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Charles Dew’s text about slavery only brought one question to my mind. Why was he making it sound like being a slave was an excellent way of life? -- Jimmy Conroy | Charles Dew’s text about slavery only brought one question to my mind. Why was he making it sound like being a slave was an excellent way of life? -- Jimmy Conroy | ||
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| + | The overwork system was a system that I would have not expected they would have used back then, especially to slaves. Instead of having massive amounts of problems with the slaves, the use of incentives helped them control this issue. With the incentive plan, it was a a great way not to lose their skilled slaves. With this, it made it possible for Sam and Nancy to reach a level of comfortable living. It makes senses just like today's society but with minor differences. In the 19th century they had to do a considerable amount of work to get overwork pay whereas today in some case you just need to show up to work and not do that much and get paid more for working overtime. --Paul Kim | ||
== Primary Sources on Steam, Space and a New World Order == | == Primary Sources on Steam, Space and a New World Order == | ||
