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    certain cartoon. I would like to redraw my favorite cartoon characters and will inform why I like the cartoonist’s style. The cartoon art was one of the reasons I wanted to do try different artistic media such as drawing, painting, or graphic designing. I was thinking, I can ask other people about their favorite characters and in what style they would like to see in. For example, Snoopy from the Peanuts in a Tim Burton style or whatever they prefer. My blog is for anyone who likes cartoons or who

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    1 “Chris, all I’m saying is that I am going to be the vigilante of our school,” My best friend John says to me. I come back to reality after having been zoned out for his conversation. John Silver, my best friend, has a meme page on instagram. He’s been thinking about making it a page used to anonymously deride people with offensive memes. He hasn’t decided yet. “I just don’t think it’ll get off the ground. If you can get the ball rolling then yeah, it’s a great idea,” I reply. He laughs and

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    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

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    In today’s society, the cartoonist has developed a special skill to use a range of satirical devices in order to criticize the flaws on a recent event or create a humorous image to the viewers. In this cartoon ‘GST Increase’, the cartoonist has used elements such as visual metaphor; symbolism/captioning and caricature to encourage modern society understand more about Malcolm Turnbull’s recent reversal on the issue of Goods and Services Tax. Visual metaphor is giving one thing the attributes/qualities

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    impactful events were not only communicated to the people through the radio or news articles. In fact an even more intriguing medium was used to serve this purpose, Thomas nast was an illustrator that made comics. In the current day, there are still many cartoons made about the American Government. This form of news telling attracts a massive amount of people because of how much more engaging it makes news. Thomas Nast made huge contributions to making the news entertaining, he did his art on presidents,

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    only the mayor appoints the police commissioner but also, the mayor has an essential role in the police department. It is ironic that, in the chosen political cartoon it reveals a troubling kinship among NYPD and Mayor de Blasio. The cartoon exposes a stark mood. The techniques the cartoonist utilizes are symbolism, labeling, and irony. The cartoon deals with the issue of mayor’s position on modern day policing crisis/Garner protestors (Darcy, 2015 clevland.com) and the tragic loss of two slain

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    Political Cartoon Map Part 1: Select one image and write at least three observations to support each decoding category. Write your observations in complete sentences, using proper spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. Choice A: "Putting His Foot Down, 1899" Public Domain Choice B: Imperialism in China, 1890’s Public Domain Indicate Your Selection: Choice A or Choice B: ___B_______ Action: Five people (represents five nations) is cutting up a pie called Chine (China). Germany

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    A cartoon entitled SAT Changes speaks widely to the reader as it does an array of other audiences. This cartoon emphasizes the stress students feel about the exam from a parent perspective. The father, adjacent with his wife, sits reading the newspaper making a ludicrous, satire filled and not easily ignored, nor forgotten comment- ‘they’re eliminating the waterboarding part of it…” These parents most likely listened to their child complain for extended periods of times about the standardized tests’

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    The political cartoon “Pray Keep Moving, Brother,” created by the Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist “Herblock,” was published on August 14, 1960. The cartoon depicts an African American father and son examining the First Segregationist Church. In front of the church is a sign that says, “The Brotherhood of Man.” A white man prevents the father and son from entering the church by telling them, “Pray keep moving, brother.” The illustration represents the irony of religious people who preach

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    things. The case arose when Malcolm Ross sued a political cartoonist, Josh Beutel, for defamation. Josh Beutel had made a presentation that included cartoons of Ross, a former New Brunswick teacher who was known for being anti-Semitic. It was when Beutel presented a cartoon that showed a caricature of Ross being compared with Josef Goebbels, a German Nazi leader who was Hitler’s minister of propaganda. At court, the legal question of whether or not the cartoon made by Beutel were fair comment about Ross

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