One of those reasons would be that President Roosevelt read the novel “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair. The book depicts the horrors of the Chicago meat industry. Another reason is that there were many occurrences of food poisoning resulting in death. The Federal Meat Inspection Act contains many purposes that ensure the health of the consumer. It detects and destroys diseased meat before it gets to the buyer.
It shrunk the disappearance of national land being the source of national individualism and democracy. As well as sparking conservationism, Roosevelt cared for the protection of consumers. In 1906 he backed a measure that aided corporations and consumers. Upton Sinclair’s novel, The Jungle, stirred Americans perception of the meat industry. It disturbed all citizens, as well as Roosevelt.
Author: Jake Date: 12/09/2010 Introduction This essay includes my findings from research on the disease, and explains the signs, symptoms, causes, cures and prevention of the pathogen Cholera. The Bacterium Cholera is a severe bacterial infection caused by the bacterium “Vibrio cholerae”, the most common symptoms of the infection are diarrhoea ,vomiting and muscle cramps, this can lead to rapid dehydration and sometimes death. You can transmit Cholera by water that is contaminated with infected faeces; and also transmit it due to poor food hygiene1. Cholera kills an estimated 120,000 people a year2. If the bacteria enter the small intestine, they use their flagella to propel themselves through the lining of the intestinal wall, they produce a toxic protein.
Although Sinclair’s investigation tells a story of the toll the meatpacking industry took on families nearly a hundred years ago, he still offers insight into the deceiving side of America’s food corruptions. Both writers brilliantly offer realization and awareness in their books that will benefit anyone who reads them to make better decisions daily. The description of the factory farming slaughterhouses in both books is enough to send chills down almost anyone’s spine; The Jungle opens with the cruel tactics, yet Fast Food Nation did not mention the slaughterhouses until midway. As Jurgis and his family tour the packinghouse where he will be working as a shoveler,(shoveling blood and guts) they first see what seems to be millions of cows. There are rail yards that carry the cattle to the slaughterhouse where the mechanics of the process are awe-inspiring.
During the 1854 cholera breakout in London, many factors contributed to the resistance to innovation regarding the causation of this disease. Class prejudices, folklore, and the general acceptance of the miasmas theory created a resistance so strong that thousands of Londoners died before the Board of Public Health finally accepted the possibility that cholera was being spread through drinking water. John Snow, a highly acclaimed anesthesiologist of the time, developed a theory that suggested a possible reason for the sudden wave of illness throughout the streets of London. After countless days walking the disease-stricken streets of south London, many hours spent pondering the day’s research, and personal intuition that told him that problems with the digestive system
One Thing At a Time There are many changes of the world and farming is one of the big ones. Farming is not anything like it use to be, it’s all about industrial agriculture. In Solvent Green, there is evidence that maybe just someday the world might run out of meat. In The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals Pollan does a great job of giving an explanation on how farmers don’t farm the old fashion way nowadays. In Solvent Green, it shows that if industrial agriculture continues on then people may resort to eating it inhabitants.
Fast Food Nation: Cogs in the Great Machine After reading, the meatpacking industry astonishes me in several ways. Iowa Beef Packers (IBP) is one of the biggest meatpacking industries in the United States and in my opinion, cruel to their animals. Meatpacking industries are competitive and personally believe that the industries are mostly concerned with the money. The old Chicago slaughterhouses were usually brick buildings, four or five stories high. Cattle were herded up wooden ramps to the top floor, where they were struck on the head with a sledgehammer, slaughtered, and then disassembled by skilled workers.
My initial reaction to reading this excerpt from Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” was one of awe, with a hand over my mouth for the better part of the reading. There is also a side of me that is not so surprised by any of it. The more I learn of our country’s history where government and business are concerned, the more I realize that the almighty dollar, greed, the pursuit of power, and a total disregard for average Americans and their welfare seems to be the order of operations. Upton Sinclair, a self-made success and man of meager beginnings, most likely championed such a crusade against the meat packing industry, as well as the government because of his impoverished upbringing, which would have given him first-hand knowledge and experience
Web. 28 Oct. 2010. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/feb2009/suic-f04.shtml. In this article Mr. Cogan talks about the army suicide rate, it is higher than the general American population. “The rate has been calculated as 20.2 per 100,000 soldiers, compared with 19.5 per 100,000 civilians”. Mr. Cogan also states that in 2008 an estimated 30 percent of soldiers took their own lives while on deployment and that another 35 percent committed suicide after returning home.
Hidden Epidemic 1. Heart disease. 40% to 85% deaths responsible for or half the deaths in America 2. 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will have heart disease in their lifetime. 3.