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    The past has effected everyone today in some shape‚ way‚ or form. It makes society how it is today and history are the roots for our world. The Industrial Revolution has impacted the world today in many ways. Another piece from this era‚ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ also had an influence even if it was least expected. Even art can shape the way people think. A memorable work of art by Auguste Renoir called Dance at the Moulin de la Galette put new ideas into artist’s minds about showing happiness

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    for expensive goods such as textiles and furniture and made it more affordable for everyone due to mass production. Steam trains were also invented to move perishable goods and people in quickly in long distances to markets and bring fresh‚ organic foods to cities which are growing in population. Trains were an affordable form of transport for citizens and people. The invention of steam ships allowed a large number of people to North America and Australia from Europe. These were the fundamental changes

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    transform Britain‚ and later the whole western world‚ into powerhouses of metal work‚ mining and industry. Beginning in England in around 1760‚ the revolution would continue well into the nineteenth century and bring around crucial inventions‚ such as steam pumps and railways. Crucially‚ the industrial revolution saw a switch from the use of wood and other bio-fuels such as charcoal for fuel‚ to coal for the very first time on a wide scale. It was this development that allowed the revolution to grow and

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    (2013)15-68 brill.aim/himii The Origins of Fossil Capital: From Water to Steam in the British Cotton Industry* Andreas Malm Human Ecology Division/LUCID‚ Lund University Andreas.Malm@lucid.lu.se Abstract The process commonly referred to as business-as-usual has given rise to dangerous climate change‚ but its social history remains strangely unexplored. A key moment in its onset was the transition to steam power as a source of rotary motion in commodity production‚ in Britain and‚ first

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    The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever. It helped progress us forward to how things are ran today. It made work faster and more efficient. A thought process that we will have forever. Moving the textile business out from people’s homes and in to the factory was a big necessary step. While some aspects of a factory are different‚ the process that was used during the Industrial Revolution is the same. The industrial Revolution changed the way we fought our wars‚ interacted with other countries

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    Thus‚ cutting the grass to an appropriate length. As the brake bar is pulled down‚ this opens up the area engine‚ so when the string is pulled‚ it engages a spinning sphere with heavily indented marks. This actions causes the piston to spin‚ in a way an old sewing machine worked. The sphere has magnets built into it‚ and when it spins past the ignition field

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    After sometime‚ the development centralized on the United States and Germany. Inventions were crucial during the first industrial revolution. Inventions such as spinning and weaving were a function of water power which was ultimately replaced by steam. This form of production assisted in the increase of growth in America. The industrial revolution became a change for American society and economy into a modern urban-industrial state.

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    Did the Industrial Revolution improve life for people? The Industrial Revolution was a time of drastic change‚ for both the better and worse. Changes like factories‚ steam power‚ and more people flocking to the city generally improved life. However‚ these changes also meant that working conditions declined‚ and massive increases in pollution and disease. The above suggest that the Revolution had pros and cons. Population growth changed Britain’s life style immensely. The Industrial Revolution witnessed

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    Industry all helped contribute to the American Industrial Revolution.The American Industrial Revolution was the rapid development of industry that took place in the late 18th century and early 19th century. The Revolution was categorized by the use of steam power‚ the growth of factories‚ and the mass production of manufactured goods. Between 1860 and 1910 the urban population went from 6 million to over 44 million. Rural Americans left their farms to work in a factory in the city. Housing‚ water‚ and

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    During the early 1800s‚ the United States went through a change in its economy called the Industrial Revolution. The country went from an agricultural to industrial economy. The change in the economy had an impact on many things in the United States‚ such as jobs‚ railroads‚ and factories. The way men and women earned money to make a living changed during this time. The California Gold Rush occurred during the Industrial Revolution and also had a big impact in changing the United States. The Industrial

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