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    Two Living Conditions

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    some people think that living in house would give the maximum comfortibility. There are 2 similarities between a house and an apartment. First of all‚ both of them would make you spend the same living cost. When you decide to live with luxurious life style‚ wherever you live‚ you would stay to live with that kind of habit. Second of all‚ whether it is a house or an apartment‚ it has a big role as a place to live in. In the other hand‚ there are 3 differences between living in a house and apartment

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    Factories in the North In the 1800’s the working conditions were harsh and unfair. By the mid-1800’s‚ more and more things were made by machines. Clothes‚ guns‚ watches‚ shoes‚ and farming machines were made by machines. By the 1840’s the average workday was 11.4 hours. The workers were very tired and have a huge chance of getting injured because many factory machines moved quickly. Workers‚ especially children‚ were often hurt by their machines. Factories had no cooling or heating systems. During

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    | |Module B: Texts and Society: |Non-Fiction |4. A student uses language relevant to the study of English. | |Elective 1: Living ad Working in the Community |Multi-media |5. A student demonstrates understanding of how audience and purpose | |This module requires students to explore and analyse texts

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    concentration camps because of the living conditions‚ Mass exterminations‚ and uprisings. The living conditions of the prisoners in the camp were treacherous‚ and prisoners went several days without adequate clothing and food. For example “prisoners did not receive protective clothing and they were constantly subjected to beatings and abuse from the mines civilian staff as well as prisoner foremen” (“Auschwitz/Furstengrube” par.1). When working prisoners were in extreme conditions and did not receive

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    received half the wages the white women earned" (46-47). These| |Racial division of labor |statements about the tobacco industry describe the condition of many | | |African-Americans‚ especially those living in the south and west | |3. |Carpenters in Boston were the first to stage a strike for the 10-hour | |27 April

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    21st Century Living

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    The 21st Century is just around the corner and with it will come many changes in today’s modern society. Changes occur daily‚ yet taken into view yearly these changes become extremely noticeable. The people of today’s society are changing everyday‚ and therefore so is the world. This report will express personal beliefs on what will occur in the 21st century. Within it are examples such as‚ crime rates‚ personalities‚ religion‚ and living environments. The 21st Century will bring crime rates

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    their family. If forced to choose between living in a town with inhumane living conditions known as Packingtown or live in a town where everything was ran and owned by George Pullman‚ I would pack my bags and move into Pullmans model town. I choose Pullman because of its living conditions‚ the culture of the town‚ and opportunities for women even if they were not ideal. Packingtown was notorious for its awful and inhumane living conditions and working conditions. The houses in Packingtown were built

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    started with the reign of queen Victoria which began in 1837-1901 and wasn’t a good period in history. The laws were very lenient‚ therefore causing the Victorian Era to have bad conditions like working struggles‚ making young children work‚ children not getting educated‚ rapid population growth‚ and dirty living conditions which brought lots of illnesses. To begin with‚ One of the reasons the Victorian Era was unpleasant was because of the population. When Victoria came to throne the empire expanded

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    revolution was a period of inventions and economic expansions that occurred in Britain in the eighteenth century. With time and money efficient innovations‚ factories were on the rise and began to take over cities. Eventually‚ the Industrial revolution lead to the deterioration of working conditions for the poor. It is important to understand how the Industrial revolution shaped working conditions because the advancements that took place during this era lead to the current workplace laws and regulations

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    concentration camp‚ it was a kill camp. They used these camps to kill nuisances‚ and people they did not like. Inside of this camp‚ they killed people in many ways. There were many different types of prisoners. And the prisoners thought the living conditions were worse than death. The Holocaust was a horrible time‚ and in a concentration camp like Auschwitz‚ it made it even worse.   The punishments in this camp varied. The most common punishment was to take away the prisoner’s food. A more serious

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