The book The Jungle was introduced as a novel by Upton Sinclair was financed and published with his own money. Upton Sinclair was a famous novelist and social crusader from California. He was born on 20 September 1878 in Baltimore Md. He was the only child of Priscilla Harden and Upton Beall Sinclair. Upton Sinclair’s childhood was lived in poverty‚ one where his father was an alcoholic‚ his job as an alcohol salesman most likely contributed to his disease. And although his own family was extremely
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Lesson Observation 1 Teacher’s name: Slusari Alexandra Observer’s name: Cebotari Tatiana Topic: Artisanship Date: 10 of April Number of students: 10 Class: VII “B” The lesson I have observed was on the topic “Artisanship”. At the beginning of the lesson the teacher put a clear set of aims to the pupils. She had a lesson plan which helped her to organize the lesson better. She used a lot of additional material. First of all at the beginning she involved pupils into the lesson by asking pupils
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Lit Analysis The Jungle Workers and citizens today have Upton Sinclair to thank for the improved working conditions and higher regulations in the food industry. In The Jungle‚ Upton Sinclair uses vivid imagery and figurative language to expose the extremely unpleasant working conditions of immigrants and the Capitalist ideology of early 1900’s Chicago . A large Lithuanian family comes to Chicago in hopes for better life and work. The main character Jurgis is eager to work after a new marriage
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The Jungle The American dream does not live up to the reputation that movies and fictional books have filled many minds; with the idea that Immigrants and foreigners have many opportunities. The Jungle shows the reality of what immigrants who have to start from scratch‚ have to deal with while attempting to make a living in the US. Many call the USA the land of opportunity however‚ the US does not provide enough opportunity to the immigrants to allow everyone a chance at making a stable
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Many works of literature deals with political issues or social issues. One such work of literature is Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. The author uses symbolism and motifs to show the overarching theme of his book‚ the evils of capitalism. The author writes about corruption time and time again as a tool used by the powerful in a capitalistic society. As Jurgis and his family continue to live in Packingtown‚ believing they can be part of the realization American Dream‚ they find themselves slipping deeper
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“I will celebrate‚ but I know new goals and objectives will come and I am ready to take them.” “You can Never Give Up and Never Quit because if you really think about it‚ there are a multitude of other people who are relying on you to excel and succeed in achieving your goals and objectives.” “The problem is not with people or churches that are politically active. It is with a party that has gone so far in adopting a sectarian agenda that it has become the political extension of a religious
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teach them lifelong lessons. She began to write her book after her beloved husband passed away‚ leaving her with their twelve children and his prospering business as a merchant to manage. Distraught‚ Gluckel wrote at night when she couldn’t sleep‚ with hopes that her words would stay with her children throughout their lives. Over the years‚ Gluckel wrote when she felt it necessary‚ collecting seven short books within her autobiography‚ each conveying its own concept. The book as a whole‚ however
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happened behind the scenes of the meatpacking industry. That was until “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair. This book unmasked the monstrosity that was the meatpacking industry and impacted audiences like no other book has. Sinclair used graphic depictions such as dead rats being put in the food and spoiled meat still being used to impact the audience and achieve his purpose. One of the disgusting facts that Sinclair mentioned about the meatpacking industry was that they used very old‚ bacteria-infested
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A Written Sketch of Mini Lesson Plan Name Professor Institution Course Date (APA) Title: A Mini Lesson Plan on Figures of Speech Second language acquisition occurs unconsciously through important interactions by a natural conversation in the society. One is said to have acquired second language when he or she speaks a different language apart from one’s mother tongue. As a result of differences in cognitive development in specific individuals‚ people acquire and learn the second
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