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    The tag‚ Industrial Revolution‚ was derived from the term industrialization. Industrialization refers to the process in which a society formerly based on agriculture‚ transforms into one based around manufacturing. Manual labor is turned into mass production and often changes from individuals making a product to assembly lines or machines making that same product. The Industrial Revolution had many significant effects on the development of the Americas such as‚ revolutionizing the way people worked

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    Lay‚ Janine Group #5 December 4‚ 2012 Experiment 1: Preparation of Culture Media Materials: Erlenmeyer Flasks (2 pcs.) Petri dishes (11 pcs.) Cotton stopper Aluminum foil Masking tape NA powder PDA powder Pentel pen Stirring rod Casserole Electric stove Pressure cooker/ autoclave Steps in Preparation of Culture Media: 1. Calculate the total amount of media needed for the experiment (15ml for plates‚ 5-7 mL for tubes). 2. Weigh the required amount of powder needed to

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    When thinking about the importance of many revolutions throughout history‚ it is hard to think of one that is more important than the Industrial Revolution. Beginning in the late 1700s north of Britain‚ the Industrial Revolution sought to expand and bolster the economy of Britain and those who were to follow in their footsteps. Britain was the first country to industrialize‚ doing so by having a “robust empire‚ profitable overseas trade networks‚ and established credit institutions” (Coles‚ P. 506)

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    all of the profits were going to Britain. Britain’s Opium exports to China started in the mid-1700s and peaked in 1832. Another product that was being used by Britain was cotton. Britain was a very industrialized country with many textile factories‚ therefore they needed a lot of cotton and by 1875 about 125 million pounds of cotton was imported for the British Textile industry. Between

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    England because England had the resources needed for an industrial revolution‚ they had the land‚ and the people. England had the natural resources to make an Industrial Revolution happen. England had wool‚ coal‚ iron‚ cotton‚ lead‚ tin‚ and water (doc 1). They needed wool and cotton to make yarn and clothes.They needed coal for fueling machinery. Iron was used to make railroads. Water was used to

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    Not only did they have to care for their children‚ cook and clean they now had to work resulting in fatigue. “Amongst other things I saw a cotton mill – a sight that froze my blood. The place was full of women‚ young‚ all of them‚ some large with child‚ and obliged to stand twelve hours each day.” John Roebuck‚ a member of parliament‚ described a visit to a cotton mill in letter to his wife (1838). This quote suggests that the society was unaware of the punitive working conditions that women had to

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    Juan Pullin Pullin 1 Prof. Minner English 1302_DCR April 2‚ 2014 After Apple-Picking Theme Analysis The poem After Apple-Picking by Robert Frost reveals to us a theme about death and the ambitions we have while we live. Frost uses symbolism by using objects and actions as representation for things that we may come across in our own lives. His use of symbolism is shown by hard work‚ his desire to sleep‚ and barrels of apples. Frost’s use of symbolism reflects

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    Monter 1 The Industrial Revolution was an era in which many new concepts and inventions were being made. The Industrial Revolution was both bad and good for the people at this time. The Industrial Revolution was mostly centered around textiles and coal mining. The inventions would surely make life easier on them but also very hard. The people at this time had to support themselves and their families and the new inventions were taking away their jobs and leaving them on the streets with no job‚ food

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    The Industrial Revolution began in England during the 1700s and spread across Europe then North America‚ and eventually the world. This revolution assisted life but also made life more difficult as well. Gender roles were changed‚ products were made more efficiently and many jobs were created. This also meant that people lived in cramped houses‚ air pollution levels were high and people died of or suffered illnesses from working in factories. This essay will be discussing whether the Industrial Revolution

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    Child Labor in Great Britain stated in the late 18th century. The cotton mills owners would go out into the country and find children that were either very poor or orphans and have them come work for them in the factories. In instances children would begin working in these industry at the age of five or six and work long hours of the day basically more than half the day they would end of working in that job. In 1802 social reforms would start to begin to help these children be kids and have some

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