Question

The quotation describes work in a coal mine. Who is the subject of the quotation? How can you tell? What changes in the laws did accounts like this help to bring about? Write a newspaper headline for this quote that reflects the writer’s point of view.

Answer 1

“Shut in from everything that is pleasant, with no chance to learn . . . grinding their little lives away in this dusty room, they are no more than the wire screens that separate the great lumps of coal from the small. They had no games; when their day’s work is done, they are too tired for that. They know nothing but the difference between slate and coal.”
—“The Labor Standard,” 1877

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

The subject of the quote would be coal miners, during the second industrial revolution. This revolution lasted from about the 1860s to WW1. During this revolution, coal mining and steel making was booming. Coal was needed to produce steel and power steam engines locomotives. Later, there were many laws passed, aimed to provide workers with conditions more favorable, eliminate health hazards, etc. A possible headline could be "Power at a cost". I hope this .