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    usually learned the bible. His mother would tell him all kinds of stories that he got ideas from for his plays later on in life. Even though‚ going to the next level into the studies might’ve interested him‚ he did not go on to university‚ he instead married at the age of 18. No one knows exactly how his career in theater began‚ but he sure was suddenly important to one of the companies of theatrical productions. (“William Shakespeare’s Family.” Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.) Three main influences or

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    In this era of pre-industrialization‚ people did economic activities as work i.e. worked only for subsistence purposes. Goods were only for the family’s consumption. Production of goods was mostly done by the family and was expected to be for the family. For example‚ a farmer would grow food in the farm not for selling in the market but for his family to survive on and never lack. A mother would make clothes for her kids to wear instead of selling them in the market too (Jessica Whittemore). In this

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    Spanish which divided the new world which the west belonged to the Spanish and East belonged to Portugal. Europe was going through many changes in their country with the French Revolution introduced the idea of the nation-state as an organizing concept for politics‚ the rise of Liberalism‚ the Industrial Revolution changed how people worked and acquired goods‚ art and religion‚ and new techniques for communication and organization gave rise to the concept of "the masses" as a political and economic

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    Aldous Huxley was a pioneer in science fiction and anti-utopianism as well as a revolutionary spirit within early 20th century society. Born into a distinguished family in Surrey‚ England‚ on July 26‚ 1894‚ Aldous Huxley was educated to fulfill his lineage. His literature became an anthology of commentaries on his contemporary civilization. The lasting impact of Aldous Huxley’s mystic literature has been seen throughout the ages‚ from George Orwell all the way to the 21st century. Aldous Huxley

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    The Industrial Revolution affected people in many ways. Machines were built‚ jobs were lost‚ cities became overcrowded‚ young children started working‚ and poverty spread. Before the Industrial Revolution‚ most people lived in the countryside‚ which was quite isolated. People were generally poor‚ and often went to bed hungry. There were no machines. Those who weren’t involved in agriculture made their income with ‘cottage industries.’ This was usually sewing‚ household manufacturing‚ or lace-making

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    The Industrial Revolution was the transition from a handicraft economy to one dominated by both machinery and factories. It started in 1760 and ended sometime between 1820-1840. One reason it helped to contribute to Britain’s expansionism was the construction of factories and thus its increase of production. Factories were located near power sources such as water or coalfields‚ and would then concentrate production in an area. This meant that many products could be mass produced. As more products

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    1. Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain? While the French Revolution was opening a new political era‚ another revolution was transforming economic and social life. This was the Industrial Revolution‚ which began in Britain around the mid eighteen hundreds and started to influence the rest of Europe and then the world. It was a rapid period that brought about radical changes. The Industrial Revolution is usually defined as the shift from agrarian revolution to one based on the products

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    outflow and encourage domestic entrepreneurship (Kuruvilla‚ 1996). This strategy saw the rise of a new domestic-industrial capital elite; and expanded manufacturing sector which registered growth rates of between 11% to 14% from the late 1940’s to early 1960’s (Toussaint‚ 2006). On the downside‚ the dependence from imported capital and technology to sustain this strategy had a negative impact on the balance of payments (BOP) in the 1960’s and onwards (Ofreneo as cited by Kuruvilla‚ 1996). The IMF-WB

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    The Industrial Revolution‚ overshadowed the perception of craft as valuable with its machines and mass production. The advent of machines and capitalism drove out the need for the human hand in the manufacturing industry but technically skilled persons were still necessary to run the machines. The concept of division of labour was introduced as an innovative and efficient solution to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and as a way to increase productivity. Instead of depending on a small number

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    Music in today’s society have a major impact on the people and our culture. There was a rap group called N.W.A that had a major impact on our society as we know of it today. They used words to help them start a movement in being able to speak about anything. The group made a huge impact on the hip hop world with their controversial and explicit lyrics about their daily lives dealing with violence‚ gang

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