As Winston Churchill once said‚ gin… ‘saved more Englishman’s lives‚ and minds‚ than all the doctors in the Empire’ (LeBor). However‚ this is a common misconception in the history of gin: in 18th Century England‚ a Gin Craze took over. The Gin Craze was a brief stint in English history when the poor drank excessive amounts of gin (“18th Century Gin Craze”). This period defined the time when the government exploited the poor by domesticating gin production. In doing so‚ gin became affordable to everyone
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Michael Baker HIS 131-07 The Cotton Revolution in America: We often view the twentieth century as the era of the most progressive time for technology‚ but often what are not often thought of are the astonishing advances of the century prior. The inventions of the nineteenth century seemed to bring the world out of the Dark Ages. With all the amazing advances in science and technology‚ it trumped any time before hand. Between the railroad‚ the telegraph‚ electric lighting‚ the photograph and the
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can be so very simple‚ yet change the lives of millions. Take‚ for example‚ the cotton gin. The creation of the cotton gin‚ by Eli Whitney was significant in history because it gigantically impacted the african american slaves in america’s lives‚ dramatically increased the number and use of slaves‚ and sparked a series of events of the course of 68 years that eventually led up to the start of the civil war. The cotton gin GIGANTICALLY impacted the african american slaves in america’s lives. The number
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Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Thompson should keep a strictly professional relationship. After the release of Cotton‚ both Cotton and Thompson have appeared together on various interviews. It is usually best to act friendly during an interview to avoid any awkward situations. The two did have casual conversations with one another. However‚ Thompson herself wanted nothing to do with Ronald Cotton. She was extremely uncomfortable with Cotton’s presence on their first interview together. Thompson’s discomfort
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In the state of Georgia‚ Eli Whitney created the cotton gin in 1793. The cotton gin had positive and negative effects in the United States during the Industrial Revolution. The cotton gin changed the way cotton was processed and greatly affected the slave states. In the south‚ the cotton gin had positive and negative effects on the production of cotton. The cotton gin made processing cotton easier‚ faster‚ and more efficient. However‚ it also increased slavery and almost tore out nation apart
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In the 1850s‚ Southern America produced approximately seventy percent of the world’s cotton. However‚ this production would not have been possible if it wasn’t for the invention of the Cotton Gin. Since he was little‚ Eli Whitney‚ developed a passion towards being an inventor. He frequently worked in his father’s workshop and there he would take things apart and would put them back together. At the age of 24‚ he enrolled in college in order to become a lawyer. It was not long after when he found
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In Beckert’s book titled‚ “The Empire of Cotton”‚ he argues that the cultivation of cotton in 19th century America went hand in hand with slavery‚ or violent domination of labour. Before the inception of cotton cultivation in US‚ slaves were employed in tobacco plantations. When the market for tobacco dwindled‚ it was an easy move to employ the slaves on cotton plantations‚ as the cultivation techniques were largely similar. Cotton is a labour intensive crop‚ and a significant portion of the production
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was called Cotton Candy Land. A child’s love for cotton candy goes beyond words. Not only do they want it in every flavor but they want the candy to never end‚ and that is what Cotton Candy Land is. There is a cotton candy in every flavor imaginable to mankind and it is bottomless. The best thing about it is that no child can ever get sick from eating too much candy in Cotton Candy Land. Needless to say‚ the place was truly blessed with a hint of magic dust. Once upon a time ago‚ Cotton Candy Land
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Module 1 Assignment 3 SCI201 Ecology and Environmental Sustainability Argosy University The Industrial Revolution‚ which took place in the 18th to the 19th centuries‚ was an era during which essentially uncultivated‚ rural societies in America and other countries became industrial and urban. Before the Industrial Revolution‚ which began in Britain during the late 1700s‚ construction was mostly done by using hand tools or basic machines. Mechanization marked a shifted to powered‚ special-purpose
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The Republic of the Philippines’ textile industry was established in the 1950s under the principle of import substitution industrialization‚ which promotes producing goods domestically rather than importing them from other countries. The textile industry comprises fiber production and the manufacturing of yarn‚ fabric and textile end-products. It consists of two sectors: the primary processing sector‚ comprising spinning‚ twisting‚ weaving‚ knitting‚ dyeing and finishing; and the secondary processing
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