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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.
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:Political cartoons can mold a mind to think any number of things. Just as with the news, if the cartoonist is biased it can make average citizens without realizing it. For example, many people are worried about McCain's age, and how that will affect America if he is elected. It might not be that big of a deal had the news articles and cartoons made his age very obvious.  (Kara H.)
    
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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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.
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:Political cartoons can mold a mind to think any number of things. Just as with the news, if the cartoonist is biased it can make average citizens without realizing it. For example, many people are worried about McCain's age, and how that will affect America if he is elected. It might not be that big of a deal had the news articles and cartoons made his age very obvious.  (Kara H.)
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:This cartoon depicts Uncle Sam sinking in quicksand. The quicksand represents gold, and the reason it is quicksand is because the cartoonist obviously saw gold as a hindrance and as not helping America. The quicksand can also be seen as deflation. The cartoon shows bimetallism because it shows both silver and gold. The cliff of silver, shown as much more superior because it is above the gold, is a solid path to prosperity, represented by the sun on the horizon. It represents the Gilded Age, when America was obsessed with gold. The cartoonist is against the Gilded Age and believes that gold does not lead to prosperity, rather, it leads to disaster.  (Bethany S.)
    
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