The industrial revolution didn’t just change the economy‚ it changed the average American’s way of life. As the values‚ customs‚ and traditions were rapidly changing‚ Americans were dancing to the beat of a different drum. While it is true that cities were growing‚ musket technology was evolving‚ and the cotton gin was revolutionizing the economy‚ there was something deeper happening in society that led to a new moral code. Alcohol was extremely valued as a way of life. It was used as medicine
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4. How did the Industrial Revolution give rise to new philosophies? The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain because social‚ political‚ and agricultural conditions there were particularly favorable at that time. More importantly a stable govt. in Britain meant that monarchs and aristocrats were less likely by chance to seize income or impose taxes on people. As a result‚ earnings were safer‚ and ambitious businessmen could gain wealth‚ social status‚ and power more easily than in other
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The Scientific Revolution‚ which started in 1543‚ was the emerging of new scientific belief and discoveries (Chambers Pg. 552). During‚ the Scientific Revolution one of the most beneficial‚ and most used method came about‚ the Scientific Method. The Scientific Method is a body of procedures used to attain new knowledge or to correct old knowledge (Wilson and Shuttleworth). Roger Bacon was the first promote reasoning for the scientific method (Shuttleworth). Following the influence of Roger Bacon
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Scientific Revolution When I attended middle school after I immigrated from China‚ I could not acclimate to the strange environment: school systems and textbooks in English. Everyone around me spoke English fluently. I thought I succeeded with English in China; however‚ I lost all of my confidence when I went to school. My science teacher‚ Mrs. H. provided me a thick textbook. I tried to catch up with the other kids. However‚ I realized I could not understand much of the content. A helpless feeling
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The Renaissance and scientific revolution had challenged the medieval concept of scholasticism‚which one accepted authority without question.The enlightenment is normally considered by scholars to be Natural Conclusion of the Renaissance‚ since both were secular in the approaches. The humanistic revival of classical art‚ architecture‚ literature‚ and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe. The period of this revival‚ roughly the 14th through the 16th
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Prior to the Industrial Revolution‚ which began in Britain in the late 1700s‚ manufacturing was often done in people’s homes‚ using hand tools or basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered‚ special-purpose machinery‚ factories and mass production. The iron and textile industries‚ along with the development of the steam engine‚ played central roles in the Industrial Revolution‚ which also saw improved systems of transportation‚ communication and banking. While industrialization brought
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The American Industrial Revolution was a time period of rapid industrialization in the final part of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Many things were invented in the Industrial Revolution including the automobile. The automobile changed American lives by improving life for a lot of people may it be less time to go to work or to get things transported faster. Many job opportunities were opened for Immigrants‚ and Middle/Lower Class Americans. Different resources were used to build
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Rationalism was a way of thinking that completely changed the ways of the eighteenth century. This period became known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason. Out of this era came the spiritual view of Deism and the intellectual framework American and French Revolutions. The document that officially separated America from Britain was the Deceleration of independence‚ which was heavily influenced by the concepts of the Enlightenment and Rationalism. Through the analysis of the Deceleration
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The Enlightenment was a period in Europe in which intellect and individualism were valued and focused on more than the traditional ideals and beliefs. At the tail end of the scientific revolution there was an emphasis on reason‚ tolerance‚ and progress. Now‚ there was a new emphasis on these ideas and even the churches’ authority was questioned. One thinker during this time was the English philosopher John Locke‚ who offered new ways to construct a constitutional government. He believed that a contract
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He was popular with normal people because of the miracles he performed e.g. healing of the lame man‚ turning water into wine. The Jewish leaders hated Jesus and despised his claim to be the son of God. They felt threatened because of Jesus’ popularity with the people. He often criticised them and made them feel stupid. “Woe to you‚ teachers of the law and Pharisees‚ you hypocrites!” (Matthew23:27) Jesus spent time with people who were social outcasts e.g. lepers. He also had a lot of respect for
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