Choose one of the following topics as your extended writing assignment for this unit: 1. select one of the inventions of the industrial revolution. describe the background of the invention, the steps leading to its creation, and a description of how it works. 2. research a corporation (in your own city, if possible). list all of the job titles within the corporation, the responsibilities of each position, and the manner in which people are chosen for their positions. 3. write a report on the life of one of america's corporate tycoons, showing how he made his way up to his position. choose from the following list: rockefeller, carnegie, j. p. morgan, harriman, vanderbilt, james hill.