AMST 1154 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Formaldehyde, Triethylenetetramine, Anti-Communism
23 Apr 2017
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Investigative journalism: exposed wretched conditions of poverty, anti-big business, exposing greed & corruption, term coined by pres. Teddy roosevelt early examples: oil trust: the history of standard oil, by ida tarbell (1904, corrupt city politicians, articles in mcclure"s magazine: started trend of muckraking journalism, straightforward pieces of journalism. Instant best-seller; overnight sensation: copy sent to pres. Roosevelt: caused immediate investigations & call for legislative reform & oversight. Consequences: meatpackers fought back with series of articles, congress passed important legislation on june 30,1906. Upt: i aimed at the public"s heart and by accident hit its stomach. 3-29-2017: begins with ona and jurgis" wedding, lithuanian. Before the feast has been five minutes under way, tamoszius kuszleika has risen in his excitement; a minute or two more and you see that he is beginning to edge over toward the tables. His nostrils are dilated and his breath comes fast his demons are driving him.
