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I wrote about //The Jungle,// a 1906 Novel. Written by a journalist (American), Upton Sinclair. The focus of this novel was to highlight and bring up the problems that immigrants are facing every day. He wrote about the harsh living conditions, and health violations involving the unsanitary practices in the American meatpacking industry in the 20th century. The book also covers the lack of social supports, poor living conditions and the lack of hope within many workers. A review from a writer called it, "the Uncle Tom's Cabin of Wage slavery". Sinclair was considered a Muckraker (a journalist who exposes corruption in government and business) because he targeted the social corruption that is being cause by the rich and the powerful. All the issues that were put to light in this book were not brushed away, they stuck. The effects led to Sinclair being a helper in the advancement of the 1906 federal pure Food and Drug act. This act is still in effect today, and works with all food industries.

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