1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries‚ but they have destabilized society‚ have made life unfulfilling‚ have subjected human beings to indignities‚ have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen
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textiles in their homes or small shops‚ and raised farm animals. They were their own bosses(WEBS).” People that lived in the countryside had everything the could buy or make on their own within their small village. On the other hand‚ during the Industrial Revolution‚ these factory workers were not unable to work at their own pace or take breaks to talk to their neighbor. The majority of the workers lived outside of the factories in poorly run and overpopulated cities that are filled with apartment
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Three most important things in the history of the Industrial Revolution; 1) Urbanization: By industrial revolution migrations started from rural areas to the urban areas. So new economic incomes appeared apart from agriculture. 2) Steam Engine: In my opinion it was the most important invention during the industrial revolution. It was appeared in 1698 and people improved it in further years. People were able to transport wood‚ fur and coal by these trains. Also this steam engine used in ships‚
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The Industrial Revolution Abstract This paper will describe The Industrial Revolution. I will discuss at least two (2) developments of industrialization that positively affected American lives or the United States and two (2) developments of industrialization that negatively affected American lives or the United States in general. Furthermore‚ I will give an analysis of whether or not industrialization was generally beneficial or detrimental to the lives of Americans and the history of the United
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During Britain’s Industrial Revolution‚ child labour epitomised the harsh realities of the era‚ exposing youngsters to grueling conditions with lasting repercussions. Physically‚ children endured long‚ hazardous workdays in factories and mines‚ often spanning twelve to sixteen hours‚ performing monotonous tasks amid poorly ventilated spaces. The absence of safety measures in machinery led to frequent accidents and injuries‚ while exposure to pollutants exacerbated respiratory ailments. Moreover‚
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DBQ: Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution originally started in England in the late 1700’s.The revolution had many negative and positive effects on the people and society. It affected the economic and social life of the people. Some negative effects of the Industrial Revolution were that it caused a lot of pollution and it made cities become over populated‚ causing many deaths. Positive effects were that it helped create a lot of jobs for the people. One of the negative effects of
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION People always wonder about the things they saw surrounding them when they woken up by the alarm sound coming from their cell phones‚ they wonder how the cell phones are made‚ when they go to work‚ they wonder how the buses made‚ when they work‚ they wonder about how the computers are made and all of those can be answered by the Industrial Revolution. All of it started with the invention of the steam power and by the developments made by that many other great developments
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Division during the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a time throughout the 18th and 19th centuries in which primarily agriculture based societies in the countries of America and Europe began to implicate industrialized and urban practices. Many rituals that would usually be done at the home of landowners using animal or manpower‚ was now being moved into factories and being done with mechanically engineered machinery. While there were many radical social changes made during the revolution
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Hakeem Amer 900113273. The Industrial Revolution One of the most influential revolution of all time‚ without this breakthrough that changed how the whole world live their lifes ‚ I wouldn’t be able to be doing this assignment right now on a computer. So what is the industrial revolution? Where did it take place? How did it really affect way we live today? All these question will answers in the following paragraphs. Although it occurred around the same time as the French‚ American‚ and
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Life During the Pre-Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution was considered a period of time where America was going through “its aging stage.” Life before the Industrial Revolution was mainly revolved around agriculture and hand-made products. People earned their living by working at home‚ since most of their manufactured goods were often made in their cottage using only hand tools or simple inventions‚ such as old spinning wheels and the wooden plow. These simple tools produced
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