Write a nursery rhyme about industrialist.

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Standard Oil has been characterized as a menacing octopus that devours small oil businesses. Look at the cartoon below. Bill Sikes is a fictional criminal from Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist. How does the nursery rhyme characterize Standard Oil? Write your own Nursery Rhyme to characterize one of the industrialists.

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Running Head: STANDARD OIL NURSERY RHYME

Standard Oil Nursery Rhyme
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STANDARD OIL NURSERY RHYME

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Bill Sykes is one of the main characters in Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. He is
depicted as a strong man who is part of a gang of thieves. Standard Oil was a monopolistic
Corporation that operated in the 19th century, having been started by John D. Rockefeller, who
became one of the wealthiest individuals to have ever lived as a result. Standard Oil was
criticized for having locked any potential competitors out of the oil market in the entire globe,
until its dissolution and breaking up into smaller companies in the early 20th century (Tarbell &
Schechter, 2009). However, the companies into which it was broken continue to have a
significant level of control in the Oil Industry, and continue to...


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