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    factory jobs‚ dangerous coal mines‚ and horrible living conditions. The people of England who lived in the more rural areas had to move to the cities due to the inability to find work in the countryside. However‚ they would soon discover that factory jobs were a living nightmare! The average work week was comprised of twelve to fourteen hour work days six times a week‚ which is more than double the average workweek in America today. Also‚ the conditions of the factory were even

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    products in the same amount of time. The Industrial Revolution caused an improvement in living standards for the middle and upper class‚ but caused grim employment and living conditions for the poor and working class (Industrial Revolution). Normally chimney sweepers were orphans or children sold by their poverty-stricken parents. These children experienced physical and mental distress due to their work and living environments. The children who chimney swept had lifelong injuries and problems

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    the late 18th to the early 19th century‚ was a pivotal period in human history. There were significant technological advancements‚ economic transformations‚ and social upheavals. During the industrial revolution‚ the lives of the working class were negatively impacted. The working class was made up of both children and adults during this period. Firstly‚ the children‚ found themselves pushed into a new era of labor characterized by harsh working conditions‚ long working hours‚ and subjection to injuries

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    Are you living to work or working to live? That is an important question that many would love the answer‚ but unfortunately it just isn’t that simple. The majority of people everywhere‚ need to work to make a living and provide for their families but their job isn’t exactly what they would love to do with the rest of their lives. Others are fortunate enough to love their “work” and enjoy it to the fullest‚ so if they didn’t have to do the work to live‚ they still would. I believe that for a lot of

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    Could you imagine working for as long as 18 hours a day‚ six days a week? How about in 80 degree weather‚ doing tedious and often dangerous work? To make matters worse‚ what would it be like to be constantly hungry and tired‚ knowing that you would face harsh and hurtful punishments if you didn’t meet the demands? During much of the Industrial revolution‚ this scenario was the norm for men‚ women‚ and children of the working class. The pay was barely enough to live on‚ and the workers returned home

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    The Effect of Soil pH on the Living Conditions In Lumbricus terrestris Abstract The difference in soil pH weighs a heavy measure on the appearance of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris in different areas of soil. A highly acidic or highly alkaline soil may be the underlying reason for the absence of this earthworm in certain areas where pH plays a large role. In this experiment‚ soil pH was altered with Miracid—a soil acidifier and Agricultural Limestone—a soil correctional for acidic soil

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    The Industrial Revolution was a period in history that began in the 18th century to the 19th century‚ where major changes in technology and agriculture had a huge effect on people‚ starting in Great Britain. Before the Industrial Revolution‚ all countries were in the primary sector; which involved the extraction of Earth’s resources. People made all products out of hand making manufacturing very slow at the time. Most people lived in the country to focus on farming‚ because traveling back and forth

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    The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 was written by Friedrich Engels in 1844. Born in 1820‚ Engels was a German philosopher and scholar who moved to Manchester when he was twenty two in 1842. Engels became well acquainted with Karl Marx in 1844 in Paris‚ the two would later go on to publish the famous Manifesto of the Communist Party in 1848. At the time of the publication of Engels’ book‚ Britain was in the midst of the industrial revolution which brought about rapid urbanisation

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    The places they moved were not much better for the families there. Working in mines and factories were unsanitary for anyone to be working in because hygiene was not that important during the Industrial Revolution. Smoke would be everywhere surrounding the factories and not healthy for workers (Trinder 609). The health of people were bad because when they worked with cotton thread was usually damp combined with warm conditions. Going straight out into the cold night air cause people getting pneumonia

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    Chiderah Onyeukwu Professor Henry Clark HIST 1220 13 April 2014 Paper Option B The characterization of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution has been a source of great debate for many since the early nineteenth century. Some have argued that working conditions during the period were despicable and unhealthy while others claim that the mere presence of factories was an indicator of social and economic growth‚ a welcome change to the agriculturally based and less affluent society of

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