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    Introduction: The industrial revolution was the great increase production of machine-made goods. It began in England in the mid 1700’s. There were more job opportunities and life and work conditions changed drastically for many people. The factories had all the resources needed to make their products, however they needed workers. Women and children were considered cheap labor; therefore they worked many hours receiving little money. Child Labor was used in the 17th century, unfortunately this…

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    Sashane Brearcliffe Professor Dr. Lisa-Jo K van deh Scott Sociology 1000-003 January 17, 2018 Reflection #1 Industrial Revolution. Having taught Industrial Revolution, I have come to believe that, aside from the widespread adoption of systematic farming around 8,000 BC, the Industrial Revolution was the most transformative event in human history. Industrial Revolution can be defined as the rapid development industry that transpire in the 19th century, brought about the introduction of machinery…

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    Child labor, something restricted with laws in order to enforce the disbandment of any unfair practices, but it was not always this way. The Industrial Revolution took many countries by storm. It called rural folks into the city with it’s sweet song of jobs and good pay. Or at least that is what happened at first. Cities became more and more overcrowded as the wave of people moving into these urban areas to the point that jobs became more and more difficult to acquire, let alone keep. On top of…

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    The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Uses and Challenges Past industrial revolutions revolved around different productions, leading to humankind becoming independent from relying on animals to do work and improve the standard of living. [2] The first revolution used mechanical technology like water and steam to generate power and also produce products. The second revolution used electrical technology to generate large power for mass production. The third revolution used automation technology like…

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    Mr. D was delegate abroad to set up a new company plant. His company invest a lot of money on the new plant and the new building was measure up highest standards. During the building the course of the local river was even change so the new plant can use hydroelectric power. Apparently, the local team was not happy with this innovations and changing. Some of employees called in sick or had just not come. The local team brought also flowers and food to the building and leave this in front of it.…

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    The modern historical and economic science allocates in history 3 large quantum leaps – three revolutions in productive forces of society and in structures of the society. One of them is industrial revolution led to transition from agrarian society to industrial. All 3 processes happened asynchronously in the various countries and regions however had global character. The industrial revolution is a system of economic and socio-political changes on the basis of transition from a hand labor to…

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    The Industrial Revolution gave rise to a new system for the production of goods known as the factory system and as a result, thousands of factories sprung up throughout Britain in the late 18th to early 19th century. Despite the apparent benefits of increased production and employment, many factory owners took advantage of the lack of regulations regarding the running of these factories and exploited the labour of children as they could be paid up to 20 percent less than their adult counterparts…

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    Industrial Revolution Answer: There are several reasons why Britain led industrialization. England had colonial system and benefited from vast market system. England were leading the commercial system and had access to materials such as coal, iron, cotton, and wool. Britain had national banking system which regulates all finances. They had constitutional monarchy which was the great political system to protect business. Also, the members of House of Commons were the business leaders. Britain's…

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    on lives in the eighteenth century. In just less than a century, the population of Manchester grew by the thousands. Along with this population increase, the number of factories and mills increased creating more manufactured goods and job opportunities. Sounds like a good thing, right? Well the effect of these mills and factories had a nasty bite to the lives of Europeans; The growth of Manchester, England rose many issues in society and living conditions that brought positive and negative…

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    The study was carried out in cooperation with Döhler Group due to their increasing needs because of their recent developments. Döhler was established in 1838 by Lorenz Döhler in Erfurt as a spice mill. The first products were various spice mixes. In 1892 the company was taken over by Wilhelm Gemmer but the known name was kept as Döhler. In 1948, after the World War II the company was relocated to Bad Wildungen and in 1957 to Darmstadt, where it remains till today. The products range and the…

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