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    in factories and mines pg. 73 1. Why would factory owners not want their employees to have access to a clock or a watch? Factory owners didn’t want their employees to have a watch or clock because then they wouldn’t be able to know what time it is. If they had a clock or watch they would stop working to look at the time and then if they realised there shift was nearly over they would slow down and not work as efficiently. 2. How were factory workers punished for not following factory rules

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    Factory Reform in Britain

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    Factory Reform in Britain 1. Reform of the early factories and mines in Britain was considered necessary for many reasons. Firstly‚ in Britain‚ the mistreatment of women particularly in factories helped reform to start taking place. Women (and children) were used for fundamental jobs in textiles factories which involved manoeuvring into places that men could not manoeuvre into. Women often had to work very close to running machines‚ and since there were no machine monitors at this time‚ several

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    The Lasting Effects of Factory Farming Undercover investigations of factory farms brings a light to what is being kept behind closed doors for a company’s profit and gain at the expense of severely abused animals and harmful environmental factors. As reported by an article from The Washington Post‚ harmful antibiotics are used in everyday life of the factory farmers to make their jobs easier and the food cheaper on the market. These antibiotics cause damage not only to the environment and the animals

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    Andy Warhol's The Factory

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    opened up his studio “The Factory” in 1962 as a place for him to create art and mass produce it‚ the name symbolises what the studio will be used for “A factory is where you build things This is where I make or build my work. In my art work‚ hand painting would take much too long and anyway that’s not the age we live in. Mechanical means are today‚ and using them I can get more art to more people” (Warhol‚ mid-1960’s‚ 5‚ Warhol‚ Michaelson‚ Buchloh). Soon “The Factory” became a hang-out and a place

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    Cheesecake Factory? Differentiation and positioning in casual dining restuarnat 1. the upscale environment in a casual dining segment 2. brand equity 3. numerous selections in the menu to satisfy different kinds of customers 4. Generous portion for family and friends’ gathering; or as a taking home 2nd meal 5. cheesecake as their signature desert‚ which comes in various flavors 6. Serve customers who want to eat at anytime and any place For more than 30 years The Cheesecake Factory has served

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    Question #3 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire that occurred in New York City on March 25th 1911‚ was truly a tragedy in American history. So many lives were lost due to circumstances that could have been avoided. This disaster left a lasting impact on society during that time and due to lessons learned‚ resulted in workplace changes and triggered many new laws. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was a factory in New York City that was employed hundreds of young immigrant

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    NOT FINISHED* ~this is what I have so far. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire  Jocelynn Santiago Due: 2/10/14 Mr.Bruno/Baccarella The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was one of the most tragic fires in New York City up until the terrorist

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    Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)‚ because this method of producing food is efficient‚ cost-effective‚ and in terms of economics‚ is favorable overall compared to the traditional idea of a farm. A modern practice implemented since the 1940’s‚ factory farming has revolutionized the meat industry‚ producing mass amounts of cheap meat with less land space than is needed for more primitive forms of raising domestic livestock for food. Commonly recognized for its industrial approach to producing meat

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    little amount of money. For instance if you were a female and worked in the shirtwaist factory‚ you were paid $2 a day. If you messed up your boss would take it out of your pay. Also the material you used was bought with your money so you would really be getting $1.50 instead of $2. If you worked in the shirtwaist factory there was one way in and out of the building to make sure you don’t steal anything from the factory. If you didn’t like the way you had to work you would get fired because there are

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    Intense Factory Farming

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    Eng 102 Ms. Williams March 1st‚ 2012 Essay # 2 Intense Farming In our world today we no longer are able to farm clean natural products for others to consume. A factory farm is where animals are bred and fattened using modern industrial methods. This method allows more farming jobs to stay in the US. If we had to do it the way a farm has been run in the past‚ farmers wouldn’t be able to compete with prices of food from China because their labor costs are much lower. According to The Scientific

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