Production

The Industrial Revolution took a huge impact on the 19th century, by giving the people opportunities to work in factories. But these type of situations not only gave men or women work, but children as well. By 1890, factory workers would only get very little minimum wages. At the end of the day, employer’s preferred child labor for many different reasons. Three good examples are children are a cheap source of labor, they would have more energy and a longer life span, so they would say. But most…

Marxist’s theory of Unionism Marx theory emphasized that unionism came about as a reason to promote socioeconomic, political, ideological and social developments (Annunziato, 2009). This theory is built on Adam Smith’s theory of labour value and the focus of this theory is to eliminate competition among labour though, he believed the struggle was to overcome capitalism. Webb believes that this theory is the exact extension of democracy, though it is observed from an industrial perspective. He…

George Eastman and Andrew Carnegie were captains of industry because they were leaders of their industry and philanthropists. George Eastman was a leader of the industry photography and cameras, and made taking pictures much easier. Eastman learned the wet plate method for taking pictures that had been used for many years, which required a lot of equipment. He thought that there had to be an easier way to take pictures. So Eastman studied the method the British were doing which was using a…

Yes, I do believe that the textile factories were very bad for the health of working class families. The documents A and D were the ones that were telling the truth and how horrible it is to work in these factories. And documents B and C were the ones really lying a lot about how bad the working conditions were for the innocent children Alright, since I believe these factories were very bad back then documents A and D have the correct information that I’m going to need. It states that the…

In Japan, the Industrial Revolution started in 1868 and made a boom in jobs. Japan was far behind Europe in the Industrial Revolution and tried to catch up by establishing different industries. One of these was the textile industry, where women and children found employment in the silk factories. It was debated on whether or not the benefits of working there outweighed the costs. By looking at the female worker’s life in the silk factory, it is clear that working there is too costly. Wages,…

Introduction: Throughout time man has theorized on world problems and how to solve them: often coming up with some creative resolutions. As we have already studied Marx thought that a socialist society was the one that functioned best and was critical of capitalism. In this paper herein will be a discussion of the modernization theory, dependency theory and globalization theory and which one this author thinks is best for explaining global inequality. Also please forgive the deviation from the…

James Watt and His Revolutionizing Invention James Watt was a prominent Scottish scientist who invented and discovered many significant things during the Industrial Revolution. One such breakthrough was the invention of the so-called “most efficient” steam engine, which not only impacted technology at the time but also helped industries during the nineteenth century. As stated earlier, the steam engine revolutionized technology during the 1800s. “Steam power is one of the most important key…

Societies have changed from the Ancient world to the Modern world by Farming, Trading, Migration and Settlement. Although there are many more ways Societies have changed but these are the main ways. Societies changed because of inventions, the more inventions, and the easier life became until the modern world appeared. Migration and Population was an important thing in the Ancient world because the more people that migrated into a country, the more the population grew consequently, the more…

Spent as Dystopian LIFE and Also Survival Horror Spent is a game. But Spent is also life. Above all else, Spent is reality. This game makes no attempts to mask itself as anything besides a harsh look at modern life for those living on the poverty line and those who threaten to drown beneath it. The game begins by proposing a challenge to the player: survive the month with little to no resources and endure a series of financial obligations. Sounds fun, right? Try spinning it this way: collect as…

I was eager to do research on the origin of my name because of how unique and rare it is. Although I was born in the states, my parents are of Latino and middle eastern decent, which heavily influenced the decision process of my parents picking my name. The name “Alondra” is of Latin origin. The name is more common in Spanish-speaking areas of the world, like Latin America and the Caribbean. “Alondra” is a predominantly female name as well. I’ve gotten the chance to meet 3 Alondra’s in two…