Editorial cartoon Essays

  • The Rhetoric Behind Political Cartoons

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    Cartoons date back many generations in time, and have been created for humoristic purposes for centuries. Mort Gerberg shaped cartoons and paved the way for many other cartoonists to rise to stardom. Gerberg was a professional cartoonist, whose works made appearances in The New Yorker, Playboy, Harvard Business Review, and The Huffington Post. Gerberg argues that cartoons cause the audience to think critically and analyze the rhetoric behind each work. He claims that cartoons are made of eight different

  • Essay On Political Cartoon

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    The next example worth looking at is another cartoon by Bengough entitled “Renewing The Lease” (See Fig.2). The context of this cartoon was that though John A. Macdonald was campaigning in the 1878 election on his signature policy platform, the ‘National Policy’, which was centred on Protectionism (e.g. tariffs on American manufacturing goods) the completion of the CPR (" Scandals and Changes." Par. 24). In addition to scandals, elections provide an opportunity to discuss the influence the press

  • Symbolism of Mount Rushmore

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    Interior. 29 Oct. 2007 . PBS.org. 2007. Public Broadcasting Station. 2 Dec. 2007 . Pismestrovic, Petar. “Dreamland.” Cartoon. PoliticalCartoons.com. 2007. Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index. 29 Oct. 2007 . Dr. Seuss. “Liberators of America.” Cartoon. Introduction to Political Cartoons. 2007. 29 Oct. 2007 . Williams, Mike. “Back of Mount Rushmore.” Cartoon. Cartoonstock.com. 2007. Cartoonstock. 29 Oct. 2007 .

  • Analysis Of Political Cartoons In The Art Of Persuasion

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    acertain point across. Political cartoons show the problems a nation has through just a picture and a few word bubbles or in a series of pictures. Politics is a hard subject to wrap ones head around because there are so many problems in a nation and citizens have different opinions on what 's right or wrong, or even what is more important. Artists use cartoons to cleverly persuade and inform othger with the use of Aristotle’s three appeals. Three political cartoons have been selected conissting of

  • The Importance of Educating Jail and Prison Inmates

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    Summary This paper explores the benefits provided by educational programs in jails and prisons. Included are the reasons inmates need education in order to successfully reenter society once they are released and use the knowledge and skills they have learned to obtain a job in order to support themselves and their families. Also examined in the paper are the financial benefits of incorporating educational programs instead of cutting them, as well as the effect these programs play on the recidivism

  • Mcdonalds' Golden Arches

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    of fast food lovers across the nation. The catchy illustration invades an article tentatively titled, "Can McDonald's Shape Up?" The cartoon portrays an obscenely rotund Ronald McDonald pacing stressfully on a treadmill. The editorial cartoon is not for everyone to understand, yet it still seems to be generally humorous in its own context. At first glance, the cartoon seemingly pokes fun at the growing obesity in America. This observation is perhaps due to the rewarding conveniences of fast food.

  • How Cartoons Changed the World

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    A cartoon is a two-dimensional illustrated visual art and are usually intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of these works. The cartoonist is the creator behind the cartoon. The definition of the word “cartoon” has changed over time; however, in modern times, cartoons refer to potentially non-realistic or practically realistic drawing and paintings. In the Middle Ages, where the word “cartoon” originated, people described the cartoons as something that was drawn to prepare

  • Editorial Review for "Bias"

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    Don’t Let the Facts Stand in the Way of a Good Story!(Editorial Review for Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News) After twenty-eight years working for CBS, Bernard Goldberg decided that he no longer wanted to work for a news station he didn’t admire. Thus, he resigned and began work on his book Bias; a book in which he merely draws attention to the media for reporting from a leftist perspective, preventing the audience from receiving an objective, unbiased view of what really

  • The Tribune against Measure Q

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    The Tribune against Measure Q The Tribune posted an editorial stating their opposition to Measure Q on Saturday, October 16th, 2004. It describes the debate over the measure “boiling down to one sentence: ‘It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to propagate, cultivate, raise, or grow genetically engineered organisms in San Luis Obispo County.” The Tribune claims that “Measure Q is a poorly written ordinance with unintended consequences of banning research on life-saving medicines

  • Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail

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    Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is an excellent example of an effective argument; it was written in response to an editorial addressing the issue of Negro demonstrations and segregation in Alabama at the time. He writes in a way that makes his argument approachable; he is not attacking his opposition, which consists of eight Alabama clergymen who wrote the editorial. This is illustrated in his opening sentence: “My dear Fellow Clergymen” (464). King was an activist for civil rights during

  • Pablo Neruda

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    capital, él encontró un grupo alerta, vuelto hacia la liberación de la poesía por la reforma poética, de anchas consecuencias de Vicente Huidobro, el inventor del Creacionismo. La obra de los años siguientes de Neruda acaba de ser reunida por la editorial española Cruz y Raya en dos muy dignos volúmenes que se llaman "Residencia en la Tierra". La obra del capitán de los jóvenes ofrece, desde la cobertura, la gracia no pequeña de un título agudo. "Residencia en la Tierra" dará todo gusto a los estudiosos

  • Compare Contrast Two Persuasive Arguments

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    sophisticated vocabulary and strong, powerful words to grasp the attention of his audience. This article doesn’t exactly give the reader much leeway in choosing a side; there is not one good thing about Bobby Knight in this article. Throughout this editorial, the author really tries to get to your emotions. He uses pathos to try to persuade the reader into not liking Bobby Knight. “He screamed at referees, berated and belittled members of his own team, heaved chairs.”(Yardley) He is trying to make you

  • Flag Burning Editorial

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    Flag burning can be and usually is a very controversial issue with people. Many people believe that the American flag stands for something important and shouldn’t be destroyed in that manner. Others believe that flag burning is a statement that one should be able to make without major repercussions. Both sides have valid opinions and both sides state their case well. Although I am neither nor or against the burning of the flag, I believe the right should not be taken away. I believe that if a group

  • Comparing Two Political Cartoons

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    Political and editorial cartoons are created as a way to visually bring a topic to the public's attention. These cartoons often times satirize a political figure, event, or problem occurring at that time. These illustrations are meant to simplify an event while also allowing the viewer to see the creators opinions and attitude toward that event, often times these opinions are biased ones. The cartoons chosen begin with the debate that Americans had over the war in Iraq. The controversy started

  • The Gary Valvers Cartoon

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    Energy policy," "gas price," " budget cuts," and then on the right has the president with a big smiles, his caption stating, "Here's what you've all been waiting for...My NCAA picks." The Indianapolis cartoonist, Gary Varvel is the man behind the cartoon. He is known for many publications, and awards, most recent was the 2010 Grambs Aronson Award for cartooning with a conscience according to an interview by Alan Gardener (1). According to groupcartoonist.com (2), Varvel was born and raised in Indianapolis

  • Cartoons: US Women's Soccer

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    displayed in a cartoon format. Cartoons are a visual text type that predominantly use pictures and images, with very little or no words. The features of this text type include pictures, colour, and bold eye catching text. Cartoons can have captions and often contain symbolism. This particular cartoon uses a simple, coloured, drawn picture and basic text to draw the audiences attention, symbolism is also utilised with the use of the manacles and boulder. Therefore just by viewing this cartoon it is clear

  • Perceptive Vision

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    Perceptive Vision: A Look On The Effect Of Cartoons On Children When one sees a cute illustration for a product or business, or perhaps if an animated show happens to catch an adult’s mature eye, no matter what the content, the first thought to pop in their head would be whether or not the topic or content is appropriate in the eyes of a child. A mischievous 10 year old watching a show like Scooby-Doo could soon want to solve mysteries or an affectionate seven year old could watch a superhero show

  • Oneills Debate On Education

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    O'Neill's Debate on Education Students are not getting the Basic Knowledge needed today due to the poor upbringing and lack of respect for the need of education. In O'Neills editorial his reason for this was because the students as a whole did not want their ignorance exposed. However, he forgot to include that teachers are just as ignorant as the student. Give a teacher the same test and see hoe much they remember about what they we taught some odd number of years ago. It's not safe to assume

  • Editorial On Drinking

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    I walked into the house where the "party of the century" was going to be held. I was psyched to be going. At the time I was a little naive freshman invited to my first official high school party at a senior’s house. I was at the party no more than 30 minutes when this boy offered me a drink. Thinking nothing of it, I agreed. He brought back a half-filled cup. Before I took a sip, I recognized a familiar smell, one I really couldn’t my finger on. It wasn’t Pepsi and I knew it wasn’t Sprite. Then

  • Cartoon Violence

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    Cartoons on a television are glue to children. Children will spend hours a day watching their favorite cartoons, such as “SpongeBob SquarePants” or “Adventure Time.” Unfortunately, the content on these shows, and several others, can harm children. Directly, cartoons can affect how children think and act; additionally, this leads to the indirect effect of children physically hurting one another. Children daily see hundreds of violent acts on television. Most parents notice the obvious acts of gore