Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair was an author, journalist and activist in the 1900’s. His involvement with socialism prompted him to write about the struggles of the working class in the meat-packing industry. This eventually led to his best-selling novel The Jungle (1906). Sinclair gained insight into the meat-packing industry when he took residence with the workers in Chicago. The Jungle told the…

you take the worst parts of something, for example a meat processing plant with all of its nastiness and unhygienic properties, and write about it to show it to the world in a book. “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair is probably one of the best forms of Muckraking to talk about in this time period. Sinclair wrote about Slaughterhouses in her book “The Jungle” and about the workers and what they had to go through in this business. Without going into too much detail, the book and it’s contents were…

Efforts for social reform by muckrackers and Progressive Era reformers were responsible for their present-day social developments and closely associated with today’s socioeconomic standings. As a nation, which was founded upon the ambition and need for social-environment modifications, the United States continually brings forth change and improvement. Muckrackers and Progressive Era reformers were the voice and advocate of the people. Their efforts, though some unsuccessful, were influential in…

corruption in society and wanted something to be done about it. These people became known as the Muckrakers. One famous Muckraker was Upton Sinclair. His most famous work was The Jungle, a book portraying hard working conditions in meat plants. In addition to writing about the unsafe working conditions in the plants, Sinclair also wrote about how unsanitary the meat was. Sinclair wrote the book hoping people would denounce capitalism, and see that socialism would be the cure for society 's ills,…

Theodore Roosevelt made a great impact while in office at the White House. He also abuse his power as the President during his years. Most of his legacy included; Act, Act, Ac, Act. Now even though he won the noble peace prize in 1906 for creating a peace movement. Therefore developing countless “Acts” that help America evolved in what it is today. Whereas, he still made some unforgettable decision, such as, Brownsville and imperialism. However, his time in the White House was quite memorable,…

There are many people who dedicate their lives to help others or improve things to help better others or even their country. The Progressive Era was a time in history when many things like this happened. Florence Kelley was a person who did just this. She was a women with knowledge and was successful which was uncommon of women in her time. She fought for Child Labor Laws during the Progressive Era to protect the children of America. Florence Kelley was born in Philadelphia on September 12, 1859…

With the advent of the nineteenth century was the birth of a new era-- the progressivism era, which was a reform movement that swayed across the nation. It was a period of growth that had given a voice to the common man who was lying in the heap of helplessness and misery because of the greed and corruption of a few elite businessmen. The roots of the era can be traced back to the Gilded age in the late 1800s when consolidate corporations, monopolies and industries acquired substantial power,…

amendment also the direct elections of the Senators with the 17th amendment and even more then that they did women 's suffrage with the 19th amendment. Muckrakers exposed all the corruption that was in the national and also the local politics. Upton sinclair wrote The jungle to help with buyer beware. With the Gospel of wealth being created it made the upbringing of lots of wealthy people. One of the biggest things they did to help us in the progressive was the food and drug act which took away…

The United States Election is drawing near in mere days—thus people would like to remember and compared all the presidents in our history to truly see who comes out on top among the most rounded and successful presidents. It’s simple to name off presidents that failed off the low-end during their presidency—but it is difficult to put together a list of many successful presidents and significant impact during their time and beyond. The three presidents I considered to be the greatest in the…

The film Cinderella Man (2005) directed by Ron Howard it about a man in the 1930s named James J. Braddock. Braddock, a husband and father to three children, is a retired boxer struggling to support his family during the Great Depression. Since he is out of work, James J. Braddock has a difficult time affording basic necessities for his family, such as food and clothes, as well as rent for their apartment. Jim Braddock even applies for federal aid and attends the local soup kitchen. One day,…