       Humanities Assignment
By Rebekah Scattergood, year 9
                       9EK
   Good News Lutheran College

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Saving the Future - One Step at a Time

A Story of the Industrial Revolution

I don't have a name. I have no way to
introduce myself, really.

I am known as the Nameless to those who
know me. I look just like an average eagle,
nothing special. Although I am much
larger than them all.

But, inside, I am so much more.

Our world goes through times of great
change. I am the legend who flies across
the skies to show the humans an old era
ending, and a new time of change
beginning. My point in writing this book,
is that I am dying. I have no one to
continue this legacy - and so now, the
humans must manage alone. I have
written this recount of my latest adventure
to help you recognize the times of change.

Now, sit back and listen carefully...

It began in the early 18th century, in Britain. Until this time, life had been
peaceful, if not somewhat slow.
Nature remained undisturbed; tree’s grew majestically around
the cottages of people, flowers bloomed by tinkling rivers where
animals happily came and left without fear.
Humans and animals live alongside each other with nature.

Back then, around 80% of humans farmed for a living. Travel was slow; either
\you walked or rode on a horse. It often took days to get places. All clothing
was hand sewn, and the quality depended on the wealth of the person making it.
The world was simple place.

Humankind were a basic bunch. No one knew anything of medicine
or hygiene, so it was common for me to fly over a city and see
sewage floating in the streets. In fact, the humans didn't learn about
proper sewage treatment for quite a while.
This was one of the reasons the world was racked by a Plague; a
disease that spread the entire earth. I remember flying over cities of
coughing and disfigured people oozing blood.
After the horrible plague, however, came a time called The
Enlightenment. I remember the months I flew over towns of empty
people; the few that saw me realized it was time for a change. This
was called the Enlightenment. People began to wonder why things
had gotten so bad, and they thought up new idea's to improve life. Also,
this was a time when people began to have a whole lot more children.

But who could pay for these new idea's? Who could help them grow?
This was where the humans found a wall stopping them; and as I
soared once again, the answer came to some very lucky people.

People you would now call entreprenuers (basically people who take a risk
by paying for an invention to be created) helped to kick off the Industrial
Revolution. This was the period of time in history when electrical
appliances were created, steam engines gained credit among people, and the
life we have now was created.

Something else that really helped to continue this Revolution was the amount
of free labour available. People were so poor, and children were so plentiful
that child labour became introduced. Kids as young as five or six were forced
to work in deadly conditions for days on end, working the machines that made
sewing faster, or ran the railways.
Luckily, a Factory Act was passed in 1833 that attempted to make life better for the children
working. Life was still difficult, however.

It was a magnificent time for the humans at the time, despite the horrible
working conditions. The first sewing machine was invented in 1563
by Rev. William Lee. Jethro Tull invented the first sowing (farming)
machine in 1703. James Watt invented the first effective steam engine in
1775, which was a basis for every other machine we have now. Coal
was discovered before the Revolution, but it was discovered to be
necessary after the inventions made needed a fuel source.

The humans made giant leaps in discovering things, but in doing so...
They forgot the world around them.

They never saw the skies turning black from burning coal until
too late. The never saw their children being whipped, crushed
and killed for their precious machines. They never saw their
pregnant woman being worked like animals, pr their newborn
children being brought to work because no holidays were given.
They never saw the beautiful pasture being ripped from the earth.
They never saw their animals dying, their children resorting to
thievery to stay alive.

All they wanted was more.

The Industrial Revolution was a time of change. Without
it, we wouldn't know that working children to the bone
is a bad thing. We wouldn't know that melting coal
produces coke (a metal), which can be used in railways.
We wouldn't have created steamships, or the canals to carry them
(the first canals were made in the mid-1700's). All revolutions
change the way we live life.

Dictionary definition: REVOLUTION
A sudden, complete or marked change in something.

Still confused? Read the next few pages for important events in the Industrial
Revolution to get an idea of what you should be looking for. I've also included
one or two very important people for you.

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       Humanities Assignment
By Rebekah Scattergood, year 9
                       9EK
   Good News Lutheran College

This book was created and published on StoryJumper™

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www.storyjumper.com

Saving the Future - One Step at a Time

A Story of the Industrial Revolution

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The story is a recount of the Industrial Revolution from the perspective of a dying, nameless eagle. The eagle narrates the significant changes during this era, highlighting both the progress and the negative impacts on society and environment.

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