Essays Tagged: "Sinclair"
Schizophrenia: Explained and Treatments
races, and economic levels. It causes personality disintegration and loss of contact with reality (Sinclair). It is the most common psychosis and it is estimated that one percent of the U.S. populati ... the patient's thoughts and actions (Arieti). Persons may also hear music or see nonexistent images (Sinclair).Schizophrenic thought disorder is the diminished ability to think clearly and logically (T ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
The appeal of Socialism. Refers also to Sinclair's "The Jungle is a 'subliminal"
life were filled, with sliced fingers, unemployment andoverall a depressing and painful 'new start'.Sinclair, has shown in a dramatic style the hardships andobastacles which Jurgis and fellow workers ... sound so helpless and the condtions so greusome, that the readeralmost wants a way out for Jurgis. Sinclair's The Jungle is a 'subliminal'form of propaganda for Socialism. At a time in our nations hi ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a dreary story that depicts the life of a working man in the earlytwentieth century. The ... of living. The book follows behind an immigrant from Russiawho hopes to strike it rich in America. Sinclair consistently throws problems at the man who runs fromone scenario to the next.The title of ... itions and food quality have been established. The noveltakes place in several time sequences where Sinclair briefly stops to explain the new problem that themain character must overcome.The main Char ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair. The Jungle. New York: Signet Classic. 1960.The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a novel set in ... the meatpacking sector of Chicago. The time is set in the beginning of the twentieth century. Upton Sinclair tells the story of an immigrant named Jurgis and his family that come to America in search ... so much about. They believe so much in the American dream. However, life in America isn't so great. Sinclair talks about the harsh reality of life in the factories, the horrors of the slaughterhouses ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Upton Sinclair's "The jungle".
erity guaranteed by the capitalist regime, but the prosperity visualized was only that of a mirage. Sinclair uses Jurgis' unfulfilled dreams to point out the evil deceptions and deceits practiced by c ... of a whole row that was built by a company which existed to make money by swindling poor people." (Sinclair, 81) This fateful event begins a dominoe effect of struggles, and the deterioration of Jurg ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Jungle, By Upton Sinclair
ng the story of a group of honest, hardworking immigrants who are destroyed by corruption and evil, Sinclair tries to rebut the idea of Social Darwinism, implying that those who succeed in the capital ... ers of the book, is chosen deliberately to portray a particular failure of capitalism, which is, in Sinclair's view, inhuman, destructive, unjust, brutal, and violent. The slow annihilation of Jurgis' ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Evaluative Essay on Meat Inspection
sing, the process of Federal oversight, and the recall of contaminated foods.Much has changed since Sinclair wrote The Jungle in 1906, but there are still many problems in current meat packing standar ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, and how it captures the zeitgeist of the early 1900's.
n just entertainment. It can change a person's life, or even an entire society. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair did just this. It changed the way people thought. Not only did it change the way people tho ... it ourselves, is through media. One of the most powerful forms of media is a novel. Using writing, Sinclair captures this era through fiction. The Jungle is just one strand in the giant media web tha ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Demian" by Hermann Hesse and the Story of Cain and Able
The allusion of the story of Cain and Able are very prevalent in Demian. Sinclair and Cain parallel. Hesse uses an alternate translation of the story of Cain and Able, which ... g of the novel to depict the parallel. Hesse sets up Demian's translation to provide as a guide for Sinclair to find his own meaning in life. Sinclair embarks on a spiritual and personal journey to fi ... s many people who provide insight but it is only Demian, who started the journey, who can finish it.Sinclair's interior conflict is the difference he feels within himself, feeling as if there are two ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The Meat Packing Industry
e horrendous conditions at meat packing plants? To understand these conditions look at two sources- Sinclair's The Jungle, written in 1900 and Schlosser's Fast Food Nation that verify that conditions ... hundred yards in length and for every yard there was a man working as if a demon were after him." (Sinclair 2).In fast food nation this is shown where they talking about meatpackers often work with i ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Friedrich Engels and Upton Sinclair: Chicago and Manchester
Friedrich Engels and Upton Sinclair's works of literature both had one agenda: exposure of workplace and housing conditions and ... ature both had one agenda: exposure of workplace and housing conditions and workplace reform. Upton Sinclair's exposure of urban problems was different from that of Engels because Sinclair's writings ... om that of Engels because Sinclair's writings and effort had an impact on government policy. "Upton Sinclair attacked the meat-packing industry in The Jungle, and Congress responded to the uproar by r ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Female Resistance to Apartheid- The Black Sash
sh was founded in May 1955 by a tea party of six white women, with their first president being Jean Sinclair (see Appendix 1) who was later awarded an honourary doctorate by the University of Witwater ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History
Initiation-response-feedback? How does talk happen in classrooms?
om this that an understanding of structure of the exchanges that make up spoken discourse is drawn. Sinclair and Couithaerd (1975) identified three levels of discourse: the exchange, a turn-taking int ... construction of meaning and knowledge to the point that satisfies their need for interaction.Since Sinclair and Coulthard's (1975) identification of the three-part exchange research on classroom disc ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies
A Novel That Sparked Civilization in the Workplace: "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair is easily one of the most important pieces of literature written for society. Sinclair reve ... lso the amount of votes received was a huge amount for a third party in the early twentieth century.Sinclair wrote this novel so even the uneducated could read it. This was a good thing because he wan ... d too. For this reason some critics might say the novel is not a very good piece of literature, but Sinclair still got his point across. He wrote very descriptively, makes a reader feel like he is the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The Jungle
notion of reform, and "˜response to industrialization and its social by-products,' that Upton Sinclair's The Jungle took hold of the American sentiment and turned it inside out. Whether one want ... ungle took hold of the American sentiment and turned it inside out. Whether one wants to categorize Sinclair's Jungle as muckraking, propaganda, or both, the effect the Jungle had on social perspectiv ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
The painted door
Sinclair's short story "The Painted Door" is a tragic story, about loneliness, confusion, and frustr ... , "The Painted Door" is about loneliness, confusion and passion. Which in the end leads to tragedy. Sinclair has created these characters with such depth, that each character displays soe certain emot ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare
The Impact Of The Jungle
Upton Sinclair, the author of The Jungle, is known as the world's greatest muckraker because of his exposu ... list newspaper to investigate and record the living and working conditions in Chicago's stockyards. Sinclair observed the working environment in the stockyards for seven weeks to gather information. I ... tion. In 1905, The Jungle was published serially in the Appeal to Reason. Despite the popularity of Sinclair's work, it was almost impossible to get it published in book form because it disclosed info ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History
The Jungle
heir ill lives back home and prosper in the richness that America had to offer. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair was considered his greatest achievement as an author. He depicted the trials and tribulatio ... e trials and tribulations of a Lithuanian family as they try to achieve the "American Dream." Upton Sinclair's book was a reflection of a capitalistic society in which promotes greed, corruption and r ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
The Jungle
The Jungle was written by Upton Sinclair was written to expose what the citizens of the united states should know but had been left ... united states should know but had been left in the dark about during the industrialization period. Sinclair was a muckraker during the early 1900?s and along with many others wrote to get a new food ... and along with many others wrote to get a new food and drug bill entered to the senate. People like Sinclair were very influential to America?s citizens. Without muckrakers like Sinclair citizens ofte ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Why Canadians Were Succesful at Vimy Ridge
esful and skilful planning is another reason why Canadian troops were victorious at Vimy Ridge. Ian Sinclair is a former Captain, but in 1917 he led this attack. While being interviewed he quoted, "[t ... from beginning to end[,]"(Canada; Our Century Our Story). Due to successful planning by Captain Ian Sinclair, Canadian troops were victorious at Vimy Ridge. Lastly, Canadian troops were successful at ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I