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    Do political cartoons affect the public views on political issues? They have had a significant impact on people in the past, because they were able to show the political views of the author in a simple, and easy to understand way. Cartoons can shed light onto unknown problems as well as affect people’s opinions on controversial issues. In the cartoons, men are portrayed as animals to show they were acting savagely, or cartoons were set in already known stories so that they could compare the similarities

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    a lot of controversies. Many political cartoons have been created for a multitude of different issues that have been occurring within the White House and in government. Chris Britt, a liberal cartoonist was inspired by these issues and created political cartoons regarding them. He is a nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist as well as a children’s book author. Christ decided to take on a cartoon in regards to the current healthcare system. In this specific cartoon, the main message is, “Slaughter

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    Political cartoons can be very funny,especially if you understand the issue that they are commenting on. The main purpose of a political cartoon, is not to amuse, but to persuade. political cartoons are meant to draw your attention to a specific issue, and more importantly to sway your opinion. The cartoon provided depicts two police officers, one standing in the back ground holding a sign that says "Texas Voting Rights", the other officer hasboth knees on top of a person of color with his

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    Granlund cartoon is that kids are obsessed with technology and that they don’t notice their surroundings. The kids in the cartoon are looking down at their phones and not paying attention to the road they are crossing. The caption for this cartoon says “Better watch for kids… Because they’re NOT watching for you!” The author is essentially saying no matter what is going on kids will not notice their surroundings because they are preoccupied with their phones. In the background of this political cartoon

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    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

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    Political cartoons can be humorous and revealing, but they are also a powerful way to start debates, especially in the rhetorical situation of a presidential election. A cartoon that discusses Trump in a security briefing by Chris Britt, shown in the US News and World Report on August 22, 2016, displays the traits of a political cartoon by creating discussion about the presidential election. This cartoon depicts Trump showing the military generals a list of who he wants to attack, which leads to

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    c. In this political cartoon, there is an American citizen depicted in both 2008 and 2016 expressing his views of that year’s president elect. In 2008, the citizen says, “Anyone can become president,” and Barack Obama is pictured by his side. The citizen is grinning, looking at President Obama with wide eyes and excitement. Alongside that depiction, the citizen is again shown in 2016. He is saying again, “Anyone can become president,” however this time Donald Trump is standing by his side. This time

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    Political Cartoon: Capitalist System Pyramid In the political cartoon , the pyramid of Capitalist system represents ones station in life. Starting from the bottom level is the working class that seems to be holding all the other classes up on their backs, they are dressed poorly and, a child is laying on the ground as if exhausted. Children had to work also in those days. The second tier from the bottom represents Bourgeoisie, was a class of sophisticated rich people . Drinking and some drunk

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    Chief Justice Rehnquist argued, “the art of the cartoonist is often not reasoned or evenhanded, but slashing and one-sided...the political cartoon is a weapon of attack, of scorn and ridicule and satire...it is usually as welcome as a bee sting”. Despite these biting words, the Court ruled that political cartoons are essential tools in a democracy. Political cartoons are inherently controversial, as they seek to mock both the legal and governmental process. However, they are also inherently American

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    going back for a master’s degree costs a lot of money. Just to get a bachelor’s degree cost a lot of money so going back to college for more years will cost a lot more. That’s the only downfall of getting a master’s degree, the price. In the political cartoon about a master’s degree, the author makes it clear of the downfall of getting that degree which is the price. He uses color, layout, and characters to make this point very clear. The first notice of this picture is the color of it. It is

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