Josel Wong Mr. Wear AP Language and Composition 5 November 2009 The Jungle Questions Part I 1. The wedding between Jurgis and Ona is an epitome of the various problems in Packingtown. The way the saloon keeper took advantage of the couple is representative of the dishonesty and thievery from the surrounding society. The crowd stranded outside the wedding symbolizes the helpless and hungry inhabitants of Packingtown. When the newlyweds allowed these people into the wedding they quickly transformed
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that lived there. Surrounded by water‚ paralyzing heat and humidity‚ those that lived there are relaxed and slow walkers and talkers‚ extremely frustrating for an impatient person such as myself. This concept applies to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. The Jungle takes place in Chicago. This enables Sinclair to reveal the horrible working conditions of meat factories as well as the corrupt owners of the factories. Chicago’s winters are harsh‚ which emphasizes the difficult times the family faces. Multiple
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In “Roman Fever‚” Edith Wharton depicts the controversial relationship dynamics between two women. The two women‚ Mrs. Ansley and Mrs. Slade‚ have been friends since they met in Rome in their youth‚ yet Wharton manages to portray their entire relationship in a single conversation. It has been years since they first met‚ and they have now ventured back to Rome with their daughters. Initially readers may have the impression that these two ladies are close friends‚ but as the plot develops it is evident
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Introduction The following information was obtained from the movie‚ Precious‚ by Lee Daniels. The information was obtained to conduct a biopsychosocial assessment of the character‚ Precious‚ to utilize the Monmouth University’s empowering‚ strength-based‚ psychosocial assessment‚ and intervention outline. The writer is a graduate student social worker and assessment is aimed towards providing understanding of the presenting problem to promote human rights and economic justice. 1. Identifying information
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PART I 1. What were Semmelweis’ initial observations? Answer: Semmelweis’ initial observation was the death rate of women after childbirth. 2. What was the problem at hand? Answer: The problem at hand was more women were dying after childbirth in the ward with male physicians and fewer were dying in the female physician ward. 3. What possible explanatory story might Semmelweis come up with? Answer: An explanatory story that Semmelweis might come up with could be that the women physicians
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Lee Harvey Oswald was an American former U.S. Marine who was held responsible for the assanation of president john f. kennedy. Lee Harvey Oswald was born in New Orleans on October 18‚ 1939 to Robert Edward Lee Oswald and Margerite Frances Claverie. Robert Oswald died of a heart attack a couple of months before Lee was born. In 1944‚ Margerite moved Lee and his two other brothers to Dallas‚ Texas. Oswald entered the first grade in 1945 and over the course of the next six years Lee attended several
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Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing Cultural Mediation Criticism. “Works of ethnic literature -‐ written by‚ about or for persons who perceived themselves‚ or were perceived by others as members of ethnic groups -‐ may thus be read not only as expressions of mediation between cultures but also as handbooks
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The Jungle revolves around poor immigrants who are constantly subject to trauma‚ disease‚ starvation‚ and death. As consequence‚ they feel trapped in the horrible‚ endless cycle of poverty and unemployment that they must live through every day. Sinclair illustrates
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GIRAFFES - Lee Downie “Four Eyes!” “Giraffe Neck!” “You stink” “You look like a boy” “Shut up ugly‚ I hate you‚ I hate you!” Kayla shouts to the boy living in the house on the opposite side of the street. Every morning just before lunchtime the kids would come out of their houses onto their porches and hurl insults at each other‚ making them hate each other more and more each day. A few weeks ago Kayla and Kyle were playmates but that all changed when Kyle threw Kayla’s cabbage patch doll onto
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Upton Sinclair was born on September 20‚ 1878 and he passed away on November 25‚ 1968. He was an activist and socialist. He was involved in socialism‚ which inspired him to write The Jungle and expose the tendencies of the corrupt society he was living in. His book was published on February 26‚ 1906. He was born to a father who was an alcoholic and a mother who struggled with poverty. He was exposed to the life of the lower class which influenced his portrayal of the struggles he discussed in his
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