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    Cultured meat

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    generated one kind of cell‚ but later proven otherwise. New researches have found that adult stem cells are able to produce different kind of cells‚ as well. Like the embryonic stem cell‚ it grows in culture to establish stem cell lines. What is Cultured Meat?

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    Meat and Maggots Joanne Lorenz SC1130: Week 1 Exploring the Scientific Method April 14‚ 2013 Dustin Childress Meat and Maggots This week we were asked to attempt a scientific experiment‚ I attempted to observe 2 jars‚ in each jar I put a piece of meat. On one of the jars I placed a stopper and on the other I left it open so that the air can get to the meat. I then watched for 3 days to see what happens. The question that I was trying to find out is do fly’s

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    The Meat Works

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    In the poem "The Meat Works" by Robert Grey. A man is working in a meat works and does not like his job but it is necessary so he can make money. The purpose of this poem being written was to show that people have to sacrifices and put up with things they do not enjoy to survive. One emotion witch comes up in the meat works is despair. Robert Grey has formed a free versepoem. An example of this is "but I settled for one of the low paid jobs‚ making mince sigh the furthest end from those bellowing

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    The Jungle by Upton Sinclair was published in 1906. It quickly became popular and soon influenced the health and immigration laws that he currently have today. Because of this book‚ organizations like the USDA‚ FDA‚ FSIS‚ and CFSAN. In The Jungle the Rudkus family moves to the United States of America from Lithuania. Jurgis quickly finds a job at a meat packing company. After some time‚ they buy a house and go into a great debt that they can’t pay. Ona’s boss Phil Connor forces Ona into having sex

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    In the United States‚ the government preaches equality for all‚ while in upholding a system that discriminates against almost everyone that is not white‚ or not male. Packing prisons in the United States is second nature‚ since the presidency of Ronald Reagan‚ the populations in prisons have increase at least 400%. And when talking about the prison system in the U.S.‚ there has to be a conversation about race‚ because the prison system systematically targets people of color. U.S. soil bleeds racism

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    The Jungle‚ by Upton Sinclair takes the reader on a journey through the inadequate factory conditions throughout the industrial revolution. The Jungle introduced us to the the Rudkus family‚ with the father (Jurgis) being the main character of the book. Upton Sinclair uses this family to show how extremely terrible the environment was for new immigrants into America. As the story begins to unravel Upton becomes frustrated with the capitalist society; He had been cheated plenty of times out of work

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    Sinclair and Dante: Packingtown‚ Chicago and the Nine Circles of Hell Allie Sheppeck Mr. Cosme English 10 12 March 2012 Sinclair and Dante: Packingtown‚ Chicago and the Nine Circles of Hell Chicago in 1906 was considered ‘hell.’ Is that a coincidence‚ or did Sinclair get inspiration from Hell itself? The workers of Packingtown may have felt that they were experiencing Dante’s Inferno and the punishments with it. Sinclair noticed this as well‚ as he made many allusions to Dante when

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    around this time ; and some were lucky to make 4 dollars an hour (adjusted to inflation). What is thought of as poverty now would have been a life of luxury to 1900’s‚ more specifically‚ Jurgis an immigrant working man. In The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair‚ Jurgis and his family suffer and experience hardships in almost every area of their lives.The most traumatic experiences for Jurgis and his family were the loss of many family members‚ the hardship of obtaining a safe job‚ and falling victim

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    Upton Sinclair has famously remarked‚ “All art is propaganda. It is universally and inescapably propaganda; sometimes unconsciously‚ but often deliberately‚ propaganda.” These words are especially befitting for Sinclair’s most famous novel‚ The Jungle. Sinclair’s novel follows the devastating collapse of an immigrant Lithuanian family as a result of the ruthless practices of capitalism. Thus‚ The Jungle is a severe critique of capitalism‚ and it possesses the intention of persuading readers to adopt

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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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