Research Paper On Bob Englehart

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Bob Englehart created an image with an interesting mood which shows some

men lowering chewing gum into the ocean. This artist has other images that reflect the

same point of view. He is passionate about the subject of water pollution and

expresses that in his work. It also shows and oil spill running through the body of water,

which is the focus of the artwork. The cartoonist’s stance on this image is how people

keep littering into the ocean. Over the years, more and more waste keeps ending up in

our oceans. This is causing contaminated and dirty sea water. It also affects all of the

sea creatures. Having dirty water with trash floating around can kill and harm them.

The image text says “Now what are they lowering???”.

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