Muckraker? Who Am I?

Due to his humanitarian beliefs, he was fired after organizing other tax collectors to fight for higher wages. In the colonies, he became a journalist, working for a Pennsylvania magazine. In 1776, he published “Common Sense”, a pamphlet focusing on American independence from Great Britain, establishing his reputation as a revolutionary propagandist. He traveled with the Continental Army, but was not skilled enough to be a soldier, so instead he used his pen and journalism and wrote pamphlets to inspire the army and raise their spirits.

He transformed the economy of the U.S through his business skills. It was because of his wise choices and investments that helped him rise to the top. It also made him a captain of industry because he owned every step of the process of producing steel, from creating it, to transporting it, to selling it. He didn’t keep his wealth all to himself. After selling his business, he spent the end of his life helping others and donating his money to good causes. Making positive contributions to the country is another reason why he was a captain of

Frederick Douglass Accomplishments: Frederick Douglass was a very accomplished person. He was known to fight against slavery in the South. He escaped when he was 16, and ever since then he decided to speak out against slavery. Many African Americans, then and now think of him as a hero, but what did he do to become a hero? Why was it important then, and what are its effects now?

In the book “Dr Seuss Goes To War” by Richard H. Minear starts off by telling the reader about Dr Seuss other cartoons or books, it tells the reader about his famous cartoons like “cats in hats” and “foxes in socks”. Most of his cartoons were usually feisty political cartoons, he wrote for newspapers like New York’s PM he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his anti-fascist PM cartoons. Most artist back in the day used grease crayons to draw their pictures but according to Art Spiegelman “Dr sues twisted roots, on the other hand, were in the vaudeville tradition of early comic strips and gag cartoons. Most of his cartoons told a story or symbolized what was going on at the time his cartoons always make the people aware of the political memo often

Muckrakers are journalists who expose corruption and conditions of certain working environments. Muckrakers had and still have an important impact on society. They have affected people for the better and for their own good. Two important muckrakers who succeeded was Upton Sinclair and Dave Savini. They both found out the bizarre conditions of meat and food.Without them people would be in danger.

He published papers of ichthyology, botany, archaeology, anthropology, entomology, and geology. He used his prestige and his intellect to further the cultural life of the city of New York. He always strove to win public support for education and scientific research. He organized the Public School Society in 1805. He became the Chief Patron of New York City Hospital and the New York Orphan Society. He also secured the charter of the N.Y. Historical Society, serving as the president in 1817. He was the founder of the N.Y. Literary and Philosophical Society. He also served as president of the American Academy of Art and vice president of the American Bible Society. He attempted to set American intellectual life on a firm European foundation because America was seen as inferior to Europe at the time. These issues affect my character the most because he was deeply interested in educational and cultural affairs in the state of New York. He used his power to further the education of the people of New York. He was an active participant in education and he always tried to win support for education and research. As you can see, he was involved in many organizations that focus mainly on the wellbeing of the people, the educational system, and as well the arts. He was deeply motivated by this because he tried to make America as intellectual as possible so they can be up to par, maybe

He was internationally recognized as an uncompromising abolitionist, indefatigable worker for justice and equal opportunity, and an unyielding defender of women's rights. He became a trusted advisor to Abraham Lincoln, United States Marshal for the District of Columbia, Recorder of Deeds for Washington, D.C., and Minister-General to the Republic of Haiti”.

A muckraker was someone who was a journalist who wrote specifically about social, environmental, and political problems Americans faced in the early 1900s. The muckraker would first search to find scandalous information about big names that were heavily known through the community, then, the muckraker would go on to publicize the information and conceive it to be in an underhanded way. In the turn of the century, the urban communities suffered dangerous conditions in the workplace, the unsafe products that were produced, and lastly unbearable living conditions in the slums.

His experience in all of these fields across such a wide range of abilities helped him to make decisions that were well thought out and planned. Because of this, he had the ability to make the best decision for everyone involved. While he focused on the needs of the wealthy, he also greatly helped the poor as well. He advocated states’ rights, which allowed the lesser class to be governed better by the state government, not the federal. It also allowed for states to choose how much they wished to tax it’s citizens, which could help the poorer class not have to pay as much taxes, depending on the state’s policy.

Thomas Nast, 1840-1902, was a political cartoonist who is known by some historians as “the father of modern political American political cartooning” (Simpson, ANBO). This is due in part because Nast was the person who created the donkey symbol to represent the Democratic Party and elephant symbol to represent the Republican Party. Another reason why Nast earned this title and therefore should be studied is that he changed the way cartoonists delivered their context. Before the Civil War cartoonist relied on dialogue rather than images to get the message across, however; Nast used the picture to convey the message of his cartoons (Simpson, ANBO). Since his cartoons did not need words to convey the message he was able to reach the illiterate

His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humor with graffiti done in a distinctive stenciling technique. Such artistic works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.

in 1824 Andrew Jackson made a run for the White House. He won the popular vote, but neither candidate won the Electoral College. Henry Clay supported John Quincy Adams ,and that convinced most of the house to vote for him. Jackson’s opponents called him a jack***. He liked the name so much that he made his logo a donkey. Andrew eventually stopped using it. This brings us into Andrew Jackson's next accomplishment. He founded the Democratic Party. The donkey later became the symbol of

War and saved the Union and efforts to abolish slavery. He is the only one during his time to be a

He helped awaken the culture and spirit of African American through a literary view and display the injustices African America through his writings and

In the Progressive Era, influential journalists wanted to expose the government and big business of their flaws to American citizens with using factual and proven evidence against them. Muckrakers, who are journalists that seek out the truth of corruption among the government and business leaders, became well known due to how many people were amazed by the revealed injustices and dishonesty in the