While upton sinclair's the jungle exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry, the author initially wrote it in order to a) increase public awareness of monopoly practices. b) increase public awareness of government corruption. c) expose the attempt of the government to control american industry. d) expose the unfair work environment experienced by poor immigrant laborers.

(100 points) project: progressive era research your topic and write at least seven hundred words to discuss one of the following topics. a. evaluate the impact of progressive era reforms. b. evaluate the impact of progressive reform leaders such as susan b. anthony or robert lafollette. c. evaluate the impact of third parties and their candidates such as h. ross perot and george wallace on america. note: as with any research you do, evaluate the validity of your source: a. who is the author? b. is the author an authority on the subject? c. how does the author use language? d. what sources appear in the author's work? e. from what you know or have learned about the author, is the presentation inappropriately biased?