Steroids in Baseball

"MLB Steroids" Cartoon my Mike Keefe, The Denver Post: http://www.intoon.com/cartoons.cfm/action/browse/startdate/11-01-2003/id/3451

This cartoon references the steroid use in the MLB. The cartoon infers that the steroid use in major league baseball is getting way out of hand. In the cartoon the coach says there is a drug test on April 7th, while in the background there are players shooting up and commenting back to the coach one guy says thats next April 7th which infers that they dont really care about the test because there are ways around them and the simple fact that everyones doing them so it doesn't even matter.

Austin

http://www.politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/1e450d79-b608-4198-8dfc-b59180a2eda1.html

This cartoon is the resemblance indicating how the American dollar has plummeted below the value of other countries currencies. There is a hint of irony overshadowing the old man who resembles an American icon, which is believed to portray an image of power and wealth. In contrast it indicates the current low standing of how the American dollar is less substantial to that of its counterparts.

David C

http://cartoonbox.slate.com/hottopic/?image=1&topicid=22

This cartoon refers to the racial differences during this years presidential election. It is a racial comic trying to state that an African American may have a better chance at getting votes because he has so many more hardships that were overcame, and still overcoming, than a white candidate. Hence he may win the election because he has more problems to conquer than the average white candidate.

Kyanne Somday

http://www.comics.com/editoons/asay/archive/asay-20080314.html

This cartoon shows how the two canidates are fighting over the nomination. Hilary poses as the second place person but then steals the first place from Obama. This tries to tell the viewer what Hilary would do to win the nomination. It is a negative cartoon towards Hilary and my not be totally justified.

Op-Ed intelligent design cartoon

This cartoon points out the hypocrisy of teaching intelligent design in schools. I chose this cartoon to show how the line between church and state has become blurred, and how our country needs to go back to the founding principle of separation between the two.
-Ryon Reich

Big Tax Cuts

This cartoon tells about the government giving oil company execs big tax cuts. I plan to talk about how tax cuts for oil companies, while good for the economy, are not fair to ordinary citizens.

Eric Monroe

Op-Ed cartoon

http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/jfa1107l.jpg

This cartoon references the use of ethanol instead of gas. The cartoon infers that ethanol is hard to obtain and there aren't many stations around. I plan on talking about how ethanol is not a good substitute for gas. There are too many things wrong with it.

Janelle Barker

OP-ED hyperlink

http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=5241

"And the New Season Begins!" cartoon by Signe Wilkinson

This cartoon references the fight between Senator McCain and Supreme Court over campaign financing. The cartoon infers that the federal campaign finance limit that McCain wants to be put in place could be a violation of free speech.

US Dollar Depreciation

http://www.gocomics.com/garyvarvel/

This cartoon references the depreciation of the dollar. I plan on discussing how the depreciation of the dollar has affected the threat of a recession in our economy.
Justin

Organ Donation

The other coast by Adrian Raeside http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=19938

This cartoon referes to the option of being an organ donor once you pass. It helps to show that all it takes is some heart to care enough to give someone else the chance of life.

Brenna

Political Cartoon by Michael Ramirez

http://www.copleynews.com/CopleyNews/Searches/ImageSearch.asp?searchsubmit=ON&VIEW=&THUMBNAILS=&ADVANCED=&PreviousQueries=PREVIOUSQUERIES&SEARCHPHRASE=ethanol&I2.x=0&I2.y=0&USING=ALLWORDS&SEARCH=CONTENTS&PRODUCTS=%2Fcontent%2Feditorialcartoons%2F&CISORT=RDATE


Once you click on the link the second cartoon listed is the one I chose. This cartoon is portraying the side effects of the new push for more ethanol in fuels. Although a seemingly great idea and another method of cutting back our dependance on foreign countries for our oil the larger problems that it causes go largely unreported in much of the media. The most troubling of them is the worldwide pressures it is putting on poor people to even cover the costs of feeding themselves. I want to go into this topic and show how the supposed benefits of ethanol are far outweighed by the unseen costs. Its not only corn prices that are being affected by this higher demand but farmers are switching to corn and abandoning other crops to make more money. This has caused shortages in the other crops and thus prices are rising across the board.

http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=19567

This cartoon is about the high rates of tuition for college students. Tuition for colleges nationally are increasing very rapidly. This is making it very hard for students and families to afford college and leaving many graduates with a large debt.

Shelbie

OP-ED Cartoon by Steve Sack

htt://www.comics.com/editoons/sack/archive/images/sack20122246080311.gif


This cartoon makes reference to the issue of political campaigns by illustrating the idea that Clinton and Obama are bashing each other so much that McCain is having an easy race by avoiding the bashing. Campaigns are no longer about the image you want to portray to fellow citizens or the goals you want to accomplish, but are turning more into destroying the image of the competitor. The whole debate is pointing fingers at the other in hopes of shattering the audiences outlook and altering their decisions in voting. This is maybe suggesting that the political campaigns need to go back to the principles and guidelines of running for the countries leadership positions.

Legalization of Medical Marijuana

http://www.politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/2fde3b9f-0b83-4728-bd7e-05bee6b1f7bb.html

The comic depicts one of the key issues in the fight for the legalization of marijuana, states rights. Many states have passed laws protecting their citizens but federal agencies have begun to flex their muscles in an attempt to curb the increase in medical marijuana use by patients.

Tim

"At the Club" cartoon by Jeff Danziger

http://www.gocomics.com/jeffdanziger/2008/03/11/

This comic refers to the Governor of New York, Elliot Spitzer, who was recently exposed to being involved in a prostitution scandal. The cartoon infers that politicians think they are superior to the rest of society and they should be treated as kings. That the rules are different for them.

"Immigration" cartoon by Kevin Kallaugher

GoComics.com http://www.gocomics.com/kevinkallaugher/2008/03/07/

This cartoon refers to the on going immigration problem in the United States. It brings up the point that the immigrants do often do all the dirty work that keeps the U.S. going. It basically supports the allowance of immigrants.

Kristin Smith

Jane Doe "Coach L"

My over all impression with Coach L. is not that impressive. It starts out o.k. by trying to create the vision of a big intimidating coach. But six foot three is not that tall so I would have switched the first sentence with the second one. I felt more drawn in with the specificity of the second sentence rather than just numbers like in the first. The only thing is if you use a specific event to draw us in you need to refer back to it later in the essay and Jane Doe didn't do that so it leaves me hanging not knowing what I expected to know by the end. Also you need to be consistent in how you refer to your subject. Is it Coach L, Coach Libenguth or just Coach you need to choose one and refer to it through out the entire essay.
I feel there is too much back ground and not enough info about the coach and her love and skill for basketball. I want to know about one of the times she played in an All-State basketball game and what it was like, I need details to keep me interested. Explain things that are specific to basketball like what does it mean to be "red shirted" I have no idea, never heard of such a thing. Also more details, how did she get into the UofM Hall of Fame? I mean that is impressive I want to know more about that and how she feels about it. One way that helps with that is more quotes I never felt like she was telling me anything, it was always you telling me with a quote saying almost the same thing you just said. I need to hear the voice of the coach more and less of yours.
The beginning and end of the essay is not connected at all. I never find out what scared the daylights out of you that one day at lunch. Over all it was just a brief outline of facts and events of Coach L. there was no major point that got reiterated through out the essay.
Justin

SAMPLE OP-ED POST OF CARTOON DUE 3/18

"Economic Stimulus Package" cartoon by Jim Morin, The Miami Herald: http://www.gocomics.com/jimmorin/2008/03/09/

This cartoon references the recent proposed Economic Stimulus Package by the federal government intent on reversing the economic recession facing this country. The cartoon infers that the economic plan may not be sufficient to help stop the "destructive force" of recession.

Laurie

Famous People: Michael Jordan

http://people.famouswhy.com/michael_jordan/

The main objective of this article is to summarize the key elements in the life of Michael Jordan’s on and off experiences as a professional basketball player and role model. The article follows a certain timeline format comprising of his highlights and unique accomplishments which have made him famous. The main aspect apparent in the article is to show how Jordan was in a class of his own and believed to be the greatest player to play basketball proven by statistics.
I’ve grown a wider understanding for the meaning of a famous person. They can more likely be referred to as a legend sine they continue to receive recognition and be talked about when they may no longer still be active in the activity that made them famous. This is prevalent in sports, music, art, writing and many others.

David

John Mcain

This profile of the soon to be nominee for the G.O.P. starts out with a story of one of his rallies. In this story it goes on to explain the types of people that are there and mundain things that Mcain says. It is a very discriptive profile full of facts and opinion. It follows the basics of the genre and is very well written.

Heath Ledger

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/actor-heath-ledger-is-found-dead/

The main purpose of this article is to inform the people of prescription drug abuse in the celebrity world. Heath Ledger is the focus of the article; he was found dead on a Tuesday morning, from what looked to be a drug overdose or a suicide. Autopsy concluded that it was in fact an accidental overdose. The article gives a brief description of the events that happened on the day of Heath's death. It sheds light on the difficulties of celebrities in the public eye. It's intriguing how these celebrities seem to have it all, yet they still turn to prescription drugs to cope with their publicly exposed lives.

Braden

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THE SHOTCALLER // Dennis Leary

http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/shotcaller/Dennis-Leary

This particular article is in interview of the comedian Dennis Leary. The first thing that the article addresses you with is the fact that he no longer is just a comedian. He's now a reliable actor, an inspired writer, and a bankable producer. To me the main objective or purpose of the article is to let people know who Dennis Leary is and what seperates him from other comedians such as Eddie Murphy. One thing that the interview does at the start of the article is to inform you who Dennis Leary is and a brief run down of his credentials in case you don't know much about Dennis. I found it interesting or different from most actors that Dennis Leary is all about the quality of his work not just about how much money he can make. He goes on to say that he could never do what Eddie Murphy does when he makes terrible movies like Norbit just to make a lot of cash. I was intrigued to learn that Dennis pitched is show Rescue Me, to only HBO and FX because thoses were the only two networks that he thought would let him create Rescue Me how he thought it should without hindering his creativity.

Zach Morgan

William Buckley

I did my report on the death of William F. Buckley. Buckley died in his home in Stamford Conn. at the age of 82. Buckley was the host for the television program, "Firing Line". He also founded the magazine National Review. He also managed to write over 50 book. His greatest achievement was making conservatism as a system of ideas. President Bush said that Buckley “brought conservative thought into the political mainstream, and helped lay the intellectual foundation for America’s victory in the Cold War.” The most intriguing thing I've learned about Buckley, or rather something that made me think, was that many people compared his tongue to that of an anteaters.