Sinclair Lewis was born in Sauk Centre‚Minnesota‚ on 7th February 1885. He was the son of Dr. Edwin J. Lewis and Emma Kermott Lewis. Sadly‚ Sinclair’s mother Emma died when he was only six. In 1892 his father married Isabel Warner. Although he got along with his step mom‚ he ran away from home and hoped to become a drummer boy in the Spanish-American War when he was thirteen. In 1902 Lewis went to Oberlin Academy. While there‚ he developed a religious enthusiasm that fluctuated during the majority
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journalism that affected the masses and catalyzed the reform movements of the Progressive Era. The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair was a story that not only focused on the unfortunate life of a Lithuanian family headed by a man named Jurgis‚ searching for the American dream‚ but also the corruption and reform attempts of the Chicago government and Packingtown. Even though Sinclair discusses the corruption‚ bribery‚ and union system that control the working class‚ it is left to the reader to decide
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who discovers the American Dream can only be a fable under America’s capitalist system. Upton Sinclair wrote the novel after spending some weeks working in the meat packing industry‚ basing many of the events and conditions described in the novel on the notes he took firsthand. "[The Jungle] is remembered as a stomach-turning exposé of unsanitary conditions and deceitful practices in the meat packing industry; as such it aroused the ire of a whole nation‚ from President Theodore Roosevelt on down
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century America was characterized for the strong implementation of capitalism and the belief in social Darwinism‚ which made it very difficult for poor immigrants to pursue any type of economic success‚ or even decent living conditions. The Jungle‚ by Upton
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Erikka Solter English 1010 Position Paper November 23‚ 2010 To Eat Meat‚ or Not To Eat Meat Introduction It is estimated that the average American consumes 180 pounds of meat a year. That is double the global average. Over the years while our meat consumption increased‚ our lifestyles became more and more sedentary. So‚ it is no surprise that in America the top three leading causes of death are heart disease‚ cancer‚ and stroke. The cost to treat these diseases are breaking our health care system
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protecting him and helping him‚ Sinclair chimed in‚ “So guileless was he‚ and ignorant of the nature of business.” (Sinclair 34) Sinclair tells the story from a God-like perspective‚ where he’s in the mind of Jurgis but seems to not control it‚ but has a heavy opinion on Jurgis’ actions and especially those of others. Sinclair once again calls out Jurgis’ ignorance on page 50 after he thinks that he will climb the corporate latter by performing hard work‚ to which Sinclair states‚ “…he would soon find
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workers and products in the meatpacking industry. The main character‚ Jurgis‚ goes through many hardships throughout his life like‚ the death of his wife and two children‚ losing his jobs many times and being injured and screwed over. He slowly loses his idealistic “American Dream” state of mind. Many of Jugis’ problems have something to do with the greed and corruption of others. When looking through the psychological lens‚ it becomes apparent that Upton Sinclair does not believe that capitalism and
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The Health-butchering Reality of Americas Meat Industry As the sun shines down on the rolling‚ grassy‚ green California hills‚ the carefree cows contently chew the luscious grass‚ while enjoying an abundance of the joys of life – welcome to a typical dairy commercial. As the cows eat‚ talk and laugh and the camera rolls‚ a voice narrates‚ “great cheese comes from happy cows; happy cows come from California”– the foundational slogan for Real California Cheese commercials that ensures the dairy
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Current Problems and Issues Faced in The Construction Industry It is quite obvious that the Construction industry is one of the most important industries in the world. Because of construction‚ we all live in homes‚ apartments‚ condominiums‚ and other living places that were created by construction. Most jobs are in buildings‚ which were also created by construction. Basically‚ the entire structural part of society was created by hard working construction workers. To give you a general idea of
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Over the course of three terms‚ starting in 1934‚ the Supreme Court struck down a large part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal‚ provoking a continuing constitutional crisis. President Roosevelt naturally criticized the Court on a number of occasions‚ the last time in June of 1936; but because of the negative response from Congress and members of the media in those instances‚ he said nothing about the Court during the 1936 presidential campaign. Supporters of the New Deal proposed a variety
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