Essays on Manual Labor

A good few decades from today, there was a time when manual labor was a significant part of a number of jobs of the day. Since then, technology has made more than remarkable progress, and as computer algorithms took over the simple tasks of the human mind, the businessman has invested more and more in the machine that could get the job done in less time and with more consistency. The labor force was in a fix over the possibility of running out of jobs that did not require as much skill and that worry carried on and is ...

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The world wide use of robots and the application of robotics science is not a new phenomenon. Over two centuries ago, more than 70% of Americans worked at farms. With the rapid change in technology during the period of the Industrial Revolution, a new era began; The Age of Robots. A robot is a virtual or mechanical artificial being that is controlled by a computer program or electronic circuitry. The technology that deals with the construction, application and operation of robots and their operating computer system is called Robotics. With the advancement in the science of robotics, we have ...

(Insert Course) (Insert Instructor) (Insert Date of Submission) Anderson, James D. Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935. The University of North Carolina Press. In “Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935” Anderson covers the years before the Civil War (1861-1865) and those that followed. Anderson tries to “tell the story of the unique system of public and private education that developed by and for black southerners between 1860 and 1935” (1). As the pro-slavery force, the Southerners found it hard to view previous slaves as their equals. Slaves were viewed as mere property and ...

Introduction

According to Danziger and Robert opinion, poverty is the state of being extremely poor (9). Most people define poverty as the state of lacking in money to purchase goods and services. However, different people may define poverty differently depending on their financial status and where they were raised. Reducing poverty is a world concern yet there are no known international standards from measuring poverty. In economics, poverty is when an individual fails to meet a certain set income. When one is in possession of less than a dollar per day, they are said to be in extreme poverty according to international standards. ...

- Introduction Human trafficking has been defined by the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 as "trafficking in persons as the recruitment, transportation, transfer or harboring, or receipt of persons, with or without the victim's consent or knowledge, within or across national borders by means of threat or use of force, or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power or position, taking advantage of the vulnerability of the person, or, the giving on receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation which ...

The Renaissance was a fascinating time for intellectuals and thinkers, as humanity began to explore ways to make the perfect society outside of the realm of religion. As scientific knowledge began to advance further and further, writers such as Francis Bacon and Thomas More began to write about how these changes were reflecting the ways in which societies were to be constructed. The notion of a utopia – a perfect society – was created, and More and Bacon penned their own visions of utopias that would have a more humanist, scientific basis in their societal construction, rather than religion. Through the work of Thomas More’ ...

The medieval times or the middle ages witnessed the inception of the ‘Romance’ literature. This kind of literature was inspired into being by the knights’ usually idealistic courtly love of the noblewomen they interacted with on occasion.

What was model knightly behavior in the 12th and 13th centuries?

Using Chretien as an example, knights were held very highly and they were expected to solve dilemmas, which ranged in nature from psychological to ethical dilemmas. A typical knight had a good grip of combat tactics as well as the ability to display martial prowess in rescuing ladies from monsters, giants, and wicked knights (Greenblatt, 8). Knights, such Alexander’s knights accompanied the ...

Industrial revolution and the World War 1

Prior to the Industrial Revolution in 1750 society was made up of mostly rural farms and small farming towns. Class structure was difficult to advance in as people were born into their societal and labor class. Minorities remained at the bottom of the structure despite their wealth or labor skills (Baker, Simon & Don, 59). As a result of limited transportation and communication people were not able to maintain or build relationships with people outside of their town. While this lead to a close knit immediate community it impeded on the development of forming relationship and sharing ideas in the broader realm ...

It has been roughly 7 decades since the Second World War came to an end, culminating in a much-anticipated victory of the Allies over the countries representing the Axis Power. While gradually defeating the major belligerents, as Germany, Japan, and Italy, and fighting their way forward towards the heart of the evil alliance, aka Germany, the forces of the USA, the UK, France, and the USSR would often encounter specific facilities for prisoner detention. Concentration camps used to be detention facilities in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, the year that the Allies inflicted a crushing defeat on the Axis Power, ...

Education In The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was a historical period during which the manufacturing process and labor efficiency significantly changed. This transition also had a major effect on the education system of today’s society, as it is very similar to the production lines of factories in the industrial revolution. Similar to the industrial revolution, schools became standardized and repetitive, contributing to a program that discourages a child’s creative expression. The educational system that was once structured in response to industrialization ultimately has a detrimental effect on a student’s learning abilities and future success. By examining political, social, economic, and innovational aspects related to education dated ...

Technological advancements help steer the future of the human race. In the past, man plows land with the help of farm animals to begin planting rice and other crops, which means farmers often used their hands for manual labor. If foods need to be moved from one place to another, either man walks to and from his destination or is aided by animals. Without the benefit of transport equipment, limited communication between regions or other nations occurred, thus, trade was limited within instead of having the opportunity to barter with other regions for more goods. In the same light, ...

Globalization is an event that is usually associated with the west. It is a process through which a country or region is transformed from limited to unlimited thinking. This became inevitable industrial revolution where there was need to share skills and work force. As the Arabs and Indians crisscrossed the oceans to find market for their merchandise, they realized that there was a lot in terms of resources that they could utilize. This made some of them, not to go back to their nations of origin as they found potential where they settled. As all this was happening, the Britons also realized ...

Introduction

Levi Strauss & Company is a firm that is widely known across the world. Its production of Jeanswear that is common among blue collar workers has expanded the popularity of this company across the globe. It is therefore important to have a brief profile how the company has over the years increased in size to become what it is today. First of all, Levi Strauss Company was established in 1853(Weidt, 1990, p.113). The company was founded by Levi Strauss who was an immigrant in the United States. The favorable business environment made it possible for Strauss to begin his first business ...

Introduction

Globalization has led to the improvement of human lives and the development of many economies. The effects of globalization can be felt in the economy’s sectors, as well as the social and political lives of human beings around the world. The labor market has been positively and negatively affected by globalization. It is essential to comprehend the effects of globalization on the labor market since the earnings from the labor market form the main source of income for many people around the world. This is especially in the developing world where there are few entrepreneurs and hence high ...

Self-Evaluation of Resource Material

Various book,online databases, and websites have different sources that effectively capture the socio-economic changes that took place between 1790-1860. One key idea that I have seen in these sources is the idea that the American society was taking its form at this time. This was the time that cultures from all over the world were finding their way into the United States. It is interesting to see that the business opportunities changed the organization of the family unit such that women were allowed to work in industries. I will be expounding on this in the body of the ...

The United States faced rapid socio-political and economic changes between 1790 and 1860. One thing that is worth noting is that the United Stated has had an original number of states. At the time of independence, there were on 13 states. However, by 1860, the 13 states had increased by almost three times adding up of about 33 states. The increase of states was partly caused by the fact the US population was growing steadily during this time. It is estimated, through various censuses conducted between 1790 and 1860 that the US population was increasing 2 times for every ...

Introduction

Growth of American Middle Class as a catalyst to cases of Childhood Obesity Obesity has been one of the greatest problems facing the United States today. Many people both young and old continue to die as a result of health complication results from obesity. Many scholars have, like Thomas Friedman has attributed the increased rates of obesity in the United States on the growing culture of consumerism within the American middle class. The continued economic stability within the advanced industrial nations has allowed many lower class people to move to the middle class. This means that the size of the ...

Introduction

In the mid-18th century, the world witnessed a rebirth of knowledge that radically changed the methods of production. Among the sectors of production that witnessed this change included manufacturing and processing. This radical change was caused by the fact that the world shifted from manual production to machine driven economies. This is because the advancement of technology led to the creation of production methods that made work easier while at the same time increasing the output of various industries.

Other important sectors of the economy that experienced a major transition what the transport and the communication sector. Before the industrial revolution, ...

How Western Religious Heritage has shaped up Work Ethics in the West

Work ethics is about how people carry out their jobs or their responsibilities. It also includes how a person feels regarding their career and vocation of their jobs. Work ethics involves respect, good behavior, communication, attitude and even how one relates with others. It is work ethics that shows whom and what a person stands for. Characteristics of work ethics include accountability and honesty. This narrows down to what a person would do or does when they are in a particular situation. The major issue in a situation would involve what is acceptable, right and above board. According to philosophy, if a person does not ...

1. Explain the key components of the new world value chain. Provide a minimum of two key success factors for each component of the value chain.

The key components of the value chain in the wine industry are the input suppliers; the

wine grape producers, the wineries; the sales and distribution; and the consumers (Drew). The input suppliers include those that provide advice, information, machinery, and chemicals, as well as those involved in financing the business and in conducting research and development. Two success factors involved in this component are technology and finances. Technology enables wine producers to ...

The Schengen agreement was formally established in 1985. This agreement had the aim of enhancing globalization within its member states both at a micro-economic and a macro-economic level. At the micro-economic level, globalization has been used to refer to the expansion of the financial markets of small businesses from a domestic scale to an international scale. On the other hand, globalization on a macro-economic level has been used to refer to the “denationalization of national markets, politics and legal systems to come up with what scholars refer to as a global economy (Wellman, 2003, p.150). Different scholars view the Schengen agreement and its ...

Book Review - Making a New Deal

Lizbeth Cohen's book Making a New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago, 1919-1939 tells the story of those people in Chicago during the 1920s and 1930s who labored in factories and manual labor positions. The book starts off with the 1919 wave of strikes that occurred among labor forces and continues through the next two decades, showing the ways in which the Depression and the New Deal affected industrial workers in Chicago. A durable union movement was created from the ashes of these economic hard times, with workers throughout the city coming together to support each other. According to Cohen, "this ...