As a change from last week’s blog, please respond this week using option #2, #3, or #4 on your blog guidelines. This allows you some room for creativity in your answer, especially option #4, which directs you to draw your inspiration from class discussion (perhaps you want to further elaborate on the worms in "To His Coy Mistress"). Reread the blog options!
Here’s a thought to add (moment of brilliance for Stump): Consider finding your own cartoon—political or otherwise—and include the link to it. Then, pose your own questions for the class.
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Visit the link below to view a cartoon from Florida Today by Jeff Parker (the top one). Take time to examine and respond to the following questions: 1.After studying the details of the cartoon, do you feel that many citizens of the United States of America had this same reaction as they realized the effects of President Bush’s term in office during the war? 2. Explain your initial reaction to the soaring gas prices and to what means you feel caused the increase? 3. While several Americans followed the phrase “stay the course,” do you feel they knew what was truly happening during the war on terrorism? Include what your knowledge and feelings of the war on terrorism are. 4. Comment on whether you agree or disagree that the soaring gas prices are a direct relation to the war on Iraq and terrorism. Be able to support your answer with details and facts corresponding to your response. 5. Explain your opinion on how much responsibility President Bush has on the way we now live in America. (War, Prices of goods, Security, etc.)
http://www.cagle.com/news/GasPrices08/main.asp
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/bluncleosama.htm
After viewing this cartoon please answer these questions.
1. What is your feeling on the war in Iraq?
2. Which Presidential Canidate has the best plan to help or fix Iraq? and why.
3. Does Osama in place of Uncle Sam make this piece more effective to the viewer?
4. Is the Iraq war-battle the most important part of the election? If not which part is.
5. Would Osama enjoy reading "The Flea" or "My Coy Mistress".
How do I change my name on here, I don't want to be known as chaz. For Heavens sake my name is not even capitalized. This is almost as terrible of a crime as that goosing scandle!
I love posting like three of these. First off there should be a qusetion mark at the end of my last well thought out question and Sanders your killing me making yours so long. It makes me just look flat about bad. But hey I always have Monday to look forward to when I can wake up, put down a cup of joe, go to first period, and be told how wrong ever one of my opinons is. See you all bright and early.
Hugs and Kisses,
The Late Charles G. Bellmasquire III
I am going to answer the questions that chaz asks in his post.
1. I feel that it is the right thing to do for America and that we should stay until the job is finished.
2. McCain has the best plan to help the war by staying there as long as it takes until our job is finished.
3.I think that Osama taking place of Uncle Sam creates a more powerful effect and motivates Americans more.
4. I feel as the struggling economy is the most important part of the election this year, but im not old enough to vote so I guess it really doesn't matter what I say.
5. Osama would most likely read the Coy Mistress but in some aspects he could be all about The Flea. Its basically a toss up in my opinion. He would enjoy both alot thats for sure !
Come on Ms. Stump give Chaz some extra credit for posting so many times ! He has posted 6 times in only 2 weeks of posting that has to be some type of record
I would of course like to respond to both Tyler and Chaz and then pose a few questions of my own.
In regards to the cartoon Tyler made a link to:
Dispite what some think, the War in Iraq was nothing to do with the rise in gas prices (if anything, it should have lowered prices.) The supply of crude oil is extremely high, so technically prices should be low, right? Wrong. The problem is is that gas prices are set by oil "speculators". These speculators look to the future to set prices, so even though we have plenty of gas now, prices can be high. The reason they are setting prices high is because they feel that our future supply looks bleak (which is why passing an off-shore drilling bill is so critical right now- it, even if it doesn't work, makes the future look a little brighter). So Iraq and gas have no correlation.
Second, the "stay the course" idealogy (which is frowned upon by the majority of America) is the only reason we now have a time table for removing troops from Iraq. Right before the troop surge, things looked very gloomy in Iraq- we were losing, bad. After the surge, things turned around. Violence decreased, we secured major cites, and some rural areas as well. Now the Iraqies are ready to take the reigns. If we would of pulled out when the democrats wanted to, everything would have been shot to hell, and we would be going back in a few years.
However it may seem, Bush is not really responsible for many things going on in America right now. Although he hasn't done much to fix the problems, most of them weren't created by him. The war was a mistake made by the CIA, not Bush- he was just stupid enough to believe them. The price of gas is due to what I talked about earlier (and prices of goods are due to gas prices), the recession is just a point in a capitalistic economy (it just happens) and isn't Bush's fault (side note: the recession is blamed on the Republicans but it didn't really start until after 2006, which is ironically when the Democrats took over Congress).
The security of America, however, is due to Bush, the good and the bad.
Now to Chaz's questions.
1. My feeling on the war is that, with the knowledge we had at the time, we made the right decision. However, the information was completely false, which is the CIA's fault, so really the war was a mistake. But now that we're there, we must finish the job. Before the surge, the war was terribly mismanaged. After the surge (which was supported by John McCain), we began to head on the right track. Now, time tables are being set up so our troops can come home. We must stay the course and win.
2. Obviously, McCain was the best solution to fix Iraq. Obama doesn't have a solution, he just wants to leave.
3. I agree with Derek, it gives a much more powerful statement with Osmama instead of Uncle Sam.
4. The biggest issue facing this election is the economy, and then the War on Terror, and then immigration and healthcare- and then Iraq.
5. He would like "The Flea" more- he's just nasty like that.
Now to my questions-
1. Which Presidential Candidate do you think has the best solution to fix our economy and why?
2. With the constant bickering of the Republican's and Democrats, do you think it is possible to solve America's problems with the two party system, or is our system broken?
3. Which Presidential Candidate do you think will be the best at fighting corruption and changing Washington?
After reading both Chaz's and Tyler's blogs, I decided that I would respond to Chaz's questions.
1. After what was done to us on September 11, 2001, I feel that fighting back was a good choice. Millions of Americans were killed and why? Was it because we had done something wrong? NO,it was because we are hated. Foreigners describe Americans as fat and unintelligent and yet they still want to kill us...thats cool. So to me the War in Iraq needed to take place. Not only are we defending ourselves but we are trying to help those that want us dead. That just shows how awesome Americans are :). I realize that many Americans are dying on a daily basis, but they are aware going into the war that they might not make it home.
2. I feel that unless McCain gets into office, all the work we have done in Iraq is going to be lost. If we are pulled out by a democratic president, it's going to be like we had taken 5 steps forward and 10 steps back. So to me the Republican canidate McCain would be the best President to help the War.
3. I just think its ironic that artist Tom Paine used one of the most known American illistrations as a poster for war. And I think that it does make a more powerful statement, as previously stated by Derek and Hoss.
4. Although the War in Iraq does play a huge part in the election, I think that an even bigger part is who will be able to stabilze the economy the best and fastest.
5. And seeing that Osama is a total DB and extremely creepy, I would assume that he would like the flea more.
The link below represents a political cartoon about Governor Palin. Please view the cartoon and respond to the following questions.
http://www.politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/65d54df2-6bd1-4d27-9395-1a35238cc6e4.html
1. What does this cartoon insinuate about how our society views McCain's choice for a running mate?
2. How do Sarah Palin and her ideals differ from the standard mold?
3. Is this difference accommodating towards McCain's platform?
4. This cartoon appears surprisingly callous, how do you think Governor Palin will react upon viewing this? How would you react?
5. Why do you think this cartoon will become popular? Or, do you feel that it is an exaggeration?
I am responding to Chaz's post. I would respond to Tyler's as well, but for an unknown reason I am unable to see the image. Well I guess that is life.
1. My feelings on the war in Iraq are rather mixed. I cannot say that I am in support of it, but on the other hand I think that if we manage to accomplish the intended goal we will have done some good. This leads, however, to the problem. The goal in Iraq seems to me to be an idealist vision; to think that we can invade and overthrow a corrupt government, while an honorable goal, seems to be rather high reaching. The problem with this arises when we stop to look at the facts. Not only is the government a problem, there is also the problem of hatred burned into the minds and souls of otherwise innocent women and children. While the idea of unrelenting hate towards others seems fictitious to most, when you are raised with it, how do you know any better. Humanity it seems, is naturally full of hatred, and if such hate has not a moral structure that says, "this is wrong" how can we expect people to know better? Can people raised with such hatred change and see a different way of life? I do not really have very good answers for the other questions, sorry.
I find it peculiar, and so do my parents who constantly hear about my CRJ homework, that such a large portion of the poetry we have thus far read deals with the attempt, presumably by men, to acquire a physical relationship with a member of the opposite gender. The way the men, within the poem, attempt to acquire these relationships is more than mildly entertaining. We begin with "The Flea". My head was throbbing as I attempted to grasp the extent of desperation depicted by the speaker. The idea of him attempting to seduce this woman by drawing attention to the fact that a flea has bitten them both and therefore they have already committed the aforementioned sin eludes me. The only way I am able to explain it is that the author wrote this poem as a satire of the courtship rituals of the day. Anyone else have any thoughts? Another poem dealing in this particular type of relationship is "To His Coy Mistress", in this poem the author is actually trying to seduce the woman in question. This is actually just as disturbing as the idea within "The Flea", because of the way in which the author goes about seducing the woman. He begins in a normal manner by attempting to flatter her pants off, literally. When that attempt falters he shocks her with the truth. That their lives are ultimately short and that she could rot away and die an old maid if she does not submit to him. He then moves forward in the third stanza and seems to be ready to get down to business, all bets are off and he is ready for action. This is more disturbing than the flea, because it seems like an actual attempt as opposed to a satire, however both have their satirical moments, where they seem to show the desperation of these men.
I am going to answer Austin's questions.
1. I believe that McCain would have a better chance at fixing our economy. Obama claims that he wants to lower taxes, but so does every other every politician, and how often do we see it actually happen? Obama also says he wants the government to provide health insurance for whoever does not have it provided by their employers, but this is not as good as of an idea as it might seem. Eventually companies will realize that they don't have to cover health insurance, and the government will have to spend all their money on paying everyone's insurance.
2. The best way to run this country would be to drop parties completely. Why do we have to nominate the best candidate with one set of views and the best with another set? Wouldn't it make more sense to nominate the two people who would have the best chance at running our nation? A majority of people in America decide that they tend to agree with one party and then vote for that party every year without trying to decide who would acutally be a better politician. It is possible to fix this, but it will be very hard and take a lot of time.
3. McCain seems to have a better chance to change Washington. He stands up for what he believes in, and does not base his decisions on what a typical republican would do. The result of this is that most republicans usually become upset that he doesn't do what his party expects him to. Like I said in question two, if everyone would forget about parties and just do what they think is best for America like McCain does, this nation would be a much better place.
haha I figured it out! I'm no longer Known as unimportant uncapitalized chaz. Check my profile now!
Well, this is going to be quite a different response in comparison to the political rants of my fellow classmates, but here it goes. Throughout our heated discussion of "Home Burial" in class, thoughts continued to run through my mind that I struggled to put forth. As we all know, some felt that the woman in the poem had every right to feel and act in the manner she did (which is a perfectly reasonable opinion). As clearly stated by the male populus of our class, this idea proved rather unfavorable. While I can agree that a woman placed in such a situation would be coping with incredible agony, I cannot agree with the fact that her actions throughout the poem were just. I feel as though her actions were often very selfish and childish. As I mentioned in class, I am certain that if I were placed in the same situation, I would be more concerned about consoling my husband rather than myself. It was almost as if, in the poem, Amy continued to scold her husband for his lack of comforting towards her without once attempting to comfort him. This idea was quickly shot down in class by the argument that one should avoid identification with the characters. The individual who argued this point held the belief that Amy was correct in her course of action and emotion. I felt that this individual supported his/her ideas with wonderful information, but I do not agree with the idea that I was "identifying with the character." In order to identify with a character, one must be able to relate to that character...whether it be from personal or otherwise experience. In my argument, I never claimed to have personal experience or relation to Amy. I simply dicussed the course of my would-be actions if I were to be placed in her shoes. I do not feel as though by placing myself in a fictitious situation that I was identifying with any character. With this, I rest my case...and my fingers :)
I'm going to respond to chaz's (or El Conquestador's) questions.
1. Like most people, i have mixed feelings on the war in Iraq. I'll be the first to tell you that i was gung ho for going into Iraq and trying to eliminate the terrorist threat. As we see now, however, things are not going as planned. Americans are still dying and there doesn't seem to be much accomplished. Don't get me wrong, we still need to support our troops, but does anyone really believe that we are going to convert all of these muslims to our western ways and democracy? Can we really win over all of the hearts and minds of these people? Further, I'm thrilled that we've spent trillions of dollars on this war to get us $4 gallon gas? I'm not convinced that the democrats have a good solution to this, but in 8 years of control of the white house and 7 of those 8 years in charge of the legislative branch, what can the republicans point to as a success?? Why should they be back in office if this is the case? I'm a big history buff, and as I look to the past, one event that took place was a conflict in Vietnam. This is turning out to be eerily similar... If America decides to return a republican to the oval office and nothing better happens, we have no one to blame but ourselves. whew moving on.
2. When it comes to fixing Iraq, and which is the best candidate for fixing it, I honestly think neither candidate can. The situation in Iraq in my opinion is beyond being fixed. It's been shattered into billions of peices. The military has said for years that we must opperate by the pottery barn theory. "If you break it, you take it." Iraq's broken and we don't seem capable of fixing it. The two guys running are either country first or change. Both seem not to have any clear answers to the war. Neither candidate. Period.
3. Osama's picture alone conjures anger in Americans, so yes it is very powerful.
4. The Iraq war, conflict, battle, whatever you want to call it, yes is very important to this election, but I believe that our country's current economy status is more important. Iraq is over there. The economy is here. Once again, with high unemployment, inflation creeping in, record numbers of uninsured people, and record foreclosures, certainly the war is tied into the record gas prices, but right now, what is good with the economy? The Iraq war is very important, but here it doesn't always intrude on our everyday life.
5. I'll have to agree with Austin on this, I'd say the flea. He's kind of a freak... just saying...
I would like to post a link to a political cartoon to be reviewed and questioned.
http://www.politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/340a45ee-9098-4443-8b0a-d6dd6bdee16c.html
1. How does this cartoon show the position of many Americans on the Republican selection of Sarah Palin as the Vice-presidential nominee?
2. Do you think many Americans agree or disagree with this decision?
3. Is America's perception of an acceptable Presidential or Vice-presidential candidate slightly sexist?
4. Why would the cartoonist make mention to the fact that the Democrats had a female Vice-presidential candidate first and that they lost?
5. Why would the cartoonist use the word loser to describe the woman chosen for their Vice-presidential candidate?
Sorry for using the term DB in my blog. I felt that that was the only way I could properly describe him. =]
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