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    Upton Sinclair was one of the most influential muckrakers, a term coined by President Roosevelt. Sinclair was most known for his account of the meatpacking industry called The Jungle. The Jungle detailed the inhumane conditions workers in the meatpacking industry had to endure. Whether it was subjecting their skin and nails to acid in order to clean the meat or covering spoiled meat with chemicals to hide the rotten smell. Either way Upton Sinclair inspired President Roosevelt to pass the Pure…

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    For Whom The Bell Tolls

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    Three attributes the Nazis found dangerous enough to censor are the books “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway, “The Call Of Wild” by Jack London, and “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair. All three of these books were banned in Germany because of what they were about. From Document four it states that “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Ernest Hemingway is about “The protagonist, Jordan, fights on the side of the left-leaning Republicans against the right-wing fascists, and witnesses the…

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    Why hello there adventurers, are you ready to soar through the jungle on the new hit roller coaster Roaring Tiger? There are some pretty interesting things about this coaster I think you all will certainly enjoy. 855 feet (260.604 in meters) will be covered by this coaster, additionally the ride will reach a top speed of 90 miles per hour! To get into that raging speed, the car accelerates from 5-90 miles per hour in a blink of a second. Plus, each cart itself without a passenger is about 550…

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    Queensland Australia. The world knows her as the daughter of the notable wild life researcher and expert Steve Irwin; however she also has a respective TV career on her own. After her father`s death, she has created her own show entitled “Bindi: The Jungle Girl” and she has appeared in the film “Return to Nim`s Island” in 2013. She has been in front of the camera since the year of 2000. Have you ever wondered how rich Bindi Irwin is? According to sources, it is estimated that Bindi Irwin`s…

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    The Amazon rainforest also known, as the Amazon Jungle is the largest rainforest on this planet it is home to the second largest river in the world. The Amazon is so large it includes territory between nine nations but 60% of it is in Brazil. The rainforest receives around 150 inches a rain per year. The Amazon is the most populated with different species than any other rainforest in the world; the region is home to more than 2 million insect species, thousands of plants, and a little…

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    In this case we will discuss and analyze how Eckels displays many instances in which he disregards the safety of his team and trespasses in the past, three examples of this are, Eckels laughs and chuckles at the “butterfly effect” as if it is a joke, he foolishly points his gun at a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and single handedly breaks the most important rule of the team to stay on the path. One instance in which Eckels disregards the safety of his team and trespasses in the past is when he jokes…

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    The theme for A Sound of Thunder, by Ray Bradbury, is that there is importance of the actions you make and that everything has a purpose. Like the butterfly that Mr. Eckels stepped on. Also the dinosaur that they were shooting. When Mr. Eckels stepped on the butterfly it changed the future. Bradbury wrote this story to keep us wondering what will happen next and to be careful about what we do because everything has a purpose. In this short story they experience the past, present,…

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    his father. He felt like he had finally found love again, and finally felt like he belonged for once. Bud, Not Buddy would have been different if the cops would of not burned down Hooverville because he would of still been living in the cardboard jungle (Hooverville), he would of fallen in love with Deza Malone and, started a family. And he could of tried to get on the train and been arrested by the police. For starters, the book Bud, Not Buddy would have different if bud would of…

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    Vietnamese civilians exposed to a perilous chemical: all due to the spraying of an herbicide over Vietnam’s jungles. The Vietnam War was between the Communist North Vietnam and the United States. The conflict became global when Communist-supportive countries began sending reinforcements to the Vietnamese and the United States gained support from its allies. The Viet Cong soldiers knew their jungles by heart and used the plant cover to their benefit, hiding from the US Army in strategic places.…

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    Due to the publication of the Communist Manifesto, mid nineteenth century America gained a great deal of immigrants from Europe. This immigration came with an influx of new socialist beliefs, causing the development of political parties founded on these beliefs. In 1901, the Socialist Party of America was formed. Up until World War I, the Socialist Party gained large numbers, its members being mostly foreign-born people of the urban working class or native-born farmers. One of the party’s…

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