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    During the industrial revolution‚ people were faced with urgent challenges brought on by a rapidly growing population and expanding economies. Cities were swelling‚ and industries were struggling to keep up with demand. This pressure for improvement spurred incredible innovation as people sought ways to make things more efficient and productive. The steam engine‚ for example‚ completely transformed how we transported goods and powered machinery. Advances in metallurgy and machinery enabled the construction

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    was one of thousands of Union Soldiers who had died during the recent capture of Fort Donelson‚ Tennessee. The rapid transmission of information‚ through the use of the telegraph‚ to the Phillips family‚ was one of the many ways that the American Civil War ushered in a new era of warfare. This period has remained largely unchanged for the past one-hundred and fifty-years. The industrial revolution‚ the impact of mass politics‚ and a revolution in fiscal policy all contributed to make the American

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    Child Labor In Ghana Child labor is one of the major problems facing most developing countries in the world‚ especially in Africa where the highest rate of child labor is found‚ where three out five children are involve in either full time or part time jobs. According to a research conducted by International Labor Organization in 2002 ‚ Africa has approximately 41% of children from the ages of 5 to 14 involved in the labor market ‚ but whenever the issue of child labor is raised

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    ding of free public education available  to all. Children will have access to free uniforms and food while in school‚ as well as  transportation to and from schools.     Russia:   ● Child labour violates the rights of many children‚ depriving them of the basic education  that they need for their futures.  ● During the long hours of labour that the children endure‚ they might be victims of  sexual harassment‚ physical violence‚ and other kinds of abuse.  ● we believe that the bases for a better future is education

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    II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A. FOREIGN International Labor Organization’s Standards on Child Labored Applicable Perspective in Vietnam According to Giao and Alfresson (2005) child labor refers to state of children who intentionally or unintentionally involved in employment or work which are harmful to their physical‚ mental‚ spiritual‚ moral and social development; or engaged in work at too early age‚ which deprives their childhood‚ opportunities and time necessary for education‚ recreation

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    European Industrial Revolution Economical Aspect Causes: http://socyberty.com/history/causes-of-the-early-industrial-revolution Population Growth: The English civil war and the end to Feudalism contributed to the increasing population. People became immune to diseases and this immunity spread to children‚ enabling them to combat getting infected with illness. Young adolescents married early which lead to an increased birth rate‚ so the population makeup composed of a large young population

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    1. Discuss the historical foundations of human rights with reference to the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution. The foundation of the human rights in reference to the enlightenment period began with the birth of “secular universalism” which assaulted the Roman Catholicism politically and intellectually. After 30 years of war and violation of human rights‚ the overthrown of the Catholic Church‚ and the raise of the English new Bill of Rights that granted more personal freedoms‚ human rights

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    France e) Poor growth in Germany (no political stability) f) American industrialization (1820) Economic powerhouse (1900) C. Industrial Capitalism 1. Production a) Eli Whitney-Cotton Gin b) Henry Ford-Assembly Line 2. Rise of Big Business (corporations) a) Elimination of competition b) Investing c) Monopolies d) Vertical organization (of business) II. Industrial Society A. Effects 1. Inexpensive products 2. Increase in standard of living 3. Population growth 4. Migrations (both internal and external)

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    The Industrial Revolution leaves us with many questions: Was the revolution in industry simply an issue of new machinery or mechanical innovation? Did young boys and girls work and live shoulder to shoulder for more than twelve hours a day? Was industrial capitalism nothing more than a clever system devised by clever capitalists to exploit the labor of ignorant workers? Was the revolution in industry the product of conscious planning or did it appear spontaneously? The revolution was

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    number: 0915672 Name: Fan Jia analyses the causes of the Industrial Revolution and its social effects |Introduction: | | | |The Industrial Revolution occurred from the 18 th to 19 th. It had a effect on agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transport‚ | |and

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