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Food And Drug Department Of Agriculture
1,681 wordsUpton Sinclair's The Jungle Moves the Government To Clean Up the Food Supply Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, gave the most in-depth description of the horrid truths about the way Americas food companies, the only source of food for people living in the citys, are preparing the food they sell. The Jungle describes the terrible conditions of a Lithuanian family that moved to the US, and had to work, live, and die for the food companies in Chicago. The Jungle spurred a movement in the American people ...
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The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
756 wordsThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore on September 20, 1878. Although his family roots can be traced back to a wealthy southern aristocracy, by the time Sinclair was born family could barely meet ends. Sinclair started to write in his early years, while in college, in order to support himself, yet his writings never gained any popularity. During his years in college, Sinclair becomes an adherent of Socialist philosophy, which was gaining momentum at the time. In 1906 ...
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Holy Land Merchant Ships
2,811 wordsMilitant Monks The Knights Templar, a military order of monks answerable only to the Pope himself, were founded in 1118. Their primary responsibility, at least initially, was to provide protection to Christians making pilgrimages to the Holy Land. They rose in power, both religious and secular, to become one ofthe richest and most powerful entities in Christendom. By the time of their disbandment in 1307, this highly secretive organization controlled vast wealth, a fleet of merchant ships, and c...
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Death Of His Wife Type Of Writing
1,301 wordsUpton Sinclair was an American writer whose works reflects not only the inside but also the socialists view on things. Upton sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was born into a family which held to it? s Southern aristocracy in every thing that was done. When Sinclair was ten years old, the family packed up and moved to New York City (Where there were more opportunities to succeed). Upton Beall Sinclair began writing when he was 15 years old. He mostly wrote ethnic jokes and fiction for...
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