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    This excerpt from Twenty Years at Hull-House and the illustration reveal about child labor that there is distinct evidence that the child labor situation was reminiscent of slavery in the early twentieth century Chicago. The parents enjoyed having no responsibilities and the children worked to insure the income was sufficient to support their family.” In the midst of his genuine sorrow he said: "She was the oldest kid I had. Now I shall have to go back to work again until the next one is able to…

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    “America’s Gift to my Generation” Child labor was a problem many kids faced until laws were changed. Overall Child labor had a big impact on many kids childhood because they were forced to work in factories, mines, and farms many years ago. Kids were forced to work dangerous jobs and could not get an education like kids today. As a result Child labor effected kids childhoods by forcing them to work in dangerous jobs and ending many kid’s lives. A job kids were forced to work was a factory job…

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    Child Labor was a time when children were forced to work day and night for little to no money. According to Florence Kelley’s Speech against Child Labor, “The Hard Life of Richard Abernathy Junior” By Joseph Vera, and “What Is It?” By Stanley Bishop,because of child labor many children were hurt or killed because of the terrible conditions. In Florence Kelley’s Speech against Child Labor, it explains the hard life of children and the pain that the children went through.…

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    Child labor impacted America in horrible ways small children were abused and got paid really low. Some children were very small that they had to climb on the machines, while they were on children were often hurt. There were children that were abused to work faster and inhaled lots of dust and polluted air. American workers that worked in factories never only got treated horrible they got paid very little. Americans were hurt and many were immigrants that got taken advantage of. Children only…

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    modern history. In this era, the transformation of labor force formed major impact on children and their families. For these groups, they must be prepare for newly urban life primarily labor. On July 10, 1909, Lewis W. Hine, an American photographer and sociologist, wrote,“Child Labor In The Canning Industry of Maryland” to his editor. Inside his account, he tells a story of an average American factory workers who shares their thoughts on child labor within the meat factory industry. While he…

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    harsh work field. They are being force to obtain heavy task jobs to help support their family. These children are given jobs that are very long hours and very little pay. Children will go hours and hours and hours without food or even a break. Child labor is a huge issue we are experiencing in our time period. It is bad enough how many of the adults are treated and how poorly their work condition are. But to experience that at such a young age makes it even worse. Children are a forced to be…

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    of child labor. In the past, children involved in child labor often died because of the working conditions, which made the death rate twice more likely for them (Freedman 25). Due to the damage it does to kids’ bodies, the low opportunities for education, and how it is against children’s rights, child labor laws should be kept the same to allow kids to live healthy and freely. Child labor should remain illegal because it destroys their growing bodies and stable health. To begin, child labor in…

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    universalism. Child labor exists in gold digging industry in Philippines because there is a demand in their economic. For example, the price to pay children to do the job is much less than to bring in advance technology and to afford modern machine. Because the size of children is smaller, it’s easier for the children to go under water and go underground to work. Indeed, a cultural relativist perspective would emphasizes that the United States also had major problem of child labor in history.…

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    Child Labor in the Industrial Revolution Imagine being seven years old and having to work in factors or the mines to stay alive. Children were useful as laborers because their size allowed them to move in small spaces in factories or mines where adults couldn’t fit. Children also were easier to manage and control and perhaps most importantly, children could be paid less than adults. In the 1800’s the Industrial Revolution occurred, this was a time that was brought by the introduction of…

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    England during the Industrial Revolution valued honest labor. They worked long hours (10-12 hours a day) in order to feed their families. Idlers and vagabonds were executed by the state. Work at this period of time was by hand and an introduction of machinery received massive rejection as it meant that people were going to lose their jobs. Formal education of kids was for the privileged few whereas the majority learned as they worked. Child labor was acceptable so long is it contributed to the…

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