Growing up, I was constantly surrounded by the achievements and moralistic success of a man by the name of Milton Hershey. He was a small business owner that used his success as a way to help others and ultimately form my hometown, Hershey, PA. For my comparison to The Hershey Company, I decided to relate one company to another company rather than use text or an artifact as a comparison. I chose to compare the success and charity of The Hershey Company to that of a larger scale company that we are all familiar with, Apple.

Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Apple’s immediate purpose is to create and distribute advanced technology available to the masses. Their argument is that, as a company, they make a good product, and they contribute some profits to a better cause. I am drawn to Apple because of its large size relative to almost any other company, the impact it has had on a global scale, and its rapid growth from the beginning. I am also drawn to Apple because there are so many parallels and differences between Hershey and Apple. Moreover, I believe Apple is appropriate for in depth analysis because of the endless amount of information on the company that can be found so easily with a quick internet search. 

I am mostly curious to explore how Apple grew its success so rapidly, but I additionally want to dive into what Apple has done from a charity standpoint. I want to answer what such a large company can do for those that are in need. Therefore, comparing each company’s overall impact on society and their charitable contributions are going to be the main focus of my essay. My goal will be to center my essay around the idea that we often overlook all the beneficial contributions a company makes and focus more on what the company is hurting. Furthermore, I want to contrast each company’s impact based on their size and upbringing. Overall, I hope to develop a strong essay that brings charitable contributions within each company to light for my audience.