Upton Sinclair Was Called A Muckraker Essay

Register to read the introduction… 1. Upton Sinclair was called a "muckraker." How did Sinclair "muckrake" for social reform? Upton Sinclair “muckrake” for social reform, by reporting the horrible conditions women, men, and children were working in, he dedicated himself to uncovering the ill conditions of the meat industries. 2. Sinclair was convinced ".... through art one could cause change." What was established as a direct result of the public outcry from this novel? Sinclair wrote “The Jungle” which opened the public eyes has to the terrible conditions people where working and how the meat products were being produced. This was the voice for the public to demand changes in the work field. 3. What did the author want to happen as a result of his novel? Sinclair believed that the public would be horrified by what they had discovered in the meat factories and perhaps they would shut down the factories or make better working conditions. 4. How did the public react to his novel? They were annoyed that their meat was filled with human flesh and other contaminations. 5. Upton Sinclair's The Jungle exposed filthy conditions in meat packing plants. The public was outraged and the government responded. In 1992 ABC-News did a similar story, this time in a supermarket. Visit PBS "Food Lyin." What did the ABC-News story find was happening in Food Lion stores? ABC- News found that Food Lion were selling old food like cheese gnawed by rats, and spoiled meat that had been washed in bleach in order to clean the bad odor. 6. Could Food Lion prove the findings were false? No 7. What was the basis of Food Lion's lawsuit against ABC-News? They charged them of fraud, trespassing, and other deceptions. 8. What was the jury's verdict? The jury ruled against ABC. 9. What was the jurors' rationale for the verdict? The juror’s rationale for the verdict was that Lion food had sought twice the amount as compensation for wages paid to producers and also paid the company to train the workers. Part B Sound Off and Break it Down: Argue or Agree with your classmates! * Post your response to this question: I responded to Marc Todd on 08/27/11 Do you believe journalists have a duty to be "watchdogs" for the public? Why or why not? Yes I believe the duty of a journalist is to be “watchdogs” for the public, how else would we get inform to important things is life, like the processing of foods, what the government is doing to improve our country and how budget cuts are affecting our education system. 5.06 Marl Twain Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 7 points) Pap is Huck's drunken father who represents: discrimination and folly ignorance and hate juxtaposition and loathing darkness and decay Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 7 points) Smiley's "fifteen-minute" nag: usually loses wins half the time usually wins dies of asthma Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 7 points) The novel mostly takes place on: the Ohio River the Mississippi River the Hudson River the Savannah River Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 7 points) Smiley's weakness is: gambling drinking cursing training animals Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 7 points) Characteristics of the story that link it with the tall-tale tradition are: skill of the yarn-spinner, extra-ordinary characters, and exaggeration talking animals, complex plot, and uncomplicated story-teller allusion to historical events and superhuman characters colorful language, straitforward narration, and characters capable of human emotion Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 7 points) The narrator of the story asks about: Jim Smiley Simon Wheeler Leonidas W. …show more content…
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