The Jungle was written by Upton Sinclair. The book is based around a family of immigrants from lithuania. He follows them through their harsh journey‚ and all of the terrible things life throws at them. One of the things Upton sinclair hits on throughout the book is all the corruption in america at the time. He shows throughout the whole book how bad america has become and how terrible the people where at the time. In the book The Jungle the main characters‚ jurgis and ona‚ are put through many
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The Irony of The Jungle Between 1870 and 1900 Chicago grew from a population of 299‚000 to almost 1.7 million‚ the fastest-growing city ever at the time. This surge in population was largely attributed to immigrants coming from European countries seeking a chance for employment and new freedoms associated with moving to the United States at the time. 1905‚ in particular‚ was a historic year when a surge of over 1 million immigrants came to the city. During this time‚ author Upton Sinclair
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Rimbun Jungle somewhere at Pahang is a very famous jungle for those who like to spend their time camping‚ hiking and also jungle tracking. I like to spend my time camping with my best friend forever. Her name is Azizah. Luckily‚ we share a same interest in spending our time to get close with nature. Azizah studied about nature science so that is way she love mother earth. But‚ it is different with me because I like to release my tension with spending my time at jungle because when I get
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The American Dream has been a great symbol for hope in the better for the immigrants presented by the author‚ Upton Sinclair. Upton Sinclair in the book‚ The Jungle‚ argued that the meatpacking industry in Packingtown had caused so many deaths‚ injuries‚ and corruptions which weakened the American Dream. Sinclair supported his argument by demonstrating the poor conditions of an immigrant couple‚ Jurgis and Ona‚ and their immigrant family through the use of pathos to bring out emotion of the evils
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Its been few hours we’ve set off by bus from the hustle bustle of the city. The journey ahead us‚ lushes of green tropical forests pervaded my sight. As minutes tickled by‚ the sun‚ a fiery orb‚ looks like its gradually receding the horizon. The sky consists an assortment of shades‚ a blend of reds‚ oranges and yellows. The warm rays gradually glow‚ tinting the trees below vermillion. The mud below my feet is of the same colour‚ making me feel like a firewalker. Daring and bold. The contrast between
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In the film Blackboard Jungle‚ an inspiring teacher fights to gain the respect from his class of juvenile delinquent boys‚ a lot of who belong to a gang that is mostly led by a white boy‚ and one of the students‚ Artie West. The teacher‚ Mr. Dadier‚ soon finds a connection with one of his black students‚ Miller. Mr. Dadier believes Miller to be the leader of the delinquency in the all boys’ high school‚ with his race being the only evidence. Little does he know‚ Miller is more than meets the eye
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In Kenyatta’s The Gentlemen of the Jungle‚ man renders space in his hut to elephant who seeks shelter from man. Man resorts to violence after elephant and the rest of the animals take advantage of his kindness. “ my deer good man‚ will you please let me put my trunk inside your hut to keep it out of this torrential rain?’’ asked the elephant‚ knowing very well that he needed more space than just what his trunk was going to occupy. Man invited elephant to put his trunk in‚ once invited‚ the
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The Jungle‚ written by Upton Sinclair was a very touching and motivating story. Sinclair aimed for our hearts‚ but instead‚ he hit our stomachs. The Jungle is a story of hardships and trouble‚ some successes and many failures as a family tries to achieve the "American Dream." In this book‚ "The Jurgis Ruckus’ myth of failure is the other side of the Horatio Alger’s myth of success." (xxvi) Although this book was written about the hardships of a family‚ it was not just a story for one to read
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PMR examination‚ we were not only sick of studying but also to even look at books. After some discussion‚ Ben‚ Tom and I decided to go for a camping trip. It was supposed to be a pleasant two days camping trip. Nevertheless‚ we had never imagined that it would turn out to be a nightmarish incident. That morning‚ we equipped ourselves with the necessary camping gear and sufficient food which could last us for two days. Then‚ we got onto our motorcycles and made a beeline for our destination. When we
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You would think that camping is fun and adventurous. Well‚ that is what I thought until I actually experienced it. My father told me we would be staying in a large tent overlooking the ocean. I envisioned being inside the tent with all this space and then looking out at the big blue ocean calmly flowing‚ as the sunset turns into bright bursting colors of yellow and orange. Little did I know about all the bugs that would end up biting every inch of our bodies‚ picking at our skin like little blood
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