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    Ans. Yes‚ I do believe that Internet is solely responsible for the industrial revolution. In the mid-90s’ ARPANet was transformed from a military safety net to the civilian Internet that has become such an integral part of our lives‚ bringing with it change not only technological but also change for the society as well. The Internet results in bringing a revolution along with it access to any kind of information combined with reshaping established conventions and destroying old world definitions

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    Industrialization: A Negative Impact The Industrial Revolution began over 200 hundred years ago‚ yet the negative impacts still effect societies around the world today. The peoples of this planet have not yet defeated the classism that arose during this era‚ and the planet itself stuck in an ever-apparent cycle of excessive CO2 emissions. To overcome these global challenges‚ common knowledge must expand to proper and clean ways of product consumption and waste‚ and a sense of equality amongst

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    The Effect of the Internet on Modern Society In this day and age‚ the Internet is the new resource tool for the masses. It has changed the way we live in society and the way people interact with each other. As more and more people log on the Internet‚ it has undoubtedly changed the way people think and feel about each other and the world around us. When we begin to look at the ways it has changed society‚ we can clearly see many reasons to its assimilation into modern life. First‚ it has given

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    This was the industrial revolution. “Low-cost‚ high-grade coal‚ oil and natural gas- the backbone of the industrial revolution- will be a distant memory by 2050‚”(Jeremy Grantham) this quote shows how the industrial revolution was such a big part of American history. The greatest impacts of the revolution were the making of factories‚ the making of transportation and the middle class finally getting livable wages leading to a new way of life. One of the greatest impacts of the revolution was the making

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    to work and raise a big crop that was all we needed. We went to work and plowed and planted; the rains fell‚ the sun shone‚ nature smiled‚ and we raised the big crop that they told us to; and what came of it? Eight-cent corn‚ ten-cent oats‚ two-cent beef‚ and no price at all for butter and eggs-that’s what came of it. (Source G) The problem was compounded by the fact that during the civil war‚ when cotton farming in the United States had been put on pause‚ other countries‚ such as India‚ began to

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    their own ideas on what a perfect life would be like. On the other hand it comes easier to create a dystopia‚ similar to The Giver’s society. You may think that the society we live in today and a fictional dystopia are very similar‚ this is clearly not the case. While modern day society and the society in The Giver do have some similarities‚ they have many distinct differences. There are many differences between Jonas’ society and the modern day society. For example‚ in Jonas’ society people do not choose

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    The Second Industrial Revolution                           The Second Industrial Revolution was another great step forward in technology and society‚ but also People were living in germ infested‚ crowded and very unhealthy conditions‚ much like their place of work. People labored in horrible conditions‚ and working long hours with low wages. The people were living in filth and no respect.                          Housing was perhaps the most serious problem. It was simply impossible to build homes

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    Industrial/Agrarian Revolution Notes: Agrarian Revolution: - before life expectancy was 20-30 - Education was a privilege not a right - no sewage systems - 80% of pop. was farmers - Enclosure Acts! - Cheeper food - small scale farmers had to move to towns and cities to seek jobs - city pop. rose - farming less difficult - farming: Survival > Business - 1750 ~15% lived in towns - 1850 ~50% lived in towns - 1880 ~80% lived in towns The population explosion: The social and economic effect of

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    The effects of Modern Gadgets In the study Habits of first year BSBA Students in the LSPU-SPCC. _______________________________________ I. Introduction In the Philippine 21st century are now facing challenging that brought about by a modern and rapid change in our society. In this institution like our College and Universities‚ aims to have a better and quality education to help the students to be more successful in their chosen career it mold and train us to be more capable in the society

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    Industrial Revolution Paper The Industrial Revolution had tremendously impacted the general public. It was a time of transition from agricultural to industrial age. Thought the revolution brought incredible effects to the community‚ one cannot avoid the sufferings people experienced throughout the revolution. Children were put through hard labor‚ the working conditions were atrocious‚ and the dependency of technology. Industry was thriving throughout the 19th century; farms were transformed into

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