"Money, as he had learned from his flamboyantly spoiled wife Zelda, is only the starting point for a different functional relationship with the world"

"Wealth is certainly the stuff of envy. When the dispirited have-nots, despairing of their ability to create a better life for themselves, rebel, they are likely to massacre the haves, as they did during the French and Russian revolutions. "

This article discusses the differences between wealthy people and the rest of the population. The article tells of the upbringings of wealthy offspring and the different priorities they are taught. The importance the rich place on image and status is one such priority Daisy and others place above all else. The source is great for a paper focusing on social disparity and social consciousness.

"In addition access to education has brought about a large increase in the number of women students, such that women now outnumber men in many nations' schools."

"Upon achieving greater educational and employment access, women entered both of these spheres in record numbers."

This article deals with the feminist movement throughout history and the changes that the movement brought about. Since "A Room of One's Own" is a composition imbuing feminist ideals, a feminist article provides insight to the leading causes of the feminist movement and the state of the feminist movement in Virginia Woolf's time. The article expresses the changes that the various women's movements have brought about including equality in education and careers.

"The conclusion of A Room of One's Own puts forward Woolf s famous idea that the mind of the artist is androgynous, which means that there is a little bit of the masculine in every feminine brain, and vice versa."

"Victorian mores had, at least until the turn of the century, dictated the "proper" female roles of wife and mother, dutiful daughter, and overall gentle angel in the house."

This article discusses the main attributes of "A Room of One's Own" such as plot, themes, and authorial purpose. At Woolf's time, society perceives men as the superior gender and therefore society grants them more opportunities than women to succeed. Woolf's issue with this unfair treatment is the driving force in her piece of writing. Woolf also introduces the idea of the balance of feminism and masculinity in both genders. A person is not able to write great literature when their gender is pervading their writing.

"Until comparatively recent times, most women lived in such a world, for discrimination based on gender was the rule in almost every culture. Yet even in the most repressive times and places, writers of both sexes have protested the discrimination against women that was so thoroughly woven into the fabric of society that many people simply could not recognize the inequities."

This article focuses on women in literature. The main issue in feminist literature is the inequalities between the genders. The opportunities presented to each gender skew towards the male portion of the population. "A Room of One's Own" provides prominent examples of the discrepancies between females and males.

"Women earn less money than men, have fewer assets, and are far more likely to live in poverty. Furthermore, the gap between the rich and poor is growing wider."

The following article deals with women in the work force and more specifically their incomes. The article is relevent due to the fact Ehrenreich is a women in the work force. The article compares the wages of women and men to see discrepencies among the genders. The article deals with what women face as part of the labor force as well.

"Historically, the idea of a minimum wage was to allow a full-time worker to earn enough to buy the basic necessities of life."

This artcle essentially gives the definition of minimum wage and a little historical background. It is important to know the definition of minimum wage since it's a recurring aspect of buisness that is seen throughout several novels. The government originally set minimum wage as the lowest a worker could earn a still be able to support himself. Now, minimum wage is not enough to survive in this economic world.

"Through her personal study, Ehrenreich sees the futility of the American dream as her various co-workers desperately attempt to break through their social strata and leave the life of the "working poor" behind. But housing and transportation costs, medical bills, and the price of basic needs create obstacles that are often insurmountable. "

This article deals with the American Dream. Many people start in the business world with the American dream of advancing through hard work. Through "The Jungle", Jurgis never succeeds by working hard. Ehrenreich also finds that working hard in America does not sustain a person. A person must struggle daily to survive.

"Ehrenreich then examines the general social issues underlying her experiences. The constant problem of housing is caused by the rich competing with the poor for living space, with the rich inevitably coming out on top."

The following article gives a brief summary of the novel. The article tells of Ehrenreich's purpose and method of finding minimum wage jobs to support herself. Ehrenreich comes to the conclusion that the cause of the terrible conditions of the poor class is do to social inequality. Social inequality leds to competition which always ends with one side losing to benefits the other.

The article deals with Ehrenreich's education and her years of investigative reporting. The article tells of a second undercover book Ehrenreich wrote, "Bait and Switch". It said that she could not find a middle management job after ten months of searching. Even the middle class gets the short end of the stick in the buisness world.

This article is about the disparity between the social classes. The article references "Nickel and Dimed" to emphasize the horrible jobs the lower class engages to make a linving. The article highlights the inequalities between the classes, and how "Nickel and Dimed" supports the theme of social inequality.

"... a political philosophy joining his belief in fair play, the virtue of hard work, free labor ideology, and the role of central government in promoting these ends."

This article discusses Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal. Roosevelt's idea was to promote the common interests of both the workers and the companies instead of taking a side. The article gives historical background for "The Jungle". The article specifically deals with Theodore Roosevelt, the president of the time, and his ideology. This is a good source for understanding the time period of "The Jungle".

"But quality would appear to have lost out to other considerations. The main effort went into making the food easily handled and cheap."

"The need to supply the rapidly expanding cities of the early nineteenth century made more room for food adulteration."

The article discusses the evolution of food into processed food for convenience. The article gives historical background to "Fast Food Nation's" setting. The article also devotes a section to fast food and its preparation. The article lends support to the notion of convenience leading to low quality and poor nutrition.

"In the 1870s, several large packing firms with headquarters at Chicago came to dominate the U.S. meatpacking industry, namely Armour and Company, Swift and Company, and Libby, McNeill and Libby."

This article tells the history of the meatpacking industry. The source gives fantastic historical background information for "The Jungle". The history goes from the beginning of meatpacking in America to the late 1900's. This source can also relate to the current horrible conditions of the workers in the meatpacking factories.

"By the end of the twentieth century, meatpacking work was done mostly by an immigrant and impoverished workforce laboring in dirty, dangerous surroundings, as the decline of organized labor and the rise of government deregulation pushed the industry into a state not so different from the days of Sinclair's The Jungle."

"The way TRUSTS concentrated wealth and economic power in the hands of a few business tycoons so alarmed the American public that Congress passed the SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT in 1890."

"At one point Standard Oil controlled more than 90 percent of the nation's petroleum refining."

This article explains the history of the regulations of businesses, federal and otherwise. The article describes certain laws to regulate the business sector and the purpose they serve. The article also gives historical examples of the power businesses gain without regulation. This article is relevant to the regulation and deregulation of businesses "Fast Food Nation" depicts.

"By turning his anger outward to benefit a larger community, Tom makes a final commitment to his society. As readers, we sense that Tom Joad's greatest actions are yet to come. These future actions, we sense from Tom's rhetoric, will become an intentional protest against established authority."

"Tom's transition from the private to the public, from an inner, intuitive sense of morality to an outward expression of that morality, parallels the exemplary American man embedded in the rhetoric of one of America's first social rebels, Thomas Paine. As an augmentation of Paine's rhetoric, Tom further mythologizes rebellion and protest as the natural right of all Americans."

This article tells of Tom's transformation from a private man into a public one. The article discusses the similarities between the audacious Tomas Paine of the American Revolution to Tom Joad. Although Paine has nothing to do with business ethics or treatment of the workers, it is interesting to see the parallels between Paine and Joad. The article also brings to light how America's morals change over time.

"In an attempt to defend their right to earning living wages, migrant workers tried to organize labor unions. Naturally, this was strongly discouraged by the growers, who had the support of the police force, who often used brute force. In Kern County in 1938, for example, a mob led by a local sheriff burned down an Okie camp that had become a center for union activity."

This article shows "The Grapes of Wrath" in historical context. The article gives stellar historical background on the migrant farmers, government camps, and the Great Depression in general. In the above excerpt, a real event shows the cruelty and brutality of the growers in California. The article is good for supporting a thesis on the treatment of the migrant workers or their conditions.

This article describes the themes of "The Grapes of Wrath". For example, the article discusses the themes of class conflict and hope. The article is also a good source for examining the allusions and symbols which bolster the themes in the novel. The article will give support to a paper discussing the class struggle over time.

The article gives historical information about the socialist party in the eary 1900's. Sinclair introduces the concept of socialism in the American public in "The Jungle". Socialism influences the events and how they occur in "The Jungle", therefore historical background of socialism at the time period is important.

This article gives historical information on the meat packing industry of the early 1900's. The article tells of the progressive movement of the age which supported reforms. The article tells of the response to "The Jungle" and the innovative aspects of the new processing regulations. The article also gives a short biography about Sinclair's childhood to his death.

This website gives historical information on the Great Depression, and its effect on the American people and other countries of the world. The website produces facts and figures from the time period. For example, unemployment during the Great Depression went from less than 3 million in 1929 to 12.5 million in 1932. This source could be used to put "The Grapes of Wrath" into perspective with actually figures.