In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s there were many problems in the present american life - Jacob Riis‚ Child labor‚ “ The Jungle”‚ Expanding Democracy‚ and the Bosses of the Senate. Also there were some solutions to these problems‚ but why create a problem and then not have a solution. Document One: Jacob Riis he was an American newspaper reporter‚ social reformer‚ and photographer. “Riis argued for better housing‚ adequate lighting and sanitation‚ and the construction of city parks and playgrounds
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on personal work experiences. Normally‚ strikes are carried out by labor union members which can result in positive changes in their work environment. In The Jungle‚ Jurgis decides to join the union in chapter 8 to hopefully change the way the meatpacking business treats him. Jurgis continued to work long‚ hard hours and not get the pay that he rightfully deserved. People who are involved in labor unions are provided with the opportunity to fight for what is thought to be right. In Jurgis’s case
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dive into the mud and reveal the dirty side of established business practices.” (“Whistleblowers”). In one of the leading examples of muckrakers‚ Upton Sinclair and his novel‚ The Jungle‚ ”exposed some of the filthy conditions and practices of the meatpacking industry” and thus fought for the right of the common worker and the safety of the public. During the era in which these conditions took place‚ workers were not given voice and their concerns were listened to cursorily by their employers. Sinclair
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Fast food nation This is a fiction movie taken by the omonym best seller of Eric Schlosser. Mainly the story aims to speak out the desease caused by the fast food system and to denounce the businessmen’s behavior of neglecting the events because of the great deal of money earned with this trade. Furthermore there are different secondary topics dealing with the story such as exploitation‚ illegal work‚ animal cruelty‚ poverty‚ drug addiction and sexual harassment at work. In order to depict
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music legend Tony Bennett‚ singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow‚ and Hillary Scott (co-lead singer of Lady Antebellum). After the event‚ the Academy Award for Best Actor Foxx‚ get hold of a group of doctors and cancer survivors for dinner at Catch in the Meatpacking District. Foxx then led his guests in prayer
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Progressives Ch.21 The term progressivism is derived from people looking to make progress in the industrial age for the notion of a better life Progressives wanted To limit the power of big business Improve democracy Strengthen social justice Origins of progressivism The era began with a new young president named teddy Roosevelt It ended when public attention was diverted away from social issues with the start of WW1 Attitudes and motives Going into the turn of the century there were
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enrolled in the City College of New York at the age of fourteen‚ during his college years‚ Sinclair encountered socialist philosophy‚ and became an avid supporter of the Socialist Party. Sinclair published five books‚ he spent weeks in the city’s meatpacking plants‚ learning everything about the work itself‚ the lives of workers‚ and the business. The Jungle a biography‚ was then brought up from this research the first few publishers whom Sinclair approached told him that his book was too terrible‚
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Frontline Video http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2009/07/guatemala_a_tal.html Watch the video “Guatemala: In the Shadow of the Raid” and type your response to the following questions in your Discussion Board post: The deportation raid on the meatpacking plant in Postville‚ Iowa had many different financial repercussions. 1. How did it affect William Toj and his family? (What is his main concern now that he is back in Guatemala?) William’s deportation affected his family enormously‚ besides the
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Sinclair’s book‚ portrayed the disgusting conditions in the industry. After reading it‚ Roosevelt immediately went into action and ordered the commission to have an investigation in the meatpacking industry and therefore the Meat Inspection Act‚ which stated that there would be strict cleanliness policies for meatpacking businesses. Also‚ through the findings of Dr. Harvey Washington‚ it was proved that there were harmful preservatives in foods and medicines and it alarmed the public. Therefore the Pure
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due to the progressive feminist movement. These different amendments were all ways in which the federal government helped reform America nationally. Upton Sinclair’s book‚ The Jungle‚ enlightened the American punlic of the horrors of the meatpacking industry. Consequently‚ the Meat Inspection Act of 1906‚ was passed making meat shipped over state lines subject to inspection. Thus the food and drug administration was a result of the Progressive movement as well. Some of the various acts
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