Essays on Politics Page 23

The Jungle is a documentary about the unfair treatment of workers and the unsanitary conditions of a meat packing plant. The facilities that are described in Upton Sinclairs The Jungle showed the attitude of the people who lived in Packingtown. Jurgis Rudkus was the main character in The Jungle. The house, the meat packing plant,…

Imagine the what it was like at this time 56 years ago. The world was possibly on the brink of the of another world war. The Cubans and Russians were building long range missiles that they could potentially use to attack the U.S. John F. Kennedy, The President of the U.S., went on tv and…

In Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail he references many famous people who have often fought for the freedom of others. This gives evidence to the arguments that he makes and provides a common ground of understanding for the reader and everyone else. His assertions were bold just as he was and his Letter…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been undergoing recurrent crises; specifically, its Eastern part. Consequently, since decades and in recent weeks, Congolese civilians have been and are being killed by armed groups and undetermined groups. These crises have moved from conventional wars to likely a type of non-conventional criminality or bandits. Hundreds of armed…

Have people of all races and religions to the edge. Minorities have fought back for so many years just wantig the simplest of things like love and equality. Why has it been so hard to become equal? Will everyone ever be equal? Individuals backgrounds have and affect on how they view racism but, from the…

Before the start of the American Revolution, the colonists were getting very aggravated at the way Britain treated them. Taxes, tariffs, and restraints hampered the growth and development of the thirteen colonies. Finally, the colonists, as a represented group, wrote the Declaration of Independence and told Britain to leave them alone. Britain, being the super-power…

Define subcultures and discuss two examples of a subculture, one that you belong to and practice and another you do not. Culture is everything we have come to know minus our natural instincts. Many of us know culture as simply our ideologies, religion, family values, beliefs, and behaviors but after this chapter I have learned…

Gender in sports has been a rising topic its recent years due to the challenges and hardships faced based on gender. We have seen female athletes try to bring awareness to problems they face in sports. On the other hand, we have seen male athletes have it easier simply because they are males. Gender in…

In The Jungle by Upton Sinclair the lives of immigrants during the turn of the 20th century are shown. Jurgis Rudkus a young Lithuanian like many other young European men of the time plans to move to America and start a new life with his fiancé and become rich. Though he finds out that things…

In 1950-1953 South Korea was invaded by North Korea which began aCivil war. The Untied States was in the “forgotten war” and was against the North because it was a communist country. Many soldiers fought and lost theirlives. To most Americans the Korean War was labeled the “forgotten war”simply because it was in between the…