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    In the late 1870’s, the majority of United States workers were farmers. Years later, the industrial industry began to grow rapidly, resulting in an increase in workers who became a part of the industrial industry. During the 19th century, the Great Depression happened and there were not any means of financial resources for the needy American people. The Depression wiped out all of the savings that established citizens had and reduced many jobs. In 1932, direct relief and work relief were being…

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    US with imperialism, Macbeth killing the Thane of Cawdor and King just because he wanted to be king and then he tried to kill banquo and his son, and Gregor’s cause of his “change” are an example of this approach. The current events from around the world show that people are just like…

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    The CWA was created because the NIRA failed to make a large dent in unemployment. It’s purpose was to promote recovery by interrupting the trend of wage cuts, falling prices, and layoffs. The CWA promoted industrial growth as well as increased the number of jobs available for unemployed workers. Another form of work relief was the Works Progress Administration. The WPA’s purpose was to simply provide jobs for the unemployed. These laws all helped to decrease the rate of unemployment, and proves…

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    The Industrial Revolution and India Script Aya and Jad AYA The Industrial Revolution Summary The Industrial Revolution was a significant time in world history. It was marked as the change of time, labelled as a new era, and identified as the largest transformation to grace the planet. It began around the 18th century due to the fact that the British needed to make money. Great Britain was the nation to outset this because they had more advanced resources and technology than any other country…

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    In the book, Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, and the Fighting Spirit of Labor’s Last Century, Howard Zinn, Dana Frank, and Robin D.G. Kelley tell the compelling and intriguing stories of the working class throughout the 20th century. Howard Zinn tells the gruesome story of the Ludlow Massacre and the politics of corporate power. Dana Frank tells the story of the not very well known sit in strike organized by the “counter girls” at one of the largest companies in America. Lastly,…

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    Introduction We are currently being faced with a third industrial revolution comprised by the exponential changes in technology and digital advancement. The past two industrial revolution have created new economic opportunities and have ultimately made the global economy what it is today. Mass jobs have been created, new ideas have spread, and businesses have boomed due to the two main revolutionary advancements in history. The current problem with the technology wave is that there are far too…

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    place. Marx insisted on socialism being inverse of capitalism: where he declared capitalism unjust, socialism would be just; where he declared capitalism exploitative, socialism would be some opposite; where he declared worker to be alienated due to capitalism, in socialism the worker would be mystically engaged to his product of work; where he declared capitalism to be class-based, socialism would be classless. According to the hypothesis of Marx in Das Capital, the capitalism will evolve in…

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    “The Ragnarök” (An Analysis of Karl Marx’ “The Communist Manifesto”) “Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Proletarians of all countries, unite!” Karl Marx “The Communist Manifesto” was a radical piece of literature that had little effect on Marx’ lifetime however, it sparked enormous change in the future. Within the piece Marx outlines the two major classes, the proletariat or working…

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    “Now Mr. Murrow, by his own admission was a member of the IWW, that’s the Industrial Workers of the World, a terrorist organization cited by an Attorney General of the United States.” (Good Night, and Good Luck 1245). But this soon was taken up as a lie that was corrected by Murrow, “He claimed but offered no proof that I had been a member of the Industrial Workers of the World. That is false. I was never a member of the IWW, never applied for membership.” (Good Night, and…

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    various new forms of refrigerants, like ammonia and sulfur dioxide. Ammonia (NH3) is one of the most commonly produced industrial chemicals in the United States. It is used in industry and commerce, and also exists naturally in humans and in the environment. The problem is that during that time ammonia was used in most refrigerators, and it was toxic and many food-industry workers died. His team worked very hard and researched with a potential alternative refrigerant. Tetrafluoroethylene is a…

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