1) What qualities did Sinclair believe a person must have to succeed in Packingtown?Sinclair thought that people spy on his fellows and tell tales, which is also known as knave.
2)According to the passage, what is the plant owner's main goal.His main goal is to become as rich as possible, without caring if he gained money by cheating or being unfair. Not caring where or how he got it.
3) What does Sinclair mean when he says, "...there was no place in it where a man counted for anything against a dollar....?"The workers meant nothing to the owners, they were just using them for their labor to get as much money as they could get. Then when the owners got tired of the workers and they weren't working as hard, they would kick them out, leaving them tired and worn out and being mistreated.
When it was published, The Jungle was so shocking that it launched a government investigation of the meatpacking industry. The investigation eventually led to the establishment of laws regulating the industry. Using the internet, research an area that our government regulates now (meat packing, environment, pharmaceuticals) and report how this is enforced today.The government regulates pharmaceutical products because now days there are so many things that could go wrong in the making of these products. If there was one little mistake in making them then there could be a huge lawsuit and someone could potentially die. Pharmaceutical products have to be regulated very closely so not complications happen. A really interesting way they are regulated are by clinical trials. Clinical trials test the new medicines and treatments before they are released so they know for sure the effects of it. Obamacare gives the pharmaceutical area millions of dollars to keep their products up to date and working. Regulating the pharmaceutical products helps saves lives and keep everyone healthy.
Source: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2013/03/government_regulation_destroying_pharmaceutical_industry.html
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