Pure Food and Drug Act

stunning, brutalizing work; it exited her no opportunity to think, no quality for anything. They had no safety rules or regulations when it came to the conditions of their food which was the most eye-opening and shocking aspect to see but it only just shows how today’s society has increased our safety by leaps and bounds by creating food organization such as the FDA. Ona was a piece of the machine she tended, and each personnel that was not required for the machine was destined to be squashed…

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a book about meat production, and so much more. The Jungle follows the fictional story of Jurgis Rudkus' family, who are Lithuanian immigrants trying to make a living in Chicago. Throughout the book they are exposed to the nauseating work conditions of the Chicago meatpacking industries, corrupt politicians, and many more challenges. Jurgis constantly faces the problems that the American capitalist society has brought upon him and at the end of the book he is…

Roosevelt’s first acts, for achieving a Square Deal in the economy, were his restrictions placed on corporations, and his push for federal intervention with labor issues. Roosevelt also ventured to institute a number of social reforms aimed at improving living standards. One of Roosevelt’s first opportunities to impose his progressive style of leadership occurred when miners went on strike in Pennsylvania, and the mine owners refused to accept the complaints being made. Roosevelt stepped in, and…

The definition of bottled water is “drinking water, often spring water, sometimes carbonated, sealed in bottles and usually certified as pure” (dictionary.com) According to the same website, www.dictionary.com, the definition of tap water is “water, obtained directly from a faucet or tap, that has not been purified, distilled, or otherwise treated”. The history of bottled water is important because it tells when and where it was founded. There are multiple differences between tap water and…

for you or bottle water? Which taste better? Which has more nutritional value? Here are a few things I have learned. Tap Water is monitored and regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA) of 1996 , numerous test are conducted to ensure water standards are being met and water is free of contaminates. Most community water supplies have the added benefit of Fluoridation and that promotes stronger healthier teeth. Water…

Obesity Policies Policy Monopoly. In the obesity area, the food industry was the monopoly. The Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, also known as the Cheeseburger Bill (Hartman, 2012), which prevents consumers from suing the food companies for making them obese, shows how powerful they food industry were. The food companies are so powerful that even if one eats their food and develop…

Theodore Roosevelt was the true image of what a leader should be. He possessed the qualities of a good leader but not only that, a Christian leader. Many qualities are taken into account when you look for an effective leader, but three really stick out from the rest; motivated, personable, and determined. Christian leaders possess these qualities but also others as well. Christian leaders have integrity, they are loving, and they are imitable. Theodore Roosevelt was an assertive leader who let…

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…

my stance on advertisement to children were fairly positive. For me as long as the advertisements don’t promote sex, drugs, alcohol, or other inappropriate topics to children, advertising to them seems acceptable. In fact, last semester in one of my advertising classes, I was asked if I would be comfortable to promote McDonald’s Happy Meals to kids, knowing that the kind of food encourage kids to eat unhealthy. At that time, I didn’t feel it was unethical. I felt it was the parents’…

Marijuana is one of the most popular drugs in America, followed by alcohol and tobacco, and it has been popular since 2737 B.C. Its use spread from China and reached Europe in A.D. 500. (Guyette) At first, marijuana was used as an agent for achieving euphoria; the mystical Emperor Shen Neng of China was prescribing marijuana tea for the treatment of gout, rheumatism, malaria and poor memory. (Guyette) Ancient physicians prescribed marijuana for everything from pain relief to earache to…