practices.” (“Whistleblowers”). In one of the leading examples of muckrakers‚ Upton Sinclair and his novel‚ The Jungle‚ ”exposed some of the filthy conditions and practices of the meatpacking industry” and thus fought for the right of the common worker and the safety of the public. During the era in which these conditions took place‚ workers were not given voice and their concerns were listened to cursorily by their employers. Sinclair‚ on the other hand‚ helped bring these concerns into light. Following
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the term “muckraker” but they would let Theodore Roosevelt prerogative term “muckraker” be seen as a badge of honor. Muckrakers exposed these corrupt leaders through popular magazines and their own books. Some of the most famous muckrakers like‚ Upton Sinclair‚ Ida Tarbell‚
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diverse collection of pictures‚ people see the world as it is instead of "more than it really is". This is seen through actions of Hitler various world events such the Vietnam War and the Kent State incident as well as literature like The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. These eclectic sources show that photography does not limit our view upon the world and how things really are because the picture is a clear view of what really happened. Hitler shows that photography shows a clear view of the world. Unlike
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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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Scholarly Source Review Upton Sinclair’s novel‚ “The Jungle‚” is known for how it changed the American meat-packing industry by exploiting the dangerous‚ unsanitary conditions. James Barrett’s article‚ “Remembering the Jungle‚” discusses the impact of Sinclair’s novel and why this novel is still remembered over a century later. Barrett argues that Sinclair’s “The Jungle” has achieved a major influence on American Society‚ and it has become a part of American history. Barrett provides multiple
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Inspection act” of 1906 . In effect starting what we know today as the Food and Drugs Administration. The most powerful‚ legislatively body in healthcare today. Equally whilst Roosevelt was dismissive of the allegations made by Sinclair one of the main queries that Sinclair makes is the suggestion that government and big business were effectively in bed together and thus it is not beyond creditability to suggest that
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progressive movement‚ sought to expose corruption in all its forms. Their works are usually urban oriented‚ and could span anything from government scandal to the wretched conditions in the factories of the day. Lincoln Steffens‚ Ida Tarbell‚ and Upton Sinclare are some rather popular muckrakers‚ while McClure’s‚ Cosmopolitan‚ and the Independent were publications often associated with muckraker writing. This movement predates that of yellow journalism. Modern media today is a mix of both. At times
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Progressivism was a political movement in the United States during the ninetieth century to change the social and economic problems within society. The people believed the United States government should be more active about solving society’s problems. Industrialization and urbanization created many of these problems. These included‚ but were not limited to‚ poverty of working class and the filth and crime of urban society. Progressive leaders worked as journalists‚ social workers‚ educators‚ politicians
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Upton Sinclair was raised alternating between bouts of extreme wealth and poverty. He attributed this to his outrage over the vast discrepancies between social classes. His nights would alternate between sleeping on a‚ “vermin-ridden sofa” the next night would be‚ “under silken coverlets in a fashionable home”. Sinclair’s most famous work was The Jungle published in February 1906. In writing The Jungle‚ Sinclair disguised himself as a worker in a meat production
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abuses that came with the growth of businesses. Muckrakers were people who informed the public about monopolies‚ child labor‚ and corruption in industry that had a negative impact on workers and the general public. Upton Sinclair was a famous “muckraker”. In The Jungle‚ Upton Sinclair wrote of horrid working conditions that were experienced by large numbers of European immigrants working in meatpacking plants. The Jungle became a best seller quickly. It opened America’s eyes and led President Theodore
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