At the end of the Nineteenth Century‚ the American population was growing rapidly. Industrialization was growing and this meant all of the major cities were populating also. After some of the government grants given to the railroad companies‚ 200‚000 miles worth of tracks laid across the country‚ to help settle the west by the year 1900. “From 1877 to 1890‚ both the amount of goods and the number of passengers traveling the rails tripled” (U.S. History chapter18). Agriculture was the first big
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Louisa and Sissy: Fact against fancy in Hard Times. Two female characters in Hard Times‚ Louisa Gradgrind and Sissy Jupe could be considered contrastive by fate and there is moral fable in this contrast. It is significant that in last two paragraphs of the novel Dickens applies to motherhood as a sense of woman happiness. Daughter of main educator of Coketown‚ have got only the bitter questionnaire: “Herself again a wife - a mother - lovingly watchful of her children‚ ever careful that
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The Growth of Industrialization in the Late 1800’s In the late 1800’s the United States underwent a major transformation as a country‚ in becoming the world’s leaders in industrialization. During the early 1800’s the industrial growth was steady but slow and most American companies were still relatively small. It wasn’t until after the Civil War that the United States experienced a huge growth in big business due to innovative new technologies and services most importantly the Transcontinental Railroad
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The Two Heroes of Industrialization During the late 1800s‚ many people began to start their own companies. Two of the most famous entrepreneurs‚ Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller‚ were the most renown of these people. Their success is seen through all the things that are named after them - the Carnegie Library‚ Carnegie Hall‚ Carnegie Mellon University‚ Rockefeller Foundation‚ Rockefeller Center‚ and many more. Though they may seem very much alike‚ these two businessmen share differences
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PROCESS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION IN INDIA Meaning of Industrialization The term "industry" refers mainly to manufacturing activity. Agriculture‚ mining‚ and most other services are excluded from it. The term "industrialization” literally means the growth of manufacturing industry. It is thus a part of the much broader process of economic development which involves the raising of standard of living‚ through a steady increase in the efficiency of factors of production. India is a developing country
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advocating for throughout Hard Times. In regards to Sissy Jupe‚ Dickens utilizes allusion a little differently than he does throughout the rest of the book when describing various characters and situations. Previously‚ Dickens used allusion to emphasize negative aspects of characters and utilitarianism. But with Sissy‚ he uses allusion to support virtuous behavior and to emphasize the goodness of love‚ altruism‚ and the use of imagination; none of which are recognized within the Gradgrindian School
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Urbanization is the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban. The impact of industrialization and urbanization on economic and social life The more industrialization matured‚ the more opportunities were created for work and investment‚ and this brought more people to cities as consumers and as workers. America’s urban and industrial growth changed economy and released dependence on European resources and manufactured goods. As cities grew larger they began to subdivide
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Gradgrind is a man bereft of any imagination or fancy‚ and perhaps that is why he is a staunch believer in the practicality of the education system. He discards wonderment and regards facts and figures as the ultimate path to learning. In the novel Hard Times‚ the author Charles Dickens has shown Gradgrind as an educationist‚ and hence has portrayed him implementing his views on both his pupils in the school‚ as well as on his family. He expects his students to engage in nothing but factual education;
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divided racially‚ socially‚ and politically could come together as a united front to help support war efforts during World War II. Prior to World War II‚ Philadelphia was a thriving city looking to validate its economic importance in America. Industrialization had transformed the city’s ecological environment as well as the city’s economic and social outlook. Promise of decent wages had immigrants as well as African Americans flocking to Philadelphia to find work. However‚ race would play a major
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at the Forge (1855) and Menzel’s The Iron Rolling Mill (1875)‚ how did the process of industrialization alter people’s relationships to their work/occupation? As the Industrial Revolution grew rapidly during the 1790s to the 1850s technology and the workforce changed drastically. Railways and canals made for faster transportation‚ while factories and mills created large amounts of product in a small amount of time. However‚ all of the advantages of the Industrial Revolution also had disadvantages that
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