Question

For this question, you will assume the role of two acquaintances living in different countries at the end of the 19th century. First, write a letter from a British citizen to an acquaintance in Japan, China, or Russia describing the industrialization of Great Britain over the last 150 years. Then write a reply from the Japanese, Chinese, or Russian citizen explaining how industrialization in that country has been different. Be sure to acknowledge both positive and negative aspects of industrialization, and support all claims with historical evidence.

Answer 1

LETTER ONE:

Dear FRIEND, life here has been changing rapidly. Next thing you know we may be flying to the moon-! I got on this boat that was powered by steam, and it was inane-! So many new changes are happening around here. Not only are majority of our transports being powered by this steam engine, other things around just our factories are too-! I got to try out the spinning Jenny, which is making my job a lot easier. The problem is that now I barely have any co-workers. Though this thing is helping me spin wool so much faster, it made many of my friends obsolete here in the workforce. I've been starting to see a lot of children around too, though. They should be out in the streets having fun but they’re stuck here working with me. Its not all bad, though. Now we have telegraphs and locomotives-! We can travel across the country faster with those trains and I can send messages in less time that it will take for this letter to get to you-! How are things going on in Japan?

LETTER TWO:

Dear FRIEND, thanks for getting in touch. Things over here are changing quite a bit too. But, it was a bit slow at first. Everyone was resistant to such changes coming so quickly, you know? But, now the government is leading the changes. It all started after Emperor Meiji came back into power. We were closed off for a while, but had to open backup to America. That's really when the ball got rolling. The children- I’ve been noticing that here too. They seem to come and go, though. I suppose it's not all bad, though. Over Here we’ve been mostly focused on Iron and Steel, as well as coming up with new designs for ships and ways to enforce them. Along with coal mining, it's really been helping us. But, on the flip side- the air seems to be smoggier than normal. Maybe that's just my eyesight going.

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Answer 2

Hi, I provided a guide on writing your letter.

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Note, we are told you will assume the role of two acquaintances living in different countries who are involved in communication through letter writing.

Interestingly, an informal letter is the termed use to classify letters often written to acquaintances. They are called informal letters because in most cases the language structure is informal (casual) in nature, and the writers can express their personal emotions freely to each other.