Question 1 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory is a good demonstration of the conditions that the women and men from the Jewish community were subjected to in the work environments. The conditions were especially worse for the women. To start with‚ the women and men did the same kind of jobs but women were paid less than the men. Additionally‚ the employees in the factory worked for up to sixty-five hours in one week and when there was too much work to be done in the factory‚ they even worked seventy-five
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injustice is when people are not being fair. In the cases of To Kill a Mockingbird‚ The Scottsboro Boys and The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Injustice was a part of the verdict. In To kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. In the Scottsboro boys case the nine boys that were found on the train were accused by the two women that they raped the two women. In the shirtwaist fire the women were suing the owners of the building because they locked the women in and there were no exits
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nineteenth century as many industrial factories emerged‚ but with the rapid growth comes its consequences. Many people left the farmland to come to cities to work in factories. An influx of immigrants coming to America to seek a better life was also found during this Era‚ but found themselves taking on the low wage and “sweatshop” type work. During this time‚ there was a lack of federal regulation against the monopolistic companies. The Triangle Factory Fire serves as the pivotal point in women’s
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Well the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory was owned by Max Blanck and Isaac Harris. This factory was located in Manhattan‚ New York. It was a sweatshop that employed young and old immigrant women who needed money to provide for their families and to quote from the video they needed an “economic security”. This sweat shop worked women in cramped places on sewing machines for fourteen hours a day only making two dollars. Now most of these immigrants were teens and the youngest one being fourteen. This factory
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THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE: FROM TRAGEDY CAME CHANGE Donna Baker MG 420 14 February 2011 In the early 20th century‚ immigrants from Europe flooded Ellis Island in droves in search of “streets paved with gold” which they believed to be found in the United States. The majority of these immigrants settled in New York City to live in tenement housing and find work in the “30‚000 factory floors and sweatshops that were located in Lower Manhattan. Each year‚ 612‚000 workers‚ mostly
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The fire that changed America Our nation has grown to what it is today because we have continued to learn from past mistakes in an effort to grow and be better than ever. Disasters are no exception. In 1911‚ a disastrous fire in New York City took the lives of 146 people. This could have been prevented had we known how important building safety codes really are. Their fruitless efforts deepened the despair on the faces of the gathering crowds. Nothing could save the hopeless workers. People
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discrimination of race and gender. The play is written in a very non-realistic style‚ making it suitable for any time period. When we first meet Cod she is in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire talking to a seamstress. There is a fire blazing all around them and the sound of a fire truck siren is in the distance. The Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911 was one of the most infamous industrial accidents in U.S. History. The
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1999). The people living under these conditions‚ typically didn’t have a choice because it was the only thing within their budget. Workers within the meat-packing industry worked in unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Those who had a job at the Shirtwaist Factory also worked under unsafe conditions and received very low pay. After living and working under such awful conditions for quite some time‚ many writers addressed the problems in their work in hopes of making a change. These writers are also known
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clothing in their closets were made by workers who will never get the correct treatment they‚ by law‚ are supposed to. Companies have been using sweatshops with unfit labor standards ever since the 19th century. The definition of a sweatshop is a factory where workers create goods‚ in return of low wages and poor working conditions. In the apparel industry‚ the heads of major companies always find a way around existing labor laws that prohibit the mistreatment of workers. Due to the recent findings
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Nike shoes are endorsed by numerous professional athletes and are quite famous for their aerodynamic designs and the great comfort they provide. From famous tennis players like Serena Williams to NBA all-stars like Michael Jordan‚ many professional athletes‚ who have quite a significant influence on the public‚ can be seen on television advertisements endorsing Nike. Persuaded through these advertisements on television and social media‚ consumers line up daily in front of Nike stores worldwide‚ but
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