Henry Ford

"Don't find fault, find a remedy," -Henry Ford, don't blame each other, but find the solution. Henry Ford was born in July 30, 1863 in Wayne County, Michigan. He was a hero because he revolutionized production for modern companies, and his heroic traits were persistence and virtue. His persistence most likely came from him using trial and error to run The Ford Company and sales drops in the 1920s, and he is virtuous with his high standard life morals.

Henry Ford lived on a farm as a child, and he could have been a farmer like his father, but instead became a mechanic. He was first inspired to become a mechanic when he was given a watch by his father that he took apart and rebuilt by himself. He later thought of a horseless carriage, the Ford Quadricycle, which lead to the beginning of the Ford Motor Company.

Henry Ford is a hero to many because of his persistent and virtuous behavior. He has had meetings with Thomas Edison, who encouraged him to make Model T. The website Harnessnaturalpower.com Editors wrote, "Although sales dropped, Ford was reluctant to implement these ideas until his Model A was introduced in 1927," (harnessnaturalpower.com 2014). Ford's persistence lead him to introduce the Model A in a sales drop in 1927, due to rival companies, and saved the Ford company. Henry Ford is persistent, but also virtuous . Henry Ford said, "Quality means doing it right when no one is looking." Based upon these facts you can see why Henry Ford was a persistent  and virtuous hero, and his work has also left a long lasting effect on America's economy.

The long lasting effects of Henry Ford's was improving our developing economy with affordable cars in the 1920s to transport both goods and people. He also created the assembly line which made mass production for today's companies really easy. America wouldn't have such a great economy as it does today without Henry Ford.

In conclusion, Henry Ford is a persistent and virtuous person who boosted our economy in its early stages. He was persistent because a sales drop he quickly introduced a new product to save his company when he could have closed business like most people would do. And he was virtuous because he lived by high standard morals in life. He helped our economy be producing affordable cars for transportation in the 1920s-70s. Henry Ford is an economic hero to many. "Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently," -Henry Ford.

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