I was on reading something on this forum a few minutes ago (when I started writing at least, 2 weeks + now. was really busy XD) and made an observation. Despite the significance of the Industrial Revolution to the contemporary world, people are not truly familiar with the subject. Yet, people don’t realize that the problems faced by the Industrial Revolution are still being face in developing nations. Forgetting the lessons of the past is a dangerous event. Hence, here is a brief introduction...

As the world modernizes, one must remember that industrialization is a two-edged sword. Long-term benefits abound; but in the short run, living standards drop substantially. This is an lesson that we must learn from history or suffer the consequences. Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty taught us that we must use history as a mirror to comprehend the rise and fall of a nation. We should all pray that today's modernization will enrich developing nations and their people instead of further impoverishing...

Introduction

The railways worked in collaboration with the Industrial Revolution in England during the nineteenth-century to play a crucial part in the lives of the Victorian people as well as the outlook of the city during this era. The impacts they produced were unseen in relative terms as the technology pioneered was unlike anything produced by man in our history. It is undeniable that the development of railways had universal impacts all over the different spheres of interactions...