Did the Industrial Revolution affect the way people lived and worked in the 19th century for the better or the worse?

In my opinion, it happened for the better as it has changed many people's lives an it has allowed everyone to have advances in technology. For example, in the 18th century, the making of cloth by hand was a slow process but after the invention of the spinning machine, the process became easy, fast and the goods made were of better quality. This also help create jobs for people as many of them started working in factories. Another example is the steam engine. The invention of the steam engine helped ships travel at a faster speed so that the ships would take a shorter time to reach their destination. In this process, coal was burnt in the steam-engine to turn water into steam. the pressur from the steam provided energy for machines. Due to this, trains and steamships were invented.

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The statue

I think the museum should put up Raffles's statue as Raffles did alot of things for Singapore. He gained permission from the Dutch to get control over Singapore. Without this, I don't think that there would ever be Tan Tock Seng in Singapore. Raffles made free trade in Singapore and this attracted alot of people from other countries to come here. He came up with a town plan for the residents of Singapore. He put William Farquah in charge of helping to stop pests from breeding and to stop fighting and robbery. Although he had to leave Singapore, I still think that he did more things to help Singapore than Tan Tock Seng. On the other hand, Tan Tock Seng set up a hospital for leapers and did many other things but he was not the one who made Singapore prosper