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    barley and such 2. What does this history of beer in the ancient world tell us about the early civilizations? What it tells us really are essentially two things: first‚ that somehow ancient civilizations understood in some form or manner that the water was not "safe" to drink in some regions.    3. What sources does the author use to gather his information on the use of beer? the author uses sources from the Stone Age period to gather information on the use of beer. He focuses on the transition that

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    Pretty much everyone in this town works in the factory‚ and if they don’t‚ and if they’re a man‚ they probably work in the coal mine. Although we all work long hours for a very low pay‚ and the majority of the children don’t get a real education‚ all of our work is contributing to the improvement of machines and architecture‚ which is all very great for everyone. Yet‚ Overall‚ the Industrial Revolution has really changed everything for the worse‚ rather than changing for the better. For example

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    The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes that occurred in the period from about 1760 to some time between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines‚ new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes‚ improved efficiency of water power‚ the increasing use of steam power and development of machine tools. The transition also included the change from wood and other bio-fuels to coal. The Industrial Revolution began

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    Industrial revolution powered by child slaves? W hen the industrial first came to Britain and the United States‚ there was a high demand on labour. Many people migrated from rural country side to the newly industrialized cities to find work. However‚ things didn’t turn out as bright as they did. To survive in the lowest level of poverty‚ all the members in the family go to work. This led to high rise of child labour in factories. Children were not treated well‚ overworked and underpaid for a long

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    If one looks at Europe in the mid 1900s and the entire world today‚ one can see a mirror image of the old big 5 countries. In the 19th century it was Great Britain‚ France‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ and Prussia‚ but today it is China‚ India‚ United States‚ the European Union‚ and Russia. Today’s United States could be compared to 19th century Great Britain‚ in terms of economic dominance and world influence. China could be considered the modern day France/Russia because of its gigantic population and sheer

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    LIFE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Industrialization- As American factories grew‚ they no longer needed to employ skilled workers who had spent years learning their particular trade. Instead‚ they could hire unskilled laborers who performed simple tasks and worked for lower wages. As a result‚ American factory work became "deskilled" after the Civil War. WORKING CONDITIONS -Even in good times wages were low‚ hours long and working conditions hazardous. -Little of the wealth which the nation

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    Practice 1 Based on one novel above‚ discuss one of the themes in the story. Provide evidence from the text to support your answer The novel that I choose is The Curse by Lee Su Ann. The story is about the mysterious death of Azreen’s adopted sister‚ Madhuri‚ and how Azreen goes through everything to find out the truth behind the death. The theme that I would like to discuss here is gender stereotyping . In the novel‚ gender stereotyping is presented through how females should behave. This

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    and Richard Trevithick. New ideas‚ methods‚ and machinery helped the Industrial Revolution go at a faster pace. The spinning jenny was invented by Jasmes Hargreaves. This machine could spin eight threads of wool at once. It was later extended to spin 120 threads at one time. Spinning jennys were very small and extremely increased production. One person by hand could only spin one thread at a time. The first well built pump was developed by Thomas Newcomen. Pumps were the first steam powered devices

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    Before the Industrial Revolution life for the working-class was very community based and most people were living in the country side. According to (Allen‚ 2017) the lower-class people rode horses to travel everywhere and was community based as people got their entertainment from the local fairs‚ people in the town would work in small shops‚ kill the animals for food‚ baked their own bread and more without the help of machines. People who owned land or were wealthy had all the power then. In this

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    Science and Its Blessing

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    Science and Its Blessing We live in the age of science. Science has provided means of communication. It has advanced agriculture. And introduced new concept in industrialization. We owe a lot to science has led to many inventions have revolution human life. The progress of science has led to many inventions such as those of those of team engine‚ electricity‚ etc. Electricity had brought wonders in our daily life. Big mills‚ manufacturing different goods are established with the help of

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