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    And by 1850‚ England had become an economic titan. Its goal was to supply two-thirds of the | |globe with cotton spun‚ dyed‚ and woven in the industrial centers of northern England. England proudly proclaimed itself to be the

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    To make fabric there were people spinners whose whole lives were spent running spinning wheels and turning cotton into threads to make fabric. People were relieved of this misery by the invention of a machine by James Hargreaves called spinning jenny that enabled workers to individually produce numerous spools of threads simultaneously. The machines that were

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    lifestyle with municipal water supplies‚ sewage systems‚ and building codes. This improved the safety and sanitation of urban life. Due to the increasing population‚ producers turned to technology that rapidly mechanized the textile industries such as cotton‚ iron‚ and steel. The flying shuttle was invented to weave faster‚ the mule contributed in producing more thread faster‚ and the steam engine was used in engines for multiple uses. Altogether‚ these technological advances included quick and cheap

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    Ronald Cotton - Eyewitness Testimony Jennifer Thomas‚ a 22-year old college student from Burlington‚ North Carolina‚ was raped in her off-campus apartment on July 28‚ 1984. During the assault‚ Jennifer studied her rapist’s face and other characteristics in the case that she made it out alive. Thomas was able to escape and ran to a police station and with the help of a detective‚ she was able to make a composite sketch of the perpetrator. The rapist also managed to rape another woman a few blocks

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    The factory owners approach poor families and orphanages and offer them a home to sleep in‚ food to eat and clothes in exchange for hard labor. The first jobs children often work at are in the water powered cotton mills‚ they are called apprentices. The spinning factories require a humid and warm atmosphere to be able to function properly‚ steam engines contribute to the heat in the factory and the children have to work through long days in these uncomfortable

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    The tag‚ Industrial Revolution‚ was derived from the term industrialization. Industrialization refers to the process in which a society formerly based on agriculture‚ transforms into one based around manufacturing. Manual labor is turned into mass production and often changes from individuals making a product to assembly lines or machines making that same product. The Industrial Revolution had many significant effects on the development of the Americas such as‚ revolutionizing the way people worked

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    Lay‚ Janine Group #5 December 4‚ 2012 Experiment 1: Preparation of Culture Media Materials: Erlenmeyer Flasks (2 pcs.) Petri dishes (11 pcs.) Cotton stopper Aluminum foil Masking tape NA powder PDA powder Pentel pen Stirring rod Casserole Electric stove Pressure cooker/ autoclave Steps in Preparation of Culture Media: 1. Calculate the total amount of media needed for the experiment (15ml for plates‚ 5-7 mL for tubes). 2. Weigh the required amount of powder needed to

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    When thinking about the importance of many revolutions throughout history‚ it is hard to think of one that is more important than the Industrial Revolution. Beginning in the late 1700s north of Britain‚ the Industrial Revolution sought to expand and bolster the economy of Britain and those who were to follow in their footsteps. Britain was the first country to industrialize‚ doing so by having a “robust empire‚ profitable overseas trade networks‚ and established credit institutions” (Coles‚ P. 506)

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    all of the profits were going to Britain. Britain’s Opium exports to China started in the mid-1700s and peaked in 1832. Another product that was being used by Britain was cotton. Britain was a very industrialized country with many textile factories‚ therefore they needed a lot of cotton and by 1875 about 125 million pounds of cotton was imported for the British Textile industry. Between

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    England because England had the resources needed for an industrial revolution‚ they had the land‚ and the people. England had the natural resources to make an Industrial Revolution happen. England had wool‚ coal‚ iron‚ cotton‚ lead‚ tin‚ and water (doc 1). They needed wool and cotton to make yarn and clothes.They needed coal for fueling machinery. Iron was used to make railroads. Water was used to

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