loads</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> 35 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="and">and</span> $1.30. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span>.</p><p> <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="monopolized">monopolized</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="refining">refining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span>. <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="attentions">attentions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="swallowed">swallowed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Standard">Standard</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="crushed">crushed</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1890 <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="swollen">swollen</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="monopoly">monopoly</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1896 <span word="Rockefeller">Rockefeller</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="about">about</span> $200 <span word="million">million</span>.</p>
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