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US of the 20th Century and Industry

industrial revolution did to some extent "undermine merchant capitalism" (Whalen, 2001) . Profit motive was ever-present and so th...

Comparative Analysis of PreIndustrial and Industrial Societies

so-called revolution to Sir Richard Arkwright who lived in the eighteenth century (Fisk 25). Of course, these are the very early r...

Understanding Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel

be seen in the development of medicienn, where today there is linear development, but there has aso been a retrun to more natural ...

Post 1875 Influence of the West

recognize that United States, being a newly formed country simply did not initially have the capital and credit markets in place w...

Cinematography in 'Ashes and Diamonds'

has feelings for one of the girls, Christine, who works in the bar. To reinforce this unsettled feeling of the country, Wadja had ...

Industrial Revolution, Gender Distinction, and Fashion

is just one author that contends that gender differentiation in both the public and private spheres became increasing exaggerated...

Contemporary American Culture and Class and Community by Alan Dawley

his look at one town in America during the Industrial Revolution. Dawley (2000) breaks down his book entitled Class and Communit...

Mexican Identity and the Significance of Porfirio Diaz

really contingent on the efforts of the leadership that was around at the time. Meyer explains: "Porfirio D?az controlled the des...

Comparison of 1790 and 1860 Economies

dispute. By 1860, slavery was in full force but shortly after that, the slaves would be freed. Both the 1790 and 1860 periods were...

U.S. Hazardous Waste Facilities and Historical, Archaeological, and Cultural Information

problem stems from the fact that polluted water flows directly into the Apalachicola Bay from other sources, rendering the bay def...

Industrialization and Theories

2000). The roots of modern anarchism are found in the nineteenth century and the Industrial Revolution. Frenchman Pierre Joseph...

Poetic Explication of 'Dover Beach' by Matthew Arnold

condition by evoking a beautiful, timeless picture of natural beauty. In the second stanza, he uses the sea as a metaphor to con...

Business History and Management

to improve its efficiency in steel making, or rather in the scheduling of steel making. The company maintained its own mines for ...

An Overview of Urbanism in America

the proliferation of entertainment and leisure. Films, plays, restaurants and night clubs are a part of the landscape. After th...

Pre European Industrial Revolution Developments

became futile. By the fourteenth century poor diet and over all poor health brought the weakened people of Europe to the grave wit...

Industrial Revolution and Great Britain

In five pages this paper examines how the Industrial Revolution was the result of Great Britain's economic and social situations a...

Changing Perceptions Regarding Nature, Animals, and Humankind

In nine pages this research paper considers the natural world and how humankind's perceptions regarding animals have changed with ...

European Lives and the Impact of the Industrial Revolution

In five pages this paper examines the European impact of the Industrial Revolutions regarding short and long term life changes. S...

The Pluralist Family and Feminism

This paper examines the ideals of the pluralist family as they relate to the feminist agenda. The author discusses the industrial...

Lorca and Dario on the Industrial Revolution

In eight pages this paper examines chapters one and two of Ruben Dario's El Oro del Malorca and Frederico Garcia Lorca's New York...

First World War and Imperialism as Its Cause

for years. An understanding of both imperialisms definition as well as its indirect influences is essential to comprehending how...

How Their Respective Times Were Represented in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Candide by Voltaire

In five pages this research paper examines how The Enlightenment was represented by Voltaire in Candide and the Industrial Revolut...

Montclair, New Jersey History

This research paper consists of seven pages and presents a historical oveview of Montclair that starts with the precolonial time p...

American Culture and the Engineering Concept

In three pages this research paper discusses how the engineering concept has evolved from the Industrial Revolution to a contempor...

England's Industrial Revolution and Child Labor

This paper addresses various aspects of England's Industrial Revolution. The author examines new technologies, factory conditions...

British Industrial Revolution, Its Causes, and Impact

In five pages this research paper makes reference to Industry and Empire by E.J. Hobsbawm in an examination of the late 18th centu...

Europe's Industrial Revolution

This paper consists of eight pages and discusses Europe's early industrialization and how it led to the widespread Industrial Revo...

Industrial Revolution and the European Standard of Living

In five pages this paper examines Europe's especially Great Britain's standard of living during the Industrial Revolution in a con...

Great Britain's Industrial Revolution

In seven pages this research paper discusses the social impact of Great Britain's Industrial Revolution with such topics as family...

The First Industrial Revolution in the United States (1800-1890)

of communication. Communication was provided by rail and wire systems, creating more and more jobs and industries supporting job...