Industrial Revolution

An assignment where we were asked to pretend we were in the industrial revolution and collect information.

Tyler Petrillo History 10

9/16/14 F block

City Inspector

This report dated 9/16/14 has been provided for the urban planning committees of various cities in England.  My name is Tyler Petrillo, and as a mid-level city inspector I trust that you will use the information within to determine appropriate needs in urban planning for your municipalities.  My report has been through as I have made use of all the sources available to me and have worked to guide you through my own analysis and critical thinking to a full description of the issues facing our cities.

There were not many positive views on the Industrial Revolution at the time. But there definitely were some, like in Doc E where I heard the working rooms were spacious and lofty. Also one of the biggest positive parts of the IR was the fact that many, many jobs were created in the factories(Doc B). Another pro was that some people actually told me that there were very rarely accidents or injuries with the machines(Doc B)! Those are a few positives from the IR.

Unfortunately I've realized that the negative views on the IR outweigh the positives. During the IR there was a huge amount of child labor going on (Doc C). It was also very hard to breathe in the factories which is not good for the workers health (Doc D). One of the biggest negatives to the IR is the fact that it caused so much pollution to the environment (Doc A). Lastly, people had to work so many continuous hours that people started looking prematurely old (Doc D). Those are a few of the negatives from the IR.

At the time I think the Industrialism had an overall negative impact in these cities. Although many people that may have been unemployed and without money to live without the factories, I think there were many more deaths due to the toxins the workers were breathing in. I also think it was not worth the damage caused to the environment due to all the pollution and smoke.