Inspection

The Jungle, published by Upton Sinclair in 1906, showcases the working conditions of a 19th-century industrial worker. This book depicts the harsh working and living conditions, and working class poverty. These were all very real things almost every worker endured. Hours were long, wages were low, and working conditions were very hazardous. It was not uncommon for a worker to be seriously injured or even killed while on the job. The conditions were often far worse for women who made up a large…

Hunter S. Thompson, named to be the creator of gonzo journalism, created the book “The Great White Shark Hunt” by compiling his past works of news articles, journal entries, letters to the editors, and personal works to inform readers about the seventies and eighties. In a specific article “The “Hashbury” is the Capital of the Hippies,” published in the New York Times Magazine on May 14, 1967 Thompson showed his experiences of what Height Ashbury was like, and told his predictions about what…

This source is an extract from “The memoir of Robert Blincoe,” published in the lion in 5 weekly episodes from 25 January to 22 February 1828. It is a personal story from a young boy's perspective who worked in one of the mills. It explains that the conditions were terrible, especially the stench. The strong smell, made the boy feel unwell resulting in taking a moment to sit down. He soon found out that sitting down was not allowed. The boys taskmaster explained that sitting down was forbidden…

bothers me that there is a group of people that knows everything yet we only get told what they want us to know. The two main articles I will discuss are “Open to Inspection” by Lewis H. Lapham and “Rise of the Drones” by Rudolph Herzog. If you want to read about James Bond and car chases this is not the article for you. “Open to Inspection” by Lapham focuses on one of the biggest branches of bureaucracy…

the requirements and certification process, responsibilities, the basic inspection techniques, and the different types of inspections and what is covered in each.…

The American Dream How hard do you have to fight to get what you deserve? Jurgis Rudkus is one of the two characters that will soon find out. He is the main character in the novel called The Jungle that is written by Upton Sinclair. James Braddock is the other character that goes through a fight to be successful. He is the main character in the movie/book of Cinderella Man. Throughout the novel and the movie, the physical, relationship and emotional traits of both Jurgis Rudkus and James…

Wilson 1 Heaven Wilson Ms. Sambol AMH 2020 30 March 2015 The Jungle In the year of 1905–1906 America was still trying to “reconstruct” and put everything in line to be a good country. You had American citizens dying including children; you had people in debt working extreme hours and in conditions to pay off. People were living in America supposedly called the “home of the free” to really the home of the worst. In the book “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair it describes exactly what was going on…

Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle (New York: Signet Publishing, 1986) pp. 386. Upton Sinclair was born September 20, 1878 in Baltimore Maryland to parents Beall and Priscilla Sinclair. Growing up, he loved to read books, and started school at the late age of 10 years old. His father was an alcoholic who never kept a good job, and was always moving. After graduating in college in 1897, he focused on writing, and in 1904, went undercover to work at a meatpacking plant to research his novel The Jungle.…

Ronit Patel Mrs. Stangl Ela/Reading 8 January, 2018 Ben Mikaelsen Have you ever wondered how Ben Mikaelsen writes such great stories? Well, in this analysis, you are going to find out! Ben Mikaelsen was born on December 8, 1952 in La Paz, Bolivia. His parents were of Danish descent and they were missionaries. Ben got bullied in Bolivia because of his race and at age 12, he moved to the US where he again got bullied for having a different tone to his english. Ben Mikaelsen owned a male American…

(Roosevelt passed the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in 1906 after reading The Jungle, which highlighted the health violations and unsanitary actions in the meatpacking industry. The Pure Food and Drug Act forbade the manufacture, sale, and transportation of adulterated or mislabeled food and drugs. The Meat Inspection Act provided that federal inspectors visit meatpacking plants to ensure that they met minimum standards of sanitation…