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During the first Industrial Revolution, there were many inventions and major technological changes that helped forward the growth of the nations that headed the revolution’s call. The inventions had been all based and powered by the movement provided by water and steam engines. For example, the invention of the first steam engine by Thomas Newcomen became an essential in the mining field. This steam engine was predominantly used to pump water out of mines, allowing them to reach depths…

TITLE How to Discover Detroit's Beautiful Ruins LEAD PARAGRAPH After decades of decay and neglect, intrepid visitors are beginning to discover the ghostly beauty underneath Detroit's grimy shell. If you're a fan of ruins, taking a day to explore central Detroit can prove a fruitful photography trip and even an archaeological treasure trove of 20th century life in what was once one of America's greatest cities. As you uncover the history of such a formerly significant place, you'll see how decay…

“The industrial revolution in the new century is in essence, a scientific, and technological revolution, and breaking through the cutting edge is a shortcut to the building of an economic giant” Before the Industrial Revolution the 1800’s, mostly all goods were either produced by hand or farmers . Later on, people invented machines that could replace goods made by hand, and their lives also changed in factories to produce goods. There were also new ways of transportation and communication that…

Hudson, Ohio has been home to me ever since I was six years old. Hudson is a suburb of Cleveland and located in the Summit County. Being a relatively small community, Hudson, became a city officially after the 1990 US census. Hudson is mostly composed of upper middle class Caucasians, and is known for being a safe community perfect for raising a family. Another thing that Hudson is known for is having exceptional school districts, and is ranked nationally. Through research and living in Hudson…

Industrialism in Europe started in the 1780’s specifically Britain. Britain was the world's first industrial country. This made Britain the world's richest nation producing most of the world's coal. Industrialism then spread to other countries throughout Europe including Belgium, France, and Russia. In Europe countries governments were pushing industrialism by building roads, railroads, and canals. In Europe they eventually had a rail system stretching throughout. In America an industrial…

place during the late 18th and 19th century. The Industrial Revolution took place not only in Europe but in the United States as well. The Industrial Revolution not only benefited the economy but also improved the economy. This occurred by the production of factories that helped increased the amount of jobs created, the development of new technologies and machinery that helped changed the way products were being developed and also increasing the amount of products being made by using the new…

industrialized cities it created two new classes, which were the working class and the middle class. With the influence of the industrial revolution, capitalism was founded. Capitalism has been defined as an economic system with privately owned productions such as factories, to market goods to determine the way in which these goods are produced to decide which incomes and profits are distributed. These two groups were very different, as for the working class they do what the system sets out for…

“Some Lessons from the Assembly Line” is a motivational article written by Andrew Braaksma. In his article, Braaksma shares his experience of going from a full-time college student to the blue-collar life. The author compares campus life to his time in a factory, instilling the importance education. The article theme of the importance of college is well argued because the author shares his experience, the effect it had, and lessons he learned. Mr. Braaksma chose to spend his summer vacations…

Introduction The Second Industrial Revolution in America was a time period of rapid growth and development in the United States. It started around 1870 during the time of Reconstruction and lasted until about 1920 around the conclusion of World War One. The fast growth of the railroad system resulted in the start and growth of many businesses such as steel, iron, and oil. The start and growth of these industries created many new towns, jobs, businesses and means of travel. With new…

The European Industrial revolution was due to many different issues. The Government was one of the problems because it didn't have the most stability and it also changed the ownership of private property and protected many of the local businesses. During the time period there were advances in new technologies. Cotton had become essential for creating new goods to sell. New machines for cotton had been created like the Spinning Jenny which used yarn to create and spin it. The steam engine which…