they would pull over and smoke a fat wood together
Most of the workers are<em> young immigrants</em>. They were Russian Jews or Italians, some of them were also from Hungary and Germany. Nearly all of them spoke little to no English. Their age ranged from 12 to 15 years old. Sometimes the whole family (mother, daughter, sister) was employed at the factory. They were paid at piecework rates, so that the pay depended on the skill of the work done and on how quickly one worked.
They worked 7 days a week, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a half hour lunch break, sometimes non stop. They were paid about 6$ a week. The Factory was described as unsanitary and the women had to leave the building to use the bathroom. There was only one fire escape and one elevator.
No, it is not true that Stark argues that if one truely believes that ritual is the essence of religion, (and not belief in the supernatural,) then sacrifice is very hard to <span>understand because sacrifice seems irrational, since he believes the two aren't mutually exclusive. </span>
One of the major long term effects of the War of 1812 was that, although it technically ended in a stand-off between America and Britain, it greatly boosted the confidence and nationalist sentiment of Americans, since it proved once again that they could fight of a major world power.
