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The Influence of Cartoons on Children, 2002.
This paper examines how cartoons affect children and young adults by instilling gender stereotypes.
2,874 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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The paper shows that despite the advances of women in society, there has been virtually no change in the presentation of female characters in cartoons. Poor portrayal of females in cartoons continues to this day and it is having a harmful effect on children, instilling stereotypes that can last a lifetime. The paper examines and analyzes several studies done on the subject to show that the media is doing a disservice to women and minority groups by portraying them the way they do. Finally, the paper argues that the networks have a social responsibility to readress the issue.
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"Another study published in 1990 in Sociology and Social Research by Linda Mooney and Sarah Brabant looked at the portrayal of boys and girls in six nationally syndicated comic strips. The purpose of this study was to look at how boys and girls were portrayed, the activities that they partook in and their interactions with their parents. The study used three examples of cartoons that featured dual-parent traditional families (father-breadwinner, mother-homemaker), and three settings in which a single mother worked. The cartoons were collected over a six month period in 1984 and were analyzed. The results of the study showed that children in single-mother homes were portrayed much differently than children in a traditional home. According to the study, sons appeared more frequently in single-woman strips, sons overall appeared outside the home more often then daughters did. Children in dual-income homes or traditional homes were pictured inside more often."
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Political Cartoons, 2006.
A look at the culture of political cartoons in the USA.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper takes a look at the culture surrounding political cartoons.
There are two basic components to a political cartoon: caricature and allusion. This paper also discusses the work of Tom Nast, one of the well known caricaturists during the American Civil War, focusing primarily on Abraham Lincoln.
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"Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States from the year 1861 until the end of his term 1865. Before Lincoln became a president, he quitted in politics but then he re-appeared when he strongly disagreed with the policy of slavery headed by Stephen A. Douglas, this policy was known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Soon, because of his sentiments he joined the Republican Party. When Douglas run for senatorial candidate, the Republican Party voted for Abraham Lincoln as the opponent of Douglas. During that election, Lincoln challenged Douglas for a debate regarding slavery, which he has strongly against it because he believed in democracy and human rights. In no time, Lincoln gained the support of the majority because of his influential speech in New York City. And in no time, he became the President of the United States. "
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Denmark's Mohammad Cartoon Controversy, 2008.
This paper is a political analysis of Denmark's Mohammad cartoon controversy.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that, in the recent Muhammad cartoon controversy in Denmark, Cultural Editor Fleming Rose and the Danish newspaper "Jyllands-Posten" sacrificed what Muslims consider their freedom of religion to preserve Denmark's press freedom and the Danish people's freedom of speech. The author points out that, by examining the timeline of the controversy including the backlash to the cartoons, the views of Muslims around the world, Denmark and its values and Fleming Rose's explanation and apologies, this cartoon was not a malicious anti-Muslim act but rather one journalist's attempt to draw attention to a dangerous change in Denmark's freedoms and rights. The paper contends that the North American press coverage of the story fueled the situation by not including the back stories of both the Muslims in Denmark and the strong Danish tradition of freedom of speech.
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"On September 30th, 2005, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 editorial cartoons depicting Mohammed along with an editorial by Fleming Rose. Muslims in Denmark and around the world were outraged, and reacted by filing a complaint against the newspaper with Danish police on October 27th. By January 6th of the following year, the investigation was discontinued as no law had been broken. Danish Imams put together a dossier containing the 12 cartoons published by Jyllands-Posten, along with pictures from another Danish Newspaper, Weekendavisen, hate-mail consisting of pictures and letters they alleged were sent to Muslims in Denmark, and a televised interview with a prominent Dutch Member of Parliament and Islam critic, Hirsi Ali."
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Animated Cartoon Market, 2003.
Discusses revenue generation in the animated cartoon market.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 39.95
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Discusses the classification of the industry, cartoon animation as a sub-component of motion picture and video production, and examines comparative revenue data for the animated children's cartoon entertainment market. Annual revenues are included.
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"This research develops information relevant to revenue generation in the animated cartoon entertainment market. Within this market area, the focus is on the child audience..."
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Cartoon Violence, 1991.
This paper discusses the impact of aggression and war toy-ads in cartoon programs on children: Study findings, case examples, attitudes and behavior and desensitization.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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"Cartoon violence is a topic of great concern among parents and child-care experts. Concern has also been expressed regarding the war-toy advertisements which are shown during televised cartoon programs. It is feared that such violence will have a detrimental impact on the attitudes and behaviors of young children. In terms of attitude, repeated viewing of cartoons and war-toy ads may have the impact of desensitizing children to violence. In terms of behavior, there is evidence that the viewing of televised violence causes children to imitate the actions that they see on the screen. ... of the University of Illinois, for example, is convinced that "children's exposure to violence on television has long-lasting effects on their behavior". The threat of cartoon and war-toy violence has caused many advocate groups in ... "
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Postmodernism and Pop Culture Religion, 2008.
This paper looks at the portrayal of Judeo-Christian beliefs in television cartoons.
1,608 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The paper explores the influence of postmodernism on religion by exploring the Judeo-Christian religious beliefs present in television cartoons. The paper discusses how the perception of religion has changed through the postmodernist lens and also demonstrates how the cartoons themselves have been transformed from a form of childhood entertainment to one where serious adult issues are explored. The paper examines the cartoons "Veggie Tales", "The Simpsons" and "South Park".
Outline:
Introduction
Religion and Child-Targeted Cartoons
Religion and Adult-Targeted Cartoons
Remarks on Crossed Worlds
Summary
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"The influences of postmodernism within society are both diverse in nature and heavily distributed in content (Hull 57). Improvement in the ease of communications and the time taken to invest in same has led to a society in which its participants are highly decentralized, especially in respect to shared cultural commonalities such as ethnic, geographic, or religious traits. Also, while these traits still exist and persist, they are represented in non-traditional formats that demonstrate their influence on the community but are not authentic representations of the original traits themselves."
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"The History Book", 2007.
An analysis of "The History Book," a series of documentary cartoons that dramatize modern Western history.
1,373 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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The paper explains that "The History Book" begins during the end of the Middle Ages and extends its narrative up to World War II and the post-colonial aftermath. The paper portrays how cartoons provide a fresh and vivid way of looking at history. The paper is of the opinion that "The History Book" provides a satisfying companion to more conventional views of history, although it remains lacking in terms of offering a clear program to remedy the historical ills that it highlights.
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"The narrator of the film is a rat, a perfect choice of a storyteller, given that this allows the viewer to see history from the perspective of the lowest of the low, from the point of view of a creature that must scrounge for food rather than a person who could possibly profit from the economic system of any particular point in historical time. The films shows how modern history has made several major paradigmatic shifts, beginning with feudalism to mercantilism, then to a mix of capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism, and finally to the modern capitalism, socialism, or communism of the late 20th century."
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Dr. Seuss and WWII, 2004.
An examination of the contribution that Dr. Seuss made towards WWII comics and animation.
3,254 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
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This paper discusses how the political themes exposed in the WWII political cartoons of Dr. Seuss, or Theodor Seuss Geisel, influenced a number of his later works of children?s literature. It looks at the themes of these political cartoons and the impact they had on his future writings and drawings.
I. Introduction
II. Seuss' Editorial Cartoons in WWII
A. PM Magazine
B. Seuss and Japanese Americans
C. First PM Magazine Cartoon, Virgino Gayda
D. May 19, 1941 Hitler Cartoon
E. July 16, 1941 Isolationist Cartoon
F. The Influence of Seuss? Editorial Cartoons
III. Political Aspects of Seuss' Children's Literature
A. Recreation of PM Magazine Characters in Children?s Literature
B. Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories and Totalitarianism
C. The Sneetches and Other Stories and Tolerance and Racism
D. The Butter Battle Book and the Cold War
E. Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! and Richard Nixon
F. The Influence of the Political and Social Content of Seuss? Children?s? Literature
IV. Conclusion
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"The political themes exposed in the WWII political cartoons of Dr. Seuss, or Theodor Seuss Geisel, influenced a number of his later works of children?s literature. Known primarily for his children?s books, Seuss wrote a series of over 400 political cartoons for PM Magazine that explored a variety of subjects, including Hitler, Fascist Italian publicist Virgino Gayda and Mussolini and fascism, American Isolationism, and racism. May of these themes were later explored in his children?s books, including Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now!, The Butter Battle Book, The Sneetches and Other Stories, and Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories. Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! reveals Seuss? feelings that President Nixon should resign, while The Butter Battle Book clearly shows that the political and social conscience that Seuss honed during his time at PM Magazine, was active well into his old age. In his children?s book, The Sneetches and Other Stories, Seuss again expanded on the theme of tolerance and the attacks on racism that he incorporated into many of his editorial cartoons from PM Magazine. Similarly, Seuss?s Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories is deeply reminiscent of the dislike of fascism and totalitarianism seen in his PM Magazine cartoons. Overall, Seuss? contributions to the political landscape, while commonly overlooked in favor of his contributions to children?s literature, were significant and important in shaping public opinion, both in an overt form seen in his editorial cartoons, and in the more subtle political messages seen in his children?s books."
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Utopias in Children's Literature, 2007.
An analysis of theme and purpose in children's literature, using "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift, "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, and the cartoon "The Smurfs" as examples.
773 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper examines utopias in children's literature in the stories "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift, "The Giver" by Lois Lowry, and the cartoon "The Smurfs". It explains how utopias have been created by the authors, in these stories, in order to explore the benefits and negative aspects of utopian life. The writer describes each of these three utopias in the stories. The writer further suggests that what may appear to be a utopia on the surface can be quite ugly when all of the implications are pondered, and when it is realized what has to be given up in terms of individuality and freedom in order to establish a rigidly controlled society. The writer concludes that all of these fictional utopias present moral themes important for children to learn, but also present deeper implications for adults to reflect upon.
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"Reading and analyzing Gulliver's Travels, The Giver, and The Smurfs indicates that the basic purpose of these children's story utopias is the same, for they are meant to provide an easy, trouble-free existence for the inhabitants. The basic needs of daily life are well taken care of by established authorities, everything is meticulously planned, and dangers never arise. For children, these utopian environments are emotionally comforting, while providing a way of teaching morality and the importance of cooperating with others."
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?Alice in Wonderland?, 2003.
Compares Lewis Carroll's "Alice" books to Walt Disney's cartoon adaption.
1,808 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 58.95
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This essay examines Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" series ("Alice?s Adventures in Wonderland", "Through the Looking-Glass" and "What Alice Found There") and then compares it to the Walt Disney cartoon adaptation. The paper focuses on the differences between the two, such as the added morals to the Disney story and looks at the genre and medium of the two.
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"The only characters that seemed to have been made visibly nastier by Disney are the flowers that attack Alice both verbally and physically for being different. First the flowers accept her for thinking she is a strange flower, just like in the book, but when they discover she is not a flower they shoo her away and want nothing to do with her (unlike the book where they do not seem to realise that Alice is really a little girl). Alice is quite indignant about this and it is one of the nastier, or maybe even the nastiest scene in the Disney film."
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Dilbert and Drew Carey, 2002.
A comparison of the cartoon character Dilbert with the TV show presenter, Drew Carey.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper will compare Dilbert, the cartoon character, with Drew Carey, the TV show star. Their influences on each other and their similarities will be reflected upon. Their reasons why they are so popular will be expounded upon as well.
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History of Animation, 2002.
A history of the development of animated films from 1889 until the present.
1,430 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper discusses the invention of animation in the 1880's and explores the popularity of cartoon productions in the aftermath of World War I. The paper discusses technological advancements in the animation industry such as color, sound, and voice and shows its impact on the popularity of cartoons. The paper discusses the first animated feature film and explores social discrimination in cartoons, focusing on racial discrimination towards African Americans.
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"Animation was first attempted in 1906. A commercial artist, J. Stuart Blackman, created his small animation attempt called "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces" (Finch 23). However, Emile Cohl, who may not be the first animator, is recognized for being the first to do individual frame-to-frame drawings in animation. "Mr. Stop" was his first cartoon. Although he knew that he was not such a good illustrator, he helped invent this style of animation (Heraldson 24)."
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The Shock-Power Arts, 2005.
This paper discusses the shock-power of two popular rebel-artists: Shock-rocker musician Marilyn Manson and the ever-controversial cartoon "South Park".
1,375 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper explains that, while "South Park" and Marilyn Manson are enjoyed by a largely overlapping population, these satirists use completely different methods: Manson works primarily in music and lyrics; "South Park" is based on animation and dialogue. The author points out that Marilyn Manson and "South Park" use their true artistry intelligence to communicate their social commentary following in the footsteps of past rebel-artists, such as Mozart, Nietzsche, and Orwell's "1984", all of whom were considered shocking in their day. The paper states that absurdity and profanity are literary techniques, which are used by the most educated of satirists; children in school read books, such as Toni Morrison's "Song of Solomon!" with its necrophiliac incest and urine fetishes and Homer's "Odysseus" with its mass murder, which are no less sources of immoral values than "South Park" is.
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"Another media feeding-frenzy surrounds the ever-controversial cartoon "South Park". The same critiques that are applied to daytime talk show garbage is applied to this satirical comedy: "The very same stereotypes that have plagued both women and men for centuries are in full force...The profanity was so bad that many of the words had to be deleted." Yet the ever-complaining "family" organizations that knock "South Park" down to the level of Jerry Springer sewage programming have missed the point, and therefore validated it. "South Park" is satire, and largely misunderstood, just like Marilyn Manson. When the foul-mouthed cartoon children of South Park fling doo-doo, take drugs, kick the baby, or kill their best friend Kenny, it's not being serious."
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Two Fictional Characters, 2002.
This paper compares ?Lisa Simpson", the cartoon character from the popular television show ?The Simpsons? and ?Scout Finch?, a girl in Harper Lee?s classic novel ?To Kill A Mockingbird?.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses the similarities and differences between the characters of Lisa Simpson and Scout Finch. The author states that the key similarities are their strong personalities and their positive father-daughter relationship. The differences are the structures and personalities of the two families. The author feels that these differences are related to the way the characters are constructed and their overall roles in their respective creative compositions.
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"Among other surface commonalties, both are young girls of roughly similar ages. Both have older brothers, and sometimes get into conflicts with them. Additionally, both Lisa and Scout are very intelligent girls who are reluctant to accept the traditional female role. In terms of external environment, both characters live in relatively small towns (although Springfield, where Lisa lives, is larger) in which their personality in many respects is both influenced and defined by the other inhabitants."
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