Political Cartoons: Halloween

Choose one of these political cartoons and write a paragraph about what issue the cartoonist is communicating. All cartoons are located at www.cagle.com and attributed to the artist:







Picture (made in China) is about a boy running away and it shows that China is in our country’s everything and it shows how much we depend on other countries in order to fulfill our needs and wants. MC

I picked made in China because the cartoon is about a little boy going trick or treating and it looks like he is having a lot of fun. The issue is that the stuff that is made in china has lead in it. JW

I think that the mask is poison because it got lead in it. I think the candy got something wrong with it and it might make him sick to his stomach. I think that the people is giving out poison candy. I think that he could get sick real bad and have to go to the hospital. I think that he don’t know something is up. TJ

11/5/2007

I pick the Christmas/Halloween sale because it’s Halloween but they’re acting like it’s Christmas being funny. They’re selling stuff. It’s supposed to be a joke and they’re being funny saying pick up Valentine Cards. DH

I’m writing about the toy running around the U.S. It’s mainly saying that the U.S. was careless and didn’t check the toys when they should have been so that all the grief that’s happening now could have been avoided. But the U.S. became too trusting with the Chinese businesses because of how long they have been doing business together. I feel that many parents will be very upset especially around the Christmas Season. WL

I feel that it is kind of messed up that there are schools giving out birth control to such young girls. I see their intentions but its wrong they are juveniles and always need parent permission. DG

My opinion on the birth control in Portland Maine Is that it is ridiculous because they shouldn’t be given them out to little kids who haven’t even had the talk about the birds and the bees. I also think that the school board should go to trial for that because if I was a parent I would be highly mad if my child came home telling me that her school gave her a birth control pill. M.R.

I think that if bush would get off his high horse and would help the people in the GREAT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA then we would be able to stop all the violence and help our people forget about every other country what are they doing to help us then aren’t giving us money we have people dying in the states more than what they are in the war. He is turning a blind eye to the people. He spends more money on this war then any other war that any 6 presidents put together. He just put our people in danger. Why doesn’t he stop being a bum and start helping his nation? Why did he know about 9/11 and he didn’t stop it. He should be fired and put someone else as president. That really cares about people and he should treat everyone the same because the way the UNITED STATES is ran is that if you have money your in power and every single higher power member is corrupt. This is why people stay poor no one helps them why don’t you help this country. There is a war in the UNITED STATES HELP US. JP

I am writing about the eleven to thirteen year old girls getting birth control in Portland, Maine. As a Father of a little girl I would not appreciate her school handing out birth control. I would want to be the one to talk to her about the situation, and let her know my opinion on the subject. I think there should have to be a parents signature before the child can get it. That’s like the Criminal Justice system giving the perpetrator the decision to what happens to them. Obviously they can’t make good decisions or they wouldn’t be in the system. They can’t think what’s best for them later in life. I would say there should be some guidance from a judge. Now when you put a decision of birth control in the hands of a 13 year old, do you think they would make the best decision that will benefit them in the long run? I think there should be some guidance by the parents. B.C.

With the s chip the bush was damned if he did and damned if he didn’t. When he denied the bill everyone got mad because the poor people didn’t get the benefits of the health care. If the president would have voted for the bill people would have been really mad when the rich get benefits off it too. Then instead of political cartoons of bush taking money away from the poor there would be cartoons of him making the rich richer. I would have vetoed the bill just as president bush until the bill included who got the health benefits by how many people in are the family the bill is right bush is wrong bad bush CR

With the kids health care the president was damned if he did and damned if he didn’t. When he denied the bill everyone got mad because the poor people didn’t get the benefits of the health care. If the president would have voted for the bill people would have been really mad when the rich get benefits off it too. Then instead of political cartoons of bush taking money away from the poor there would be cartoons of him making the rich richer. I would have vetoed the bill just as president bush until the bill included who got the health benefits by how many people in are the family and the family’s salary. C.R.