Domestic Product is three times of the world average because of water-intensive industrial structure, outdated technologies, low reuse rate, and wastefulness [24]. The situation of water crisis is further aggravated by the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization, as well as uneven natural water distribution [25]. The municipal wastewater reclamation rate in China was 10.47 % in 2005 and less than 10.83 % in 2010 much lower than that in developed countries (i.e. 70 to 80 %) [7,18,26]
from these burgesses or middle class in big towns which sprang initially from the serfs. The industry extended with development of commerce, communication, navigation, etc. This ultimately led to the emergence of a World Market and globalized industrialization. Thus a need of having a class of workers to work into industries led to the formation of the
Climate change is a phenomenon that refers to abnormal periodic changes in the weather conditions. To be more specific- The natural changes in the World's climate, incorporating changes in temperature, wind examples and precipitation, particularly the increment in the temperature of earth's atmosphere that is created by the addition of specific gases, particularly carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases are termed as climate change. Climate change is a grave issue to ponder. It started from the advent
There are many factors that can, in some way, shape or form be held responsible for triggering the outburst of World War 1. These include militarism, nationalism, industrialization and the list goes on. The region in which all of these factors were most evident is Germany. Not only was the Empire great in size, it was also a dominant industrial, military and economic power (BBC). But the Reich hadn’t always been this vigorous. As a matter of fact, the 25 independent German-speaking states hadn’t
Papadopoulos 1 In the Battle of Shiroyama in September of 1877, 400 samurai fought against 30,000 imperial soldiers. Although the samurai lost, they showed great courage, like the samurai in The Last Samurai. Both accurate to what happen in history and a great film, The Last Samurai portrays real characters, real events, and accurately portrays the way of the samurai. Most of the characters are straight from history and the battles the samurai fought took place on real battlefields. The actors
The Industrial Revolution is taught in seemingly every history class offered to students across the world. In the decades since its actual occurrence, the revolution has been tagged as being just another historical period, except this time big machines and child labor are involved. However, the impacts of the industrial revolution go far past their set timeframe of the late18th and early 19th centuries. The Industrial Revolution set up the framework for modern societies in nations all over the world
During the early years of the United States of America, the policing practices were different from region to region. Although they were still different, there were some similarities across the board in the revolutionary changes in the policing process. The changes that were happening during the time, was a change from the traditional system of policy. The traditional sense of policy was very informal and then during this period of time, a unified, industrial bureaucracy became the norm. This transformation
There are few novels that have had as large an effect on legislation as Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. The 1906 work captured the public's attention and brought scrutiny down upon the large meat packing companies, resulting in both the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. It is the most important work to come out of over half-a-century of tireless activism and struggle, yet to Sinclair, The Jungle would always remain a wasted opportunity. His famous lament, “I aimed for the public's
I enjoyed week eleven assignments. “Life in the Iron Mills” is an interesting story about Rebecca Harding. It is about the people who were living in poverty during 19th century. Davis explain the different between upper and lower class of lifestyles. She tells the story about a reliable worker whose name is Hugh Wolfe. He works at the Iron mill and how people were treated during that period of time. “The mass of men lead lives of quit desperation” is Thoreau’s Walden famous quote. I think “quit
Progressive Era was a time period in the American history lasting from the 1890s through the 1920s. At the turn of the era, United States was undergoing rapid development and industrialization. During this time period, women were demanding their equal rights as men. The determinations of women during the Progressive Era ominously impacted the lives of numerous Americans. Women were standing equally as men, but, until that time women still did not had the right to vote. The position of women changed