Public response to revelations such as the one in this excerpt led
to the establishment of regulations that were eventually enforced by the-
and shortly a physician, made the discovery that the
carcasses of steers which had been condemned as tubercular by the
government inspectors were left upon an open platform and carted
away to be sold in the city.
- upton sinclair, the jungle, 1906

food and drug administration
center for disease control
department of commerce
institution of education sciences

History should be studied because it is essential to individuals and to society, and because it harbors beauty. there are many ways to discuss the real functions of the subject - as there are many different historical talents and many different paths to historical meaning. –peter n. sterns, "why study history? " 1998 according to the writer, what is the best reason for why history is important? a) history allows those with different talents to discover one of many paths. b) history is important to both society and individuals. c) history uses several different approaches to find meaning. d) history is more important to society than to individuals.