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4.Actually, America itself is an invention which the world has followed: the government put in place by our founding fathers was the first major, modern government to focus on the rights of individuals, amidst monarchies and oppression.  It was this fact of having been the nation that, in a sense, invented itself, that probably inspired Americans generations later to continue inventing.  The necessity of developing a strong work ethic and becoming self-sufficient, going all the way back to Jamestown, also helped fuel Yankee Ingenuity.

4.Actually, America itself is an invention which the world has followed: the government put in place by our founding fathers was the first major, modern government to focus on the rights of individuals, amidst monarchies and oppression.  It was this fact of having been the nation that, in a sense, invented itself, that probably inspired Americans generations later to continue inventing.  The necessity of developing a strong work ethic and becoming self-sufficient, going all the way back to Jamestown, also helped fuel Yankee Ingenuity.

5.They probably help sway opinions, and may have decided certain issues, but not because they are cartoons, but rather because they are persuasive.  For example, Thomas Nast’s cartoons mocking Boss Tweed eventually led to Tweed’s imprisonment, but William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of gold” speech led to his being nominated the next day.  For another example, the “Join or Die” cartoon helped unite the colonies against England, but pamphlets and rallying cries did too.  To sum it up, political cartoons are effective more for their message and persuasiveness and less for their character as cartoons, but are no more influential than any other media.  A cartoon, like a speech, can be either effective or ineffective.

5.They probably help sway opinions, and may have decided certain issues, though not because they are cartoons but rather because they are persuasive.  For example, Thomas Nast’s cartoons mocking Boss Tweed eventually led to Tweed’s imprisonment, but William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of gold” speech led to his being nominated the next day.  For another example, the “Join or Die” cartoon helped unite the colonies against England, but pamphlets and rallying cries did too.  To sum it up, political cartoons are effective more for their message and persuasiveness and less for their character as cartoons, but are no more influential than any other media.  A cartoon, like a speech, can be either effective or ineffective.

6.Probably either Andrew Carnegie or John D. Rockefeller.  Whether you like them or not, they both turned relatively new, fledgling industries into business empires, essentially laying the foundation for the modern corporation.  Rockefeller was probably the more influential of these, since oil is arguably a more necessary and useful resource than steel.

6.Probably either Andrew Carnegie or John D. Rockefeller.  Whether you like them or not, they both turned relatively new, fledgling industries into business empires, essentially laying the foundation for the modern corporation.  Rockefeller was probably the more influential of these, since oil is arguably a more necessary and useful resource than steel.