Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in this world and this country during the transition from rural; agricultural society to economic nation rise of an industrialized society? Well, this is exactly what the people of the Golden Age experienced. It was a time of dramatic economic and political practices. To ensure that the business grew, a great separation was soon created towards the people and the country. This has led our society to experience a stressful period and has made the diffusion of ideas and concepts very difficult. In this specific document there are four sources written by different individuals. Every single source has an explanation and overview of the times of the Golden Age. While reading these documents it was shown and expressed to the public that based on a person's position in society it will allow their opinions and views on our world. be significantly different. Each of the authors of this document has somewhat different but similar views and explanations about the times in the period 1870-1895. Many views on corporate production and politics differ greatly based on one's role in society. Some of the authors of the sources such as Andrew Carnegie and Jay Gould were part of an upper class within the Gilded Age, their opinion on the business sector was that the government should not be involved in one's actions in the business world. Whereas another author within the source, Henry George, believed that being poor and living in poverty is an act of other people within a selfish society and that if we want change one must adjust one's actions to allow for a community absolute safety full of equality. .First, a man who was ... middle of paper ... a reformer who in 1885 gave a speech known as "An Analysis of the Crime of Poverty." George explains that it is not a crime to be poor, but poverty is a crime. This means that those who are considered poor are victims of crimes for which they or those around them are responsible. George also explains how poverty is everywhere. It is something that all nations will be familiar with. It is a time of suffering due to the unjust distribution and possession of land. Henry George makes it clear to society that individuals can possess something that no man created. He provides reasoning for those in poverty and explains that man did not create the earth, so you can own it if your heart desires. His resolution on poverty was to end the unjust distribution of money from land that man didn't even create, so that he can restore equality.