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MONDAY . Pass the Piggy I’ll collect your family scrapbooks… Last day of notes!!!! – Meatpacking Introducing “Food Inc.” Introducing our 1 st Cultural Experience! Absolute last call for Dino Dollars?!?! Who is doing Ce’s tomorrow & Wednesday?
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MONDAY • Pass the Piggy • I’ll collect your family scrapbooks… • Last day of notes!!!! – Meatpacking • Introducing “Food Inc.” • Introducing our 1st Cultural Experience! • Absolute last call for Dino Dollars?!?! • Who is doing Ce’s tomorrow & Wednesday? • Pd. 4/5: your BBs will be given out Thursday
An Introduction to the Meatpacking Industry Meatpacking Industry: handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, & distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock.
Where did it come from? The meat packing industry grew with… 1. railroads & refrigeration 2. Railroads made possible the transport of stock to central points for processing
“The Jungle” • Upton Sinclair novel • 1906 • Shocked public with the truths of poor working conditions & unsanitary practices in meat packing plants in the U.S. • Specifically targets Chicago.
Problems with the meatpacking industry • Overworked their employees • Failed to hold safety measures • Employers HATED unionization
Immigrants & Meatpacking • Immigrants used as strikebreakers • Employers pay migrant workers MUCH less
… Food for Thought … Keep a “food journal” for this week (until Thursday)…to make: fold a piece of paper into 2 so you have a top, and a bottom. FRONT: Write what you eat, on average, per day BACK: Write what you eat, on average, per week **BE GENERAL & PICK A DAY WHERE YOU EAT MORE THAN LESS*