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    Samuel Colt

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    he was very young. This was because his father had a silk mill factory in Massachusetts. His father Christopher trained the young Samuel in chemistry; he encouraged him to become a business man and to have his own company one day. By giving personal training sessions to his son in engineering and allowing him to work at his company he secured a bright future for Samuel Colt in the manufacturing industry. One of Colt’s first factories was the Patent Arms Company in Paterson‚ New Jersey. That’s where

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    today. It brought many great changes that are vital to our society. Although the Industrial Revolution brought many technological advances for Great Britain‚ it did also have somewhat of a negative impact: Working in a factory was not something that people wanted to do. The factories were creating tons of pollution‚ they were dirty‚ unsafe‚ the workers had long work hours‚ and never had any brakes.To top it off‚ the workers weren’t paid well at all. The Industrial

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    Vries explained. The Revolution paved the way for the second Industrial Revolution‚ further improving machinery and life standards‚ afterwards the whole world became industrialized‚ paving the roads for future generations to live in‚ creating more factories and jobs for their children to not become unemployed like many of them were. The Industrial Revolution was not just a revolution‚ it was a time that was bound to happen‚ humans are meant to improve‚ not just technologically but also socially‚ and

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    Anthropology 2A Concepts & Terms Final Exam Macro & Local Levels of Social Analysis Local Level: Analyzing relationships of a single society (village) (Trobriand) Macro Level: Analyzing relationships between societies and among global (colonialism‚ globalization‚ trade) Imperialism - The Practice of running an empire; one society subjugating/dominating other societies. -Refers to a policy of extending rule of a country or empire over foreign nations and of taking and holding foreign

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    White Furniture Company

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    and holidays.” For this reason‚ when White Furniture Company closed the whole town was effected. Many individuals‚ some who had been with the factory for most of their lives were out of a job. Closing: The Life and Death of an American Factory by Bill Bamberger and Cathy N. Davidson explores these individuals lives before and after the closing of the factory along with powerful images that paint a vivid picture of exactly what these workers went through when White Furniture closed its doors. White

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    Industrial Revolution Dbq

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    turnips‚ and legumes because they were much easier to grow. Landowners were open to the idea of using new methods to harvest and grow crops. They "enclosed" their lands which caused farm laborers to begin to move to the cities in search for work. Factories switched from using water to coal as a power source because it was much cheaper. People also had jobs in iron-ores and tin mining. Britain produced ships and naval supplies and had advanced navigational tools to help merchants go abroad to trade

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    Fatigue had consumed my body‚ and any excitement I felt about leaving was dampened because I knew I would have to return early the next morning. Becoming a welder‚ I am convinced‚ is one of the hardest things any 18-year-old can do. My summer of factory work and school was the best and worst experience of my life. I learned more about life in 90 days than I had learned in the past 18

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    self-determination‚ and it’s very open-ended: every woman has the right to become herself and do whatever she needs to.” ~Ani DiFranco | | Throughout the innovation of the factory‚ the most important characteristic was efficiency; producing as much as possible‚ as fast as possible. Because of the need for employees in the factories‚ owners began employing women‚ two examples being in England and Japan. Men in control‚ low wages‚ responsibilities for families‚ ages of employees‚ long working hours‚ and

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    Tyrese

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    replaced water wheels as sources of power for factories. Moreover‚ because of the steam engine‚ factories were able to relocate near raw materials‚ workers‚ and ports. Here is my second explanation/proof of how the steam engine was the most important invention. The Steam engine made the industrial revolution possible. I say this because new factories were soon blooming‚ because they all need a significant power source to generate. Additionally‚ Factories in the industrial revolution started using steam

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    of each season‚ nearly 80 percent of that season’s inventory is committed—meaning a lot of it has already been manufactured. There are upsides to scheduling far in advance. When you’re paying for factory time in China and you don’t own the factory‚ booking the time up front ensures that the factory will have available capacity and that it will be focused on your company’s products instead of on some rival’s. It also keeps manufacturing prices predictable—no need to pay extra for emergency rush

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