Assignment Two: Analysis of Political/ Editorial Cartoons Cartoon One: Coalition of the Drilling. [pic] Leahy‚ S. (2010) Coalition of the drilling. Retrieved 28th May 2010‚ http://www.news.com.au/couriermail Context: the context in which this article is placed is one that is well situated within today’s political and economic standings. Within the world today there is much talk about the war in Iraq and the world’s oil reserves. This cartoon looks at the very serious issue of the war
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Rhetorical Analysis on Political Cartoon: NRA vs. Congress Luis Garza Texas A&M International University Abstract Rhetorical Analysis on Political Cartoon: NRA vs. Congress Murder. Massacre. Mourning. Sorrow. In the recent months‚ the United States has gone through two of the most devastating serial massacre in history. One which took place in Aurora‚ Colorado and another in an elementary school located in Sandy Hook‚ Connecticut. With this said‚ Congress‚ along with President Obama
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In this political cartoon‚ “The Security Blanket” sketched by Eugene Payne (speaker)‚ an Army veteran that later became an award-winning cartoonist‚ gave his thoughts over the Great Debate over gun control (subject) through this cartoon. The occasion surrounding this topic is the gun control in the US. This cartoon was directed towards the people (audience) who want more gun control (those who agree) and the hunters who want to be able to get weapons (disagree). It had first appeared in 1983 October
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This primary source is a political cartoon that was drawn in 1909 by E.W. Gustin. He named it the “Election Day!” This cartoon was created to show men in America what would happen if they voted for women’s suffrage. At the time of the 1909 cartoon‚ there were several feminist movements in the United States. One movement is when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her partner‚ Susan B. Anthony launched the National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA) demanding the vote for women. Suffragists won victories in
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Unfairness What is the most attractive thing you can find in a newspaper? I guess your answer might be the political cartoon in the last page! Lots of people find that the most interesting and eye-catching part of a newspaper is the political cartoon which sums up all the words in a simple picture which might give more than a whole article would. ―according to Jonathan Burack "Political cartoons are vivid primary sources that offer intriguing and entertaining insights into the public mood‚ the underlying
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Political cartoon Immigration of illegal aliens has been a huge controversy for many years in the United States and in many other parts of the world. Many Americans believe that illegal workers only come to America to invade our country and use the recourses that our government offers. Some even believe that illegal aliens are dirty and bring diseases to our country. Lalo Alcaraz‚ a famous writer‚ cartoonist‚ artist‚ and author‚ has a different opinion over this huge issue that has been hunting
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Type One Written Response (A) In the very first political cartoon‚ the cartoonist offers us a perspective of the negative effects of globalization on the social-dimension. In the cartoon‚ you can see 2 men walking out of a WAL-MART‚ and talking about how American corporations are taking control of Canadian companies. The cartoonist isn’t offering a rejectionist view‚ but rather more of a anti-globalist view. One guy mentions how‚ “First Coors merges with Molson‚ and now Target wants to buy The Bay
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Rhetorical Analysis of Political Cartoon When growing up‚ you never realize that the cartoons that you observe sometimes have a deeper meaning. The gestures and comments made in these cartoons can stir up more controversy than an entire newspaper article. Williams uses the strategy of compare and contrast‚ and examples to help explain how cartoonists create their cartoons using propaganda. In Political Cartoons as Ethnocentric Propaganda‚ Williams begins off asking the questions can a cartoon start
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Political Cartoons Shawn Palmer University of Phoenix Political cartoons have been with us from the 16th century to today‚ changing social agendas and shaping public opinion about political office holders. The creator of each cartoon makes each one represent his or hers opinion about what would be currently happening at that time. This paper will show you the start of political cartoons and the role played by political cartoons in setting social agendas also it will show how they are used today
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Source A is a political cartoon that is showing the world being grated into a bowl. This political cartoon is depicting that globalization is bad and that with globalization homogenization is occurring. It can also be concluded that homogenization is occurring due to transnational corporations because the hands that are grating the world is wearing a suit. Suits are typically used to symbolize businesses. The cartoon represents the cartoonist’s opinion on globalization because in the cartoon it’s showing
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