Examination of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle The 20th century was a time of rapid industrialization. Because of this industrialization‚ Americans and Immigrants faced endless hardships. The novel The Jungle by Upton Sinclair‚ is regarded as one of the most important novels of this time. It is considered an important and valuable analysis of several themes relating to turn-of-the-century life in America. The themes of immigration‚ living conditions‚ and working conditions‚ all expose why The Jungle
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Humor can be trivial at times‚ however humor can change the world. The center of humor is a person or something that creates comments that produces entertainment to an audience. Alain de Botton‚ the author believes that the role a humorist plays in society is to subdue thoughts that everyone can relate to. Humor is expressed openly to relate to thoughts without the rampage of society. Humor gives people the reality of wrongs in the society making them easier to understand. De Botton believes the
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work. One of the famous political cartoonists in the nineteen-century‚ Thomas Nast‚ draws political cartoons about the corrupted government and notorious business leaders during his time period. Some of his famous works‚ such as the drawings of Boss Tweed and Tammy
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Corruption is one word‚ representing many problems throughout society. In some instances‚ the general public is aware of the corruption and could make an effort to fight it‚ but in other circumstances‚ the public is not‚ and the corruption could be left untouched. In the Progressive era‚ there were many instances where the corruption was not being handled. Journalists who tried to discover this corruption were considered muckrakers. Their reports helped convince Americans to act on the problems in
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were many successes that came with reformation in the areas of industry. Muckrakers used McClure’s‚ a magazine‚ to expose the evils of society with journalism. Muckrakers included‚ Ida Tarbell‚ who targeted standard oil‚ Thomas Nast‚ who went after Boss Tweed‚ Jacob Ries‚who sought help for immigrants‚ and Upton Sinclair whose descriptive passage on the meatpacking industry called‚ “The Jungle” exposed many horrors and allowed inspection. It was found that meat scraps were being shoveled from dirty floors
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Just like Rome‚ the United States of America will fall someday. Just like every civilization that has risen‚ it will fall. To me‚ the fall of America isn’t a straight fall down‚ it will have multiple ups and downs. Here are my reasons why and how America will fall. One huge reason the great empire of Rome fell was because of the decline in their morals and values. Violence and crimes rose steadily as Rome fell. During Pax Romana‚ the golden age of Rome‚ there were at least 32‚000 prostitutes. In
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people by using intimidation and violence‚ all that was left was the city’s. So‚ these political machines ended up buying and bribing city officials like judges‚ police‚ and workers for their own personal benefits. In Document 4‚ titled “Why the Ward Boss Rules” it states how easy
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government’s view‚ in a comical way‚ making it acceptable to the public. Thomas Nast‚ one of the most famous political cartoonists in history‚ published views contrary to the government many times; one of his most popular cartoons being centered around Boss Tweed‚ bringing awareness to the dangers of a political machine. Dr. Seuss‚ a well-known children’s author‚ also published many political cartoons challenging the government‚ many of his concerning his disapproval of America’s decision to go to war. As
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Iron horse: locomotive Central Pacific: RR between California and Utah Union Pacific: premiere RR franchise Interstate Commerce Act: In 1887‚ Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act which created the Interstate Commerce Commission‚ the first true federal regulatory agency. It was designed to address the issues of railroad abuse and discrimination and required the following: * Shipping rates had to be "reasonable and just" * Rates had to be published * Secret rebates were outlawed
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In the election of 1868‚ General Ulysses S. Grant‚ the most popular northern hero to emerge from the Civil War‚ became president. Grant ran on the Republican ticket with the slogan‚ “Let us have peace” against the Democratic candidate Horatio Seymour. The Republican platform endorsed the Reconstruction policy of Congress‚ payment of the national debt with gold‚ and cautious defense of black suffrage. Unfortunately‚ the qualities that had made Grant a fine military leader did not serve him well as
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