Upton Sinclair

their hopeless situations. Social injustice and brutality by the plantation owners and Chicago meat processing industry owners displayed the opportunity to manage and control their slaves and immigrant employees. Narrative by Frederick Douglass and Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle both address the horrors…

will work harder!” Have you heard this before? This phrase implies that no matter what one will persevere and keep on keeping on. Many people in the world today live by this phrase. It was also the motto held by the main character in the book by Upton Sinclair entitled: The Jungle. He lives this way because he thinks that if he works harder, he will live achieve the American dream. I think that this motto is a great motto to live by. In Jurgis’s life, however, it did not always prove to be his…

The Progressive Era (1896–1917) was a time of change and solving impactful issues present in society at the time. Before this, the workforce had expanded after the establishment of the Reconstruction Era, which occurred after the Civil War in response to the damage that resulted in the nation. With the North winning the Civil War, industrialization had become popular, and many unskilled workers (including children) worked in factories for low wages due to their desperation for money. Because of…

Americans healthy along with what they consume. At this time there was not an agency who took care of such matters like regulating what food and medicine that was sold to the general public. This was pointed out in a book name The Jungle by Upton Sinclair written in 1906. The book was volatile in showing the egregious mishandling and mislabeling of food by the industrial meatpacking corporations in Chicago at the…

“The workplace was the primary arena in which Solidarity was forged. It was a bunch of guys in bloody aprons that got us these things, not some pretty smelling, sweet-talking lawyer in a hundred dollar suit.” This quote describes a trivial bit of insight into the foundations of a meat packing and poultry workers’ union. These “bloody aproned” workers had to come together to work to improve their current conditions. To put it plainly, these “conditions” were purely unacceptable and inhumane. Meat…

The Green Code: Cinematic Communication for Sustainable Behavior In 1906, author Upton Sinclair penned a work of fiction that would change the course of history. His novel, The Jungle, led to the disintegration and reformation of Chicago’s meatpacking industry, which was plagued by managerial corruption and egregious health code violations. Shortly after the novel’s released, the federal government launched an official investigation into the industry and took legal action against the industry…

Both men experienced major achievements and failures during their presidency, but Theodore was more successful domestically than Franklin. Theodore’s main goal for domestic affairs when he entered office was to bust trusts and regulate corporations (“Theodore Roosevelt: President”). Theodore gained the nickname, the “trust-buster” (“Theodore Roosevelt: President”) by following his main goal. Theodore believed the government had the right to regulate big businesses to protect the welfare of…

The Progressive era was a time of economic growth caused by rapid industrialization, urbanization, and immigration. This resulted in many social and political problems that individuals in American society wanted to make known. These individuals rose mainly from the middle class and were called Progressives. The term “Progressive” arose around 1910. It described a political movement that sought to cure America’s social and political problems and change the relationship between government and…

While stepping onto the stage, a performer is accompanied by vigorous clapping from the audience. Immediately following booming noises comes an eager silence, waiting for the performer to begin the concert. Without further hesitation, the soloist begins the excerpt from Bach. The style of this performance has changed due to variations in interpretation throughout the history of music. Music performance has evolved because of the enhancements of the classical period, propaganda of the war era,…

Social Darwinism, Populism, and Progressivism The sweeping changes the United States experienced during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century occurred throughout four “revolutions,” concerning both social and economic sectors. The first of these transformed a subsistence agricultural system into a cash-crop, profit based system that exposed “farmers to markets, the business cycle, monopolies, and politics” (688). The second revolution saw the formation of a working class,…