Both protagonists are physically fit and use their fitness to their advantage; Jurgis Rudkus works in the meatpacking factories of Chicago‚ while James Braddock uses his fitness to further his career in boxing and to work in the docks to support his family. However‚ Cinderella Man and The Jungle also show that physical prowess alone is not sufficient to achieve
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“The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each state‚ elected by the people thereof‚ for six years; and each senator shall have one vote.” The 17th amendment made voting more fair for the people and less biased. The meatpacking industry had many health and safety issues. The factories were very unsanitary and spread severe diseases. According to Document 2‚ “whenever meat was so spoiled that it could not be used for anything else‚ either to can it or chop it up into sausage”
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a novel set at the meatpacking plants and stockyards of Chicago‚ Illinois. Jurgis Rudkus and his family‚ immigrants from Lithuanian‚ decided to move to the United States to follow the “American Dream”. They settled in Chicago and started to work in Packing town. Unlike the working conditions of today‚ they encountered the worst working conditions possible‚ testing their family life and values‚ and how authority figures were there for
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“How accurate is the nickname ‘The Gilded Age’ for America from 1870-1890” The Gilded Age refers to America from the 1870s to the 1890s. It was called “Gilded” because on the outside America looked like it was going great‚ but America was actually having troubles. This is why America during this time is referred to as “The Gilded Age”. Many immigrants were moving to the United States because it seemed possible to become rich and successful like Rockefeller.The nickname “The Gilded Age” is partially
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Short Answers Two paragraphs: What‚ Where‚ Why‚ When and Historical Significance The Daniel Moynihan Report and response to the report What: The negro Family: The case for National Action Focused on the deep roots of black poverty in America and concluded controversially that the relative absence of nuclear families (those having both a father and mother present) would greatly hinder further progress toward economic and political equality. WHY: The report argued that the rise in single-mother
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What I found interesting in this section was the origin of “cowboy‚” which I usually see in Hollywood movies and novels‚ and because of extensive treatment of cattle drives in fiction and film‚ the cowboy became the worldwide iconic image of the American West. Through this section‚ I learned Spanish word “vaquero‚” which was the English translation of “cowboy” and that means a person who managed cattle while mounted on horseback. I researched the history of cattle industry in California‚ how people
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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 into machines for chopping‚ and this was a way of gathering dirt‚ splinters‚ floor filth‚ and the diseases
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Sex and the City When television shows first came about‚ sex was a subject that was hardly ever brought up. Shows would not even make the viewer come to the idea that the shows characters had sex. Today‚ television shows rarely go one episode without showing some kind of sexual act. Sex plays a major role in television. Many people believe that sex sells and the more sex there is the higher the ratings along with more viewers. One television show that changed women around the country and the way
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Competitive market and economic efficiency/Competitive strategies according to market share Today competition is known as a contest between individuals‚ groups‚ animals for territory‚ a niche‚ or a location of resources. It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition is also in the market; therefore it’s named competitive market. Let’s start by describing a competitive market. It’s a market with a large number of buyers and sellers‚ such that no
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four companies who act like monopolies. Each of these companies has diminished the incentive for other companies to enter the market‚ and the incentive with the quality of their food‚ because of such few competitors. The lack of competition in the meatpacking industry is a known market failure. The more the customers know about a product‚ such as the meat in the fast food industry‚ the better. The meat packing industry holds back information from the public for its own good. The central theme of Food
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