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    A Christmas Carol vs. The Industrial Revolution Rewrite Almost all of America has some point on Christmas Eve or even Christmas Day sat down in front of the TV and watched A Christmas Carol on one of the local channels. It’s like a tradition at my house and probably is at many other households as well. Charles Dickens created the modern Christmas‚ the Christmas we all know and celebrate today. When we watch the movie or read his book‚ people mainly focus on the story of Christmas and how Dickens

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    Week 2 APA Paper Lelia Hastings Hist 220 October 12‚ 2013 Debra Chittur Week 2 APA Paper The Industrial Revolution would usher in a new era type and publication‚ particular with Lord Stanhope”s invention of the all cast-iron printing press‚ doubling the usable paper size and drastically reducing the use of normal labor. In 1810 the halftone process was developed‚ allowing for the first photo to be printed on a range of full tones. This in turn introduced

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    viewpoints on a subject‚ create conflicting emotions‚ and cause many historical impacts. One of the best known historical impacts in the United States‚ was the end of child labor during the Industrial Revolution.This exhibited the low quality working conditions children were operating in. During the Industrial Revolution‚ profound photographs were captured of children that contributed to the enactment of child labor laws by being showcased in newspapers‚ having an emotional impact on society‚ and creating

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    known for the two inventions he made. They were the key to the Industrial Revolution. The inventions were accountable for mass industrial production that is still used today. During the Industrial Revolution there were many inventions that were assembled to improve the lives of countless people. The cotton gin and interchangeable parts made Eli Whitney one of the most magnificent inventors during the time of the Industrial Revolution. Ever since Eli Whitney was a child he had an affinity for technology

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    The industrial revolution was the turning point in modern life‚ as we know it today. This era in history was the time when inventions that changed the world were created‚ formed and developed. This was also the point in time when medicine advanced and diseases were controlled and later became extinct in most countries in the world today. Some significant changes were made in the area of Living conditions and health/disease. Living conditions before‚ during and after the industrial revolution The

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    The nineteenth century not only saw the progression of an Industrial Revolution that brought about economic‚ cultural‚ and structural changes but also a "Leisure Revolution" (See (Marcus 1974‚ Lowerson and Myerscough 1977‚ Bailey 1978‚ Walvin 1978‚ and Cunningham 1980). According to Cunningham‚ "there is nothing in the leisure of today which was not visible in 1880." This revolution in the ideology and practice of leisure had two distinct phases‚ that of 1700-1850 and that post-1850. The earlier

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    Child labor since the Industrial Revolution Child labor has changed dramatically since the time of the industrial revolution. Teens everywhere can now have part time jobs that aren’t hazardous to their health and follow strict child labor laws. Although pretty much all our ancestors weren’t so lucky. During n the Industrial Revolution there were no child labor laws. The factory owners just saw it as jobs that could be done by anyone‚ and grown men would not stand for such low pay so who better

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    been the way of life for many people since the beginning of time (Dictionary.com‚ web). During the 18th century‚ the industrial revolution took agriculture as we know it for a major turn. The new machinery and techniques allowed for fewer‚ bigger commercial farms instead of each individual family being forced to farm for their own means of survival. Even if the industrial revolution was the most prominent series of advancements‚ there are still many succeeding changes after 1945 that will influence

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    While the middle class was born in the late Middle Ages‚ it exploded during the Industrial Revolution as massive numbers of workers entered the industrial factory system. The middle class exited on a spectrum between the lower end (consisting of small shopkeepers) and the higher end (consisting of capitalists who owned companies)‚ All were united by several desires and beliefs—an open expanding economy was ideal‚ prosperity was the loftiest ambition‚ competition was beneficial‚ and the success of

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