Cartoons can be used in different ways. People can chose to use cartoons ranging anywhere from comedy to advertisements. The amount of power an image holds can change the way a person thinks. Rob Rogers is a cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Rogers has recently drawn a cartoon that represents the type of state the country is under. Rogers can make people ponder with his cartoon titled USA GUNS being illustrated and related to different things which are going right now in the country, and having different meaning and representations on the type of person behind the counter, as well as recent news, and a USA GUNS banner to represent the country.
In the cartoon there is a gun salesmen who appears to be in his own gun shop. The store
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In one of the salesmen’s gun selection there is a gun with a note that reads “Movie Night”. Rogers is referencing tragic events that took time this year. There are many people who are always on the move and going to events. People like tourist, shoppers, music fans, sport fans all attend events that count potentially be ruined by some idiot with a gun. “Great for all occasions” represents that it wasn’t just a onetime shooting thing that happened. No. it has happened more than once and still could keeping going on. Wrong ideas could come to those who obtain a weapon easy. People can become scared that another person could come and take away their freedom or family. A threat to a person’s safety can cause many emotion like fear or anger. So people decide to protect themselves by baring …show more content…
Everyone has to be a certain place at a certain time most of the time. A thing that almost everyone has in common is work. How scary is to know that even at work you could potentially not be safe? The USA GUNS cartoon has a picture of a gun with a note that says “take your gun to work day”. How scary is it to know that it could be true, that at any moment something could go wrong at work. No one is really safe. You never know how someone can flip out and try to attempt something stupid. Someone is going to have to take a sacrifice in a worst case scenario. Rogers really made me wonder about the future. He made me wonder what it really takes for people of a community to strive and live in
He believes private gun ownership should be rare and strictly regulated, just like the gun laws in Europe and Asia. In conclusion, Waldman’s belief is that guns are not used properly
In his untitled gun control and gun rights cartoon, Chris Britt establishes an accusatory tone using critical irony and a macabre diction to condemn the national threat disregarded by the Republican Party for ignorantly advocating unregulated licensing of guns. Chris Britt evidently displays, in his work, a frustrated sentiment towards the American federal government, specifically addressing the Republican Party. Deliberately, Chris Britt labeled the gun store as “GOP Guns and Gore” and highlighting that the store is “Open 24-7”. Bluntly, Britt specified “GOP” (“Grand Old Party”), interchangeably corresponding to the Republican Party, to emphasize his personal disdain against their party platform. Indisputably, through irony, Chris Britt exhibits
If an intruder has a weapon or a robber has a weapon it puts everyone around in danger.
The political cartoon Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Freesoiler was a lithograph published by Harper’s Weekly, a periodical that published columns, cartoons, and stories relating to current events (McCollister). John L. Magee, an artist and lithographer that created many satirical political illustrations created the cartoon in 1856 during a time when political tensions between the proslavery and antislavery movement was reaching its peak, a presidential election that could define the future of the expansion of slavery was at the political front, and the diving views between two halves of the country were setting the precedent for a civil war. The cartoon lays is an attack on the Democratic party as it depicts a bearded “freesoiler” being
M.E. Cohen’s cartoon focuses on persuading parents and teachers to guide children to make the right decisions about health. Cohen illustrates the problem adults have caused on the matter of children’s health due to the adults inability to listen to their own advice. Cohen believes that failing to make good decisions about nutrition may negatively impact students; however, adults are also responsible in helping children to make the right choices. Using a cause and effect format, Cohen introduces the negative effects adults with an unhealthy lifestyle have on children. Cohen shows the soda machine that includes the words, “Soda ban!”
Do you own a gun, do you want a gun, you might not be able to get one as easy any more The topic being explained has or will affect most of America. This topic is gun control which is a rule that makes it harder to buy and use guns. Gun control is a topic and argument being spread across america. The reason this topic was brought up was because in 2015 some bad attacks in different places around the world.
There isn’t anything to worry about concerning safety unless there is a crime committed. So as long as everybody does the right thing everyone is safe. All in all, it’s still something that makes people uncomfortable even though there isn’t any harm coming the way of
“Our Blind Spot about Guns” Rhetorical Analysis Essay American Journalist, Nicholas Kristof, in his essay, “Our Blind Spot about Guns”, addresses that if only guns were regulated and controlled like cars, there would be less fatalities. Kristof’s purpose is to emphasize how much safer cars are now than in the past, while guns do not have the same precautions. He constructs a compelling tone in order to convince the reader that the government should take more control on the safety of guns and who purchases them. Kristof builds credibility by successfully exerting emotional appeals on the audience, citing plausible statistics, and discussing what could possibly be done to prevent gun fatalities. Kristof begins his essay by discussing how automobile
Application of Conflict Theory to the Gun Control Debate Being a debate, the conflict theory is a very applicable theory that can be applied to guns/gun control laws and their roles in society. A debate is something that is associated with conflict, so by observing how deep and exactly in what directions this conflict extends, one might be able to understand this topic in a new light. In other words, by analyzing the very nature of this argument, this sociological perspective can be used to generate a deepened understanding of the debate on the extent of gun control laws. The Conflict Theory
Some authors feel a sense of pride in having guns a part of our country. “Without guns we would not be the free country we are today.” (Juliano 21). Not only do citizens
Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. Many believe this, but columnist Nicholas Kristof, author of “Our Blind Spot about Guns,” published in 2014 in the New York Times, disagrees. A rhetorical analysis should consist of: logos, pathos, and ethos. Kristof’s use of logos is strong due to the amount of facts and statistics he offers to his audience, but he fails to strongly use pathos and ethos, due to the lack of these elements Kristof’s argument is weakened.
Gun control has been a big factor in today’s society, now days it is often to see people getting their lives taken from them due to guns. Having researched one side of the issue, that gun violence had increased over the last year. Having researched the other side of the issue, more gun owners are feeling their rights are being taken little by little. There is no question this is a complicated issue that will require a complicated answer.
In modern society, guns are seen as a form of control. Those who have guns are able to overpower those who do not. This trend was set when guns were first invented and has stayed the same throughout history. The one place where guns are not a symbol of power and control is in literature, specifically “The Old Gun” and Hamilton. In Mo Yan’s short story “The Old Gun”, the protagonist is a hungry boy who does not even know how to use the titular firearm.
The political cartoon “Blood, Sweat, Tears” by Steve Breen focuses on the controversial topic of gun control in America. In order to emphasize the seriousness of taking action, Breen uses an emotional approach. He appeals to pathos to explain how these deaths have emotionally affected Americans throughout the country, and inform of how much effort the executive branch is putting in to limit the access of guns to the mentally ill. Breen utilizes a simplistic approach towards the details to gently remind his audience of the emotional impact that the gun shootings of the past few year have had on Americans.
As the lives of seventeen students were taken away this valentine's day, in the most recent school shooting at Douglas High School, great controversy has erupted on the topic of gun control in America. Teens and parents across the world, have come together to protest the broken system that has greatly devastated so many families. As the discussion of gun control spreads, many turn to the NRA and political leaders to blame, but are these the people at fault? In the article, America's Unique Gun Violence Problem Explained in 17 Maps and Charts, German lopez writes, “ America has 4.4 percent of the world’s population, but almost half of the civilian-owned guns around the world.” These statistics explain americas lead in gun ownership well supported by both the NRA and the U.S second amendment.