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    The Jungle Analysis

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    Corruption, lies, adultery, politics, and death are all topics addressed in Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel The Jungle. The book reveals the atrocities that occurred during the early 1900’s in Chicago’s cruel and disgusting meatpacking district. The Jungle chronicles the struggle of a Lithuanian family that came to America with dreams of making their riches and passing it on to their descendants. Analysis of the novel reveals a recurring theme of how desperation makes people do horrible things such as

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    We may not realize it but many of our everyday necessities’ come from all sorts of things that live in nature. Whether it’s paper or beauty products, we rely on nature for certain things we need and use. What we also may not realize is the demands for certain necessities are the reason why all life within nature decreases. This is primarily focused on tropical rainforests. Over the years we have slowly decreased life within them. We have even cut down parts or entire rainforests to make space for

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    emotions and personal life experiences that are able to create a story behind it. In the jungle around dusk time expressed by the dark and dull colors used in the painting. A lion waits in the tall long grass devouring his prey, which happens to be a cheetah. Henri created the artwork based on his experiences in the botanical gardens in Paris construction artwork about exotic vegetation and jungle pictures. Turning the vegetation into paintings with illustrations of wild beasts from children’s

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    and to give them the means and transportation to complete it. Both works have the jungle as the overall and main setting. Though set in Vietnam and the Congo respectively, both jungles are presented as dark and savage- the entryway into the unknown. In both cases, the jungle is not initially seen as dangerous- it is simply the environment, a means to an end. In AN, it is not until Chef and Willard journey into the jungle in search of mangoes that this illusion is disrupted. The men are suddenly attacked

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    Have you ever read a good book, and one main them stuck out throughout the entire book? In Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle there are many themes throughout the book. One main theme that sticks out in the book is characterization. Characterization is how choices or actions reveal a change in their thinking. The main character Jurgis Rudkus had the way he thinks changed at the end of the book. Several actions and choices effected his life, but not for the better. Jurgis' character was very different

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    I personally identify with Blanche. She knows she is going crazy and she tries to hide her mental state with more lies piled on. After Blanche goes through the traumatic experiences of living and losing Belle Reve, she refuses to admit anything is wrong. She continues living her life the way she always did, and I fear because I know I would take a similar route. I know I will never admit when anything is wrong, and I will try to fix a problem before it starts. Blanche’s problem is she has finally

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    compassion or empathy, to inspire action or change, and to bring about a deeper understanding of the world. Both writer Upton Sinclair’s fiction writing “The Jungle” and the non-fiction writing “The Harvest Gypsies” by John Steinbeck inform the reader of the difficulties faced by immigrants and migrant workers. However while the author of “The Jungle”, Upton Sinclair, uses descriptive details that show the plight of the immigrants, it is the deeper understanding of the difficulties faced from the families

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    Persuasive Writing

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    the style of writing he or she has chosen. The three dominant modes of persuasive writing are Ethos, Pathos, and Logos. While these are exceptionally distinct approaches, all are equally necessary to satisfy various audiences. The two novels, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair and Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser were written to reveal the harmful conditions of the meat packing industry after their experiences in the factories. The use of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos helped the muckraker writers portray

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    Mahayla Griggs Abiotic Factors Tropical Rainforest make up a total of 6% of all of earth’s land surface. Not surprisingly though, it produces 40% of all of earth’s oxygen. There are 4 levels to the tropical rainforest; emergent, upper canopy, understory, and forest floor. The rainforest received it’s name because of it’s self-watering system. Plants release water into the atmosphere through transpiration. This moisture usually has no place to go which creates a thick cloud cover over the rainforest

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    Love : A Short Story

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    heart. One in particular though hit me. This speakers name was Jensen Franklin and that night he shared a story based on the book The Girl with No Name. This book shares and true story of a young girl who was kidnapped and left to die in the jungle. In that jungle

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