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    four factory inspectors who were to enforce the new legislation. They were to certify whether children had received their compulsory education of two hours each day and report conditions to the government. This act brought forth attention and sparked debates from the public which made stronger note of the working conditions for children. In the mid-1800’s there was unmistakable decrease of

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    The Condition of the working class in England summary Friederick Engels in The Condition of the Working Class in England describes the inhumane and atrocious living and working conditions for the proletariat in England. He describes life in England before the Industrial revolution and how there was a shift in population from rural farmland to urban cities. Engels describes as factories grew, the demand of labor increased, and the population in cities increased the quality of living for those people

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    When comparing The Conditions of the Working Class in England and The Environmental Conditions of the Working Class these both talk about how difficult it was to live there and the different opinions between Engel’s and Clark. After reading through Clark’s environmental conditions these defiantly don’t compare to what we live in today. Starting off with something that people in America don’t face is “The condition of human and environmental degradation extended form the factory to the home. In factories

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    Workers conditions in the late 19th century were unacceptable. There is an endless list as to why this is. Whether it is how they did not get payed much as they should have, or whether it is how they worked in dangerous factories/businesses. Workers were always men, while women stayed home. They would work in dangerous factories where they had very little knowledge of what they were working with which made it even more dangerous. They were paid little to no money while working over 14 hours a day

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    6. Ashleigh- “Do factory workers become sick regularly due to the working conditions?” George S.- “Due to scorching hot conditions in the factories, factory workers would leave the factory into frosty conditions during the night which led to phenomena. The hot conditions were also caused by the cotton thread as it must be spun in moist conditions up to 21.11 degrees Celsius. Other illnesses such as chest and lung infections and loss of hearing occurred as the atmosphere was dusty and the noise from

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    Living and working conditions near the turn of the 20th century in Australia was very diverse and many social issues where apparent. Firstly, working conditions where often poor and the majority of working class Australians had little to no spare time due to being devoted to their jobs. Many men felt entitled to be the strength of a household and provide for the family, and often women and children had to seek employment because most families needed more income flow, however women mostly tended to

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    The Condition of the Working Class in England, 36]. In the above quotation, German philosopher, Friedrich Engels, shows his readers how poor the living conditions were in industrial towns such as London and Manchester. His goal was to showcase how the effects of the Industrial Revolution had made the working class worse off in comparison to their previous condition in agrarian society. In his nonfiction work, he highlights several of the same and also differing points concerning the working class

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    In the 1800 factories, working conditions are unfair. In Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson there is a girl who lives in the 1800’s. She work in a factory witch has unfair working conditions and Diana Goss wants to have a petition to make fair working conditions. Some people want Lyddie to sign the petition because then she will have fair working conditions.If she doesn't the she will be able to make money and she will work at a factories. If Lyddie signs the petition then she won't be able to work

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    Societies Hundreds of Years Ago The books, Utopia by Thomas More and the Condition of the Working Class by Friedrich Engels criticize societies hundreds of years ago, and upon reading these books, I have realized that our society today, shares many of the qualities of societies mentioned in these books. Utopia and the Condition of the Working Class brought to light the wealth gap and inequality within societies and how the conditions we are brought up in affects our future. The authors of these books

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    make objects or machines, as in agriculture obtaining new products that they cultivated themselves. Factory conditions during the industrial revolution were unfavourable both to the health and morals of those employed in them. Therefore the unhealthy working conditions in factories had very negative effects on the health and education of the children. Children worked in terrible health conditions, factories without a proper ventilation and defectives supplies of

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