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The Industrial Revolution produced both positive and negative results. The greatest positive result was that it made many goods more plentiful. This availability, in turn, made the goods cheaper. Factories also created jobs for many people. Even though most of these jobs did not pay well, many people moved to the cities to work. Unfortunately, this led to overcrowding. Equally unfortunately, the same factories that produced jobs also produced pollution.

How would this paragraph be useful to someone gathering evidence for an argumentative essay on the Industrial Revolution

Pro side:

The Industrial Revolution allowed the world to become what it is today. With todays advance technology the first steps towards a modern country had to go through industrialization. Natural resources were found to be used as fuel for the fire of mass production. This allowed the countries to develop faster and increase the standard of living. Sewers, high rises, suburbs, public education, public medicine, transportation like cars, trains and planes were all due to industrialization.

Con side:

Many human rights were violated during the Industrial Revolution. Low wages were set and bad conditions were given in factories as long as they can produce products. Long hours were labeled for Men, Women and Children in factories, mines, construction, etc. The standard of living at the time was at a low. Industrialization also kicked off Global warming, due to the amount of green house gasses being burnt in the atmosphere. Slave like labor was used overseas in colonial territories such as Africa and Asia in order to gain natural resources.