Sinclair Lewis was born in Sauk Centre‚Minnesota‚ on 7th February 1885. He was the son of Dr. Edwin J. Lewis and Emma Kermott Lewis. Sadly‚ Sinclair’s mother Emma died when he was only six. In 1892 his father married Isabel Warner. Although he got along with his step mom‚ he ran away from home and hoped to become a drummer boy in the Spanish-American War when he was thirteen. In 1902 Lewis went to Oberlin Academy. While there‚ he developed a religious enthusiasm that fluctuated during the majority
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attainable the American Dream is‚ we must first define it. The American Dream is the ability to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative. America’s social system can both hinder you‚ and help you in achieving the American Dream. Barriers such as far outweigh the opportunities as far as achieving the American Dream‚ nevertheless‚ it is still possible. Starting from the bottom and working your way up is very difficult. In order to achieve the American Dream‚ you must
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The American Dream To people all around the world‚ America is known as the land of endless opportunity. However‚ what society does not know about America is that it enables a greedy‚ corrupt and overachieving way of life. Both F.Scott Fitzgerald and Arthur Miller saw this side of America when writing The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman‚ respectively. Both men expose an underhanded America that is driven by the pursuit of power‚ happiness and wealth‚ as well as disloyalty‚ and misrepresentation
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4th‚ 2013 A dream is something that you have very much wanted to do‚ be‚ or have for a long time according to Websters online dictionary‚ but if dreams are supposed to be long thought out plans why do we use the word so often? Since we were young we have always been told to “dream big and don’t let anyone tell you no.” Well those repetitive words of wisdom have changed every 5 year olds life. If you surveyed an elementary school from anywhere around America‚ 50% of the kids would dream of being a
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Bryan Kent Miss Myers Honors English III 2 June 2012 Final Essay The Jungle Nature and economics move in similar cycles throughout history. Prey grows exponentially unless there is a limiting factor‚ such as predators or food sources. Companies grow until they do not have resources to grow. Companies as a group compete with each other‚ as well as with the consumers and producers in order to maximize profits and minimize waste. Waste might be employees who are not producing fast enough
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Throughout the 20th century‚ individuals attempted to address problems within American society. Their efforts have had a significant impact on American life. Two individuals that attempted to address problems within American society were Upton Sinclair and Jacob Riis. These two muckrakers revealed the horrible working and living conditions of the lower class. In Upton Sinclair’s In The Jungle (1906)‚ Sinclair showed how unregulated capitalism was in the meatpacking industry. His described the unsanitary
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Rhetorical Analysis of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle The Jungle‚ being a persuasive novel in nature‚ is filled with different rhetorical devices or tools used by Sinclair to effectively convey his message. Sinclair’s goal of encouraging change in America’s economic structure is not an easy feat and Sinclair uses a number of different rhetorical devices to aid him. Through his intense tone‚ use of periodic sentencing‚ descriptive diction and other tools of rhetoric‚ Upton Sinclair constructs a moving
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Recent United States History Class Number 8469 March 2‚ 2005 The Jungle Analysis Paper America‚ by the turn of the twentieth century‚ was regarded as the "Land of Opportunity‚" and lured thousands of immigrants. The foreigners that fled to the United States were in search of new lives; better lives. America was at the age of industrialization‚ and the economy was shifting from agriculture to factories. There were jobs in the factories available to un-skilled workers‚ which were the majority
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Analysis of an excerpt from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Rhetorical devices are used to strengthen writing and add dimension. When used properly‚ they add layers of complexity to any prose as well as further evidence for an argument. No one understood this better than Upton Sinclair. Four strong rhetoric devices are periodicity‚ the Rule of Three‚ metaphor and rhetorical questions. Sinclair masterfully demonstrates these in a speech featured in his novel‚ The Jungle. Periodicity‚ also
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In Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle‚ published in 1906‚ a sense of injustice towards the working class and need for socialism is present. Sinclair intended to illustrate the vast majority of immigrants in Chicago at the turn of the century; providing details and examples of abuses in the meatpacking industry merely as a means of demonstrating their troubles. After the publication of The Jungle‚ Sinclair stated‚ "I aimed for the public’s heart‚ and by accident I hit it in the stomach." He used those words
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