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    Child Labor Child labor has been around for long time and it still exists in today's world. Thiskind of labor provides problems or difficulties in the economic world. Child labor is social problem with the rise of industrial production and capitalism. It appeared in earlier ages in agricultural societies when the children all around the world had to work along with 19th century, spreading to many countries. The problems started when many children, younger than ten years old, were employed

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    The progressive era was a period of time of widespread social activism and political reform across the united states. It started in 1890’s and ended in the 1920’s really not that long ago. The purpose of this to eliminate problems that were caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and corruption in the government.The gilded age was the time between the civil war and world war 1. The population had grown in the U.S as well as the economy as that started to happen political corruption

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    by. To accomplish this task these young boys would sit on boards that hung over the coal chutes. "Trapper Boys" opened the doors for speeding coal carts. Often young workers fell or were hit by rushing carts." (Child labor, 1) Child labor through out history has been proven to affect child. Many things have happened in the past, which ruined the lives of

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    of the most popular brands Americans use daily, some including Nike, Apple, Walmart, and Gap, but the list does not stop there. Most American’s do not know the companies they use on a daily basis have some form of child labor in the system, and many customers claim to think child labor is terrible and we shall get rid of it all. Companies need to stop hiring children workers and start to hire more adults. Children all over the world should be spending their days in school learning and their nights

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    A change in the economy can cause lots of problems and can really impact a country in a brutal way. Meaning an economy can affect a country and its people in a short amount of time and can plumet a country's wealth, progress, and economy from one wrong decision or move. Westward expansion was a factor in something that impacted our country. Switching from an agricultural economy to an industrial also had an impact on our economy and ways of living. Immigration too had an impact on Americans and

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    Industrialization was a massive beginning to many different types of changes. During the 1870s up through the 1920s, America experienced changes politically, socially, and economically. Correspondingly, founding ideals changed as well during 1870 to 1920. America also experienced many challenges throughout the years due to the rapid changing in America. Industrialization, the Gilded Age, and immigration all led to changes in America politically, socially, and economically. By the 1870s industrialization

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    non-profit organization. In order to, be a social worker a person needs to have the ambition to help others, without this characteristic the person will fail to succeed in any field. The Protection of Children and Family Family services and Child Welfare are a government or/and a non-profit organization designed to better the well-being of an unfortunate/troubled community. The utmost children come from abused, neglected, poor homes. Most families go into these services in the search for a

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