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Pros And Cons Of A Middle-Class Joining The Industrial Revolution

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Monika Motindabeka

“Should a middle-class bohemian join the revolution”

This matter would discuss the issues involving the industrial revolution. During this tragic time period, many lives were gone, because of the unsanitary, unsafe work environments and living conditions. Children as young as 5 were forced to participate in work to help better feed their family. The family is forced to reject their own and sell them in prostitution.

Generally speaking, this sort of topic can be quite painful and unpleasant, however without mentioning painful topics such as this, we can never know the truth. Human is born with the compassion to feel pain when listening to someone else stories or the chaotic events that are happening to those we love. For decades to come, The Industrial Revolution would remain one of the most tragic and horrifying eras in our history, in the concept of hunger, child labor, mistreatment, prostitution and child marketing etc.

As a socialism middle-class man, I have been very interest in the lives of those of lower class. Through this I'll use my platform as a window to the low-class struggles and life condition, I’ll do so by creating plays. I believe it's necessary for those with a privilege to fight for those who can’t. As a middle-class man, I have nothing to gain nor lose …show more content…

We would be Fighting to end something vicious that’s taken roots in our land, we would be fighting for protection, for life, not death. Many of our brothers and sisters in labor are close to death door, if we don’t do something, death would be the one reaching them before us.My fellow middle and upper classes this is not only a fight of those of low class but the whole world. Our nation is coming to an end when all our children are dying, rape and being sell in prostitution because of the inequality and mistreatment in the

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