McKenzie Bartels
3.28.16
First Hour
Would you work in a Japanese silk factory? When you are 15 you should be going to school, hanging out with friends and playing sports; but imagine if you were 15 and had to work all day every day and you were never allowed to see your family. Would you go? This is exactly what japanese silk workers had to do. The industrial revolution came to Japan 70 years after it arrived in Europe. They built cotton and mill factories which young people had to work in. Working in the factories had both benefits and hardships. So, did the hardships outweigh the benefits? Did the long working working hours outweigh the pay? The costs outweighed the benefits because of the poor working conditions, the amount of money they
3.28.16
First Hour
Would you work in a Japanese silk factory? When you are 15 you should be going to school, hanging out with friends and playing sports; but imagine if you were 15 and had to work all day every day and you were never allowed to see your family. Would you go? This is exactly what japanese silk workers had to do. The industrial revolution came to Japan 70 years after it arrived in Europe. They built cotton and mill factories which young people had to work in. Working in the factories had both benefits and hardships. So, did the hardships outweigh the benefits? Did the long working working hours outweigh the pay? The costs outweighed the benefits because of the poor working conditions, the amount of money they