A Sense of Social Realism in the First Ten Minutes of The Full Monty

With the technology advancing, the production of material moved from small shops and homes into large factories for mass-production. This included steel industries that allowed the transfer of “…manufacturing plants away from naturally flowing waters (outside the city) to areas inside and around the cities where more abundant labor was available”.

This might be consider creed or against the law now days but at the time there was no law that protect the employees. This helped keep prices low on steel and help builders buy steel for cheap which cause a boom on huge projects like building huge bridges and building like never seen before. With the big boom on building also cause people to move to cities and kept them there because they had steading work. This gave a rise to modern cities all across the United Stated and creating professionals jobs has we see today. “America's emergence as the world's greatest industrial power at the end of the nineteenth century was based on the mass production of steel. In the process of contributing to the transformation of the country's economy, the steel industry itself was transformed. The technological and organizational changes in the American steel industry during the nineteenth century were both causes and effects of an increasingly diverse, rapidly urbanizing industrial society (Carnegie, Andrew)."

With the amount of steel being produced, people were being exposed to very poor work conditions. The workers would not have any protective gear, only around two layer of long johns. A worker once said that a chain could break, a ladle could fall over and the iron could explode. Iron slag could fall on you and boil your insides. People would work 12 hour shifts, with no breaks and little rest. The boss-man once said that efficiency for the steel plant was their main priority, rather than safety.

I believe the Outsiders are representation sped up by the greasers like Ponyboy, Dally, Soda, and the others. They are extracted from others and are people that don’t fit in with the crowd. The factor is they are poor and are unnoticed unless they make trouble. These are boys who don’t care they smoke and act like a family. Unlike the other gangs this has no leader and have individual leaders. Like for these examples to use Outsider it needs to be defined. Outsider or an Outsider is a man or woman or group whom doesn’t fit with the rest of the crowd and ends up sticking out like a ball in a haystack it is extractable but easier than the needle. There are many ways to describe this like how in a crowd of people the Socials could spot Ponyboy

The beginning of this chapter allowed me to see the media perception of Youngstown after the loss work. The authors use a CBS news reporter’s statement twenty years later that Youngstown is, “a symbol of the failure of American industry” (Pg. 132). Although this statement was negative as I read the chapter I found that the press was more toward the effects that the steel mills closing had on the workers and community of Youngstown. In 1984, the Washington Post by Mark Shields describes the events in Youngstown a ‘human tragedy’ (Pg. 134). I can see why many press members would see this as a human tragedy, because as I read through the book the people of Youngstown see steel working as an icon of the area and hard-work. The chapter goes to inform us of how the economy of Youngstown was one-dimensional focused around the steel mills. Moving away from the media aspect of this chapter and the regions defining of its self, I must recommend anyone who reads this section to also check out the artist and poets. The poet by still worker John Martin on page 135, and the artwork by sculptor George Segal when he visited Youngstown that celebrated steel work (Pg. 135,

The Industrial Age was an era of great change for the United States. It had both positive and negative affects on many Americans, depending on their economical status. Overall, the rise of industry was good for the United States. For instance, inventions such as steel from Henry Bessemer “became important in the formation of our nation”. It gave rise to railroads for transportation and also helped expand trade between the East and the West. It brought goods from the farmers to the markets. Steel also gave rise to better farming machinery, skyscrapers and structures such as the Brooklyn Bridge. Other new inventions arose from this Industrial Era such as the sewing machine and the typewriter. This gave rise to many new jobs for women and children,

Working in factories was extremely difficult because the work was very monotonous. More or less nine hundred thousand women worked in the textile Industry. The Sweated trade also engaged large numbers of women, the figure almost climbing to a million. Most employers were unbearable in their attitudes towards these working class women and therefore paid very low salaries.

One such industrialist was Andrew Carnegie, who capitalized on the expansion of cities and the rail system by building an empire in steel. The success of Carnegie’s operations provided largescale employment opportunities for European immigrants, but these opportunities came at a cost. Factory work was a nearly completely unregulated industry, demanding long hours in increasingly dangerous conditions for incredibly low wages. Carnegie and others began replacing skilled laborers with heavy machinery to cut costs, opening the door for unskilled immigrant workers to run the machines. Work for these unskilled laborers was treacherous to say the least, with little to no precautions taken for employee safety and heavy machinery that would be considered death traps in today’s industries, staying alive was a daily struggle. Around this time, it was estimated that industrial accidents alone accounted for around 35,000 deaths per year.

Employees were often in dangerous working zones or conditions and there were not many laws to protect their wellbeing and their safety. Workers during this time employees like the workers that worked in steel mills had very long work days, longer than most citizens in the United States. Many times the workers in the steel mill would lose fingers just working in the mill. Also at this time, there was a lot of child labor going

It was not the prettiest of jobs but it helped put people to work and create a better environment at the same time, working on planting trees, cutting firebreak, or building bridges.

In class, we watched the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. This movie is set in the time of the middle ages (roughly 476-1453). It follows King Arthur and his knights as they search for the Holy Grail. They look for the Holy Grail after they are told to by God. The movie at first may seem like nonsense and a silly parody, but in reality,“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” demonstrates the truth of the Middle Ages, feudal hierarchy, and other topics we have discussed in class.

From working in the textile industry to construction a train, there was a job for

Those who lived there faced similar problems to the people from Packingtown. The steel industry was in high demand because of the architecture advancements in skyscrapers and railroads. Again, the Poles found themselves in the blast furnace department as unskilled workers (Pacyga 87). It wasn't that they were not skilled, it was the language barrier keeping them from higher pay. As generations passed, English became their second language, and they were able to obtain skilled jobs. For those that did not speak English, the working conditions were difficult. For the Poles working in the furnace, it was the unbearable heat that proved to be the worst. Lung disease was another common health factor. Frequent accidents were also a great problem with the steel industry. Many cases were taken to court, but the liability was hard to prove (Pacyga 91). Falling objects, suffocation, and electrocution caused serious accidents and even death. Eventually the steel corporations released a safety program promoting the wellbeing of steelworkers. “The safety and welfare programs of the steel companies were also an economic success. The workforce became more stable and efficient” (Pacyga 97). It was a huge improvement for both the workers and the industry alike. At that point, Steel City was the best place to live. The rent was high compared to other neighborhoods, but the average Polish worker was able to scrape

Chi Kit Peter Wong Stereotypes of The Middle Ages Pervaded in Monty Python and The Holy Grail From the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I found several funny stereotypes of the Middle Ages. Firstly about men in the Middle Ages, they were portrayed as foolish and sluggish. Such as its Salem witch trial scene, men distinguished a witch through weights of wood and duck, as well as they used animal as weapons. Secondly concerning language, the director presented characters speaking English in various accents.

rules of life set up for them. The workers left when they made enough to