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    The 21st Century is just around the corner and with it will come many changes in today’s modern society. Changes occur daily‚ yet taken into view yearly these changes become extremely noticeable. The people of today’s society are changing everyday‚ and therefore so is the world. This report will express personal beliefs on what will occur in the 21st century. Within it are examples such as‚ crime rates‚ personalities‚ religion‚ and living environments. The 21st Century will bring crime rates

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    received half the wages the white women earned" (46-47). These| |Racial division of labor |statements about the tobacco industry describe the condition of many | | |African-Americans‚ especially those living in the south and west | |3. |Carpenters in Boston were the first to stage a strike for the 10-hour | |27 April

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    their family. If forced to choose between living in a town with inhumane living conditions known as Packingtown or live in a town where everything was ran and owned by George Pullman‚ I would pack my bags and move into Pullmans model town. I choose Pullman because of its living conditions‚ the culture of the town‚ and opportunities for women even if they were not ideal. Packingtown was notorious for its awful and inhumane living conditions and working conditions. The houses in Packingtown were built

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    started with the reign of queen Victoria which began in 1837-1901 and wasn’t a good period in history. The laws were very lenient‚ therefore causing the Victorian Era to have bad conditions like working struggles‚ making young children work‚ children not getting educated‚ rapid population growth‚ and dirty living conditions which brought lots of illnesses. To begin with‚ One of the reasons the Victorian Era was unpleasant was because of the population. When Victoria came to throne the empire expanded

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    revolution was a period of inventions and economic expansions that occurred in Britain in the eighteenth century. With time and money efficient innovations‚ factories were on the rise and began to take over cities. Eventually‚ the Industrial revolution lead to the deterioration of working conditions for the poor. It is important to understand how the Industrial revolution shaped working conditions because the advancements that took place during this era lead to the current workplace laws and regulations

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    concentration camp‚ it was a kill camp. They used these camps to kill nuisances‚ and people they did not like. Inside of this camp‚ they killed people in many ways. There were many different types of prisoners. And the prisoners thought the living conditions were worse than death. The Holocaust was a horrible time‚ and in a concentration camp like Auschwitz‚ it made it even worse.   The punishments in this camp varied. The most common punishment was to take away the prisoner’s food. A more serious

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    slaves to the industry and were subjected to low wages‚ poor living conditions‚ long hours‚ and poor working conditions. The extremely low salaries forced workers to stay working to try and provide necessary items for their families. Food ran scarce in families and cramped houses and tenement apartments had little light‚ hardly any fresh air‚ and awful plumbing and waste management. Workers were forced to live in these harsh conditions‚ because this was the only thing they could afford. Families

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    The working (lower class) in Australia mainly lived closer to the city‚ squashed together in the slums. Some examples are in Sydney – Pyrmont‚ Redfern and Surry Hills and in Melbourne – Collingwood‚ Richmond‚ Port Melbourne and Footscray. They lived at the bottom of hills where flooding enabled water borne diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever to breed spread throughout communities. Families of 10 were squeezed into inadequately sized‚ poorly insulated‚ iron houses where they struggled to pay

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    Living Conditions in the City and Country Man has always been attracted to city life. From the ancient Egyptians we see that city life was very important. Cities were the cultural backbone of the civilization since it was a place of trading‚ working‚ and meeting with one another. This trend is beginning to change though as we become more technologically advanced. People are moving out of the city and into the country or suburb areas. These days people are concerned about pollution‚ convenience‚ and

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    By the mid 1800s‚ machines began to take over the industrial economy. More and more machines began to be used to produce clothing‚ shoes‚ watches‚ guns‚ and farming supplies. The working conditions in the factories in the mid 1800s on the other hand‚ was very harsh and dangerous. It was very easy to get caught in a machine‚ and get badly injured. The average workday for employees was 11.4 hours a day. Not only was the machines moving at a rapid pace‚ but children that had to work‚ would end up getting

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