Paper #2 The Progressives were men who lived in the United States during the Progressive Era. They were set on trying to change America for the better. This was during the time between the 1800s and 1900s. America was modernizing quickly, becoming almost too big for their britches. Meaning they were advancing very quickly, but the growing companies of the rich gave to little care to those actually working in the modern factories. It was all about making money and there was quick a large amount of disregard for the regular class of workers. The Progressives, were those men and women who sought to balance the money being made by the large and growing companies as well as the right of the workers. As one historian writes they, “offered an
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Man is still self-centered and seeks to better his own life; even sacrificing his family in the process. Time is money. Business men of today are willing to step over anything, including the lives of men, as we saw with Kenny Dobbins in the article “The Chain Never Stops.” Men in the work force are not cared about, they sustain several devastating and debilitating injuries in their line of work and the managers and CEOs do not give any care whatsoever. Even the historians view the Progressive Era as ineffective in the long haul. While a few laws may have changed, in reality the workers still remained uncared …show more content…
You see women like Sadie. “Sadie had been a very strong, healthy girl, good appetite and color; she began to be unable to eat. . .. Her hands and feet swelled, she lost the use of one hand, her teeth and gums were blue.” All of this occurred because of led poisoning from working in a factory. “None of the girls knew of the change in powder, nor of the danger in its use...” (Zinn chapter 13) Overall the damage was growing. Zinn describes, “There were more fires. And accidents. And sickness. In the year 1904, 27,000 workers were killed on the job, in manufacturing, transport, and agriculture.” He continues discussing the working issues, “According to a report of the Commission on Industrial Relations, in 1914, 35,000 workers were killed in industrial accidents and 700,000 injured.” (Zinn chapter
Man is still self-centered and seeks to better his own life; even sacrificing his family in the process. Time is money. Business men of today are willing to step over anything, including the lives of men, as we saw with Kenny Dobbins in the article “The Chain Never Stops.” Men in the work force are not cared about, they sustain several devastating and debilitating injuries in their line of work and the managers and CEOs do not give any care whatsoever. Even the historians view the Progressive Era as ineffective in the long haul. While a few laws may have changed, in reality the workers still remained uncared …show more content…
You see women like Sadie. “Sadie had been a very strong, healthy girl, good appetite and color; she began to be unable to eat. . .. Her hands and feet swelled, she lost the use of one hand, her teeth and gums were blue.” All of this occurred because of led poisoning from working in a factory. “None of the girls knew of the change in powder, nor of the danger in its use...” (Zinn chapter 13) Overall the damage was growing. Zinn describes, “There were more fires. And accidents. And sickness. In the year 1904, 27,000 workers were killed on the job, in manufacturing, transport, and agriculture.” He continues discussing the working issues, “According to a report of the Commission on Industrial Relations, in 1914, 35,000 workers were killed in industrial accidents and 700,000 injured.” (Zinn chapter