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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In the essay by Theo Cateforis‚ “Performing the Avant-Garde Groove: Devo and the Whiteness of the New Wave”‚ Cateforis argues that the unorthodox demeanor of the band Devo demanded the attention of the audience and was the most effective way for Devo to spread their message that we are “de-evolving” and losing our individuality by conforming to societal standards. In this paper I will argue that although Devo’s unusual behavior was the most effective way to spread their message‚ the platform of doing
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AMERICAN UNIVERISTY OF SHARJAH The Importance of Ethos at Louis Vuitton The Relationship of Aristotle’s Theory of Ethos and LV’s business strategy Julie M. Doughan 1/16/2011 “The Importance of Ethos at Louis Vuitton” analyzes the relationship between Aristotle’s theory of ethos and Louis Vuitton’s business strategy. The research explains Louis Vuitton’s marketing strategy‚ and how Aristotle’s theory of ethos‚ combined with business models‚ helps achieve competitive advantage in the
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Anthony is the more persuasive speaker. Anthony used ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos in his speech while Brutus only used pathos and logos‚ Anthony also connected with the crowd showing he had the same emotions as them while Brutus only challenged the crowd. Ethos is a persuasive speech tactic that speakers use when persuading the audience by using ethics. It focuses on the ethics of either the speaker or the audience. Brutus and Antony both used ethos in their speeches. Brutus says on page126‚ lines 20-21
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"“Transcending Without Transcendence”: Utopianism and an Ethos of Hope." Antipode 38.4 (2006): 691-710. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Nov. 2014. The essay discusses how today‚ there is a hope and desire for utopianism around the world but the problem lies of how to achieve this. It tells of how Ernst Bloch reinvented the idea of utopianism as a sort of process which is said to end in sure utopianism if followed. To achieve this‚ the ethos of hope will allow us to endure the bad in this world and
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The Jungle v. Fast Food Nation Brenton Beardsley Illinois Valley Community College In the book‚ The Jungle and Fast Food Nation‚ there was several points that were brought up about the values‚ beliefs‚ political ideas‚ and institution. These topics played an important role in both of the books‚ as many people just like the family in‚ The Jungle‚ face several hardships in our country to this day. During these hard times people find several ways to get to their inner self and overcome these
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The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair was published in 1906. It exposed the meat factories and this novel alone‚ changed how the meats were handled and produced. Upton Sinclair exposed how terrible meat factories were. Instead of actually having a book full of fact to interest readers he made up a fictional story and to make it seem he was not targeting meat industries. Without the efforts of Sinclair‚ America would have slowly crumbled due to unsanitary meat and the diseases that it holds‚ and
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The Power of Money and Greed in Society The Jungle by Upton Sinclair was published almost century ago and it showed the Americans the problems that existed in the early nineteenth century‚ the industrialization timeline. Sinclair’s target was the workers who were mistreated in various workplaces‚ such as the meat packing companies in Chicago‚ so that they may be treated fairly. Sinclair wanted a future society where common people (those mostly that worked at the workplaces) to form a group and
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Despite‚ The Jungle by Upton Sinclair showing a horrific struggle of America’s working-class‚ the federal government does not have the responsibility to enact policies or take action to help the situation of American workers. This can be deduced through the U.S. government’s tradition of laissez-faire as well as the principles stated in the U.S. constitution. The U.S government’s practice of “laissez-faire” is one aspect which makes it difficult to aid struggling workers. Laissez-faire is a policy
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The Jungle What kind of family would want to leave behind everything‚ and move to a strange far away city‚ that they almost know nothing about? Now just hold on a second‚ it might seem cool to move to a new exciting place‚ but that’s not the case for the Rudkus household. To them‚ Jurgis‚ Ona‚ and Marija‚ it was indeed exciting moving to Chicago in the late 1800’s‚ to have a chance to. They soon find out that Chicago is making things hard to make a better living‚ than back in Lithuania were
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