have changed dramatically according to their time period. One example of this is the changes between the Renaissance period and Industrial Revolution. Each era had their own social classes: the higher class of the royalty and nobles‚ middle class of the merchants and bourgeoisie‚ and lower class of peasants and servants. As one would guess‚ life in the Industrial Revolution was very disparate from that of the Feudal Age. Some areas such as living and working‚ especially for those of the lower class
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The Industrial Revolution Many of us cannot imagine life with out the mall or better yet life with out a cell phone. We take for granted being fortunate enough to be born a child of the new millennium. With our convenience however comes ignorance. We forget about the time when it took a year for a letter to get delivered from the east coast to the west coast. We forget that we did not just appear to be in this country and that everything was already here. The era that changed all that was
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During the Industrial Revolution‚ the social structure of society changed dramatically. Before the Revolution most people lived in small villages‚ working either in agriculture or as skilled craftsmen. They lived and often worked as a family‚ doing everything by hand. In fact‚ three-quarters of Britain’s population lived in the countryside‚ and farming was the predominant occupation. With the advent of industrialization‚ however‚ everything changed. The new enclosure laws—which required that all
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A Christmas Carol vs. The Industrial Revolution Rewrite Almost all of America has some point on Christmas Eve or even Christmas Day sat down in front of the TV and watched A Christmas Carol on one of the local channels. It’s like a tradition at my house and probably is at many other households as well. Charles Dickens created the modern Christmas‚ the Christmas we all know and celebrate today. When we watch the movie or read his book‚ people mainly focus on the story of Christmas and how Dickens
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Before the Industrial Revolution began in the late 1700s Britain mainly consisted of little agricultural communities and manufacturing was done mainly in the people’s homes or in rural stores using hand tools or simple machinery. When the Industrial Revolution began it lead the people into a new era‚ full of new inventions‚ mass production and steam power. Though industrialisation increased Goods manufacturing and improved the standard of living for a small portion of people‚ the poor and the working
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The Industrial Revolution was mostly bad for the working class‚ although there was a few benefits from it. The Industrial revolution caused the working class to lose their jobs and work in unpleasant conditions. As well as destroy their bodies‚ but their was some good that benefited them. The working class became more efficient with machines and needed fewer workers. Mostly‚ the working class was affected dramatically and was not good for them. “The number of Scribbling-Machines extending about
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Industrial Revolution: Discussion The Industrial Revolution was one of the most important periods of time in all of human history. It changed the way the world as we know it works by creating machines that replaced a lot of jobs‚ mostly in involving hard labour. One could argue that this was bad‚ as it not only put many people out of a job‚ and that it normalised the destruction of environment‚ but the benefits of the Industrial Revolution outweigh the cons. ’The Factory Acts’ were one of the many
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November 23‚ 2011 Period 7 The Second Industrial Revolution Labor Movement During the late 1800s‚ the period when industrial growth was so dramatic was called the Second Industrial Revolution. New technologies expanded throughout this period such as the Bessemer process which was an inexpensive way to make steel from iron‚ oil‚ railroad expansion‚ and corporations. The Second Industrial Revolution created many jobs but it had many imbalanced conditions. The rich were getting tremendously
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Times Of Change The Industrial Revolution has flourished in our great country. As a result‚ we have become the greatest and most wealthy industrial nation in the world. It is a time of drastic changes and transformation from hand tools‚ and hand made items to machine manufactured and mass-produced goods. The Industrial Revolution is absolutely beneficial to the progress of the world; from the late 1700s‚ when it began‚ all the way to present day. Sacrifices have and are being made‚ however they
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The Industrial Revolution had many problems with its cities and citizens due to urbanization‚ child labor‚ working conditions‚ and wages. The first problem was the average man’s working conditions and wages. In the factories an average worker had to work 6 days a week‚ serving 12-14 hours of labor everyday with poor pay. Machinery was extremely dangerous‚ filthy‚ and lung disease was common. As a result of these poor conditions in the factories‚ workers were either fired‚ dead‚ or lost a limb. Despite
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