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    The Industrialization Era

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    We are ashamed of Industrialization because of lots of unfair treatment and working and housing conditions. Thousands of people became sick and injured during this time period. This happened because of the rich upper-class treating the lower class like dirt and not giving them proper treatment. One of the problems in the Industrialization Era was unfair treatment. This type of treatment happened when the Chinese immigrants came in from Angel Island. These immigrants had to spend many months or years

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    Congress founded a new reception center on Ellis Island‚ 1300 feet from the Statue of Liberty‚ a centennial gift from France which became a symbol of hope for all newcomers passing under ’’Lady Liberty’’. In 1892‚ Ellis Island opened the doors of America to all the foreigns from around the globe. It was not not a welcoming‚ but a processing bureau‚ examining and documenting the newcomers‚ only 2% of which were denied their entrance mostly due to their criminal past or dangerous contagious diseases

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    from the end of the Civil War to the turn of the century is known as The Gilded Age. It is considered as the time of the greatest economic‚ industrial and population expansion in America. The main diving force behind the industrial revolution was the new technology and the abundance of natural resources. The industrialization had a big impact on workers who lived in very bad conditions‚ had low wages and long hours of hard work. Workers created unions and tried to fight the problems by creating strikes

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    October 2‚ 2012 Pro UrbanizationUrbanization is an index of transformation from traditional rural economies to modern industrial one.  It is a long term process” (Datta 1). Urbanization is an ongoing process that affects the entire world. The advantages of urbanization outweigh the disadvantages significantly. Some of the good effects include discovery of more innovative and efficient ways of producing merchandise and an increase in technology‚ which in turn broadens job opportunities. It

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    El Salvador‚ a small country in Central America‚ has had a huge historical housing deficit that started to improve in the late 1990s. However‚ the earthquakes in early 2001 shook not only the country‚ but also the country’s economic and social foundations thus rendering the need for new housing policies. This is the backdrop of the housing shortage in El Salvador today. Due to many factors‚ the country that was once stable in adequate housing now is facing an issue with lack of shelter for millions

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    Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.  “Industrialization refers to a process that transformed agrarian and handicraft-centered economies into economies distinguished by industry and machine manufacture.” (Bentley 492) The Industrial Revolution was one of the most significant eras in human history. It transformed its society from an agricultural economy to one that lead to industry‚ machines‚ and manufacturing. The basic resources for industrialization were iron and textiles‚ along with the development

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    Atsushi Iwatsuki The Solutions for Urbanization Problems There has been urbanization problems in caused by the fact that the economy has grown in urban areas as a result of increasing population dramatically. The problems create several issues in urban areas. On the other hand‚ the concept of sustainable development means that the economy continues to grow while preserving the environment. In this essay I would like to discuss why the current urbanization problems can be solved by the policy

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    supplies. Forests were heavily thinned due to the need for lumber supplies in winter. Most of the population lived off the land‚ but a growing number of people began to become artisans. These people would eventually move to urban areas where industrialization had taken place. The Northeast differed from other regions in the country in that family

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    April’09‚ New Delhi April 09‚ By Dr. Gajraj Prasad Add. Director‚ MCH Directorate of Family Welfare Government of Uttar Pradesh Outline Growing Urbanization and Urban Poverty in Uttar Pradesh Health related Problems among Urban Poor Barriers limiting access to MCH care Upcoming opportunities i Utt U i t iti in Uttar Pradesh Growing urbanization and urban  poverty in Uttar Pradesh Growing Urban Poverty in Uttar Pradesh Growing Urban Poverty in Uttar Pradesh • Uttar Pradesh‚ the most populous

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    Population distribution: Urbanization and Urban growth An urban area is defined as a town or city plus its adjacent suburban fringes with a population of between10‚000-50‚000. A rural area usually is defined as an area with a population of less than 2‚500 people. Urbanization is the process in which people increasingly move from rural areas to densely populated cities; also involves the transformation of rural areas into urban areas. A country’s degree of urbanization is the percentage of its population

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