Roosevelt delivered his speech‚ “The Man with the Muck-rake” in April 1906‚ he spoke of two different types of muckrakers. He acknowledged the muckraker who knows “[t]here is filth on the floor‚ and it must be scraped up with the muck rake”. This muckraker respects the “times and places where this service is the most needed of all the services that can be performed.” He also warned that the muckraker “who never does anything else‚ who never thinks or speaks or writes‚ save of his feats with the muck rake
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"investigate working conditions in Chicago’s meatpacking plants‚" for the Socialist journal‚ Appeal to Reason‚ in 1904. The Jungle‚ published in 1906‚ is Sinclair’s most popular and influential work. It is also his first of many "muckraker" pieces. In order to improve society‚ muckrakers wanted to expose any injustice on human rights or well-being. Therefore‚ it was Sinclair’s goal to expose the harsh treatment of factory workers through The Jungle. The improvement on society‚ that he hoped would follow
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1. Define the term "Muckraker." Be sure to include the name of the person who created it -Muckrakers were American journalists and novelists of the 20th century who exposed corruption in government and businesses. The term was created by Theodore Roosevelt. 2. Naturalism was a literary movement of the late 19th century that was an extension of Realism. What was the main focus of the Naturalistic writer? -The main focus of the Naturalistic writer was the fringes society‚ the criminal‚ the fallen
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The Rise Of Realism 1. Define the term "Muckraker." Be sure to include the name of the person who created it. The term Muckraker was created by Theodore Roosevelt. It was used for American novelists or journalists that exposed corruption in government or big businesses in the twentieth century. 1. Naturalism was a literary movement of the late 19th century that was an extension of Realism. What was the main focus of the Naturalistic writer? The main focus of a Naturalistic writer
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middle classes and immigrants. The Progressive Era reformers were generally very effective in addressing the problems of the late nineteenth‚ early twentieth century in America. With advancements in media development and innovation‚ groups such as muckrakers were able to expose corruption in the government and scandals in public health. Social reformers such as Margaret Sanger and Alice Paul were very influential in inciting change to social equality. With the help of institutions such as the Hull House
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5.02 The Rise of Realism- Questions 1. Define the term "Muckraker." Be sure to include the name of the person who created it. The definition of Muckrakers is that they were American journalists and novelists during the first ten years of the 1900s. They exposed and wrote about the corruption that was happening in the government and business. Theodore Roosevelt was the person who created this term. 2. Naturalism was a literary movement of the late 19th century that was an extension of Realism
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During the Progressive Era from 1900 to1920‚ the reformers and the federal government were very successful in bringing reform at a national level. This reform movement had the most influential reformers and worked more closely with the federal government than any other previous reform movement in American history. Although not every single sect of the progressive movement made significant gains‚ the regulation of corporations‚ the fight against child labor and the rights of women were three
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The Progressive Era began in the 1890’s. The Progressive Era was a period of social and political reform in the US. Progressivism is the term applied to a variety of responses to the economic and social problems rapid industrialization introduced to America. People in the United States had long been displeased with the unsafe conditions‚ political corruption and social injustice of the industrial age; it was not until the late 19th century that the accumulation of cheap newspapers and magazines
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amendments. The Progressive reformers and the federal government improved social‚ economic‚ and political conditions in the United States. Social changes came into effect once light was shed on the poor conditions that many minorities faced. Muckrakers‚ like Upton SinClair and W.E.B. Dubois‚ highlighted great injustices that led to government intervention. Upton SinClair’s “The Jungle” made government aware of awful meat packing conditions which prompted Roosevelt to push for the Meat Inspection
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wastes (Sinclair‚ 96). Tripe was often sprayed with chemicals and sold as deviled ham; “...flavored with spices...” in order to mask the tastelessness (Sinclair‚ 97). Other cold cuts included such things as skin‚ hair‚ stomachs‚ ears‚ and noses (Muckrakers). The workers‚ echoing their environment‚ would sometimes add to the sordidness of the meat. There were often no restrooms‚ so workers would have to relieve themselves in corners of the processing floors ("Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle"). If a restroom
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