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    challenging. I chose to analyze the political cartoon featuring Uncle Sam trying to decide on what he would like to eat first. It represents what country he wants to take over first, and he seems pretty pleased with himself. The waiter, portraying President Mckinley, appeals to be angry at Uncle Sam because he believes that it is unnecessary to be greedy and want all these foreign countries. He also doesn't want to start any wars. I believe that this cartoon correctly depicts America in the early

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    colonies with America's first political cartoon. The cartoon, "Join or Die" displayed a drawing of a snake cut into 8 parts, each part displaying one of the Thirteen Colonies. Its message was that all the snake couldn’t work if it was cut up and divided, referencing Britain's control on the colonies and they all had to be together to get rid of Britain's control. It also tried to convince Loyalists to become Patriots to support the idea of independence. This political cartoon was drawn by Benjamin Franklin

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    The purpose of the political cartoon is to mock Hitler’s desire of having a “master race” and he believes that Hitler’s words and actions do not match up.This is displayed in the image as the image of the ideal “aryan” says that he should be tall when in reality the man is short, blonde haired when his hair is actually black and slim when he overweight. Thus, conveying to the audience that in reality Hitler was not the heroic leader that he thought he was because what he taught was not enforced

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    Some ways to do so were using pamphlets, political cartoons in newspapers, and even using slang when talking about politics in magazines. Examples can be seen with the mocking tone in the political cartoon between Russia and the United States. It demonstrates the competition of nuclear weapons between the Soviet Union and the United States. From this cartoon, it is evident that the United States could not build bigger nuclear weapons, but had to build

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    control while having the authority of overseeing the city’s police. One of their many corrupt acts was the use of their authority in order to get Tammany Hall members jobs on the force or promotions for those already in the department. The political cartoon discussed in this essay was illustrated by Thomas Nast and published on January 22, 1870. A majority of the members and supporters of Tammany Hall were illiterate and so articles depicting their corruption would have no effect on then, but actually

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    Cartoons : A double edged sword Ever since its invention, television has found its way into every child’s bedroom. It is simple yet powerful and has become an essential part of every household, entertaining children of all ages with the various animated programs it offers. However, the amount of time a child spends fixed in front of a television screen is incredible. In fact, children under the age of 11 spend more than 28 hours a week fixed in front of their television screens (Boyse).It is important

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    This political cartoon by Dr. Seuss accurately depicts the attitude of America during the beginning of WWII when they were trying to stay out of the war. America thought that, because they were separated by the Atlantic Ocean from Europe, they would not be caught up in the war. Little did they know, the war was like a sickness, and sickness spreads. This cartoon depicts America, personified as Uncle Sam, sleeping soundly in his bed, thinking he will not get sick, but sure enough he will soon catch

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    What is the history of political cartooning? The history of political cartooning is used for social and political messages which goes back to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in America with Benjamin Franklin’s “Join or Die”, which depicts a snake whose severed parts represent the colonies and unless put together are sure to perish. Since Benjamin Franklin started political cartooning back in the eighteenth century, people have started using their artistic skills to attack, argue and add

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    The picture portrayed in the cartoon is similar to a part of the story in the film ‘The secret life of pets’ produced by Illumination Entertainment. The film tells a story about two pets who do not get along well. The animals get into a conflict after their boss leaves them alone at home, which becomes the cause of problems. Likewise, the cartoon of Robert Ariail, published on october 24th 2011, shows president Obama leaving the house, not taking into account that there are dogs wanting to enter

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    their breasts as possible to look sexier for men, or conversely cover as much of their bodies as possible to hide their sexuality from men, then are women still allowing men to define who they are even while claiming it is their choice? This political cartoon created by Malcolm Evans, showcases the cross-cultured nature of female and male oppression, fashion theory, and cultural differences. Both women, although completely opposite in their physical appearance, share similarities in their patronizing

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