Cartoon Analysis: Handelsman Cartoon

The artist who made this cartoon, Doug Davis, is trying to show the audience how poor our current jury selection can be. Jurors often lack interest and jump to conclusions quickly. The artist also portrays how most jurors are not well informed about the crime. For example one of the jurors in the cartoon says “The defendant looks guilty”. The artist is trying to show how this juror is judging to quickly without any evidence or other jurors opinions. Other jurors in the cartoon are letting their personal opinions and private lives influence their decision. For instance the juror says “I’m not prejudice, but I’ve had problems with his ethnic group”. Overall, the artist is trying to depict the flaws in jury selection. The artist is suggesting

“What stronger evidence can be given of the want of energy in our governments than these disorders [Shay’s Rebellion]? If there exists not a power to check them, what security has a man for life, liberty, or property?” In this small excerpt taken from George Washington's letter to James Madison in November 5, 1786 we can observe how the Articles of Confederation is taking a negative toll in the newly born independent country. As a result of the poorly formed government established by the Articles of Confederation, rebellion began to arise amongst the states such as Shay’s Rebellion. As seen in the excerpt, because of the states not having a greater authority to check on them, many of the states imposed unfair tariffs and laws amongst its citizens, causing disorder and conflict.

In 1868, Republican candidate Ulysses S. Grant ran against Democrat Horatio Seymour for office of president of the United States. At the time, congress was radically Republican, yet had trouble passing legislature due to the Democratic President in office, Andrew Johnson. The election of 1868 election was important for Republicans, as they set out to obtain control over the executive branch of government. Thomas Nast was one of many editorial cartoonists to expose the Democratic party’s resistance towards reconstruction during the campaign season of the election of 1868. Through symbolism and irony in his 1868 editorial cartoon, “This is a White Man’s Government”, Thomas Nast argues that the Democratic party sought to prevent black people from

The cartoon depicts President Obama holding a baseball bat trying to putt a golf ball into the hole marked with a black flag which has the word economy printed on it. There are many balls surrounding the hole on the green. Behind President Obama is a large golf bag almost larger than he is. The golf bag carries the title “obamanomics” and behind the bag in the distance are spectators watching him.

In the first cartoon, President Wilson is at a desk with a paper in one hand that reads: “American ships sunk without warning & American lines lost.” He is writing on a paper with another hand and it reads, from what we can see: “Congress the war--- declaring body called to convene April #2.” President Wilson is asking Congress for the green light to declare war on Germany after they attacked and sunk one of America’s ships. This cartoon was probably written during that time to spread the word.

There are various aspects of the cartoon that contribute to the main focus of the cartoon to the president. The three women come in holding a sign saying “We demand equal pay” because they feel like they are not being treated the same as the men who are doing the exact same work. In response, President Obama is holding up an executive order and says, “No need to worry ladies! This executive order will make those evil Republicans pay you the same as men.” As Obama is saying this one of his advisors is trying to tell him that the ladies work for him and holding the paper with the headline

Whenever a cartoon is seen, it draws people’s attention because of the vivid colors, action packed scenes, and the sweet memories of childhood. Some of these cartoons are often found in newspapers and magazines as political commentary. Political cartoons originated in the late 1700s, and they have only become more popular since then. Even though political cartoons have been around since then, they began to make an impact on the world in 1914 during World War One, and still make an impact today regarding war and our perceptions of political leaders. Political cartoons are used to ease tension, as a form of propaganda, and they are used today to illustrate the Afghanistan War as well as important political figures. Cartoons during World War One made such an impact on citizens that many times, it would even influence their opinion about the war.

The viewpoint of the political cartoon is that no one takes Al Gore seriously. The word serious is in the cartoon and AL Gore is dressed as a penguin, which is funny. The cartoon is horatian because Al Gore dressed in a penguin suit is humorous. The content creator used sarcasm and caricature in the cartoon. The sarcastic part of the cartoon is Obama asking us to take global warming seriously. Caricature is used by Al Gore dressed as a penguin.

In the poum, No Short Cuts, Mr.Carter was trying to tell the reader that there's no point in taking the easy way out because the best part of a trip is the jury and you'll just miss out. My classmates thought I did a good job and they said I like how you showed the lesson by showing how short cuts can be bad,and I like the way you showed the lesson by showing him sleeping instead of doing his homework. Another one of my classmates said I like how you did the computer and the video game. Something I need to work on is not to draw stick figures and put more colors.

Everyone has looked at a political cartoon, and had a laugh. However, have you really analyzed what the cartoon is saying to you? What is it that the cartoonist wants you to know? Political cartoons are visuals that comment on political events or issues while possibly making you laugh. Marty Bucella’s political cartoon gives you a vivid detailed look at caricatures, and analyzes student teacher relationships and how a boy is not doing so well in school.

The target audience of this political cartoon are people living in the United States. This political cartoon uses similar techniques in order to manipulate people’s opinion of the Axis power. In the political cartoon we can see Japan and the US, who are fighting above water. This is a reference to the Battle of Midway which occurred from June 3rd until the June 7th 1942. Once again the technique of timing was used as the cartoon was published only a few days after the US had won, which grabs the viewers attention.

In mid two thousand and eight, a New York magazine had circulated a controversial political cartoon targeting the White House’s current residents, the President, and first lady. Within weeks many other news companies like CBS, NBC, and even Huffington post had some sort of written article on this controversy. This though had been one of many controversial cartoons they had circulated throughout their years of business. When they had circulated this one though they didn’t expect that big of a backlash. For them to keep their cartoon on the front page they had a lot of explaining. This led to interviews and more publicity for their cartoon in question.

Political cartoons are written for sarcastic and satirical purposes; however, most political cartoons actually represent the real thoughts of people and society on a certain issue. A cartoon can represent ideas about a public figure such as a president, a traitor, or a war hero. It can also represent an idea such as slavery or taxation. Political cartoons can represent different movements and acts as well such as the Emancipation Proclamation and the Stamp Act. While sometimes hurtful to the idea or person displayed, political cartoons unite the people with one central idea that most of them agree on. Along with the informative format of the political cartoon, most are usually funny as well and give a good laugh to those who see them. Many political cartoons are addressed throughout this essay: some funny, some serious, and some that helped educate people on what was happening in the world and what they needed to worry about in the present time they were living in.

The cartoon above by Pat Bagley of the Salt Lake Tribune makes a bold generalization of white American police officers discriminating against civilians by their ethnicity, particularly African-Americans, a grave problem that has sparked nationwide protest of civil rights cases, including the Ferguson case and the Zimmerman case. Judging by the different elements in this cartoon, Bagley is attacking white police officers for their hostility towards Americans of African descent in contrast to their general acceptance of people with their own skin color. The artist divides his cartoons into 2 distinct, opposite halves. One, titled “Officer Friendly” depicts a police officer (presumably white) riding in a shiny police car waving his hand in greeting

In her untitled 2015 cartoon published on cartoonstgroup.com, Lisa Benson created a cartoon, that features a team mascot , referrer and a football thats says 2015 Game Ball on it. The cartoon shows a “game ball” that appears to be over inflated. The referrer on the right of the “game ball” is checking the balls pressure and goes to say “I think the pressure is fine”. The team mascot who happens to be an Elephant wearing a red jersey, with white pants, and holding his helmet in his left hand. The mascot has an angered face that is intend for the referrer who is wearing a smirk upon his