Humanities Homework Help

Discussion reply:

1) Personally, the newsboy’s story should change, and that the industries should pay them more. After the industries saw that rapid decline in sales and realized that they needed the newsboys. Unfortunately, it brought too much attention to the point where the governor decided that they should not even be in the labor force since they were children. The law did not get passed yet so the newsboys did receive better pay. This would be a short-lived triumph only due to the laws changing in 1938. Otherwise, the newsboys got their victory.

2) I believe the government took so long on this law because it did not raise that big of a concern. Considering the amount of money that the companies were making the President at the time did not take notice. When the newsboys were going on strike only the governor of New York (Roosevelt) noticed. Then when that same governor got elected for president that is when the change got made. I believe that the politicians at the time were more concerned with the economy rising than the rising issues that the industries were putting these children through. A lot of these issues still occur even in this generation many countries still use children in the labor force. Thankfully in 1938, that’s when President Roosevelt stepped into office and made this change finally happen. President Roosevelt finally took these necessary measures to protect the children of America. Personally, if he did not get elected this issue would have gone on longer.

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-Discussion reply 2:

1. Do you think the newsboys’ story is one of triumph or loss? Why or why not?

I believe the newsboy’s story to be a triumph, although they didn’t get the exceptional increase in pay that they were hoping for they stood up for what was right. William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were well aware that they were taking full advantage of these young boys, they were making a large sum of money off of the newspapers and giving the newsies the bare minimum in return. As a result, they never would’ve predicted that these boys had the ability nor the willpower to retaliate, however, they were wrong! All in all, the newsies walked away with a win that day, they had proven that they wouldn’t be taken advantage of by two of the wealthiest men in America. The newsboy’s set the mood for bringing child labor to an end.

2. Why do you think the federal government took so long to reform child labor?

In the nineteenth century, child labor was extremely common, in fact, it was the cheapest and most effective way for owners of large corporations to get away with making tons of money and paying workers next to nothing. Children under the age of fifteen were set off to work long strenuous hours in factories and textile mills, making less than adults doing the same work or even more. These working conditions were treacherous, but children had smaller hands and the ability to get into nooks and crannies that an adult could never get into. The federal government had probably seen all of this as an amazing way to keep production steadfast and the economy booming, of course, they wouldn’t want to jeopardize that by allowing reform for child labor, they wanted to milk it as long as they could.
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discussion reply 3:

Subject: “Baldwin was ‘practicing’ with gun when it went off, warrant says.”

Source: nbcnews.com https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/baldwin-was-practicing-gun-when-it-went-warrant-says-n1282254Links to an external site.

Synopsis: Alec Baldwin was practicing with a prop gun when he accidentally shot and killed one of his coworkers on the set of “Rust”. He also severally injured another person on set while this misfire went on. There is an investigation currently in progress to determine how this horrible incident happened. Many are saying that this prop gun had previously misfired and others were unsure if it had been safety checked before being given to Baldwin to practice shooting. Also it is said that they are very confused as to why a gun with real ammunition was given to Alec in the first place because many of the prop guns on set are supposed to have nonlethal ammunition. While they are in the middle of this investigation they plan to stop shooting/production until the investigation is over. There was also a tip from an insider on the set that said that this assistant director never provides a safe work environment with little to no safety meetings and not clear established fire lanes.

Opinion: In my opinion this whole situation is heartbreaking especially for this women’s family and even for Alec Baldwin. If what is being said is true and he really thought that he was using a nonlethal prop gun with intentions of just practicing for the upcoming scene that they were shooting then I feel as though he is not at fault in this situation. I also believe that it must be hard for him because he has to live with the trauma that he accidentally ended his coworkers life. I hope that they hold the assistant director at fault for this because he should not be allowing guns with real ammunition on set and there should be safer working conditions while on set. I hope that the women’s family is doing ok and that nothing like this happens in the future.