The Pros And Cons Of Cartoons

During the time of war, nations come to rely on propaganda to help invigorate a sense of nationalism into their people. Not only does it encourage them to unify as one, but propaganda also creates an enemy, someone that needs to be defeated. The use of propaganda is not limited to those old enough to understand what is happening in the world, rather it is used even upon the young and innocent who are new to the world around them. Children become a target that can be swayed by ideals, but it must be dealt with in a different manner. Using animation is one way to influence a younger audience, especially by using cute animals and a figure that is well known to them, a fictional figure like Momotaro. This familiar character for the Japanese is

* Forty-six percent of all television violence identified by the study took place in children's cartoons. Children's programs were least likely to depict the long-term consequences of violence (5%) and they portray violence in a humorous fashion 67% of the time. (14)

Forms of entertainment are essential to modern education throughout one's life. When one is learning to speak, they watch Sesame Street and learn the letters and numbers with brightly colored puppets. A few years later when the child learns to read, they use picture books (a form of entertainment), or maybe watch Reading Rainbow and follow along with the host. LeVar Burton’s carefree and friendly

Censorship in cartoons: The Cleveland Show: The show titled, “The Cleveland Brown show, is a show that was created for the sole purpose of entertainment of the adult audience, yet the show is aired at the times most young children are able to view the show, particularly on the cable network. Cartoons are not being made the way that they use to, they are no longer the regular “Saturday morning” cartoon displaying the normal innocent and funny comedy that was sure to grab a child’s imagination. The show contains nudity, some acts of violence and a great amount of profane language. This show definitely won’t be on the favorite cartoons list of most parents.

Introduction: As long as there have been civilizations, there have been stories, myths that are told to children. These stories are usually the basis of the cartoons characters except some which are from creator’s imagination. This story telling is a means of not only comforting and amusing a child, but of teaching the child the societal norms of their nation. These are memorized by children and remembered forever. Children idolize their favourite character, the character they have most in common with and are best able to identify with, and try to emulate that character’s

Cartoons have been use for many years and its modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or mock different things. John Backderf, known as Derf, is a famous and recognized cartoonist “who works out of an unheated, attic studio in his Cleveland home, grew up in a rural, small town in Ohio and went to high school with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer” (“Bio”). He drew a cartoon in 1995 in which he presents an implicit theory about how and why things evolve to be “cool”. This paper will elaborate on explaining what Derf’s theory actually is, an interpretation of the meaning presented in the cartoon, and a fad or style that follows Derf’s theory.

Ryan Murphy’s anthology American Horror Story shows a side of evil and darkness that none of us could ever imagine. Ben Bocquelet’s animated TV show The Amazing World of Gumball represents that unordinary, innocent part of ourselves that we often forget about. In this paper, I will be comparing the similarities and the differences of the two, drastically different shows.

The house of representatives makes and passes federal laws. They are one of two chambers that creates the U.S legislative branch. The house may even be referred to as “the people house” because it’s representative’s are viewed and based upon the population or amount of people in each state. In this political cartoon, there are two sides one side is labeled “the people's house” which is the outside view of the Capitol building, while the other side shows citizens inside the Capitol building scared. The Capitol building holds meeting's and debates with the electives, however, the scared citizens show a negative connotation because they are not providing respect to the building and what's surrounding them. The ironic part of this cartoon is

During this time of great struggle and hardship, something was needed to calm tension and heartbreak for citizens of all the countries involved in World War One. Instead of focusing on the negative bloody photographs that were taken during battle, citizens needed something to inform them about the war, without the graphic images. Since comedy and information were needed, artists began to focus their attention towards political cartoons, thus becoming cartoonists. According to The Wall Street Journal: “Popularity of caricatures and cartoons surged during World War One. […] Caricatures and cartoons served as a release valve [that]

Junior uses cartoons to make sense of the world, and to make fun of it. He uses cartoons to represent his hopeless situation of not having any food or money. He uses cartoons to wish for better and for the things in life he doesn’t have.

Comics, a medium used to express ideas via images and pictures, can be traced back to the cave period when humans communicated ideas and thoughts using paintings and pictures. However, as humans began to use words to communicate with one another, paintings and pictures as a mode of communication took a backseat. They began to be used only for visual impact whenever needed. In course of time, other than oral communication, written communication and print media were considered effective means of communication. Various genre like novels, poems, short stories, essays were all realized and accepted by scholars as resources to be used when educating children and adults. Inspite of the many famous comics – be it

Disclaimers were created throughout the 1960s and although that might’ve been valuable in helping parents avoid problematic cartoons for their children, disclaimers still couldn’t realistically protect audiences from an endless range of controversial content. It also questions how far distribution companies should go while guiding consumer

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.

             Japan, that strange and exotic land in the east, has a complex and interesting history that has shaped and molded its culture into a very unique society today.  Of course their customs have influenced their entertainment, especially television and movies.  In a day and age where information is free to all through the internet and reliable postal systems these television shows, movies, toys, and comics have made their way all over the world.  The reception of

Something is happening here, and I'm getting a little worried. But first, I'm going to jump ahead a bit and talk in general terms about how it is entirely feasible for us to do everything humanly possible to cultivate people's minds and refine their judgment. Then, I'll back up and fill in some of the details. Okay, so to start with the general stuff, Cartoon Network can pervert any established ideology. It is for this reason that I find it hilarious that it would have the audacity to even pretend that it's a wonderful, charitable organization. As we all know, the truth is that if Cartoon Network doesn't realize that it's generally considered bad style to pilfer the national treasure, then it should read one of the many self-help books on the subject. I recommend it buy one with big print and lots of pictures. Maybe then Cartoon Network will grasp the concept that we are in trouble when hitherto reputable people recover the dead past by annihilating the living present. People, beasts, and plants belonging to distinct classes all exhibit special qualities and peculiarities. Unfortunately, Cartoon Network's special quality is that it swears that it acts in the name of equality and social justice. Despite the emphasis that it places on that asseveration, we all know that it's a willful, malicious, and deliberate lie that serves only to prove that Jacobinism is a kind of prison. It is also, paradoxically, a haven. It is at once confining and empowering. And in the absence of