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student08
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 7:20 pm Post subject: political cartoon; need some help with analysis |
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i'm doing a project for my AP Euro History Class, in which the students have to create a newspaper (for the exams), and i've been assigned hte political pages of the 19th century. I found a political cartoon i want to use on one of my pages, and i just KNO it's perfect, but i can't really explain it. i wuz wondering if any one could explain to me why it's funny. sounds stupid, but i could REALLY use the help.
I thought this cartoon would be perfect for my karl marx/marxism article, but i can't explain why, and my teacher won't let me use it w/o an explaination... i could really use the help. |
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Il Principe
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| Ugh sorry to break this to you but people like Kohl, Hitler, Shroeder and so forth are 20th centure politicians |
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anselfir
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject: Re: political cartoon; need some help with analysis |
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student08 wrote: i'm doing a project for my AP Euro History Class, in which the students have to create a newspaper (for the exams), and i've been assigned hte political pages of the 19th century. I found a political cartoon i want to use on one of my pages, and i just KNOW it's perfect, but i can't really explain it. i wuz wondering if any one could explain to me why it's funny. sounds stupid, but i could REALLY use the help.
I thought this cartoon would be perfect for my karl marx/marxism article, but i can't explain why, and my teacher won't let me use it w/o an explaination... i could really use the help. I don't see how it fits into marxism, it's about German politics. As for its meaning, i can't really pin it down. |
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Il Principe
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:24 pm Post subject: Re: political cartoon; need some help with analysis |
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oneofthem wrote: student08 wrote: i'm doing a project for my AP Euro History Class, in which the students have to create a newspaper (for the exams), and i've been assigned hte political pages of the 19th century. I found a political cartoon i want to use on one of my pages, and i just KNOW it's perfect, but i can't really explain it. i wuz wondering if any one could explain to me why it's funny. sounds stupid, but i could REALLY use the help.
I thought this cartoon would be perfect for my karl marx/marxism article, but i can't explain why, and my teacher won't let me use it w/o an explaination... i could really use the help. I don't see how it fits into marxism, it's about German politics. As for its meaning, i can't really pin it down.
It doesent really.
The ashtray is Germany, each of those cigarette's and associated name represent the fact that every one of those names have had their turn, the ashes, to put nicely, is the cr*p left behind after each of them have had their smoke (time in power) |
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sherborne
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:05 am Post subject: Re: political cartoon; need some help with analysis |
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Il Principe wrote: oneofthem wrote: student08 wrote: i'm doing a project for my AP Euro History Class, in which the students have to create a newspaper (for the exams), and i've been assigned hte political pages of the 19th century. I found a political cartoon i want to use on one of my pages, and i just KNOW it's perfect, but i can't really explain it. i wuz wondering if any one could explain to me why it's funny. sounds stupid, but i could REALLY use the help.
I thought this cartoon would be perfect for my karl marx/marxism article, but i can't explain why, and my teacher won't let me use it w/o an explaination... i could really use the help. I don't see how it fits into marxism, it's about German politics. As for its meaning, i can't really pin it down.
It doesent really.
The ashtray is Germany, each of those cigarette's and associated name represent the fact that every one of those names have had their turn, the ashes, to put nicely, is the cr*p left behind after each of them have had their smoke (time in power)
Agreed, their all right wing/monarchical/militaristic figures from the 20th century. Not 19th century. And they dont really have a lot to do with Karl Marx. Only in a rather vague way. I wouldnt say it was funny either. More sad and despairing. |
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Il Principe
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| Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:04 am Post subject: Re: political cartoon; need some help with analysis |
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sherborne wrote: Il Principe wrote: oneofthem wrote: student08 wrote: i'm doing a project for my AP Euro History Class, in which the students have to create a newspaper (for the exams), and i've been assigned hte political pages of the 19th century. I found a political cartoon i want to use on one of my pages, and i just KNOW it's perfect, but i can't really explain it. i wuz wondering if any one could explain to me why it's funny. sounds stupid, but i could REALLY use the help.
I thought this cartoon would be perfect for my karl marx/marxism article, but i can't explain why, and my teacher won't let me use it w/o an explaination... i could really use the help. I don't see how it fits into marxism, it's about German politics. As for its meaning, i can't really pin it down.
It doesent really.
The ashtray is Germany, each of those cigarette's and associated name represent the fact that every one of those names have had their turn, the ashes, to put nicely, is the cr*p left behind after each of them have had their smoke (time in power)
Agreed, their all right wing/monarchical/militaristic figures from the 20th century. Not 19th century. And they dont really have a lot to do with Karl Marx. Only in a rather vague way. I wouldnt say it was funny either. More sad and despairing.
Not really, becuase theres Kohl, Shroeder etc. None of them very right wing/monarchical/militaristic. |
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