Before the Industrial revolution people used to live in remote areas where living was cheap and affordable. Due to less roads and inconvenient transportation system most of the people were farmers and used to grow their own food. As a result of Industrialization and urbanization‚ families got themselves free from their traditional ties to the land and migrated to cities for a better life. Railroad brought together remote parts of the country. A huge number of immigrants came to America in waves
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in writing stories about the schemes in politics and therefor giving the public the evidence they needed. These group of authors wrote about the many political and social problems that needed to be taken care of‚ such as the living environment of tenement houses. They also exposed the corruption of political machines of the time and the unsanitary practices of meat packaging. Muckraker’s successfully got their point across‚ and even were able to contribute to the development of a better American.
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poor living conditions‚ drugs‚ alcohol‚ corruption‚ and prostitution. These are very serious problems that many rap artists believe are being ignored by America. ‘The beats of rap music have people bopping and the words have them thinking‚ from the tenement-lined streets of Harlem‚ New York‚ to the mansion parties of Beverly Hills‚ California’ (Shomari‚ pp. 45). Rap music‚ once only popular with blacks in New York City‚ Washington‚ D.C.‚ and Philadelphia‚ has grown to become one of America ’s most
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Harlem is known internationally as the Black Mecca of the world. It is knowns as home to many races and ethnic groups. Those including the Dutch‚ Irish‚ German‚ Italian and Jewish. Harlem was originally settled by the Dutch in 1658‚ but was largely farmland and undeveloped territory for approximately 200 years. As New York’s population grew‚ residential and commercial expansion moved northward‚ and development of Harlem territory was evitable. In the 1880’s the elevated of the rail lines in Harlem
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immensely and led to some of the most significant inventions known today. It introduced industrialisation and urbanisation to our world. Living conditions during the Industrial revolution were poor and unsanitary for the poor. They lived in slums or tenements in the overcrowded industrialised cities. The poor usually died early because of these harsh living conditions because the housing carried diseases and they had a lack of access to medication. In this housing‚ the poor usually had a small room for
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men detested for their abominations‚ and popularly known by the name of Christians (Ramsay 327). The significance of Ancient Rome limit was placed to the height of houses; open spaces were left; and colonnades were added to protect the fronts of tenements‚ Nero undertaking to build these at his own cost‚ and to hand over the building sites‚ cleared of rubbish‚ to the proprietors (327). He offered premiums and he assigned the marshes at Ostia for the reception of the rubbish‚ which was taken down the
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JUNO BOYLE Juno Boyle is a forty- five year old woman living in the Tenement houses of Dublin during the 1920s with her Husband Boyle‚ daughter Mary and her disabled son Johnny. While going through this play I decided I was going to explore the character of Juno relating to her character on and off the stage. She is described as an overworked‚ stressed and pressurised woman which was caused by the fact that she is the sole provider for her family. She is a fighter‚ strong in spirit as well as body
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States‚ immigrants poured in from all different countries but faced problems along the way. Immigrants came to America for more jobs‚ better living conditions‚ and more money. However‚ they faced problems including nativists‚ discrimination‚ and tenements. A majority of immigrants had high expectations but realized what the reality of living an American lifestyle was. Overall‚ immigration was something people turned to when facing push factors in their home country. There are multiple reasons that
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When it comes to the Industrial Revolution you look at all the facts of what it did. The damage‚ the output‚ and the change. When it comes to those three things one outweighs the other two‚ at the end of this paper you will know why damage destroys the other two. The reason for damage beating the other two is because of the child labor‚ working conditions‚ and living conditions. Every person over 14 wants to work. Whether they like it or not everyone needs money. During the Industrial Revolution
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Chapter 7: Immigrants and Urbanization Section 1: The New Immigrants I. Through the Golden Door A. Immigrants wanted to escape famine‚ land shortages (pop of Europe doubled in 100 years)‚ religious‚ and/or political persecution (Russia drives out Jews)‚ and some intended to earn money and return home (birds of passage) 1. Old immigrants: 1800 – 1880 10 million immigrants came from northern and western Europe (GB‚ Ireland‚ Germany‚ Scandinavian countries)
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