Immigrants with peasant backgrounds, and even migrants from America's own rural regions, are especially ill equipped to survive the urban jungle because of their stubborn individualism. Jurgis relies on his own strong back to carry his family, to cope with inhuman work, but he simply becomes a screw in the industrial machine, to be discarded as soon as he shows the signs of being broken. ... It was a huge rat race, in which it was every man for himself, but not even the strongest could survive in this urban jungle for only the wealthy and corrupt were the ones who made it to the top....

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The work environment also changed to a large extent, the western side became an urban civilization. ... Technology began to replace many things and machines became more updated, the employer saw machinery more valuable now rather than his workforce. ...

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The cultural and developmental aspects of American history in the 17th and 18th centuries are certainly among the most important and influential factors in the shaping of this country's long and storied history. The society that existed at that time had very different views on life and how it should occur. The daily routines were unlike ours even though it may be hard to believe. Even families, which seem to be a non-changing in history, were also distinct in size and order. A big change that occurred was the growth of the country. ...

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