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    The following is mirrored from its source at: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98oct/industry.htm The NEXT Industrial Revolution by William McDonough and Michael Braungart October 1998 The Atlantic "Eco-efficiency‚" the current industrial buzzword‚ will neither save the environment nor foster ingenuity and productivity‚ the authors say. They propose a new approach that aims to solve rather than alleviate the problems that industry makes In the spring of 1912 one of the largest moving objects

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    PER 1 This essay is about the story of antigone ‚I wrote it about the whole story about what she died and about crean and what they did and how they died.Atigone is siters with ismene and she has a brother named creon. Antigone‚ the sister of Polyneices‚ decides to bury her brother despite the death penalty for doing so established by Creon. When Antigone is caught in the act‚ Creon sentences her to death by surrounding her "in a vault of stone... in the wilderness" despite the fact that Antigone

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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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    Britain during the Industrial Revolution. Robert migrated from what is now present-day Slovakia to Great Britain to seek out a better life for himself and his family. Robert is a well-known activist who has spoken out against harsh working conditions in coal mines. Since the only work available for Robert is in a coal mine‚ he has toned down his activism and has “laid low” as he wants to keep his job. However‚ he has very strong sentiments against the harsh and unsafe working conditions in the

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    The Industrial Revolution played a major role in shaping today’s modern world. It began in 18th century Britain; the heart of the Industrial Revolution. At this time‚ Britain had just experienced the Agricultural Revolution‚ which led to many new concepts and inventions; these inventions replaced many farmer’s jobs‚ so these farmers went to look for work in factories. Great Britain also controlled many colonies from whom they gained valuable resources. Surprisingly‚ it was not until a century later

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    What Does Revolution Really Mean? When you hear the word revolution‚ many things may come to mind: vicious‚ bloody battles‚ mobs and militiamen‚ powerful and oppressive kings‚ and feudal japan. Or perhaps you think of specific revolutions such as the French Revolution or the American Revolution. But are these the only kind of revolution that has‚ or will ever exist? Simply put‚ no. So what else can a revolution be‚ besides an unruly uprising? Well‚ a revolution is a change in society‚ which can be

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    DBQ Essay Industrial Revolution DBQ The impact of the Industrial Revolution was a positive experience for some‚ but it was a great difficulty for others. Because of the demands for reform and protection for workers arose‚ government and unions began to take place. That was how the evils of the Industrial Revolution addressed in England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Unions are voluntary associations joined by workers. The Combination Act of 1800‚ which hindered the growth of unions

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    1. The Industrial Revolution‚ which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries‚ was a period of time when water and steam power replaced muscle power‚ and rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban. There were many reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in England. One reason it started in England was because there were a lot of fast moving rivers. This geographical feature was important because in order to operate the water wheel‚ you needed fast moving rivers

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    Industrial Revolution DBQ In the late 1700’s‚ the Industrial Revolution began in England creating both positive and negative effects on both the economic and social life of the people in England. The results of these effects have been taken in by numerous perspectives such as people who worked in factories‚ the factory owners themselves‚ the government and others who have witnessed the conditions in the cities at the time of the Industrial Revolution. For many children‚ the Industrial

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    The Industrial Revolution and the process of urbanization that came with it greatly impacted the life of Americans. The switch from a primarily agrarian society to an industrial society played devastation for the average American‚ all the while empowering the wealthy. Many technological advances were made during this time‚ and the main factor leading to the American Industrial Revolution and urbanization was the expansion of the railway system. In 1869‚ the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union

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