Read the excerpt from the jungle by upton sinclair. select the two highlighted examples that demonstrate dangerous conditions faced by workers.

“Your hands are slippery, and your knife is slippery (…)”

“And that would not be so bad, only for the deadly contagion.”  

Explanation:

In this excerpt, Sinclair denotes the dangerous conditions of the meat industry of his time (early 1900s). Among the dangers, the author denounced lack in hygiene and security conditions (no proper tools or minimal safety equipment), infections and diseases within the treatment of the product, unjust practices from the big companies, as well as the economic needs of the workers (difficult scenario to get a job, rapid urban growth, etc) . The first two highlighted sections describe very well the mentioned scenario.  

the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.

social contract theory, nearly as old as philosophy itself, is the view that persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live