Upon his visit to Chicago to do research for a book that was meant to show the nation how the labor of men and women are exploited for profit, Sinclair stumbled on the disgusting conditions in meatpacking factories. There were no regulations on food preparation and distribution at the time, and Sinclair wanted to change that. He wrote The Jungle and it was very successful. His readers ranged from normal citizens to President Theodore Roosevelt. After Roosevelt read the graphic novel, he pushed for passage of the Meat Inspection Act.
Salinger died in January 27, 2010 he died at the age of 91 years old. Even though J.D. Salinger has passed on, his novels still sell over 250,000 copies a year. He was one of the most important authors to live during World War 2 as said in New York Times. The Catcher in
He was named after his father, thought we was called “Walt” to distinguish between the two of them. It was at the age of twelve when Whitman started to dabble in the arts. He first started with painting but quickly fell in love with language and how it could be used to express. He was mainly self-taught falling in love with the works of many of the great poets such as Shakespeare, Homer and Dante. Shortly after Whiteman discovered his love for the written language he started working a printer in New York City until a fire destroyed most of the printing district.
Revenues were $150 million, which represented over a 50% growth in the last five years. The Fargo Clinic’s physicians represented 70% of the total in the market. In the mid-1980’s, they embarked on a rapid expansion by purchasing many area primary care centers. This has provided them with a solid base of much needed primary care capacity from which to grow
Two decades later, in 1904, Upton Sinclair, a young socialist, commissioned to write a serial novel about the meatpacking districts of Chicago, discovered the ugly truth behind the immigrant’s pursuit of the “American Dream.” He saw that the hordes of previously deprived and persecuted immigrants did not find the land of freedom in their destination; instead, they entered a world of wildness, a “jungle”. In January 1905, in the interview with the journal “Appeal to Reason,” Sinclair predicted that his book will "…shake the popular heart…and blow the top off of the industrial tea-kettle" . Although Sinclair’s novel is best known for describing the conditions of the meatpacking industry, his objectives were much wider. Titling his work “The Jungle,”
With continued success, Jay-Z's net worth is expected to reach $1 billion or more within his lifetime. A truly incredible achievement for any celebrity. Here are the facts: Clothing: Jay sold Rocaware clothing, which he co-founded, for $204 million back in 2007. If Rocaware met certain performance milestones he could pull down an additional $35 million in Iconix (the buyer) stock. Records: Every single album he's ever released (over 15)
His trial only lasted 2 weeks and was found guilty and was sentenced to 957 years in prison. He served his time at Columbia Correctional Institute in Portage, Wisconsin. He was attacked twice in prison, the first time someone tried to cut his throat with a razor blade but it was unsuccessful and he escaped. The second time he was attacked by Christopher Scarver and beaten to death by a broomstick handle on November 28th, 1994. His father wrote a book called A Father’s Story and donated a portion of the proceeds to the victims’ families.
Over the next three years, Zappos doubled their annual revenues, hitting $840 million in gross sales by 2007. In 2008, Zappos hit $1 billion in annual sales, two years earlier than expected (one year later, they fulfilled their other long-term goal, debuting at #23 on Fortune’s Top 100 Companies to Work For). Zappos’ primary selling base is shoes, which accounts for about 80% of its business. About 50,000 varieties of shoes are sold in the Zappos store, from brands like Nike, Ugg boots, and Steve Madden heels. They also serve the niche shoe markets, including narrow and wide widths, hard-to-find sizes, American-made shoes, and vegan shoes.
Biography of Washington Irving (1783-1859) Washington Irving was born in 1783 in New york City. He was the youngest of eleven children of a wealthy merchant father, who was a Scottish immigrant.From his early age, Irwing influenced by the literary tastes of his brothers William and Peter.After he graduated from a private school, he went into alw office to avoid his family business,which he hated. He was a passionate literature lover and so on he quited from his job in the law office.When he was 19, he wrote articles for two newspaper which edited by his brother Peter.He wrote a series of youthful satires of New York City for the Chronicle, called the Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle. These Works are his first literary productions. As many young people did, Irwing also traveled to Europe to further his education.He would use material collected during this trip later in his stories and essays.At least we can say that Irwing’s creativity comes from his collections from his trips.After two years passed in Europe, Irwing return to America and New York City and he turned more seriously to literature.In his travelings through Europe Irwing had a great oportunity meet with some important artist and writers of Europe and he had some good lifelong friendships.
For using, his own vast life experiences to create some of his best novels. Dickens climbed himself up the ladder to the top. He used the social and economic customs of the 19th century inside his books and recreated the society and people throughout. Charles Dickens, born into an 1812 middle class life in Portsmouth, England which, quickly fell into poverty. His father, John Dickens, living beyond his means, received imprisonment for debt, along with his wife and most of their children were sent to the Marshalsea in 1824.