Re-Form(rē-fôrm) v.; to put an end to abuses or evils. I think that this definition shows that reform includes many situations and that it is needed without exception. When we look back into history, there are many situations in which reforming was in the process. We see through large actions like laborers striking against their terrible working conditions and low wages. This is even seen through small actions like homeless shelters, giving a free meal to people. Both needed a contributor, someone taking action, and receivers, that sparked this process to happen.
Jacob Riis, a photographer for Harpers Weekly, took pictures of the slums of New York city to shock people on the other side of society. Jacob Riis was a contributor, he opened a door otherwise left closed to the people who look away from this problem. In document 5 the realization of homes being this unlivable was both shocking and sparked this reaction to provide better for the people who had less. “The slum is the measure of civilization” (Jacob Riis), this quote is showing that a city is only as sound as it’s lesser people. When the pictures were published it made that much more of an impact because the upper class was shielded from this lesser life. …show more content…
Documents 2 and 4 are a very hard realization for people to digest because the upper class had these thoughts of a better life for children. In turn of the pictures they came to prove that children were worked, they were worked hard. Children often were looked at as cheap labor that provided a greater source of revenue, children were taken advantage of. This comprehension that children couldn’t be children was simply intolerable and thus came the Hull House. The Hull House provided an escape from the work, the mania, and the
Jacob Riis, a photographer for Harpers Weekly, took pictures of the slums of New York city to shock people on the other side of society. Jacob Riis was a contributor, he opened a door otherwise left closed to the people who look away from this problem. In document 5 the realization of homes being this unlivable was both shocking and sparked this reaction to provide better for the people who had less. “The slum is the measure of civilization” (Jacob Riis), this quote is showing that a city is only as sound as it’s lesser people. When the pictures were published it made that much more of an impact because the upper class was shielded from this lesser life. …show more content…
Documents 2 and 4 are a very hard realization for people to digest because the upper class had these thoughts of a better life for children. In turn of the pictures they came to prove that children were worked, they were worked hard. Children often were looked at as cheap labor that provided a greater source of revenue, children were taken advantage of. This comprehension that children couldn’t be children was simply intolerable and thus came the Hull House. The Hull House provided an escape from the work, the mania, and the