The Jungle: A Socialist’s Depiction of 1900 Chicago

Loren Jewkes

Myers Period 5 College Prep

Literary Analysis #4

29 February 2012

The Jungle: A Socialist’s Depiction of 1900 Chicago

The turn of the twentieth century is  a time of corruption and greed.  H. G. Wells illustrates the social and political climate when he writes, “The Social Contract is nothing more or less than a vast conspiracy of human beings to lie and humbug themselves and one another of the general Good.  Lies are the mortar that bind the savage individual man into the social masonry.”  Many political reformists emerge during the era, all trying to solve certain problems.  Most reformists focus on one or two issues, women’s suffrage for instance, or larger goals such as African-American civil rights.  A select few choose to focus on all problems in the country with a complete rewriting of the United States constitution.  Upton Sinclair was one of these reformists. He strives to first reform the country, and then the fundamental writing of the constitution. Upton Sinclair’s realist approach and socialism based depiction of the meatpacking industry produces dreary, hopeless, cogent, and corrupt imagery.

Death to political correctness!

My speech class is probably the least productive class in my day. My teacher makes a comment every couple of sentences to make everything she says politically correct. Honestly, we know you aren't trying to offend anyone. I'm not saying just speak without thinking at all , but going overboard is unnecessary and downright distracting. Words are words and some are harsher than others, but of they're correct please don't go looking for a sugarcoated word or phrase. I will lose any desire to talk to you. Tact is good, political correctness is not. Obsession over never offending anyone is distracting and unnecessary.

Proposed U.S. Budget for Fiscal Year 2013

Family

Family Spending - $37,545.

Family Income - $24,653.

Family Debt - $153,718.

Family Budget Cuts - $385.

Is it time to bankrupt the family???

United States

U.S. Spending - $3,754,500,000,000

U.S. Tax Revenues - $2,465,300,000,000

U.S. Debt - $15,371,800,000,000

U.S. Budget Cuts - $385,000,000,000

Is it time to bankrupt the nation???

A video in the same vein, that is well worth the watch. It's only three minutes: aka the length of a song.

A Critical Response to “Bad to the Last Drop”

Loren Jewkes

Myers/ Period 5 College Prep

Essay #3: Response to an Argument

15 February 2012

A Critical Response to “Bad to the Last Drop”

“Ounce for ounce, [bottled water] costs more than gasoline, even at today’s high gasoline prices; depending on the brand, it costs 250 to 10,000 times more than tap water” (Standage). Bottled water has no real health benefits in the developed world. In a nation such as the United states, selling water to individuals who complain about four-dollar a gallon gasoline seems absurd. In “Bad to the Last Drop” written by Tom Standage and published in The New York Times bottled water’s disadvantages are shown. Standage describes the advantages and disadvantages of bottled water in the developed world, but he fails to address the positive economic effects of bottled water, and the political obstacles of aid.

Barack Obama: Why I Will Not Be Voting For Him

The President of our country should be trustworthy. Unfortunately, Barack Obama has said many things and failed to stick to his word. To be honest, it seems to me that his word means very little to him as he has promised many things just to turn around and break those promises; we expect the President of the United States to give us the truth - misguided as our expectations may be - but when he gives false information does the media's trust in him waver? Nope. The media is just as infatuated as ever with headlines today, such as Obama grants 10 states leeway on education law, and Obama defends gay rights record. Singing the praises of a liar and a cheat... great.