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    Urbanization is the manner by which rural societies develop to cities, or metropolitan places. Moreover, urbanization is the growing and enlargement of those cities. Urbanization was activated in the eighteenth century along with the industrial revolution in hope for a better and more practical lifestyle; however, it has later on caused several struggles, which civilians are now trying to eliminate through representing logical and fruitful solutions. As developments began to emerge, human…

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    Change In Urban Society At the end of the 18th century a revolution in energy and industry began in England and spread rapidly all around Europe later in the 19th century, bringing about dramatic and radical change. A significant impact of the Industrial Revolution was that on urban society. The population of towns grew vastly because economic advantage entailed that the new factories and offices be situated in the cities. The outlook of the city and urban life in general were profoundly…

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    Modernism and Cubism European society went through great changes during the last half of 19th Century and the beginning of 20th Century. Industry had a rapid development as the processes started to become more mechanical and machines increased their importance in manufacture processes. As the society entered to a new age known as “Modern”, the artistic approach to life also changed, introducing new artistic currents based on the Modernism. The current essay intends to provide a wider…

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    These technological advancements did not merely transition society but assisted economic growth and change during the era to varying extents throughout each field. In the Industrial Revolution, technological advancements such as the introduction of steam power, introduction of machines in agriculture and implementation of mass-production and factories caused a major boost to the economy and helped it thrive throughout the industrial revolution, all impacting the economy in a variety of…

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    And the idea of steam engines, invented by James Watt, was capable of transporting a person from a one place to another. The new engine was able to run on gas and air filled tires. From this, the combustion engine was created which is the engine for cars in today’s world…

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    by the weather. If not for specific creations throughout the 18th century, people would still travel by foot. The initial invention that changed the way of transportation was the steam engine. In its initial stages, the steam engine was not very efficient; however, in 1769, James Watt created the basis of the modern steam engine; this engine worked much more efficiently than the previous…

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    Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in history, it was the period when the way products were produced was innovating at an extreme rate. Some of the main technological advances during the Industrial Revolution were the steam engine, spinning jenny and cotton gin, such as the train. (Source ) An industrial society is a society which runs by the use of technology for mass production of goods, as opposed to an agrarian society, which needed human labor.(source ) Working…

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    The Inevitable Rise of the Novel 18th century in Britain was a century full of changes by means of economy and social order. Industrial Revolution, Enlightment, liberalism, emerging of the middle classes have changed people's approach to world. Thus, literature was influenced by all of these new changes because literature can not be seperated from a certain period's conditions. So, it can be said that the emergence of a new genre was inevitable. Throughout the history people loved telling…

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    EXPANSION AND IMPORTANCE OF THE BRITISH STEEL INDUSTRY AND TRADE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Introduction In the paper it will be explained the importance of the steel as a commodity throughout the latter part of the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution in Britain, as well as the impact of the production and its trade, exposing political, economic and social aspects that were directly affected by the technological development of Britain in matter of steel. The steel, according to…

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    was a surge of invention and entrepreneurship. Many factors, including their great agricultural revolution, extensive mineral resources, and government’s loose role, caused Great Britain to be the leader of the revolution. New inventions like the steam engine caused a great influx in certain markets, for example, the cotton industry went from producing 2.5 million pounds of raw cotton in 1760 to 366 million pounds in 1840. The effects of the industrial revolution on Great Britain were the…

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