How the Other Half Lives Book Report I think that the introduction did a very good job of preparing the reader for the stories about the tenements in New York. ... The introduction also did a good job of introducing us to the author. This book was influenced strongly by the writer's perspectives and opinions. ... Without the advances this book would not have been as powerful. ... I could use this book very effectively in the classroom. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

This job gave him the inspiration to write The Jungle, which soon became an instant success to the public. ... To keep up with all the payments, every family member has to get a job. ... The book was a flashback type of book. ... The Jungle is a lengthy book, but it was easy to read. I think this book is fairly accurate. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Jurgis's father, Dede Antanas, is promised a job by a grubby worker, but only if he pays that worker one third of his wages. He takes the job despite the disgusting working conditions and his low pay. ... Marija, Ona's cousin and Jonas, Ona's step brother, both get jobs, but neither one holds them for very long. ... Working conditions became even worse for Jurgis, and after both his wife and child die, he left his job and family. ... I don't think that Upton Sinclair wrote this book to really set off the meat market (though that what some of the main focus of the ...

• Word Count: 810
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• Grade Level: High School

Also, the way Upton Sinclair narrates The Jungle, including a protagonist, a setting, and a plot, rather than simply giving out facts about the meat packing industry, supports the validity of the statement that Sinclair's main purpose for writing the book was not only to uncover the secrets of meat packing. ... Perhaps Sinclair went too deep into detail considering he was turned down by several publishers simply because the novel was too shocking so Sinclair published the book himself. In any case, Sinclair does a superb job of displaying to Americans a novel with an excellent plot th...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A good education leads to a high-quality job, which leads to money and ends in society's views of happiness. ... Brooks goes on throughout the book explaining the sudden changes he witnessed when our society turned into Bobos. ... With my college degree I will hopefully be successful and happy with my job and life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The reader finds out late in the book that he was once known as Jay Gatz, who fell in love with a Louisville sweetheart by the name of Daisy. ... By developing Gatsby slowly throughout the book, Fitzgerald has allowed the reader experience first hand how Gatsby's appearance in the book is all an act to cover up his true identity. ... Like Gatsby, he goes through great pains and holds jobs that he hates, such as writing short stories, in order to satisfy his love's extravagant lifestyle. ... Gatsby is a character that is brilliantly created to present a theme of the book as well as...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Jay MacLeod's book, Ain't No Makin" It, The Hallway Hangers and the Brothers come from the same economic background and are of similar age. ... Furthermore, most of their parents worked in low paying factory or service jobs. Often times they have a hard time holding onto their jobs. ... The Hallway Hangers have connections through family and friends who sometimes tip them off to a job in construction or some menial job. ... This is reflected in failures trying to find and secure a job later on in life. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Laborers had to stay in these harsh factory jobs because they couldn't move up in social class and would be left to starve and face debt without the small wages they did earn. ... Karl Marx identifies how workers have to stay in these cruel jobs in order to give to their families. ... A fictional account from Charles Dicken's book, Hard Times, written in 1854 and based off of the social and economic pressures of the time describes the red of town bricks being smothered by thick grey smoke and ash, resembling the painted face of a savage (Document 1). ... Workers went home to the same...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In his book he wrote "LAW 1. ... This is another quote from Robert Owens book stating how an education is essential for society. ... This can be seen in the third law of Robert Owens book "LAW 3. ... Mostly what they learned was in relativity towards their jobs at the factories, not towards learning essential fundamental skills, such as reading. ... This can be seen in law number four in Robert Owens book "LAW 4. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Leaving a tight-knit patriarchal society, he took a job as an apprentice clerk in New York City hoping to earn his fortune in the nation's fastest growing seaport. ... The 35 pages of notes at the end of the book show how detailed and at the same time, wide array of informational sources used to write it. ... This book helped tie everything together using the knowledge we gained in class and a new specific perspective on the issue. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Gabriel Kolko restates Progressivism by saying that it is conservatism in his book "The Triumph of Conservatism.... The African American women would try to obtain jobs for their husbands, brothers, and sons. While, the white women wanted to obtain jobs from their husbands, brothers, and sons. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The occupations of the people in the middle class are largely varied, but are basically occupations which require intellectual thought, and are therefore non-manual jobs. ... also something in edgar book Conclusion status attribute - people can be grouped together because they share a number of valued attributes which Weber (1978) suggested represented social inequalities. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

America is the country of opportunities and even though economic classes distance people from richness or a better job, it is up to each and every one of us to endeavor into a better life. ... This is the message Murray left on my head after reading his book, he argues that people living in SuperZIPs are so far away from reality that they only know a fraction of what America truly is. ...

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• Has Bibliography