In the year of 2016, the most controversial issue that occurred was the presidential election. Hilary Clinton, a Democratic nominee and Donald Trump who is a part of the Republican Party, both fought for the spot to become the 45th president. Many felt that Donald Trump should not have been chosen to become president due to a stance on equality rights. Donald Trump does not believe in equality for genders and races and he makes it known on twitter. However, individuals presume Hilary Clinton is the better candidate because she has experience in the political field and has a devoted her time in reaching for justice. An editorial cartoonist for the Australian Financial Review, David Rowe, is known for posting his artwork about Republicans who …show more content…
The picture depicts the statue of liberty unexpectedly waking up in fear to Donald Trump saying, “Good Morning America”. The picture gains the audience’s attention to those that are not Trump Supporters. As the audience view this political cartoon, it brings to realization Trump is president. Furthermore, the message that the artist conveys is that voters who voted against Trump are shocked and may fear in the future their rights will be taken from them. A rhetorical analysis reveals that David Rowe effectively uses theme, symbolism, and pathos to also display America is now in danger. Rowe uses rhetorical devices such as the theme to present to the audience that Donald Trump is now president which Americans should now fear. Many people thought Hilary Clinton would win due to her winning the popular vote. Since Donald Trump has more electoral votes, he turned as the winner of the election of 2016. Some people were shocked as they express themselves by ranting on social media or crying. Others were happy because their candidate won. Cartoonist David then posted on twitter the next day of the Statue of Liberty waking up …show more content…
In the picture, there is a man with a big chain that says “T” who represents Donald Trump. On the other side of the bed is the Statue of Liberty who seems frightened. The Bed sheet on top of the Statue of Liberty is the flag of the U.S. The flag falling off the statue represents equal rights for races and genders which may no longer be there since Trump is now president. The plaque on the floor represents Fourth of July that represents the freedom that was gained by the U.S. The cartoonist also adds eyes to the Statue of Liberty to show that she is frightened. The audience can make the assumption that America is now in trouble. However, the torch has no fire. The torch represents enlightenment and the path to freedom. Since the torch is put out, the audience can interpret that there is no more freedom since Donald Trump was elected president. In addition, Trump’s face is exaggerated to an extent that is not appealing to the viewers that can view him as the disgusting person. The article “Is this a Muslim ban? Trump’s executive order explained”, created by Alan Yuhas and Mazin Sidahmed, explains how Trump’s presidency actions have been affecting the U.S. Recently, Trump put out a ban against seven Muslim countries from traveling back to the U.S. Many immigration lawyers and employers had to warn immigrants not to leave the country since Donald Trump is now in office.
An icy cold stare coming from a very influential individual would come across as an evil man making the wrong decision right? Richard Notkin creates an image of George W. Bush out of small tiles all put together in a piece called “All Nations Have Their Moments of Foolishness.” Originally I believed this image portrayed a connection to Bush’s decisions in Afghanistan and the horrific event of 9/11. These decisions then effected how he was viewed from society. Notkins article the “Artist Statement” analyzes the truthful meaning of the piece, which is truthfulness.
Presidential election brings a lot of attention to candidates running for the office and public is listening and watching every move they are making. Public is also analyzing their thought process. News and media is analyzing their moves and trying to break it down for public. This year’s presidential election is nothing less and candidates have been under fire. San Jose Editorial group is also breaking down stands of this year’s candidates.
Thomas Nast, 1840-1902, was a political cartoonist who is known by some historians as “the father of modern political American political cartooning” (Simpson, ANBO). This is due in part because Nast was the individual who created the donkey symbol to represent the Democratic Party and elephant symbol to represent the Republican Party. Another reason why he earned this title and therefore should be studied is that he changed the way cartoonists delivered their context. Before the Civil War cartoonist relied on dialogue rather than imagery to get the message across, However; Nast used pictures to convey the message of his cartoons (Simpson, ANBO). Since his cartoons did not need words to convey the message he was able to reach the illiterate community more effectively than other cartoonists of his time.
In using the story line from Maus, a story about the Holocaust in comic form, and the United States of America’s very own Declaration of Independence, we can see how history has shaped the society we live in today. The Declaration was written so that the American society could establish the main and lasting fact that all men are created equal and there are certain unalienable rights that governments should never violate. These rights include the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This fundamental foundation is the very fabric in which the United States greatness is built upon. Maus, on the other hand, takes the most horrific event of modern civilization and shows the complete opposite, how an individual can live in a world where you are persecuted for who you are, you have no right to liberty or the pursuit of happiness.
This political cartoon represents How corrupt child labor was in The Progressive Era. On the left there is two men, who are enjoying them self, by being pushed in a cart by children. On the right there is three children ,who have to push this big cart, with two men on it. There is also an old lady who is helping the children push this cart. The old lady represents, that child labor companies push children into work from a young age till the day they die.
How much freedom is enough? In the “American Flag Stands for Tolerance”, someone burns the American flag, and is prosecuted for it, but the Supreme Court’s decision fell on the man’s favor. The purpose of the author was to convince people that the Supreme Court made the right decision. The first method to convince people the author uses is a comparison to introduce a worst-case scenario into his argument.
The first amendment of the constitution states “congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”. This establishment clause was made to create a wall of separation between church and state. The cartoon “God’s Oath” created by artist Jeff Parker is showing how there is religion involved in the government. The artist does so by showing a realistic setting with added emphasized text, expression, and with the use of irony.
During the 1860’s, there was tremendous tension between immigrants and Americans in the United States. To portray this “tension”, a political cartoon that was drawn by an unknown cartoonist to depict that America’s culture was in danger. This political cartoon is called “The Great Fear of the Period That Uncle Sam May be Swallowed by Foreigners: The Problem Solved” and was published in San Francisco, California by White & Bauer. The central goal for publishing this cartoon was to bring fear among the Americans, and therefore blame the immigrants.
Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered her speech “Women’s Rights are Human Rights” September 5, 1995 while speaking at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China with the intent to educate and spread awareness in regards to the rights and treatment of women around the world, while encouraging women to take initiative and highlight the potential women have if presented with the opportunity of equality. Early in Clinton’s speech, she uses the power of ethos to establish her credibility and continues to build upon it throughout, bringing attention to the fact she has had years of experience fighting for change among people of all kinds. Clinton convinces listeners that she has made women’s rights a priority in her life
This political cartoon was made in late the 1920s, during the Great Depression. The unknown author made the cartoon to show his support for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his ability to build the economy using his reforms known as the New Deal to build the economy after the fall of the market. This cartoon uses several different strategies to try and persuade the media to also side with FDR. This includes the strategies of symbols, accuracy bias and propaganda. He puts all of FDR 's domestic programs (excluding “BANK LEGISLATION”) on the ace cards, symbolizing that the reforms he used to rebuild the economy were the best “cards” FDR could play.
“Interruption of the Ceremony” I chose a cartoon “Interrupting the Ceremony” by John T. McCutcheon. This cartoon was created when United States was involved in the World War I. Specifically it was created in 1920 when the war was resolved and President Woodrow Wilson came up with a peace treaty called “14 Points”. This cartoon was specifically intended for the everyday people of United States including all races, because it shows everyone that United States did not want to get involved in foreign affairs and possibly explaining to people why America chose to stay away from Europe’s entanglements. This cartoon was created after the World War I, which was the deadliest war at the time.
Texas is perhaps one of the most iconic states of America, with its large size (Second only to Alaska), large and progressive cities such as Dallas and Austin, and its nickname as the “Lone Star State.” What you may not know, is that Texas is also the Capital state of legal executions. Not only are they one of the biggest execution states in the USA, they are also infamous for executing innocent convicts. The point that the cartoonist is trying to make with their political cartoon is that Texas has executed an uncomfortably large number of innocents in the name of justice.
This political cartoon exemplifies my positive sentiment of the New Deal. To start, the main element, the volcano, is symbolising the Great Depression. This volcano is has erupted and disrupted the whole environment for the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are portraying the American people, as the Depression disrupted the economy and American people’s lives. Furthermore, the New Deal is expressed as the sun.
The title of this cartoon is Obamacare Death Spiral. This cartoon is attempting to illustrate the argument that Obamacare is causing insurance companies to slash coverage, resulting in American patients not being able to afford the medical care that they need to live quality lives. In this cartoon, a man is visiting his doctor, who turns out to be Death. The man’s shirt says Obamacare, which helps to illustrate the irony of him supporting something that is causing him so much difficulty. He asks the “doctor” to give him his news, and, rather than reading a medical chart, the “doctor” is reading a chart showing Aetna’s, a major insurance company, plans for cuts.
Norman Rockwell is an Americana artist. He was born in New York city on February 3rd ,1894 . Inspired by president Franklin D.Roosevelt’s famous “ Four Freedoms” speech delivered to Congress on the eve of World War II, Norman Rockwell created fort painting depicting simple family scenes,illustrating freedoms Americans often take for granted. The Four Freedoms are printed and distributed,ultimately raising $132 million for the war effort(Cutler 18). He spends six months to finished those painting in 1943.The Four freedoms which are freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.