...Your Name Instructor’s Name Course Name Date of Submission POLITICAL SATIRE Thesis Statement Political satire does in various ways alter the political history as it strengthens and accompanies political accomplishments. Political satire aims to inform individuals about matters pertaining to the general public as well as issues interconnected to government and politics, in a lighter but educational manner. It not only acts as a curative means to entertain citizens but also has a substantial effect on the political scene of a country. Based on this, “Political satire in the 21st century has a higher impact on the public opinion than a revealing newspaper article through creating humor and simplicity." Introduction The use of satire to express thoughts, themes, and opinions has been in existence since the early ages. It was written by an old Irish bard in an effort to put his solemn contempt upon the intended target. Mostly, satire targeted leaders, their styles of leadership, ideas and actions. The satire on the king, especially during the Irish king’s regime, was liable to result in his dethronement or even death. Political satire has been used in the past periods and continues to be used to criticize the political scenes in a humorous way. The use of satire over centuries as a literary tool has made it possible for essential thoughts, themes, and ideas to be passed across and expose the malfunctions and flaws in the society in a humorous manner. Over...
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...Editorial Cartoon Project Due date _____________________ You will read, analyze, and evaluate at least two political cartoons. They can be found in newspapers, news magazines or online. In the College Board’s AP Language course description, it says students are to analyze graphics and visual images and determine how such images relate to written texts and serve as alternative forms. First, let’s explore some analysis techniques from the Library of Congress website: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/activities/political-cartoon/ Click on the “About This Activity” tab and the “Learn More About Political Cartoons” tab. You may find some links on the Library of Congress website to cartoon sites. The analysis guide below is also on the Library of Congress website. Directions 1. Find two political cartoons (newspapers, news magazines, online) 2. Visit the Library of Congress website 3. Using the persuasive and rhetorical criteria below, write a one-half page to one page analysis for each of the cartoons. (word-processed, single-spaced) 4. Include a Works Cited page for the project (combine the information from both cartoons) 5. Include both cartoons 6. You will be evaluated on the clarity, depth, and accuracy of your analysis! Cartoon Analysis Guide Symbolism: Cartoonists use simple objects, or symbols, to stand for larger concepts or ideas. After you identify the symbols in the cartoon...
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...Political cartoons are a method of conveying a message that is controversial or perhaps a hot topic at the time. Bruce Plante illustrated a comic featuring a grandfather speaking to his son on a porch swing about what not to do when confronted by the police in the future. The cartoonist wants the viewer to acknowledge that this is a very risky world for people of color. The cartoon features a little black boy and an older man (presumably his grandfather), sitting on a porch swing. The grandfather speaks with a pained expression and says “child, when you get stopped: don't run, don't put your hands in your pocket, don't jaywalk, don’t sell cigarettes illegally, don’t ride around with a broken taillight…” The boy says nothing but looks at his...
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...would enhance my argument. First off I started with Prezi, which is a “presentation tool that can be used as an alternative to traditional slide making programs such as PowerPoint. Instead of slides, Prezi makes use of one large canvas that allows you to pan and zoom to various parts of the canvas and emphasize the ideas presented there” (Prezi 2015). I thought the use of Prezi would help me better convey my argument while making it interesting to the audience. My next media to use in my remediation was Political cartoons (also known as editorial cartoons) which can be defined as “illustrations or comic strips containing a political or social message that usually relates to current events or personalities” (WW2). They can show Symbols, Caricatures, Stereotypes, Analogies, Juxtaposition, Irony, Captioning, and labels. By using political cartoons I can demonstrate tropes on both supporting and against, while persuading the audience. One such political cartoon depicts a women in a doctor’s examination table talking to her doctor after some testing. Her doctor is standing in front of her and he says “The bad news is your illness has no cure. However, the good news is we can manage your pain with medical marijuana. But the really bad news is I’ll be arrested if I prescribe pot. So…Take two aspirins a day and see me next month.” (Frank R). This particular political cartoon illiterates that medical marijuana can help people in...
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...Political cartoons usually demonstrate a powerful message within an illustration. Cartoonist demonstrate their point of view and usually target people to comprehend their point of view with a convincing argument, not many people had the education to read but many did have the ability to see and draw a conclusion based on a picture “I don’t care a straw for newspaper articled Tweed declared like constituents can reed but they can stop seeing them dam pictures. (Tweed, Min 5:30)”. Over the centuries these cartoons have helped expose corruption with a political system or simply reveal the true image of a politician and what his/her motives and ideals depict. One of the two biggest leaders that have been attacked by political cartoons are Boss Tweed to Theodore Roosevelt. Tweed was the first to be attacked by these cartoons by an artist named Thomas Nest and within his illustrations he mentions how Tweed took advantage of the system and grew in power by doing so “He was one of the first people who saw the power of man’s politics (Tweed, Min 0:46)”. As soon as he became a senator and sought this power he took advantage and defrauded New York by what is called the Tweed Ring a group of political leaders that worked with all the finances. The way they were able to take in billions of current dollars in their pockets was by overcharging companies. Roosevelt in the other hand was less about money and industrial power and more about global power something known as imperialism. Imperialism...
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...Synonyms and Antonyms, by James Champlin Fernald 1 Synonyms and Antonyms, by James Champlin Fernald Project Gutenberg's English Synonyms and Antonyms, by James Champlin Fernald This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Author: James Champlin Fernald Release Date: May 21, 2009 [EBook #28900] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ENGLISH SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS *** Produced by Jan-Fabian Humann, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net English Synonyms and Antonyms A Practical and Invaluable Guide to Clear and Precise Diction for Writers, Speakers, Students, Business and Synonyms and Antonyms, by James Champlin Fernald Professional Men Connectives of English Speech "The work is likely to prove of great value to all writers."--Washington Evening Star. 2 "The book will receive high appreciation from thoughtful students who seek the most practical help."--Grand Rapids Herald. "It is written in a clear and pleasing style and so arranged that but a moment's time is needed to find any line of the hundreds of important though small words which this book discusses."--Chattanooga Times. "Its...
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