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The industrial revolution had a big impact on society back then as the invention of clocks and watches changed the way people began to behave as they also started to organized themselves in new ways. People then realize the importance of how essential time is in the money making process. They enjoyed the benefit of having digital watches and…[Read more]

One theory which was suggested is the Domestication theory which was proposed by a group of scholars. It all started when humans begin to settle in specific geographical location where they abandon their nomadic ways of finding food and instead began practicing the cultivation of plants and the raring of animals. This lead to a surplus of food for…[Read more]

Environment determinism also known as climate determinism is an approach which implies that individuals are bound to their environmental settings, especially climate. In other words different environmental differences determine human behaviors. An example is a country in the Tropics such as Jamaica where people have the stereotype of them having a…[Read more]

Some economic effects of migration of undocumented foreign nationals are that it creates labor market competition, overpopulation which may threatens the security of legal residence, reduce wages as the are being underpaid and also they contribute to both state and local taxes through the buying of food, clothing and shelter which is actually good…[Read more]

The Industrial Revolution started in England and Europe in and around the 18th century. Textile which is the making of cloth by hand and iron were the first commodities to be industrially produced.