The excerpt from THE JUNGLE (Chapter 14), found in the American Perspectives, pp. 142-146, will provide most of the information to answer the two-part essay question below. Students should answer this question successfully in at least two (2) double-spaced pages in MLA format.
Please note:
***Other than the required quotations from The Jungle, if you copy and paste information from any source, you will make a 0 on the entire Essay.
*** Use your own wording based on the information that comes only from your resources in this course; Virtual Reader; The Jungle (Excerpt given), American Perspectives and your textbook (Making America, Vol. 2, by Carol Berkin, 6th edition).
Essay Question
Part 1: In what ways did the meat packing industry in Chicago abuse its workers? Using your textbook (Making America, Vol. 2, by Carol Berkin, 6th edition)and The Jungle (Except) given as an attachment, give examples of the abuses and at least one multi-sentence direct block quote from the book (The Jungle).
Part 2:In what ways did the meat packing industry in Chicago defile the meat they were in charge of? Using your Textbook (Making America, Vol. 2, by Carol Berkin, 6th edition) and The Jungle, give examples and at least one multi-sentence direct quote from the book (The Jungle).