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    Working Conditions One of the main effects of the industrial revolution is working conditions. There were no laws back then regulated what factories could do with their biohazard waste(BCP). Many factories work hours were long almost up to12 to 15 hours a day (OCS). Many those machines they work on were dangerous. Many people lives the factories they worked at and at times they would get horribly beaten like they were kids they were often slaved away. The working conditions were so bad that they

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    Before the war‚ women just stayed at home to take care of the family‚ do housework and care for children‚ or worked “women jobs”‚ such as seamstresses and maids. When war happened‚ most men went off to fight for the country and left their women and children at home who were unable to pay for basic necessities like food and clothing. Businesses and companies at that time had to ignore the gender discrimination and hired women because of the critical shortage in the workforce. Other women took direct

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    and urbanization after civil war had affected the different classes of American’s living in many ways. After the civil war‚ many factory move to the big cities. The population of cities grew. People come to cities looking for work and opportunities. Immigrants and their family are the major source of urban population growth. They come mostly from Europe area. The idustrialization of the cities created many job opportunities. Factorys requies hard work. This is where the working class come from.

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    Friends and Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant‚ and the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust‚ it appears to me proper‚ especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice‚ that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed‚ to decline being considered among the number

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    been trying to eliminate the issues regarding exploitation‚ distribution of wealth and global inequality‚ especially in the world of trade. By creating a visual representation‚ some quotes from Thomas More’s “Utopia” and Fred Engels “The Condition Of The Working Class in England”‚ will be brought into more comprehension. Moreover‚ some of the issues‚ challenges‚ and possible movement and changes that can be take in order to improve the socio economy as well as to avoid conflicts with other neighbouring

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    Ludgie Gabriel After the war of 1812 essay 2nd period The economic changes of the years following the War of 1812 varied from new innovations to government policies. Eli Whitney’s greatest inventions‚ the cotton gin and system of interchangeable parts‚ both helped spur the growing American economy and industrial revolution. The cotton gin improved the output of workers by a thousand percent and in ten years‚ the production of cotton in the country rose from 5 million pounds to 63 million pounds

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    positive effect on the economic structure in term of increasing the industrial productivity. However‚ the poorly organized factory system during the revolution had a negative effect in the social structure in term of the employment structure and working conditions. This paper will examine the negative aspects of the factory system‚ and the development of the early stage trade union. The paper argues that the failure of government

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    significant technological advancements‚ economic transformations‚ and social upheavals. During the industrial revolution‚ the lives of the working class were negatively impacted. The working class was made up of both children and adults during this period. Firstly‚ the children‚ found themselves pushed into a new era of labor characterized by harsh working conditions‚ long working hours‚ and subjection to injuries. Secondly‚ the adult miners‚ found themselves faced with the possibility of death‚ being crushed

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    environment and things were not as stabled as they should’ve been. Some factors that had a negative effect on society includes‚ working conditions‚ child labor and unstable homes. Due to these conditions‚ many people struggled to make a living. One of the main concerns that will be discussed is the working conditions that the workers had to deal with. These working conditions were terrible. More factories were on the rise‚ which in turn demanded workforce. People were willing to work at all means so

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    AS A RESULT OF THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION? Life for Southern blacks did improve somewhat as a result of the Civil War and Reconstruction‚ but it was not perfect. There were still many inequalities between the two races‚ white and black. This essay will discuss life of blacks prior to the Civil War (1861-1865)‚ how the blacks were involved in the war and Reconstruction (1865-1877)‚ and how the war and Reconstruction changed the blacks’ way of life. Before the Civil War‚ most slaves lived on

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