Paul Starobin’s “Pork: A Time Honored Tradition Lives On” discusses the control exerted upon local appropriations by the Legislative Branch. The author points the divide the practice of “porking” creates within the House, fiscal conservatives are fundamentally against it, while some democrats support the action. Those in opposed to the method find that it creates budget inefficiencies because the federal funding is being used to finance local projects and special interests, which is generally done for political gain. However, those in favor, believe, as elected officials, their duty is to fight for the benefits of the people and areas they were chosen to represent. In reality, there needs to be a healthy balance between the two sides, central
In Jill Kaufman’s article “Meat Packing Industry,” Kaufman analyses the meat packing crisis and controversy that occurred during the Roosevelt administration in the early 1900’s. In 1906 Author Upton Sinclair released a novel title The Jungle, which sought to critic exploited meat packing workers of that time. While his novel did stir up some commotion, his ultimate goal remained unmet. Americans were appalled at the ways he described the unsanitary methods and procedures of the meat packing industry. This resulted in stricter policies and inspections being put in place; however, whether or not the industry was truly unhygienic and unsanitary remained disputed.
Jackson most strongly argues that the trolley “had a greater impact on the American city between the Civil War and World War I” than any other invention. Stemming outward from the crowded business districts, trolley tracks opened up a vast suburban ring. Trolleys connected “an area triple the territory of the older walking city.” Along with the trolley, Jackson points to affordable housing as another reason for urbanization in American cities. With a quick trolley ride to urban housing areas, cheaper land than in cities, and the balloon-frame home construction method, American suburbs offered city dwellers a “safe and sanitary environment” in which was preferable over city life.
To add to this most people living the urban part of NYC didn't even have an outhouse, they would most likely dig a trench that leads outside. This added much more filth and stench to their alleys. These dreadful events appearing good things began to come out of them, NYC passed building codes to promote safety and health. The city of New York came and cleaned up miles of these streets leading to the decrease of disease and death. George Waring and Mayor Strong are the reasons the urban cities were saved from filth and
People in this area were constantly busy with racing cars down roads and not even thinking about the consequences of their actions until
Millions of Americans view “hard and laborious” work as mowing the lawn or going to an office job eight hours a day. Young teenagers regard these duties as “chores”, miserable and tedious tasks; however, most of these people are oblivious to the mistreatment and overworking the meat industry workers experience daily. Since the 20th century, these employees have been exploited and taken advantage of by the large corporations in the food industry. In the novel The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, revelations are made about the evil ways of the meat factories in the early 1900s. Although the working conditions have improved in several ways, today’s industry is not much better, and food investigators Eric Schlosser and Michael Pollan expose the realities
Beginning in the early 1800s, Cincinnati was not just a fast-growing metropolis, it was an industrial powerhouse. Its location along the Ohio River made it the ideal spot for manufacturing and transportation of goods in the Midwest, which sparked a long period of population growth from 1800 - 1850. Fueled by the burgeoning meatpacking industry, Cincinnati was dubbed “Porkopolis,” and supplied much of the central and Northeastern United States with meat, primarily pork products; despite this, the urban expansion didn’t last. The growth of the U.S. railroad network and a shift away from water-based transportation meant meatpacking moved to Chicago, leaving Cincinnati a shell of the city it could have been. This paper will examine the rise and
Page 2 of 2 ZOOM Tex-MexFood historians tell us that Tex-Mex cuisine originated hundreds of years ago when Spanish/Mexican recipes combined with Anglo Fare. Tex-Mex is a twentieth century phenomenon. Tex-Mex might be described as a native foreign food. It is really an adaptation of Mexican dishes by Texas cooks. They believe that Mexican foods might have been derived from the Mayan Indians.
During the Progressive Era, there were many issues surrounding labor, the food industry,and trusts. The Labor Union began to protest for better working conditions and hours, along with child labor laws. The Federal Government and the reformers had to act, and bring about reform through the nation. But the real question is whether or not they were effective in doing so. One of the main issues of the working industry that came to light was the terrible state of the meat packing industry.
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. Along with the Meat Inspection Act, the Fifty-ninth Congress of the United States of America passed (with the signing of President Roosevelt) the Pure Meat and Food act stating that the sale of misused and treated meats from corporations is prohibited and that anyone who disobeys will be “guilty of misdemeanor” and fined or, either sentenced to a year in prison (Congress). The Pure Meat and Food Act and The Meat Inspection Act had effected the United States by strictly allowing only the sale of food safe for human consumption. These government acts also enabled citizens to guide further away from the firm grip of big businesses because they prevent big businesses from selling consumers faulty food, these act would also increase the working
However the dangerous working conditions were not the only reason for the nightmare like conditions of the work place. Another factor was the constant speeding up that the workers were subjected to. The workers felt that the factory managers were “… speeding them up and grinding them into pieces…” (76), which was not far from the disturbing truth. For, the inhabitants of Packingtown did not live this American dream too long with the severe conditions that were imposed upon
Those two cities were London and Paris. By the end of the 19th century, several cities had a population over a million people. Those cities included New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Berlin, Tokyo, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Buenos Aires, and Osaka. In “Edison Newsreels: San Francisco Earthquake aftermath”, it showed big groups of people, overly crowed, on the streets of San Francisco. Cars were trying to weave through all these groups.
In “The Midnight Meat Train”, this section is essential by playing a substantial role in the text as a whole. “The City of Fathers”, Kaufman’s purpose and the butcher’s role are specified in this passage. “Very soon these same deserted sidewalks would be thronged with people. The city would go about its business in ignorance: never knowing what it was built upon, or what it owed its life to. Without hesitation, Kaufman fell to his knees and kissed the dirty concrete with his bloody lips, silently swearing his eternal loyalty to its continuance.”
What is Processed Food? The term ‘processed food’ applies to any food that has been changed from its natural state in some way, either for safety reasons or convenience. Some foods need processing to make them safe, such as milk, which needs to be pasteurized to remove harmful bacteria. Other foods need processing to make them suitable for use, such as pressing seeds to make oil.
