Meatpacking

The Meatpacking District is one of my favorite neighborhoods in NYC because of how hip it is and how it is packed with steel and glass lofts, with sun pouring though the oversized windows. It always gives me an electric feeling walking around the cobble streets, looking at the Chelsea Market and walking the High Line. All of that sprightliness is encapsulated perfectly into the Fig and Olive. It has those floor to ceiling windows, that let rays seep in, reinforced by industrial steal framing the…

In 1906, author Upton Sinclair’s novel, The Jungle, changed the course of history and led to the reformation of Chicago’s meatpacking industry, which was plagued by managerial corruption and unsanitary conditions. Shortly after the novel’s release, the federal government took legal action against the entire industry (Hevrdejs). The Jungle demonstrates the power of fiction to create social change. However, since the early 20th century, society has transitioned from a reliance on the written word…

Everyone eats fast food whether it’s because they are busy, on the road, or like the food, but does anyone stop to consider what fast food industries have done to the community, the meatpacking companies, or the slaughter houses in which the food comes from. Majority of people believe these businesses moving into a town is a good concept because they bring jobs. Although it is true, Eric Schlosser takes on a different view in the book Fast Food Nation talking about how these businesses moving…

In the article, “Immigrants Keep an Iowa Meatpacking Town Alive and Growing” written by Patricia Cohen, there is discussion regarding a small town in northwestern Iowa which experienced a large influx of migrants over a period of time. Cohen interviews a local resident on his thoughts about the migrants moving in and obtaining many of the local jobs. The resident believed it was one of the best thing to happen to their town, as it allowed their town the opportunity to grow. First, Cohen…

of large-scale corporate manufacturing and trade provoked battles over the character and control of work that spilled into broader political fights for the rights of workers. From the Civil War until the 1920s Chicago was the country’s largest meatpacking center and the acknowledged headquarters of the industry, leading all other cities in meat processing and packing. “It was able to do so because most Midwestern farmers…

unhealthy food. The two texts, from Uptain Siclair “The Jungle” (1906) and Eric Schlosser “Fast Food Nation” (2011) report the abomination that happen in the meatpacking industry in the United States. Upton Sinclair is an American writer of nearly 100 books, in 1906 became famous for his novel “The Jungle” which describe the conditions of meatpacking industry in US. On the other hand Eric Schlosser was a journalist and became famous for his book “Fast Food Nation”. Nevertheless, except the…

Eric Schlosser, in his book, Fast Food Nation, advocates for changes in how American food is recently being produced in meatpacking industries. Schlosser’s purpose is to end meatpackers ability to sell and raise their cattle as they wish even if it is less than acceptable. He argues against the corporate corruption using the devices of anecdote, logos, and tone. Schlosser begins chapter nine of his book by narrating the consequences of the industrialization of beef in america. He appeals to the…

publishers, The Jungle was released as a novel in 1906. It was an instant success; meat sales plummeted, it was translated into 17 languages so that immigrants could also read it, and thousands of letters were written to the White House calling for meatpacking reform. President Theodore Roosevelt, not believing what he read, ordered a special commission to investigate Chicago’s slaughterhouse, which confirmed Sinclair’s findings. Sinclair himself was invited to the White House to discuss his…

The Credibility of Eric Schlosser’s Ethos Ethos is the credibility or ethical appeal that involves persuasion by the character of the author. Authors use ethos to become trustworthy in the eyes of his or her readers. In the afterword, Schlosser provides supplementary information after the initial publication of the book. In nonfiction expose, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, Eric Schlosser explores the dark side of the fast food industry. The additional information in…

“The multinational Cargill Corporation, with its local meatpacking plant in Beardstown, is the protagonist that brought about this demographic transformation” (Miraftab, P. 6). Companies such as Cargill Corporation meatpacking plant help cities like Beardstown become diverse and help grow their economy. But do companies generate globalization? What is the source of locals not finding jobs while migrants find jobs in companies like meatpacking plants? Immigrants aren’t to blame for the start…