The Lives of Others

How the Other Half Lives by: Jacob Riis Through his brilliant journalism and striking photography, Jacob Riis exposes the horrifying living conditions of the New York tenements in How the Other Half Lives. With the excess inflow of immigrants into the United States in the 19th century, New York City (a very popular port) became tremendously overcrowded. The city did not adapt well to the increasing population and thus warehouses and homes meant for just one family were often divided into numerous

consumption, and some simply fell ill to the unsanitary conditions. The harsh reality of these immigrants and the challenges they would have to overcome in order to succeed were made quite prevalent. In his famous book, How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis dug deeper into the lives of the lower class. While analyzing the relationships between tenement residents and their backgrounds, Riis recognized the global representation beyond simply being ‘American’. He wrote, "The one thing you shall vainly ask

Riis’ views through his book ‘How the Other Half Lives,’ is conveyed by storytelling and is largely made of logos, however the key component is actually ethos, like a politician running a campaign, Jacob Riis’s uses logos and pathos to create a persona of authority on the topic of the poor in New York City. I am going to look in depth on how Riis uses different approaches to convey his views to his audience: why does do some of Riis’ key texts contradict each other? Is he conscious of if? Is it brilliant

Jacob Riis wrote the book How the Other Half Lives because he wanted to talk about how poor people live. Riis is trying to make others aware of how poor people live. How children have to pinch pennies and there’s people getting abused. Also how children are sick and are dying but they don’t do anything about it. During the 1900’s there was the biggest wave of immigrants. A. Boss “Tweed” was shown in jail because he was convicted of fraud. No, it was showing how even though Tweed is not around

from something they put themselves in to? It would be their fault to begin with. They either knew or somebody told them beforehand. If they do get stuck there they should deal with the consequences. Should people put their lives on the lives on the line for the stupidity of others? Absolutely not! The person that put their self at risk should have known what they were doing. First of all, if they do not listen it should be their own fault. You are telling someone not to go somewhere, but they do

Claire Chang Steinhauser APUSH / Block 4 16 January 2015 Book Review: How the Other Half Lives In How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis, Riis reveals and decries the horrific conditions that the urban poor and immigrants were subjected to as a result of shifts in the social order brought about by industrialization. Riis, a Danish immigrant himself, had a heart for the poor and wrote the How the Other Half Lives, also a photojournalist endeavor, to provide social commentary about urban poverty and

How the Other Half Lives is hailed as the defining text in promoting awareness and civil action to improve the living conditions of the lower classes. The excerpt and images appeal to the audience’s emotion and sense of Christian service. Riis appeals to his audience through his words and accompanying pictures. He describes the lives of the tenement women and children, the most vulnerable of society. He focuses on the visible negative characteristics of his subjects’ poverty: abuse, hunger, disease

GENERAL INTRODUCTION. GIVE HISTORICAL CONTEXT. Both Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis and How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis expose injustice in society; however, Lewis establishes a connection between the unfulfilling American dream and hypocrisy of society in the 1920s in the middle class, and Riis exposes the gap between the impoverished and dangerous conditions of the poor and the uncaring or uneducated middle- and upper-class in the context of New York. Set in the 1920s, Babbitt captures both

opulence place. Opulence means great luxurious. But as time grew, many poor people started coming into Five Points. From'' How the Other Half Lives’ ‘by Jacob Riis it state,'' As business increased, and the city grew with rapid strides, the necessities of the poor became the opportunity

How the Other Half Lives” by Jacob Reiss was a significant piece of literature that influenced the labor laws the state of New York abides by today. Jacob Reiss had exposed the lenient and heinous labor laws that were predominant during the late eighteen-hundreds and early nineteen-hundreds. The graphic photographs as well as the detailed paragraphs painted an image for the readers invoking an uproar in civilians of New York and a reform in the labor laws. Jacob Reiss’s work contributed to a contemporary