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The Jungle is novel, written by Upton Sinclair, which focuses on a recently immigrated (from Lithuania) family expecting/hoping for a better life in America. Upton Sinclair was regarded as one of the most renowned muckrakers, in other words, a journalist who exposed the corruptions in either industries or individuals. His writing was during a time of progressivism and reform, where there was an abundance of individuals seeking to improve society and human conditions and dispose of capitalist…

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.…

Wearing a heavy, uncomfortable uniform with a feathery plume strapped to my head while simultaneously playing an instrument and stomping around a football field does not sound very glamorous at a glance. However, this is how I chose to spend the majority of my Saturdays and Tuesday nights when I signed up for marching band. Enticed by the promise of a magical and musical trip to Disney, I had no idea what I had gotten myself into. I suffered through hours upon hours of music memorization and…

Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair is not only an accomplished writer that wrote nearly one hundred books based on events that took place during the twentieth century, but a man who has improved and solved many problems within the United States. He exposed the problems within the meat packaging industry, which led to the creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. These things would not have been possible without his motivation, preparation, and accomplishments. With this…

Marching Band is not hard or easy and I learned that throughout the season.Throughout marching band season I struggled a lot and I've become stronger with lots of things. I learned lessons that would be useful in the future. Also, I would like to you some tips about marching band that will help you a lot through marching band. In this essay I will tell you about my struggles, my strengths, the lessons I learned, and I will give you tips on how to become a better marcher. This what I went through…

My Challenge My challenge has put me in the position that I am in today. It has greatly influenced my choice in a career out of high school. My challenge was my first audition on my instrument, the tuba. I had never wanted to play an instrument at first, however it was a mandatory class to take at my school and it had to be done to pass. As the class went on and I was playing my trombone, my beginning instrument, I had noticed that this was something I was superior at and enjoyed…

The multiple techniques and performance styles of marching bands have developed over the past decades. The first school with a marching band was the University of Notre Dame in Indiana which took place in the year of 1842. The band formed and presented their skills even before the university’s football team existed, whose first season began in 1887 (“Notre Dame”). Throughout the years, band groups have become more and more competitive. Nowadays, there are several types of marching bands that…

There are several things that I can do personally to make this marching season amazing. First, I want to maintain a healthy diet. I think being able to have a healthy diet can help me come to rehearsal and have plenty of energy. Secondly, I will start having a morning routine of workouts. These workouts will help me during the season so I will give my best performance. Also, another thing I want to do is improve my self confidence. Self confidence has been a little bit of a problem with me this…

What would you do if you were in a band with your friends, but you wanted to join the town jazz band? Mel wants to do exactly that, but he also wants to stay loyal to his friends. They are all in a garage band, and Mel thinks he is getting pretty good. Because of this he wants to join the all-city jazz band. He feels like he would be even better if he joined them. I think that Mel should join the jazz band. If he joins the band he will learn to play even better than he already does. He can…

The song begins with a low and dreary beat and guitar strumming. The slow, somewhat sad tune casts an image, in my mind, of a man strolling from a bar after having a bad day, perhaps after being laid off by his boss. It has a slow, but steady pace that is supported by the guitar and low drum beats. At around the 3 minute mark , the beat speeds up slightly, as if to suggest tribulations or a slight sign of hope and light amongst the gray tone that has been present for the majority of the song…