Pure Food and Drug Act

A fourth progressive that had a lasting impact was Mother Jones. She was born in Ireland and was known for coordinating many strikes and marches, the most well-known being the children’s march, the goal of which was to get child labor laws. During this march, Mother Jones walked with children who were working in the mills from Philadelphia to New York to see President Theodore Roosevelt. The President stays out of town during the march, however, as a result of this march, child labor laws…

advocated, often successfully, for change. Riis's work drew attention from Upton Sinclair, whose novel The Jungle helped to establish stricter standards for worker safety and food production. Both men's works dramatized situations in need of reform and, as a result, laws including the Pure Food Act, the Drug Act, the Meat Inspection Act, and laws that improved housing conditions took effect. Suffrage continued to be the primary goal of women's rights movements during the Progressive Era.…

large corporations needing regulation. Document 1 depicts Theodore Roosevelt “killing” off bad trusts, effectively keeping good trusts in line. A progressive himself, Roosevelt also initiated the Sherman Antitrust Act to disallow the existence of monopolies, the Interstate Commerce Act…

whose only intentions are to dissect you until you are nothing. While animal testing may help some patients with cancer and other illnesses, many ads make false claims about the effectiveness of it; ultimately justifying and prolonging the merciless acts upon myriad of innocent animals. Such an ad stood out to me while scrolling on my Pinterest feed. It was published in 2009 by the Animal Research Development Organization. Animal testing may have helped the little boy, Caleb, in the ad with…

thirst, Body tremors, Anxiety, Depression. The hangover effects caused by other drugs will vary depending on the substance abused. People who use stimulants such as crack or amphetamine are likely to feel depressed and paranoid the next day. If the teen or person has been using a mixture of substances it cat gn mean the hangover symptoms last for days. When a teen or person has a hangover they are abusing alcohol or drugs if this continues they could possibly come off as…

the original qi” (Benedict). Some doctors believed that the new lifestyle was depleting yang among elite men, wealth in one place means poverty in another. “The basic nature of tobacco, as an herb that ascended upward and outward to protect heat, was pure yang” (Benedict). The medical practices using tobacco focused on the stomach and spleen. It was used as a treatment for numerous alignments, “tobacco had the power to aid digestion, to disperse fullness after eating, to arrest the violent…

Lincoln’s wisdom and his ability to unite the nation. But legislation required the cooperation of Congress, and it was not readily won. T.R.’s legislative victories were modest but historic—a railroad regulation bill, a Meat Inspection Act, and a Pure Food and Drug Act that established federal responsibility for inspecting products to protect consumers. Shocked by reports that party bosses and the police were in cahoots with saloons and prostitution rings, New York City reformers formed new…

Stop Heroin Addiction, loss of innocence, morbidity, failure and death are just a few of the many words that come to mind when I think of drug and alcohol abuse, specifically pertaining to my family. Growing up, it was habitual by nature for me to pray I wouldn’t have to see my uncles under the influence of crack cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, or alcohol. The first and most prevalent and obvious issue that I could see was alcohol. At family get togethers, my uncle Seth would hide flasks…

the leached chemicals present in the plastic of bottle. Toxic materials have many extend on the human health, from dizziness to nausea to potentially death. Other chemicals found in the plastic is bisphenol, a chemical used in the making of toys and food supplies/containers. These chemicals cause negative impacts toward one’s health with the potential of affecting the brain, female reproductive system and even their immune system. Pricing of…

The topic of steroids provides a very controversial conversation. What do you yourself think about them? Most see these drugs as a simple enhancement, while others view them as an unfair advantage. Not only does this create controversy to the public eye, but in the athletic world, this causes much conflict. Steroids, otherwise known as PEDs (performing enhancement drugs), come in various forms and work around different types of the body. A steroid can either be taken as a pill, or through…