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4 September, 14:30

You are a writer in the early 1900s. living in a major u. s. city, you see many unpleasant things each day: children as young as 8 working 12 hour days, women forced into a life of prostitution, and disgusting conditions at the local meat processing plant. you decide that you have had enough of this, and, using your literary skills, you plan to write a novel that will begin to address these issues. you hope it will cause enough outcry that the public - and the government - will take notice. this prompt would refer to someone who would consider themselves a

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  1. 4 September, 14:53
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    This prompt would refer to someone who would consider themselves a Muckraker. A muckraker is someone who researches and publishes scandles and corruption found in politics. This term was popularized in 1906 when used by President Theodore Roosevelt in a speech, he reference a man with a muckrake in his hand, a term from "Pilgrim's Progress" describing someone who seeks worldly gain by raking muck.
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