How the Other Half Lives
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How the Other Half Lives is an 1890 photojournalistic exposé by Jacob Riis that revealed the harsh living conditions of New York City’s tenement poor and helped spur social reform.
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| How the Other Half Lives canonical | 7 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How the Other Half Lives Context triple: [Jacob Riis, notableWork, How the Other Half Lives]
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A.
How the Other Half Loves
"How the Other Half Loves" is a 1969 stage comedy by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn that farcically intertwines the marital troubles of three couples through overlapping dinner parties.
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B.
The Haves and the Have Nots
The Haves and the Have Nots is a prime-time soap opera created by Tyler Perry that follows the intertwined lives of wealthy elites and their working-class counterparts in Savannah, Georgia.
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C.
The Myth of the People
The Myth of the People is a politically charged mural by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros that reflects his revolutionary ideals and commitment to social realism.
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D.
Nickel and Dimed
Nickel and Dimed is a nonfiction book by Barbara Ehrenreich that investigates the challenges of surviving on low-wage work in the United States through her firsthand experiences in various minimum-wage jobs.
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E.
Merchants of Labor
Merchants of Labor is a seminal exposé by Ernesto Galarza that critically examines the exploitation and labor conditions of Mexican and other migrant workers in U.S. guest worker programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How the Other Half Lives Target entity description: How the Other Half Lives is an 1890 photojournalistic exposé by Jacob Riis that revealed the harsh living conditions of New York City’s tenement poor and helped spur social reform.
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A.
How the Other Half Loves
"How the Other Half Loves" is a 1969 stage comedy by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn that farcically intertwines the marital troubles of three couples through overlapping dinner parties.
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B.
The Haves and the Have Nots
The Haves and the Have Nots is a prime-time soap opera created by Tyler Perry that follows the intertwined lives of wealthy elites and their working-class counterparts in Savannah, Georgia.
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C.
The Myth of the People
The Myth of the People is a politically charged mural by Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros that reflects his revolutionary ideals and commitment to social realism.
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D.
Nickel and Dimed
Nickel and Dimed is a nonfiction book by Barbara Ehrenreich that investigates the challenges of surviving on low-wage work in the United States through her firsthand experiences in various minimum-wage jobs.
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E.
Merchants of Labor
Merchants of Labor is a seminal exposé by Ernesto Galarza that critically examines the exploitation and labor conditions of Mexican and other migrant workers in U.S. guest worker programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ photojournalistic exposé ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
middle-class readers
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policy makers ⓘ |
| author | Jacob Riis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| documents |
child labor
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crime in slum neighborhoods ⓘ exploitation of immigrants ⓘ overcrowding in tenements ⓘ unsanitary living conditions ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Charles Scribner's Sons ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
immigrant communities
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tenement districts ⓘ |
| genre |
muckraking journalism
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photojournalism ⓘ social reform literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
journalist
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photographer ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
classic work of American social documentary
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foundational text in photojournalism ⓘ influential in American urban sociology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | social reformist ⓘ |
| includes |
descriptive text
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illustrations ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| influenced |
Progressive Era reform
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housing reform in New York City ⓘ public awareness of urban poverty ⓘ tenement legislation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
living conditions of the poor
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poverty in New York City ⓘ tenement housing ⓘ urban reform ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exposing harsh tenement conditions
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use of flash photography in slums ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | book ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Battle with the Slum ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Manhattan Lower East Side
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linked to:
Lower East Side
New York City ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Gilded Age
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: How the Other Half Lives Description of subject: How the Other Half Lives is an 1890 photojournalistic exposé by Jacob Riis that revealed the harsh living conditions of New York City’s tenement poor and helped spur social reform.
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