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    events affected many American lives. People and the government were probably outraged. Events taken place that might have upset both parties were the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and the Homestead Work Strike. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory incident happened in 1911. Many women and children passed away‚ due to the fire in the factory. Workers were engulfed by flamed and some jumped from the 8th or 10th. Some bodies were unidentifiable.

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    wondered what the eat you are eating came from? The answer: factory farms. Factory farms supply approximately 80% of the poultry‚ beef‚ and pork consumed in the United States. These large scale farms slaughter around ten billion animals a year. Small‚ independent farms have become transitioned into huge enterprises with assembly lines and thousands of workers. Many of the farms are considered concentrated animal feeding operations‚ or CAFOs. Factory farm’s effect on the environment‚ effect on human health

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    In the story “The Gold Mountain Coat‚” By Jody Fong-Bates‚ Sam Sing is a stingy‚ demanding and controlling man‚ whose actions posed the question‚ was Sam Sing capable of compassion? Each evening‚ after his restaurant had closed‚ Sam‚ a tall and a bleak Chinese elderly man with many wrinkles wearing gold rimmed glasses that matched his gold teeth‚ would be found sitting alone in a booth in the back‚ carefully calculating his daily profits of his prosperous business. If the day’s profits were successful

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    Lauren McDaniel Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Immoral owners ignored basic worker’s rights. Exceptionally hazardous working conditions‚ ridiculous long hours‚ and low wages were the lives of the workers at the Triangle Waist Company. Most workers were women immigrants seeking a better life in the United States. Speaking out would end with the loss of their needed jobs‚ forcing them to suffer personal indignities and severe mistreatment. Because of the poor working conditions the Women’s Trade

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    The United Farm Worker Union brought Cesar Chavez a lot of success like getting insurance for workers‚ gaining higher wages‚ and better working conditions. During the 1920s many farm workers suffered mistreatment without a clue 7 years later Cesar Chavez was born to later become the American hero to all immigrants and workers. Back in the 1920s many Mexicans fled north to the U.S to escape the bloodshed in search of new lives. They were granted what they called a Work-Visa which is a Bracero

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    Many people believe that working class families were unsafe in textile factories. These child labourers Were in these factories with over working and almost no food to eat‚ with no education‚ which is not safe. A House of Lords interview‚ during 1819‚ states “ The stated of the health of the cotton factory children is much worse than that of an unemployed one”. This is coming from a doctor‚ shows these kids were clearly in a sanitized and safe environment. So clearly some kids are working and some

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    build a large factory near your community. Discuss the advantages and the dis advantages of this new influence on your community. Do u support or oppose the factory. Explain your position. Support: Nowadays‚ whether to establish a large factory nearby housing area has become more controversial issue in our society. Along with economic development‚ industrial building is a necessary part of modern society. However‚ a vast number of people are against building factories in their community

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    difference between organic farming and factory farming? Organic goes far beyond just “not using chemicals.” It also has to do with the treatment of the animals. Conventional‚ also known as “factory”‚ farming uses an overdose of pesticides‚ chemicals‚ and antibiotics- as well as the harsh treatment of the animals. Organic farming uses none of these methods. There are many reasons we should abolish the conventional methods and entirely switch to organic farming. Factory farming is among the most harmful

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    The 146 people that died during the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire sparked a workplace reform movement that quickly spread across America like a wildfire. These reforms were some that were drastically needed. During the Progressive Era‚ employers were getting away with child labor‚ long hours that kept mothers away from their children and terrible work conditions that killed thousands every year. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire impacted society during the Progressive Era by drawing attention

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    awful and didn’t actually ensure the safety and proper After the fire‚ the story rapidly spread inspiring hundreds of activists across the state and the U.S. to push for very much needed fundamental reforms. Many of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory workers were young women‚ as young as age 10‚ worked seven days a week from 7a.m to 8p.m. with only a half-hour lunch break. Even during their busy season‚ the women worked non-stop and were only paid $2.00 a day at most. At times‚ they were required

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