Pure Food and Drug Act

certain expectations for everyone’s behavior. These expectations can differ between men and women, adults and children, and even between people of different ethnicities. In my experiment, I decided to test the expectation of women to be chaste and pure by sitting with my legs uncrossed while wearing a dress. Rather than sit next to people at tables with an empty seat, I would sit next to them while on the floor even though they would have an empty seat at the table. This experiment pushed social…

Progressivism was a movement that emerged in the 1890s in response to the rapid industrialization of the United States. Industrialization caused considerable growth in the United States economy but wealth was spread unevenly and economic and social problems came about as a result. “Progressives wanted to bring reforms that would correct these problems and injustices” (Lapsanky-Werner 548). The Progressive presidents were Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson and they held…

sparked a public outcry over the safety of the meat that American’s were consuming. The result was the passing of The Meat Inspection Act (1906) and the Pure Food and Drug Act (1906). These two acts put sanitary standards in place for the meat-packing industry, gave federal inspectors authority to condemn meat that was dangerous for consumption, and fines for mislabeled food or medicine…

televisions are constantly being littered with violence caused by intoxicated persons, reinforcing the impression that alcohol is a destructive drug. It is a fact that alcohol is one of Australia’s most common and misused drugs. With Australians consuming approximately 186 million litres of pure alcohol a year, it is one of the most readily available drug in the nation. Alcohol poisoning, stabbings, bashings, drink driving and premature death are just some of the many problems that alcohol…

in actuality, a war on drugs,” it was a war on black people (74). Crack hit the streets rather suddenly. It was cheaper and easier to use than cocaine and happened to be “one of the most addictive drugs in the world” (71, 72). The irony, however, is that President Reagan and the CIA were behind the explosion of crack in America. It was all a big cover-up being used to pay for America’s role in the Contra War in Nicaragua (72, 73). Reagan ranted and raved about the War on Drugs, started the…

Lauren’s group was attacked by drug addicts and one member of Lauren’s group died. Lauren writes “Jill Gilchrist is dead. She was shot in the back as she ran toward the trees carrying Tori”(298). This quote states that Jill died protecting Tori as they were getting attacked. Tori and…

a hypothesis. Although usually referred to as only testing for science and cosmetics, animal testing is also used for pure studying of the animal and its capabilities. When it comes to the issue of animal testing, most of us will readily agree…

Malcolm X held a hatred toward white people due to the negative impact they had on his life. Malcolmʻs family was abused by the power of white people. He later was scarred by witnessing numerous amount of cruel acts done by them in his early childhood. In his early adulthood he decided to rebel against the government system and find illegal ways to obtain money. Over the years Malcolm concludes that the Declaration of Independence does not apply to people with colored skin. He does not…

no children together, but each has one child from a previous relationship. Denise and David live together with their combined two children, in poverty conditions. They live in the projects of Terre Haute, live off of food stamps and welfare and are unable to keep jobs because of a drug-habit. Denise and David have been having sex together since they met, and Denise has never become pregnant. The couple is not using any form of birth control because they believe that they are unable to have a…

every process of… life.” Document 5 shows the positive changes Progressivism helped cause. The majority of Wilson’s concerns within document 2 have been resolved within document 5. The corrupted government was partially corrected in the “Civil Service Act in 1883,” where Arthur established the civil service exams for capable individuals. Roosevelt’s appointment of Pinchot and successor, Taft, helped set the precedent of the “national conservation conference.” Theodore Roosevelt’s Three Cs were…