Political Cartoons

Cartoon #1

This cartoon is about President Obama and the things he said or will change while being president. However, those things are not being accomplished and are still problems in our country. I figured this because the mountains that are melting signifies how something has failed or is no longer building or growing. So, therefore the titles on the mountain are the things that are not longer progressing or needs growing upon. If it is confusing to someone, resources one can use is look at what Obama has done so far. Or, one could just look at the picture and use context clues. For example, a mountain that is melting and is being separated from each other, that means it is being destroyed.

The people that re represented in this cartoon are Obama and his followers. I know this because on one of the melting  mountains, Obama name is on it which signifies majority of the things in this cartoon describes or talks about him. I don't think that there is any sides in this cartoon. This cartoon talks about Obama and the things he either failed to do while president or the areas that he is slacking in for improvement.

The intention behind this cartoon is to inform the people of the things that are going wrong in our country that Obama promised will be right by the time he becomes President Obama.  The cartoonist does raises a good pointy and argument. If Obama is leading the people and making decisions for the people, then we need to know what's going on as well. I believe they are creating some sort of bias against President Obama because in the cartoon it clearly shows the different areas in our society that is not improving or failing. Those areas, President Obama is responsible for. Because he is president. it shows a lack of commitment on his behalf.

I believe that this cartoon does pass the test of propaganda.  This cartoon changed the way I think of Obama and his techniques on how he is improving the economy. Before seeing this cartoon, I believed that Obama was in a great position with improving the economy. The cartoon shows differently. I still believe that Obama is doing good with the decisions he make for our country but the cartoon made me a little skeptical.

The questions that I have about this cartoon is what are they specifically saying about the cartoon? Are they trying to bad talk Obama or just informing him about the things he need to do?

This cartoon is about a little girl who is apparently shy or maybe just started a new school and is not very comfortable around some of the people.  The teacher is trying to get her to talk to other classmates because everyone cannot read her mind. I know this because in the cartoon the teacher is basically telling her to tell everyone what she did over the summer because everyone doesn't follow her on twitter. If the cartoon is confusing to same people then they may want to use context clues int he picture like what's in the classroom or how the student facial expressions are.

The sides and positions represented in this cartoon is a teacher, and shy/non-talking students and those who are listening/audience. The teachers are those who try to push and persuade the students and be engaged in class activities. The shy/non-talking student is the one who rarely talks, and just sit in class without saying anything. The ones that are engaged, are usually the ones who is quick to raise their hand in class, or  a teacher's helper. The shy/non-talking students seem to be looked down upon because they rarely talk. In the cartoon, you can see that the teacher is a little annoyed by the fact that she has to tell her to talk. The shy/non-talking students doesn't have many friends or people to talk, so they don't seem any better than anyone else.

The intention behind this cartoon is to inform those kids that don't really talk in class or are shy, to don't be. The cartoonist does make a valid point  about those kids or students who are shy and don't really talk much. There will be times when you have to interact with others and be actively engaged in certain activities. I don't think that the cartoon is creating any type of bias. I think it is just showing or persuading other students to talk so they won't have to go through the things that the student in the cartoon did.

I strongly believe that cartoon passed the test of propaganda. If I were a student who did not really talk in class, or was shy this cartoon would really change my mind about speaking up in class and being engaged. This cartoon would make me want to believe that I have a voice too, and whatever I say, I will not be judged on it.

The questions that this cartoon raises is how can teachers and students make it so that those shy students talk and be actively engaged in class?

 This cartoon is about one person who want to make the election about Romney and one person who want to make the election about Obama. There is this one random person who just want the election to be over. That person may be someone who is  not an actively engaged citizen and is mad because the other two is taking a little serious. I can tell because of the facial expressions in the cartoon characters face. If one may be confused about what the cartoon means, all they have to do look at the characters faces, and body language.

The sides that are represented in this cartoon is someone who supports democrats, and someone who supports republicans. There is also that person who really doesn't care. In this cartoon there is no one side that is made to look better than the other. I can tell because there is one person for each side, so it is equal.

The intention behind this cartoon is to get people to vote or have some sort of care for the election because it is very important. The cartoonist does have a point in this cartoon because everyone should care about the election. We are the ones who is being controlled or lead by the person we elect, so we should have a say so, and make wise decisions in who we elect. I don't believe that this cartoon creates any bias because there is no one who is no making an argument or mean statement. This cartoon is about opinions.

This cartoon somewhat passes the propaganda test because it is mostly opinions. There are no facts, or statements that could be backed up.

The question that this cartoon raises is what is it's real meaning of the cartoon?