Global+Warming+Cartoon+AB+Ruby

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Santa learns about Global Warming__

http://www.cagle.com/news/GlobalWarming07/4.asp Step 1: The event or issue that inspired this cartoon was Global Warming. The people in the cartoon are not real, but are ficitonal. The characters used in the cartoon are Santa Claus, his elves and his reindeer. The cartoonist used exaggeration by making the noth pole comletely melted and everything is floating on water on blocks of ice patches.Santa and one of his elves are talking on one block of ice while a reindeer looks suprised on another, an elf is looking at the reindeer, the sled and house are drifting away and theres a few reindeer floating far away. The cartoonist used Labeling and captioning by having the elf say one simple statement to Santa with a shrug on his shoulders. Theres also a north pole stick floating on an ice block so we know where they are. It's ironic because its what we are doing and what so many humans are saying.

Step 2: Subject: Santa and elves Verb: Elf telling Santa about Climate Change. Also Santa, his elves, reindeers, and houses are floating on water. Theme or sentence: Santa learns about Global Warming

Step Four: I think that cartoons ar so popular because they are funny. The are also a different way to look at things that are happening right now. They contibute humor to the public debates. They detract the mistakes, faults, and funny things from public debates. I think subjects like 9/11, Poverty and Racism are too sensitive to draw because they are serious issues that shouldn't be made a joke of or made into a funny cartoon. Its also a issue to draw someone with a big nose, ears, hips, etc. because many people are sensitive about how they look. Such as drawing Hilary Clinton with big hips.