Factory Worker

I believe that shifting jobs overseas is not a good idea. Many of the workers that I work with, including myself would be devastated if they had to move away from their family because of a job. it is unfair to the citizens that are hardworking to have to pack up their things and leave. Although these changes are a large way to help start a revolution, there are others ways that do not effect people's lives. This could ultimately lead to my family getting kicked out of my house because I would be unable to help support my family from overseas. I do not believe that this is a good idea.

Benny Hayes (David Ricardo) Post #2

Hi my name is David Ricardo and I am a political economists. As an economists, I think the idea of shifting jobs overseas is a very good idea for our economy. One positive effect of shifting jobs overseas is that we will be able to get cheaper labor. Getting cheaper labor allows for more money to be used to build more cities and create a stronger and better economy. There will be a large amount of money saved from shifting jobs overseas therefor we should shift the jobs overseas. A second positive effect of shifting jobs overseas is that there will be an increase in the amount of natural resources factories can use. For example, if Britain were to shift jobs overseas to America, Britain would be able new resources such as oil, timber, copper, gold, iron, and many more resources. These new resources can allow for many more creations and help our industrialization in many ways. If Britain were to shift jobs overseas, there would be multiple positive effects for the economy because Britain could save money on labor and also build many more things with the large amount of natural resources in places like America. I believe shifting jobs overseas is the solution for fixing our economy.

Jake Lauro (as a Woman Textile Mill Worker in London)

I do not believe that we should ship our jobs overseas because my friends, family, and I really need our jobs in the mill in order to provide for our families and loved ones. By shipping our jobs overseas, I will no longer be able to provide for my family, and my friends and coworkers will not be able to provide for their loved ones. And without money there is no food and we will not be able to pay our rent and we will be out on the streets. If our jobs are shipped overseas, then my family and I will be homeless and hungry, and that is the last thing that I need.

Karl Mark (Leonardo Giarrusso

Hello, my name is Karl Marx. I believe that shifting jobs overseas for cheap labor is a good idea. I believe this because it will save money for our economy that we can use for other things instead of paying more to our employees. One of my jobs is actually dealing with the economics and this is another reason why I believe in shifting jobs overseas. Things that we can do with the money that we save with labor overseas is develop our city. We can build new factories. This will lead to more production so more products for the people which will help us because more people will have clothing. I think that there are more positive outcomes than there are negative outcomes with shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources because it is the best possible solution for our economy.

A post through the eys of Robert Owen. (Nathan Brindamour)

  I believe that shifting jobs overseas may be a way to improve our economy but more can be done. By industrializing countries we can all work as one to improve health, and economy. The ships madeof iron will soon rust after being sailded back and forth for trading purposes. Steel ships will later replace the iron ships and be powered by steam. Our economy needs a boost of everything from social aspects to cheap labor sources. To travel across the ocean ships must be built! Men build these ships instead of the women who work in the factories. Men will be payed more, this will put a weight on our economy that will bring it down.

Jordyn Fabiano (Adam Smith) #2

I do believe that shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is the best possible solution for our economy.
This would be extremely beneficial to our economy because, the products we need could be made faster and cheaper. In order for this idea to be effective the government cannot control making this change.

Factory Worker (Kiley Anderson)

As a factory worker, I do not believe that shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is the best possible solution for our economy. This may be a good idea for the people who do not have to actually do the job of processing the resources like I do in the factory. The people that benefit from the work I do will probably have no problem with the jobs shifting overseas. This may even be better for the whole country in general. But, if this were to happen, I would have to move overseas for my job, and this would not be the best thing for me. This would require me moving my whole family out of our house to a new house overseas, and I could possibly even lose my job in the process, leaving my family and myself homeless and starving. Although the natural resources are more prosperous overseas, I would not want to move far away just because I am a factory worker and my moving may help someone of a higher social class than me. There are no direct positive outcomes of this for me, and that is why shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is not the best possible solution for our economy.

Karl Marx - Joe Madden

Prompt: Shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is the best possible solution for our economy.

In my opinion I do not believe it is best for our economy to shift jobs overseas. I think we should have our own labor force to create jobs for the lower classes of society. This prevents unemployment and prevents poverty throughout the country. Making the country veery prosperous. Having jobs here will make it so there is no overseas shipping cost reducing the price on goods therefore everyone can afford the goods for their family to survive. No matter the social class of that person or family. When more people have jobs they make more money so they can afford better housing then living in tenements. This prevents crowding and dirty living spaces. Overall providing a better life for one or ones family.

David Ricardo (Dan O'Hara) Post #2

The thought of moving our companies over to other countries is bad. It would be much smarter to keep factories in our own country because it will keep jobs available. The main reason we should trade with other countries is to obtain goods that we cannot get from our own countries natural recourses. If we were to exploit other countries people by having them work insanely cheep hours with no working condition laws it would be unacceptable. If we did this it would make changes to our economy. Even though there would be cheeper product there would be less jobs and less people to buy the products. Due to my observations it would be most efficient to make products that we have an abundance or steady flow of natural resources of. When products are made our country it is more of a benefit.

Factory Worker (Taylor Vaphiades)

As a factory worker, I do not beleive that shifting jobs overseas is a good idea. I believe this because as a factory worker, my job could be switched overseas. To me, this is a problem because this would mean that I would have to leave my family. This could result in my family not gaining as much money and my family could possible starve or get kicked out of our house. I understand that getting these resources are very important to fule the revolution but if people already have jobs that are working for them, they should be able to stay and continue on with their lives.

Adam Smith (Garrett Elderkin)

As I am an economist, I believe that it would be very beneficial to our economy because, we could have people making the products that we need faster, and for less money. The only way that the idea of "Shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is the best possible solution for our economy." would be effective is if the government did not take control of the entire operation, for example, it would ony work of the government didnt cotrol the overseas wages, the overseas taxes on goods and thing like that. I'm not saying that buisinesses can send jobs overseas and pay absurdly low wages, or make people work existential amounts of hours either, there would have to be some boundaries on what the businesses can do.

Response through the EYES of Friedrich Engles

Josh Fowler (Friedrich Engles)

I do not believe that shipping jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor and natural resources is the only hope for our economy. The working people that have to live in tenements hardly make enough to survive on their own and live in unsanitary conditions. We should not look for ways to cheat our workers out of the pay they deserve just for natural resources and money. Is the life of a human worth extra cash and resources? I do not believe so.

Thomas Robert Malthus (K.Ellis)- I am a very strong believer that the population needs to decrease because of a shortage of food. Because of this I agree that we need to shift jobs overseas to obtain cheap labor and natural resources. This job shift will help us obtain people who may not have a good life to work in this new era for a small amount of money. Also if we are successful, there will be boat loads of natural resources that we have not seen, or used before. For example, at this time (the 1800s) America was also industrializing. If we shift jobs to over there, the natural resources we will discover that we have not encountered before are copper, lead, and oil. A job shift could change our entire future, forever.

Quarter 2 Assignment 2 - Assigned 11/18; Post by 11/20; Comment twice by 11/22

Using the lens of your assigned person, respond to the following prompt.  You will obviously need to suspend accurate time and place to respond.

Prompt: Shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is the best possible solution for our economy.

Jordyn Fabiano (Adam Smith)

I believe that Europe's Industrial Revolution did not impact all of its citizens in a positive way.  During the Industrial Revolution, Britain embraced free trade and the idea of laissez-faire economics. Laissez-Faire economics is the idea that governments should leave businesses alone and let them do what they want. Currently the government is enforcing the opposite of laissez-faire economics, they are telling farmers what land they can and cannot live and farm on and that the land is government property. By the government enforcing this upon businesses, the amount of businesses in Europe is decreasing. The citizens are not being impacted in a positive way, since they are being told what land they can live and farm on. I have always believed having competition in in the economy would have a greater impact on society. With competition in the economy businesses would have to work harder and longer hours to stay ahead of other businesses. In order to to that they would need to employ more people. By having more people employed, people in society would be happier. 

Nicole Grady: factory worker

I am a factory worker. I had a job that was important and vital until all of these machines came along and took my job away from me. The industrial revolution is what led to all of this. At the beginning it was all nice. We were given jobs where we didn't have to put our lives at risk on a daily basis. We were able to work in relatively sanitary environments but as the revolution began to grow, things like steam machines were created and replaced my once working hands. The industrial revolution did not benefit me. I had my job taken away from me and was forced to find other ways to feed and support my family.  The industrial revolution did provide the world with any useful projects and inventions. However, it stripped many people of their jobs. Overall, the industrial revolution did not help everybody b

Factory Worker (Kiley Anderson)

Working in a factory is not a fun thing to do. Do you think I enjoyed going to work in that stupid old  factory everyday? I absolutely dreaded going to work every single morning. The factory conditions were not good, and it was by no means enjoyable to be there. But now after the Industrial Revolution, I would love to go back there. The Industrial Revolution has brought tremendous new machinery that leaves many of us factory workers without jobs. The machines replaced us forever. When this first happened, my family and I were in complete shock, and we had no idea what to do with ourselves. My wife and I were left with no jobs, meaning no money coming our way. We were forced to migrate to different areas looking for new employment, leaving us with no crops to grow. Rich landowners and the Parliament took all of our land. To say that the Industrial Revolution positively affected everyone is a false statement. Sure, it may have some positive effects on some people like rick landowners, but where does the Industrial Revolution leave me? Poor, homeless, and sick of living the way I am. To think how much I took my job for granted at the factory is heartbreaking, seeing as I would love to have a job now that the Industrial Revolution has taken it from me.

Robert Owen (Madison Paynter)

I believe the Industrial Revolution has negatively affected the citizens of Europe. I advocated for fair wages and a healthier work environment for those laboring in factory settings. I didn’t like how machines were replacing human labor. I proposed a set of solutions for what I perceived to be a growing problem. They consisted of idealistic propositions such as limiting the hours of work per day, to prohibit children from working in the factories, enforcing a better foundation and structure in the educational system. 

Garrett Elderkin (Adam Smith)

My name is Adam Smith. I believe that the European industrial revolution did not positively impact all of the citizens in a positive way. I believe in the idea of laissez-faire economics, or that the government should stop trying to tell businesses what to do. I want the country to have an "invisible hand" economy, which basically means competition and consumer choice tell businesses what to do. Currently the government has the opposite of a laissez-faire economy, they are telling farmers that they can no longer live and farm on their land and that the land now belongs to the government. They are being told what to do by the government decreasing the amount of businesses that there are. The people being told that they can no longer live on their land are not being effected in a positive way. If you ask me I believe that a little competition in the economy could have a great benefit. Competition in the economy would mean that everyone would have to work harder to make their money, and if they wanted to make more money they would have to employ more people, more people being employed would mean more money into the government which would eventually lead to more people in the society being happy.

Nathan Brindamour (Robert Owen)

     I was a poor Welsh boy looking to be a successful guy. I was determined to find a means of production. A time passed when there was simply no difference between the rich and the poor. This was an opening for to set up a model community in New Lanark, Scotland to put my ideas into practice. I went days and nights trying to come up with the perfect solution to easy, cheap production. Many times child labor was a thought but i quickly came to realize i must stay away from that. There must not be any child labor harming innocent children and their families. I later realized i was up against others, also trying to find a means of production. This meant I had to vigorously campaign for the laws that limited child labor, and encouraged the organization of labor unions. Soon my petitions fell through and I was forced to go on missions to North America to seek ideas of Industrializing Europe. This would lead on to the great rise in the Industrial Revolution.

Joe Higgins- young boy coal miner

The Industrial Revolution had many positive advances in technology and economy, but not everything was completely positive. Coal miners had one of the hardest and most dangerous jobs. They were paid more, but put their life at risk everyday.  The Industrial Revolution made it possible for many jobs to open up in the mines, but the working conditions greatly harmed the workers. Coal dust severely damages the lungs, and workers must always be careful for explosions in the mine. Also it was possible that the caves would collapse onto the workers and kill them. Another hazard is flooding and many hard labor tasks. These dangers were all made possible by the Industrial Revolution,  and put many workers' lives at risk.

Jeremy Bentham (Paul Dnwoody)

 yes and no the Europe's Industrial Revolution positively impacted all of its citizens in a positive way. refers to a period of massive economic, technological, social and cultural change which affected humans to such an extent that it's often compared to the change from hunter-gathering to farming. Rapid urbanization leading to dense, cramped housing and living conditions, New city and factory cultures affecting family and peer groups. Higher population because of less disease and lower infant mortality allowed for a larger industrial workforce.  The agricultural revolution frees people from the soil, allowing or driving them into cities and manufacturing.  it also helped people by increasing productivity and lowering the prices creating more affordable clothing.  When people have more cloths that they can change it will create better hygiene.

Benny Hayes (David Ricardo)

Hello, my name is David Ricardo and I lived in Europe during the time of the Industrial Revolution which lasted from about 1760 to around 1820-1840. I believe that the Industrial Revolution positively effected all citizens of Europe an a couple of ways. The Industrial Revolution started after the Agricultural Revolution which led many people to move to the cities of Europe following the large population increase. The increase of people led to more people needing jobs. The need for jobs led to many people working in factories/mills in the cities of Europe which gave many people the opportunity to earn money and provide for their families. The revolution led to the creation of the steam engine which made the jobs of many people easier. The many inventions and improvements that were made, were making Europe's economy much better than before. The effect of the Revolution had made many positive things for Europe. The economy being well allowed the country to work better and also made people not worry as much about the financial problems that were occurring before. The effects that the Industrial Revolution had, were positive for all citizens of Europe as displayed by the increase in population, jobs, and economy of Europe.

Joe madden - Karl Marx

Hi my name is Karl Marx. I believe if there were no struggle in society than society would get no where. With struggle there is almost always a conflict. From conflict there is a solution or compromise in which benefits society as a whole. I do not think Europe's industrial revolution positively impacted everyone involved. However, the outcome of the industrial revolution is what you need to look at. One classes struggling resulted in a mass movement to major cities creating a work force for the revolutions mills and factories. What benefits everyone is the fact that the country can now manufacture and sell goods at much faster rates than before and they will begin to prosper. Thus benefiting that country as a whole.

Dan O'Hara (David Ricardo)

Hello I am David Ricardo. The European industrial revolution happened around 1848. The industrial revolution was sparked by the agricultural revolution which provided more food, cheeper food, and  more humans because none would starve. The industrial revolution improved life for everybody in Europe. Many farmers moved into the city and got jobs in mills. Mills would make cloths mostly. This made it better for most farmers because they wouldn't have to slave over weaving cloth themselves. The mills produces a lot of money and greatly boosted the European economy. With a better economy Europe can function better and people can be less worried about financial problems. With more jobs created and a better economy i think that the european revolution was beneficiary for everyone in Europe.

Thomas Robert Malthus (K.Ellis)-

I do not believe that the Industrial Revolution was positive for everyone. I believe this because during the Industrial Revolution there was also an Agricultural Revolution which increased crops. Also the hygiene and medical care increased. Because of these three things, the population increased. Some may say that this was a good thing, because it brought new workers to replace the old ones. This may sound bad but it is true. And because of this increase of population there were less crops, the available crops were tightly spread out across the society. The Population overtook the crop supply. Factories got workers, People got jobs and got paid, Money curculated and increased the economy. But the population which quadropled in size did have all the money and the jobs, but did not have all the food, which was scarce. True this Industrial Revolution was good, it did bring jobs and new futures for millions. But the population will keep multiplying, expanding, we will never be able to make a surplus of food to cover and feed all of these people. It doesn't need to be good for everyone.

Jake Lauro (Woman worker in a London Textile Mill)

These advancements in our manufacturing technology have given me a great opportunity to make a little bit of money. Back on the farm I worked just as hard, but I was outside in the brutal sun, and I made no money at all. But in the mill, I work inside, which can still be hot, but it's very nice in the winter. I also make money that is actually mine, not my families. I can use this money to help my family out when the money's tight, and that makes me feel really good about myself, and makes me feel like im helping out. I really like this Industrial Revolution, and it has been helpful and positive to my family, friends, and basically everyone I know, including myself.

Taylor Vaphiades- Factory Worker

As a factory worker, I believe that the Industrial Revolution helped the people as a whole for a period of time. In the beginning, factories gave people who needed jobs a job to run the machines and make sure that everything ran smoothly. It gave many people the opportunity to earn money in a safer environment while doing less labor intensive work. But as time went on, we the workers, were beginning to be replaced by steam engines that would power the machines without the help of people. This resulted in people loosing their jobs that they so desperately needed to feed their families and pay their taxes. While these factories produced many helpful goods such as cotton and other materials, as a whole, I do not believe that the Industiral Revolution helped everyone. 

Quarter 2 - Assignment 1: Assigned 11/11; Post by 11/13; Comment twice by 11/15

As a reminder, below is a list of the characters that were assigned in class last week. If you were absent and did not receive a name for the upcoming assignments, it is your responsibility to email me to get your character's name before beginning this assignments. Due dates will apply to everyone.

1. Jeremy Bentham

2. Herbert Spencer

3. Friedrich Engels

4. Thomas Malthus

5. Robert Owen

6. Karl Marx

7. David Riccardo

8. Adam Smith

9. Factory Worker (London)

10. Woman worker in a textile mill (London)

11. Young boy coal miner

Prompt: React to the following statement in no less 10 sentences.  

Europe's Industrial Revolution positively impacted all of its citizens in a positive way.