And They 're Off To The Races! Political cartoons are illustrations that contain a political message that relates to current events or individuals personalities. A political cartoons foundation is comprised of satire, caricatures, and innuendo. The earliest political cartoon published was titled “Join or Die” in the year 1754. The cartoon was illustrated and published by one of history 's most famous satirists, Benjamin Franklin. The cartoon was published on May 9th, 1754 in the Pennsylvania Gazette, which ironically was owned and ran by Franklin himself (Herskovits, Arielle). The cartoon depicts early colonial America, specifically the different colonies representing pieces of the apportioned snake. The idea Franklin was trying to stress
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From the statement about his ego and applying prior knowledge, I depict Donald as a very arrogant, irritable, and inconsiderate politician. His ego has a negative association around it due to his “horse” being in the lead, suggesting it being unforgettably noticeable. His known crude comments and remarks, that come off sexiest, racist, and anti-religous only support a negative association. With Hillary 's baggage claim and her thirty years being a politician, I depict her in both a negative and positive manner. In a negative manner I brand her with having a sense of untrustworthiness, partaking in scandalous actions, and oblivious to carelessness acts. I developed this negative perception from her known baggage such as: her private email server, the tragedy in Benghazi, the Clinton Foundation, and her husband 's infidelity. For the opposite or positive aspect I depict her as qualified and passionate. I developed an alternate aspect from her thirty plus years in politics, and her compassion towards equality and diversity in America. I think overall her being the “horse” in second place depicts her as the lesser of two evils or just as disliked but not to the intensity as the other. Even though I look at Hillary’s baggage in two different ways, Donald’s vulgarity and clueless remarks worry me deeply. The general election is in result depicted as one that has the media in a literal frenzy due to the nasty ads about each politician 's dirty actions and remarks. The depiction of everything election based is truly
From the statement about his ego and applying prior knowledge, I depict Donald as a very arrogant, irritable, and inconsiderate politician. His ego has a negative association around it due to his “horse” being in the lead, suggesting it being unforgettably noticeable. His known crude comments and remarks, that come off sexiest, racist, and anti-religous only support a negative association. With Hillary 's baggage claim and her thirty years being a politician, I depict her in both a negative and positive manner. In a negative manner I brand her with having a sense of untrustworthiness, partaking in scandalous actions, and oblivious to carelessness acts. I developed this negative perception from her known baggage such as: her private email server, the tragedy in Benghazi, the Clinton Foundation, and her husband 's infidelity. For the opposite or positive aspect I depict her as qualified and passionate. I developed an alternate aspect from her thirty plus years in politics, and her compassion towards equality and diversity in America. I think overall her being the “horse” in second place depicts her as the lesser of two evils or just as disliked but not to the intensity as the other. Even though I look at Hillary’s baggage in two different ways, Donald’s vulgarity and clueless remarks worry me deeply. The general election is in result depicted as one that has the media in a literal frenzy due to the nasty ads about each politician 's dirty actions and remarks. The depiction of everything election based is truly