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Line 25: − I think that political cartoons are very influential, because they are a simple picture but one glance can tell you many things and change your opinion. For instance, the cartoons of Thomas Nast, influenced voters and other people so much that the cartoons overthrew political machines and attacked many immigration issues. So I believe that cartoons can be extremely influential. + Line 46:
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American History Homework Seven Answers - Student π (pi) (view source)
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''5. How influential do you think political cartoons really are? Give an example or two.''
''5. How influential do you think political cartoons really are? Give an example or two.''
:I think that political cartoons are very influential, because they are a simple picture but one glance can tell you many things and change your opinion. For instance, the cartoons of Thomas Nast, influenced voters and other people so much that the cartoons overthrew political machines and attacked many immigration issues. So I believe that cartoons can be extremely influential.
:Good.
:Good.
''H2. Write about any controversy or mystery relating to the time period covered by the lecture.''
''H2. Write about any controversy or mystery relating to the time period covered by the lecture.''
:What caused the USS Maine to explode? I believe that the cause of the explosion that sunk the USS Maine was the spontaneous combustion of the coal bunker, a frequent problem with ships after the Civil War. Smoldering coal can hold heat for a long period of time. I believe that the coal spontaneously combusted and the fire reached the ammunition magazines and the magazines exploded and this chain reaction caused the USS Maine to explode
:So you don't blame it on enemy attack as the newspapers did? Well done, but you're a bit past our time period for this homework. That's OK, I'll allow it.
:So you don't blame it on enemy attack as the newspapers did? Well done, but you're a bit past our time period for this homework. That's OK, I'll allow it.