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| | :... I think that cartoons were very influential but are becoming less influential. Many cartoons were published in newspapers, which is considered by many to be a dead media. ... (Michelle F.) | | :... I think that cartoons were very influential but are becoming less influential. Many cartoons were published in newspapers, which is considered by many to be a dead media. ... (Michelle F.) |
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| | + | :Political opinions shape the views of the public. If one reads a cartoon that displays a certain opinion well, they come to accept that opinion. For instance, if one were to draw up a cartoon that showed Senator Obama sitting in the White House, many Republicans might be discouraged, and not vote at all, because it seems as if Obama has already won the election. (Christina F.) |
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| | 6. Other than Thomas Edison, who do you think was the most influential person between 1877 and 1896? | | 6. Other than Thomas Edison, who do you think was the most influential person between 1877 and 1896? |
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| | :I think Jane Adams was the most influential person in this period because she started a trend of houses for the poor and helped to start saving those who were poor, overworked and not paid enough. (Isaac Z.) | | :I think Jane Adams was the most influential person in this period because she started a trend of houses for the poor and helped to start saving those who were poor, overworked and not paid enough. (Isaac Z.) |
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| − | :Political opinions shape the views of the public. If one reads a cartoon that displays a certain opinion well, they come to accept that opinion. For instance, if one were to draw up a cartoon that showed Senator Obama sitting in the White House, many Republicans might be discouraged, and not vote at all, because it seems as if Obama has already won the election. (Christina F.) | + | :Other than Thomas Edison, I see Alexander Graham Bell as being the most influential person during that time period in history. Bell is the inventor of the famous device, the telephone. This invention was inspired mainly by his mother and wife who both suffered from loss of hearing. He decided to experiment with hearing devices which soon led to him inventing the telephone and receiving the first U.S. patent award in 1876 due to his invention. Upon Bells death all telephones in America stilled their ringing for a silent minute in tribute to the man whose yearning to communicate made them possible. (Amanda S.) |
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| | 7. Please interpret the above cartoon, with special emphasis on explaining the images used and including a description of the point of view of the cartoonist. | | 7. Please interpret the above cartoon, with special emphasis on explaining the images used and including a description of the point of view of the cartoonist. |