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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Progressive Era - The Jungle
1) What qualities did Sinclair believe a person must have to succeed in Packingtown?
You had to be a knave. A man who had been sent to Jugis's father by the boss. You had to tell tales and spy on your peers. Nobody rose in Packiongton by doing good work. A man who would mind their own business doing their work would wear him out.
2)According to the passage, what is the plant owner's main goal.
They tried to squeeze as much work as possible out of the workers. Always pushing the man below you to be better than you are. The owners just wanted money so he tried to have the best workers that could get the job done.
3) What does Sinclair mean when he says, "...there was no place in it where a man counted for anything against a dollar....?"
The owners didn't care about the workers, they were worthless. As long as the job got done the owners were happy. The workers hated their job. All they wanted was their money out of it.
Government regulating meat packing -
When the "Workers Bill of Rights" was published in June of 2000 it set some guidelines. It created safe work conditions, organized employees, and help from the state if needed. There were signs that were posted to caution the workers if it is a hazard or dangerous. Overall the workers had better working conditions and were more safe after the "Worker Bill of Rights" was published.
You had to be a knave. A man who had been sent to Jugis's father by the boss. You had to tell tales and spy on your peers. Nobody rose in Packiongton by doing good work. A man who would mind their own business doing their work would wear him out.
2)According to the passage, what is the plant owner's main goal.
They tried to squeeze as much work as possible out of the workers. Always pushing the man below you to be better than you are. The owners just wanted money so he tried to have the best workers that could get the job done.
3) What does Sinclair mean when he says, "...there was no place in it where a man counted for anything against a dollar....?"
The owners didn't care about the workers, they were worthless. As long as the job got done the owners were happy. The workers hated their job. All they wanted was their money out of it.
Government regulating meat packing -
When the "Workers Bill of Rights" was published in June of 2000 it set some guidelines. It created safe work conditions, organized employees, and help from the state if needed. There were signs that were posted to caution the workers if it is a hazard or dangerous. Overall the workers had better working conditions and were more safe after the "Worker Bill of Rights" was published.
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