Reform movements in education, an influx of immigrants, as well as a rapid increase in technology and population nurtured the growth of industry and urban life throughout America. ... This migration led to the development of urban life throughout America. The rapid growth in urban areas was not matched by the growth of services; clean water, trash removal, and housing all lagged behind, and the wealthy got them first. ... Inventions such as Goodyear's process of vulcanizing rubber, Howe's sewing machine, McCormick's mechanical reaper, and John Deere's steel plow revoluti...

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Before the Industrial Revolution, there was no such thing as mass production using powered machines. ... With the rapid expansion of industry and trade, the American urban populations increased as well. ... Their plan was to take advantage of the running water to power their machines. ... Businessmen created warehouses, flour mills, packing plants, and machine shops along side these main locations. ... Iron was use for many purposes such as: improving machines, developing tools, and to construct bridge and ships. ...

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When the Irish set out for America, they had very little money and were not prepared for urban life. ... Throughout time, the Irish gradually began to become more prosperous and they had begun to gain control of powerful city machines. ...

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.*** The New Urban Culture The 1920 census revealed that for the first time, slightly more than half of the population lived in cities Women and the Family "flappers" set out to compete on equal terms with men on the golf course and in the speakeasy. ... Plays and novels focused on adultery, and the new urban tabloids-led by the New York Daily News-delighted in telling their readers about love nests and kept women. ... Sex was no longer a taboo subject, at least in urban areas' men and women now could discuss it openly , and many of them did. ... They were critical of ...

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Effects of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution is the name given to the movement in which machines changed people's way of life as well as their methods of manufacture. ... The population in urban areas went up 5 fold. ...

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Effects of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution is the name given to the movement in which machines changed people's way of life as well as their methods of manufacture. ... The population in urban areas went up 5 fold. ...

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Economic growth post world war created an affluent consumer society where the urban middle class and upper class had more purchasing power than before. ... Vacuum cleaners and washing machines meant women did not have to spend several hours carrying out burdensome household chores. ...

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Some of the new things people were able to buy were refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, toasters, electric irons, and washing machines. ... Also transportation allowed city workers to move away from the slums of urban society and into the quiet suburban areas, because it made their commute to and from work much quicker. ...

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In history, cities and towns understood that their present urban lifestyle, in particular, their patterns of division labor and functions, land-use, transport, industrial production, agriculture, consumption, and leisure activities, and hence their standard of living, made them essentially responsible for many environmental problems humankind was facing. ... According to Descartes, the world was viewed as a machine in ancient times. ... Those who are educated use the idea that "the world is a machine" and fix problems by advancing technology. ...

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Joe shooting at his enemies with machine guns and blowing them up with land mines. ... However, Genetics plays a much larger role in brain development and capability than previously believed. because biological evolution proceeds much slower than cultural evolution, we're horn with a generic human brain that's genetically more tuned to the pastoral ecological environment that humans lived in thousands of years ago than to our current fast-paced urban electronic environment. ...

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A suburbanite's nightmare. This was the Bronx. Adversity can lead to futility, or spawn creativity. As history has always shown, society's oppressed adapt, and make the best out of the worst situations. MCing, Grafitti, D-Jaying, and B-boying, were all created in the Bronx. ...

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Such items as dishwashers, microwaves, washers and dryers, personal computers, fax machines, and modems have allowed us to save valuable time, but it does not come without a cost. ... Background of Black Power In the decade of the 1960's America there were riots and rebellions in cities and urban centers. ...

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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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Gun Control The basic premise of the constitution is to allow people to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Someone else cannot take one's right to life. However there are times when people try. When that time comes, the victim must have a way to protect himself. A handgun ca...

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