Upton Sinclair

During the Progressive Era (1896-1917) in the United States, there were journalists, writers, and photographers known as muckrakers. They aimed to reveal corruption and wrongdoing in big businesses and the government by publishing sensationalist books and articles. Although President Theodore Roosevelt initially created the term to criticize journalists who he believed had crossed the line in their pursuit of stories, many journalists in today’s world, including Jessica Mitford, consider the…

evacuation plans causing many to panic and die. The reforms that followed this tragedy were reforms that caused factories to install sprinklers and fire escapes which helped the workers in factories everywhere become more safe (“NEAR CLOSING TIME”). Upton Sinclair, Jr, an influential writer at the time, tried to change the awful conditions for workers in meat factories. He instead, by inadvertently causing the Meat Inspection Act to be passed, caused the food to become more healthy and changed…

The Growth of the Federal Government in Modern United States Beginning in the late nineteenth to twentieth century, the role of the American federal government with regards to involvement in the lives of its citizens has greatly been magnified. There are quite a number of factors responsible for this occurrence. A lot of social and political reforms took place during this period. Some of them are the establishment of progressivism and the rise of the progressive party, The Populist Party, the…

Instead, it was filled with roaring parties for the rich and long working days for the poor. Although authors like Upton Sinclair and F. Scott Fitzgerald showed the lack of patriotism and equality in their books, the 20th events of the 20th century dramatically shaped the American identity over time. During the 1920’s, America was not united. Instead the rich stood for the…

America has changed throughout its existence to try to become a more just society. In the eras of the early 1800s, early 1900s, and 1960s, America created laws to show they are indeed “with & for the people” of all types. In America’s history, there has been major barriers from letting people be thable to fully express their rights. America declared independence from Britain and the rest of the world that they would be the best country to ever exist. The Declaration includes words that state…

Socialist movement in America. His dues are five cents a week. (The equivalent of one drink in a saloon). Rudkus finally finds asylum within the socialist movement. To him it is the solution to all of his past struggles. To conclude The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a book which exposes the horrors of the meat packing industry, the greed of the rich, and proposes socialism as the answer to this turmoil. Jurgis Rudkus is merely a poor man who had to experience the horrors and greed of the…

There are currently approximately 12-20 million undocumented workers in the United States. People want to come to the United States, not just for freedom; they want to make their lives better with career and life opportunities. However, these opportunities cause them and their families to be separated. Without a doubt, the best policies should allow for immigrants to go through a path to citizenship in the United States, and the government should not institute harsh policies such as the wall…

Anacortes Memories Write Up Gail Kirschbaum is the lovely, caring and respectable person I got to interview for this project. Having her as my grandma I have looked up too her as a role model and admired the way she puts others needs before herselfs. I loved hearing more about her early life I have never heard before. I always wondered how my grandma became such affectionate person. Her childhood was the answer. She went through a series of hard events in her life that made her the person she…

the addition of up to six new justices if present justices over the age of 70 did not retire. 10.The 1932 demonstration known as the “Bonus March” involved D.:-) World War I veterans demanding financial aid from the federal government. 11.Sinclair Lewis generally depicted small-town America as D.:-) dreary, prejudiced, and vulgar. 12.As president, Calvin Coolidge generally C.:-) kept government spending low and encouraged private business. 13.“We have nothing to fear but fear…

developed strict standards of practice in order to make the medical profession more safe and effective. This led to better medical practices across the country and higher quality medical schools. In 1906, investigative journalist and writer, Upton Sinclair published his…