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    found near the surface of the earth. People began to construct coal mines but they were filled with water that had to be removed. This was when John Watt‚ a Scottish inventor‚ improved the steam engine designed earlier by an Englishman‚ Thomas Newcomen. There were other significant innovations‚ yet this steam engine proved to be most efficient and eventually widely used. It was put to other uses‚ such as the production of cotton‚ which was in great demand[5]. Textile industry dominated the industrial

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    enhancement prove why advancements were beneficial to the modern world in the long run.   The Industrial Revolution marked a time in history when advancements in technology proceeded to transform the industries and lifestyle of Europeans. Between the steam engine for factories‚ to the telegraph for communication‚ the people of the time benefitted from the new progress in society. Factories began producing more products to keep up with the demand of the people. Recently‚ a population boom had been caused

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    and production was regularly done in people’s home’s. The public welcomed new inventions and technology that were established during the revolution. It created jobs‚ railroads‚ and unions therefore developed stability. New inventions such as steam-powered machines and factories were brought forth and increased job opportunities for the people. As the factories were built‚ businessmen were in need for workers and population began to double. People began to migrate to those cities where industry

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    In the late 18th century‚ the Industrial Revolution fired up‚ like a steam engine‚ its ceaseless fire roared from Western Europe‚ to the Ottoman Empire crossing seas reaching as far as North America‚ lasting until it was finally extinguished on the brink of the 19th century. Unlike other revolutions‚ which primarily focused on political changes‚ the Industrial Revolution created technology‚ developed social changes and expanded the global economy. However‚ the effects of the Industrial Revolution

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    revolution occurred‚ most people in Europe lived on small farms and produced most of their needs by hand. Then the revolutionary industry changed their lives. Many people moved to cities and most of their needs were produced by complex machines using steam power. First‚ I want to explain about the industrial revolution in agrarian part. Agrarian revolution was a change in farming methods which allowed for greater production of food. This revolution was fulfilled by the use of new farming technology

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    around many iron made parts‚ Darby’s idea was another great one. Not only did Darby’s ideas make an impact on the Industrial Revolution‚ “it was this section of the industry that developed most rapidly under the demand for cast iron parts for the steam engine and also for pipes and structural work‚ in the latter half of the eighteenth century.” (Raistrick‚

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    how people followed the same routines everyday.He wrote in a novel "It was a town of machinery and tall chimneys‚ out of which came serpents of smoke trailed themselves never got uncoiled there was a rattling all day long where the piston of the steam engine worked monotonously like the head of an elephant in a state of melancholy madness" (Reader 156). By the dramatic description of factories‚ Dickens is holding the factory owners accountable for all the pollution they are causing. A factory owner

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    relatively low cost. As the average consumer began to spend more and more the American economy began to experience beneficial spurts of growth. Some of the biggest advancements in technology were in steam power. New found fuels such as coal and petroleum were vastly consumed and incorporated in steam engines. This transformed the manufacturing process of many industries such as the production of textiles and the transportation of people and goods across the country through America’s extensive rail road

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    Robert Fulton: Man of Designs Robert Fulton was born on November 14‚ 1765. His parents were immigrants from Ireland and came to Pennsylvania. They owned a farm‚ but lost it because they could not afford it. They moved to Lancaster‚ PA. His dad died there in 1774. He learned to read and write at home‚ and at 8 years old he went to a Quaker school. At a young age Robert Fulton was talented. He was an artist and at 10 years old‚ he did design work for gunsmiths. At 17 years old‚ he went to Philadelphia

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    What Does Revolution Really Mean? When you hear the word revolution‚ many things may come to mind: vicious‚ bloody battles‚ mobs and militiamen‚ powerful and oppressive kings‚ and feudal japan. Or perhaps you think of specific revolutions such as the French Revolution or the American Revolution. But are these the only kind of revolution that has‚ or will ever exist? Simply put‚ no. So what else can a revolution be‚ besides an unruly uprising? Well‚ a revolution is a change in society‚ which can be

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