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    I.R.? Introduction The government has made laws saying that employers have to look after the workforce and provide safety equipment and other things for them. Because of this working today is pretty safe. At the start of the Industrial Revolution none of these laws existed and so working in a factory could prove to be very dangerous indeed. Industries such as the cotton trade were mainly hard for workers to endure long hours of labor. The nature of the work being done meant that

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    Axia College Material Appendix E Evaluating Safe Working Conditions Directions: Read each scenario and answer the following questions. 1. Workplace Violence Sam is a security officer for ABC Corporation in the Phoenix area. He is always stationed at the security desk in the main lobby to greet employees and visitors. One day he observed an employee from the finance department muttering something under his breath and acting strangely as he walked by the security desk. He noticed

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    faced and endured. For several people‚ the severity of pain and adversity they experience could comparably surpass the amount of hardships of others. Such an example of this occurred during the early to mid-1800s in which numerous citizens of the United States pushed for reform of various conditions. One specific group that was a driving force for the reconstruction of society included brave and determined women. At the time‚ women were not viewed or treated as the equal counterpart to men. Oppressed

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    The principal distinction between early- and late-modern English is vocabulary. Pronunciation‚ grammar‚ and spelling are largely the same‚ but Late-Modern English has many more words. These words are the result of two historical factors. The first is the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the technological society. This necessitated new words for things and ideas that had not previously existed. The second was the British Empire. At its height‚ Britain ruled one quarter of the earth’s surface

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    DBQ Essay During the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ Progressive reformers worked to improve American society. Their goals included protecting consumers‚ regulating child labor‚ improving working conditions‚ and expanding democracy. The ones being talked about in this essay are protecting consumers‚ regulating child labor‚ and the improvement of working conditions. Protecting consumers is important in various ways. It is unhealthy not to be protecting consumers. By doing this

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    factors led to the rise of U.S. industrialization in the late 1800’s. New technologies like steam engines‚ railroads‚ and telegraphs made communication and transportation easier. The ability to source and transport materials across the country with ease turned many local businesses into national companies. Workplace innovations‚ such as the assembly-line method of production‚ allowed these companies to produce goods on a mass scale. In the late 1800’s‚ the American railway system became a nationwide transportation

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    The 19th century was an important era in United States history. From many new advancements in industry to a drastic change in social behavior. From independent farm life to the start of urban development. Changes that have impacted society even to this day. By 1925‚ the massive growth from 44 million people in 1875‚ to 114 million people gave a broader perspective on how life should be lived in the ever expanding nation. Farms were the basis of American culture since Virginia was first founded back

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    Consumer psychology in the late 1800s to the early 1900s dramatically affected advertising today. Consumer psychology is the study of how the human brain decides what to buy. Consumer psychology is closely related to marketing in the way that it analyses the human brain and tries to understand patterns. Between 1890-1925 advertising and marketing became huge in America (History of Consumer Behavior: a Marketing Perspective). Back in the 1800s there were no “brands‚” merchants wanted to get news of

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    During the late 1800s‚ many countries around the world were undergoing heavy unrest. There was political persecution‚ religious persecution‚ economic failure‚ or famine occurring at the time. Push factors such as these drove many people‚ including the Chinese‚ to flee in order to escape from this turmoil. However‚ a major push factor was the failing economy caused by the British dominance in China after the British defeated the Chinese in the Opium War. 2.) Around the 1840s‚ gold was discovered

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    Could you imagine working for as long as 18 hours a day‚ six days a week? How about in 80 degree weather‚ doing tedious and often dangerous work? To make matters worse‚ what would it be like to be constantly hungry and tired‚ knowing that you would face harsh and hurtful punishments if you didn’t meet the demands? During much of the Industrial revolution‚ this scenario was the norm for men‚ women‚ and children of the working class. The pay was barely enough to live on‚ and the workers returned home

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