Pure Food and Drug Act

Their owners and employers have consistently treated slaves and immigrant workers brutally and inhumanely. Even though the mistreatment differs between these tow groups, both slaves and immigrant workers were taken advantage of because of their inability to control their lives. Slaves had no control over their lives since they were actually owned by the plantation owners, while immigrant workers felt that they, too, were enslaved because of their hopeless situations. Social injustice and…

affected the entire country. Roosevelt, directly influenced by reading muckraker Upton Sinclair’s 1906 book The Jungle, passed the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act that demanded the use of good meat, properly labeled ingredients, and health-motivated procedures. He was also instrumental in reintroducing attention the Sherman Antitrust Act, which began the downfall of anti-competitive business monopolies and strategies, notably breaking John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil…

Common Sense Common Sense by Thomas Paine written in 1776 was America’s first bestselling work of literature. Common Sense was a short 47- page pamphlet that expressed the need for American independence and a republican government. The pamphlet was an extremely sought after publication: “up to 150,000 copies circulated in its first year, and it underwent numerous reprintings.” Attributing to this pamphlets popularity was accessibility; a reading so small facilitated mass circulation . For…

day basis. Rather it be habitual or by accident it seems to be found everywhere in at least the average American’s diet. The main reason so much caffeine is consumed today is because of its ability to “put off exhaustion.” By definition caffeine is a drug that stimulates the central nervous system causing increased heart rate and alertness. Meaning that it is not necessarily giving you “energy” but instead it is blocking your body from telling you that you are tired, so you just do not feel it.…

to alcohol and alcoholic beverages as “spirits”. “The mouth of a perfectly happy man is filled with beer”, is an ancient Egyptian proverb. Indeed, numerous ancient Egyptian inscriptions and documents show that beer, together with bread, was a daily food. Beer was an important offering to the gods, and was placed in tombs for the afterlife. An inscription in the tomb of Ramses II (c. 1200 B.C.) reads: “And thou shall give me to eat until I am satisfied, and thou shalt give to me beer until I am…

the desperate working class. Sinclair’s writing was so influential and persuasive that it caused the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act to be passed in the United States Congress. Although the intent of Sinclair’s novel was to expose the exploitation of the working class and promote socialism as a solution, it gained notoriety for exclusively exposing the unsanitary conditions of food processors. Sinclair famously said of the public reaction "I aimed at the public's heart, and by…

post world war one era gathered the courage to oppose these corporations and the low standards they seemed to ignore. In particular, Upton Sinclair, the author of The Jungle, led the way for urban renewal in the factories and for the production of food throughout the United States. Sinclair’s courage and the booming outcry from the public paved the way for urban renewal…

Abstract: Curcumin is a spice that is the active ingredient in traditional foods, which has an incredible amount of beneficial properties, such as anti-inflammation and chemo preventive action. It can also act as an antioxidant and can even chelate irons. Currently, curcumin is involved in human clinical trials for many different conditions like multiple myeloma, Alzheimer’s disease, and colon cancer as a potential therapeutic agent. The purpose of this proposal is to present the current level…

meat packing industry. "The Jungle" was so popular that it led President Roosevelt to pass the Pure food and drug act as well as the Meat Inspection Act. Sinclair 's story helped bring inspectors into the meat packing factories to check for unsanitary work environments. President Wilson passed the Federal Reserve Act which took money out of private hands, puting the government in control of banking. This act helped the economy gradually get better by establishing 12 federal reserve districts,…

by following his main goal. Theodore believed the government had the right to regulate big businesses to protect the welfare of society (“Theodore Roosevelt: Domestic”). By protecting the welfare of society, Theodore helped pass the Elkins Act and Hepburn Act to regulate railroad corporations (“Theodore Roosevelt: Domestic”). Theodore did not want the big company leaders or the workers…