Essays on Cartoons

Cartoons seem innocent in their attempt to make children laugh. In many cases they also seek to teach a lesson. The lesson can be something as simple as the importance of sharing or being honest. It can also teach something serious like looking both ways before crossing the street. The less obvious lessons are more subtle and often more lasting in the psyche of the juvenile audience. It happens more often when the cartoons characters are human beings instead of animals or puppets. Human cartoon characters cause children of all ages to absorb significant details about race, gender and Continue reading...

- Please read the following article "http://healthland.time.com/2011/09/12/do-your-kids-find-it-hard-to-focus-after-watching-spongebob-research-bears-that-out/" and answer the following questions:How does this article relate the chapter? Be specific and support with your text.This article describes a few studies of the negative effects of fast-moving cartoons on young children’s executive function or focus. These studies found a significant decline in the executive function of young children who had watched fast-paced cartoons, as compared to those who had watched educational cartoons or done drawings for the same amount of time. Based on these findings, the author concludes that fast-paced cartoons impair young children’s focus and are therefore not Continue reading...

The power of media and its effects on the society cannot be underestimated. The media has a profound effect on people’s culture, values, and priorities. Perhaps the biggest influence the media has on individuals is its determination of reality. Today many societies fall victims to media influences. The media’s influences especially on kids are so palpable that scholars have debated if the media’s influence on youth and the society is sustainable. The media also is credited for positive roles that its plays in the society particularly in regard with information. This paper explores different theoretical approaches Continue reading...

Dr. Seuss emerged as a staunch opponent of isolationism in America in the late 1930s as well as early 1940s. He saw inaction in United Sates to German as well as Japanese expansion as appeasement and cowardice. While the world was in a war, America had isolated itself and just sat to look the other countries fight. Dr. Seuss felt the weakness and thought that Americans were leaving their victims exposed to Japanese and Nazi brutality. Again, just before the Pearl Harbor attack, Seuss used to depict isolationists together with appeasers as lazy, cowardly and unintelligent.

First Cartoon by Dr. Seuss

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In a home where there are children, watching cartoons and other television commercials is an integral part of everyday life. In the contemporary world, the outdoor children games of the past are no longer favorites among children. This marks the critical difference between the child of this generation and a child from the past two or three generations. Currently, children get exposed to media at the tender age of six months. Parents for instance buy the kids’ music for their children at this age. A child may listen to the music in bed and after the sixth month, the Continue reading...

The primary source is a political cartoon that appeared in an 1864 newspaper on December 1. It was done by Frank Leslie, and appeared in the Illustrated Newspaper, The Budget Fun. During this time, the United States of America was popularly known by the nickname Columbia. In this cartoon, Columbia is given the choice of having the United States under the leadership of one of the two presidential candidates. It is the election year, and Americans will soon decide the fate of their nation by choosing their president.
Columbia must make a decision on whether to go through the “ Continue reading...

Overview

In the year 2006, the management led by the chief executive of Ocean Park in Hong Kong was facing a major decision making challenge. This was a result of the news concerning the arrival and commencement of Hong Kong Disney land. Ocean Park was previously a monopoly and had never faced any competition challenges. Its monopolistic conditions of existence had made it have no counter measures to competition. The Disney land brought more competition to the ocean park since it has animation amusements; it has a very innovative strategy and also is well known for its ruthless and aggressive Continue reading...

ABSTRACT

This paper gives an overview of three visual communication approaches and how they tend to communicate and transmits a message on a single problem, which is HIV/AIDS awareness. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part shows how each visual communication approach communicate and transmit messages on this particular issue. In this part the diagrammatic representation are provided. The second part of the paper deals with the overall reflection on how these three approaches work and which of the three is more effective. The approaches include Symbols and signs, Charts and graphs and Cartoons and illustrations.

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The first incidence that assured the channel leaders was the fact that they could foresee the success as well as the accomplishment of the big day. The mentioned leaders came up with the idea of organizing a cartoon network cricket tournament of their leadership positions. Success is what each and every person is up to, and especially those in a leadership role. On the big day of the cartoon characters cricket tournament, the turnout of both the cartoon fans as well as those of the cricket game was spectacular, tremendous and encouraging. The notion was a clear sign that Continue reading...

Donna Barstow, a political cartoonist who draws for publications such as Psychology Today, and who claims to draw for The New Yorker and other such publications, has a very unique yet impenetrable style. In her cartoons "Arnold as Baby-daddy for Father's Day" and "Nobody is Born a Conservative," a strange amalgam of technique, style and depiction of humor is used to attempt at political discourse. However, it must be ultimately stated that her cartoons are devoid of clear message, crudely drawn, and obtuse to the point of uselessness. These two cartoons, after careful analysis, seem to attempt at analysis Continue reading...

Visual Communication

In this busy world, visual communication is a concept which allows individuals to grasp the meaning behind an idea without spending hours reading through long and often boring reams of information. There are many forms of visual communication including information graphics, symbols and signs, shapes and colors, images and groups of images, charts and graphs, typography (the specific design of lettering), and cartoons and illustrations. Through these forms of communication, information and ideas can be conveyed in a quick and interesting way which either directly presents or allows the individual to make their own inferences – for Continue reading...

Cartoon 1: “Fire!”

1). The key elements in this political cartoon are the torch bearing hand of the Statue of Liberty, and a fearful looking man, who is labeled “Hysteria,” and is frantically climbing a ladder with a large bucket of water in his hand. The man represents the American people and the hysterical state they were in at the time when Joe McCarthy, the former Republican U.S. Senator, was going about accusing Americans of being communists. The torch literally represents the liberty of Americans.
2). Herblock, Washington Post’s chief editorial cartoonist, is trying to persuade that America’s liberty and Continue reading...

Part One

Target Audience: Parents and Guardians of children between the ages of 3 and 9. The kids’ festival is sponsored by Johnsons and Johnson Company. Further financial assistance is provided by several manufacturers of consumables like toys, toilet soaps, snacks, and detergents. The event is slated for Christmas day.

Visuals

That dominant background color of the poster is a bright sky-blue color that is easily visible. A cartoon of a happy looking male bumble bee (putting on a red velvet jacket and a black leather belts with a candy bag in a posture that makes him appears like he is throwing Continue reading...

The scope of yellow journalism can be traced to the late 19th century, whereby it was utilized as one of the primary factors that supported the United States and Spain to triumph over Cuba and its ally; the Philippines. In fact, it is through the use of yellow journalism that the United States managed to acquire oversea territories across various realms during the late 19th century. While much has been hypothesized regarding yellow journalism, it is of the essence to note that it mainly connotes to a style of newspaper reporting that does not focus on facts, but over-emphasizes Continue reading...

Introduction

For many centuries, violence was part of life. Our ancestors achieved most of their goals through violence, ranging from the need for freedom, to protection of property, to self-defense. Gladiators used violence as entertainment. Spectators gathered in coliseums and enjoyed this violent form of entertainment. In ancient Rome, for example, people would be thrown to hungry wild animals while spectators watched as punishment for their crimes and as a lesson to others who may consider these crimes. Many people found this entertaining. They would gather to watch as the animals devoured the helpless victims, and even look forward to Continue reading...

Reading Literature and Writing Argument is a book which was written by Missy James and Allan Merckel. It is a very resourceful text which gives a lot of information to the readers regarding different issues in the society. N this text, the authors use a combination of words and images to help deliver their message to their target audience. As a reader, I would like to commend them for blending visual images with their writings. It helps to create a sense of reality and makes the whole text interesting and lively to follow (Stuart, H., 2004).
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The political cartoon is a very effective way of driving home a message to the public in general as it exposes the vicissitudes and inherent weaknesses of politicians. The first cartoon features a congressman running after the elephant which is the Republican Party on the sequester issue but threatening to decapitate himself with a huge scissors called ‘Sequester Scissors’. The text says ‘Running with Sequester Scissors can be Hazardous to Your Health’ and is a clear example that the decapitation is imminent, a self-decapitation so to speak. The cartoon is partisan political satire as it attempts to ridicule the Continue reading...

The political cartoon is a very effective way of driving home a message to the public in general as it exposes the vicissitudes and inherent weaknesses of politicians. The first cartoon features a congressman running after the elephant which is the Republican Party on the sequester issue but threatening to decapitate himself with a huge scissors called ‘Sequester Scissors’. The text says ‘Running with Sequester Scissors can be Hazardous to Your Health’ and is a clear example that the decapitation is imminent, a self-decapitation so to speak. The cartoon is partisan political satire as it attempts to ridicule the Continue reading...

Introduction

John Hubley was an innovative American animator. He worked for Walt Disney and UPA, but his greatest work is seen as an independent filmmaker. He is one of the rare filmmakers who gave the audiences a glimpse into the lives of those that were often ignored by other animation studios. He was born in1914 in Wisconsin, and into an artistic family. His mother attended the Art Institute of Chicago, and his grandfather was a painter. Growing up, he knew that he would be a painter, and studied painting at the Art Center in Los Angeles, California for three years.
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Advertisements are nowadays everywhere from the billboards, magazines, TV commercials, and pop-up ads on the internet. The internet has become a cup of tea for almost if not all teenagers, they spend hours on the internet’s especially the social networking sites such as my world space, twitter, hi 5, Facebook among others. Marketers are targeting kids and they have found success in kids since children between the ages of 12 years and below will always convince their parents to buy then what they want. It is documented that parents in the US spend five hundred dollars in a Continue reading...

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Despite the advancement of women and feminist movements all over the world, some things are hard to change. Sexism for example is seen in all form of media. It even proliferated because of the advancement of technology. Gender insensitive comments now go viral in the internet causing damages against women and other gender orientations. The feminist movements however are not silent on the attacks as they are using the technology to critique insensitive statements and comments. Despite the set-back of internet against the women’s movement, it also favoured the movement in advancing its campaigns to end Continue reading...

Visual Argument

As the Oxford Dictionary defines it, friendship is a relationship between two people who share a bond of mutual affection. People have different motivations why they engage in friendship but the image presented in this paper leans towards the claim that the primary drive of men in involving themselves in a cross-sex friendship is to have either romantic, or in the case of the cartoon above, sexual relationship with women. In fact, evolutionary psychologists believe that cross-sex friendship was developed as a form of “sexual strategy.” Since friendship between heterosexual men and women somehow requires proximity to develop, sexual Continue reading...

English

Thesis Statement and Introduction
Has it ever occurred to you that children love reading comics and watching fairy tale movies more than reading story books? Ask them what they’ve understood from a fairy tale that was screened on TV recently and they’ll keep talking about it till you fall dead. On the contrary, ask them to read a story book and see what happens. I’ll bet that they wouldn’t get through to the second page. Pictures and color attract children and adults alike, and while adults like to watch movies, children love to watch cartoons Continue reading...

Since the creation of the character of Homer Simpson in 1987 and of “The Simpsons” show in 1989 and up till now the topic of influence of the cartoon and its protagonist on the values, attitudes and behavior in the modern society has been fueling numerous discussions among fans, scholars, politicians, and, in general, among anyone interested. Homer Simpson’s character has been exposed to an in-depth analysis not only by those who study the art of storytelling, but also by students of political science, sociology, psychology and even economics. It is self-evident that Mr. Simpson had and still Continue reading...

The documentary video “An Inconvenient Truth” is one that focuses on the current state of physical terrestrial environment because of global warming and climate change. Based on the documentary, it evaluates political and socio-economic causes as well as providing crucial realistic impacts and those that call for tremendous research. Certainly, the earth is so big and there are various things that happen in the world. One of the vulnerable part of the ecological system is the atmosphere. This is so because it is so thin and we can easily change what is composed of. In fact, this forms the Continue reading...

What with the advent of CGI and other forms of computer animation, it is now almost impossible to tell what is real and what is computerized in movies. Taking a look back at movies made in earlier times can sometimes leave those films open to ridicule, unless one takes the time to consider the technology that was available when those movies were made. One example would be the original version of Clash of the Titans. From a modern point of view, the doddering movements of the Kraken and other creatures, as well as the wavering flight of the enchanted Continue reading...

Art has evolved over the centuries and great artists have been involved in art work producing inspiring and beautiful paintings, illustrations, sculptures and other works which have had a tremendous effect on the present day artists. Artists were and are inspired by what happens in society and want to put into illustrative works which can be understood by users as well as convey a message or entertain the reader. Many artists defined an era during their lifetime and some had tremendous Impact in society and their works can be felt today. This paper seeks to highlight some of works Continue reading...

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In today's world, a lot of political issues have occurred between numerous parties for diverse reasons. Currently the majority of the world is seen to be controlled by the influential Western countries such as the USA; this issue inspires much of the the dismay in many Arab caricatures. One artist motivated by this is the very famous Syrian political cartoonist, Ali Ferzat. Ferzat is known for his courageous opposition to the current regime and illustrates his view of the matter in the form of emblematicalsatires. Ferzat portrays this issue in a uniquely fictional yet canny Continue reading...

Introduction

In a recent study conducted by British researchers over 11,000 kids born between the years 2000 and 2002, it has been found out that children who spent over three hours watching TV are likely to develop hostile behavior such as stealing, bullying or fighting. There are numerous studies and surveys conducted over the decades which have demonstrated how watching age-inappropriate programs on TV could result in disturbing behavioral pattern in children. A research result shows that by the time a child finishes elementary school, he must have watched at least 8,000 murders on TV if not more. Continue reading...

I) A) What aspect(s) of film theory and practice are highlighted here?

B) What are the author’s central concerns in writing the article?

According to Carlos Berg’s “Every Picture Tells a Story”, the cartoonist and illustrator Jose Guadalupe Posada (1857-1913), was a key influence if the early development of Mexican cinema in the late-19th and early-20th Centuries, because the proto-cinematic techniques he used in his drawings at least anticipated those that filmmakers from many countries would use. Among these were the close-up, cinematic-style narrative, flashbacks and foreshadowing, and the use of tilt and angles to create perspective. Berg’s main point is that many of the methods of Continue reading...

Freedom of expression is perhaps the most fundamental and universally acknowledged freedoms in the world. Democracies are based on the idea of allowing anybody to freely express their views and such space maintains human dignity. The very first United Nations convention unanimously agreed adopt Article 19(2) of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) which guarantees as humans the right to freely express their opinion (Mendel, 2). The United States has enshrined the freedom of expression in the constitution. Americans value the fact that expressing themselves has been one of the cornerstones of the American society. However, Continue reading...

(i) Tree Tree (Arbole, arbole) by Kenneth Koch.

Color is a valuable resource in education especially if it comes in the form of pictures. Colors add to the attraction in learning and establishing the relevance and significance of learning. This poem, written in both Spanish and English, is an example of how bilingual language can be used in learning and teaching. I chose this poem as a resource since I felt that there is a dreamy use of color in it that initiates a sense of magic. This looks appealing in learning especially to children. The purpose of this Continue reading...

According to Palatz, there are four main types of political humor. The first type is supportive humor. This is humor that first gathers the information, facts and opinions that most of the people favor. The opposite of this is subversive humor. Subversive humor is the humor that intends to challenge the facts that are held by the people. It can be used by politicians to challenge the current government. It ignores the opinions of the others. Benign humor is a type of political humor that intends to pass information indirectly. It is not mainly meant to make people laugh Continue reading...

Warner bros. entertainment is an American company that works in the field of creation, distribution, production of films and television entertainment. The company is a global leader in its segment and caters a number of entertainment options that allures the audiences. The company has a strong interfere in almost every aspect of the entertainment industry. Headquarter of the Warner bros. entertainment is in Burbank, California and New York, America. The company has a long history of working in this industry and was founded in the year 1923 by four brothers, since its establishment the company is working in the Continue reading...

Self-reliance

“Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self. There is something, which you can do better than another. Listen to the inward voice and bravely obey that. Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for.” (Emerson) (Nina et al, 1094)
In this quote, Emerson urges people to remain themselves at all times. He insists on people obeying their natural instincts, trusting in their intrinsic abilities and doing the things that they can do best. He believes that by so doing everyone will be able to rely in him/herself.
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How do you visualize a monster in your imagination? People might say “It is very horrible!” Conversely, if anyone has seen “Monsters University”, his or her thoughts would be changed. This film is definitely a funny and excellent movie, including its animation, characters, scene and acting. They naturally make the entire movie noticeable and attractive. The film’s director Dan Scanlon got an inspiration from Monsters, Inc., which Pixar first presented in the year 2001, to create his current movie.
Monsters University uses two main characters - Mike Wazowski, a monster with one big eye and a little green Continue reading...

History

Apparently, the 1920s gestured a melodramatic break between the historical and forthcoming America. Sensationally, it is referred as the Roaring Twenties. Why? Before WWI and the American civil, Americans were psychologically and customarily deep-rooted in the 19th century culture. It was a high time for people to transform and usher in a fresh era. Most vivid brands of that time are movie palaces, advanced automobiles, flappers and speakeasies dance halls. These fluctuations are accredited to the new wide-ranging awakening that was sweeping across the whole world predominantly due to growing literacies and the actual lessons learnt from WWI. This Continue reading...

Guerilla marketing is a strategy used in advertising that yields maximum results by using unconventional tactics in marketing that centralizes on low costs. The term guerrilla marketing was made-up by marketing guru Jay Conrad Levinson from the guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla warfare encompasses the small tactical strategies employed by armed civilians in irregular combat. The tactics include the element of surprise, sabotage, ambushes and raids. Just like guerrilla warfare, guerrilla marketing makes use of such tactics in the marketing industry.
This advertising style relies on imagination, high energy and unconventional strategies in marketing. Guerrilla marketing is all about surprising the Continue reading...

Introduction

Grave of Fireflies, or ‘Hotaru no haka’ in Japanese, is a powerful and compelling animated film which was released in 1988 (Ebert). This 88 minutes long film was directed by Isao Takahata with the animation being done by Studio Ghibli, which has created a name for itself for producing quality and acclaimed animations. The movie’s story line is modeled on a novel bearing the same title, written in 1967 by Akiyuki Nosaka. Apparently, the author had undergone an experience comparable to that of Seita, the protagonist in both the film and the autobiography.
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Our world is full of technology. No matter where we are we are surrounded by televisions, computers, smartphones, and radios. On all of these devices are advertisements for anything from skincare products to health insurance. Many of these advertisements are bright, colorful and aimed directly at children. Children are an easy target and one branch of marketing seems to understand this better than others: the food industry.
Food industries such as Kellogg’s and General Mills have been using funny and colorful cartoon character to attract children to their cereal for decades. Perhaps none of these characters are more Continue reading...