Spaces and Exchanges This image is an 2008’s cartoon by Chapatte. The title is “Wall between the US and Mexico”. The barrier was built along the Mexican American frontier. This decision was taken by the US government to prevent immigrants from entering the USA illegally. We can see the wall between these 2 countries. On the left, we can see a man walking in the sand and judging from his sombrero, we can deduce that he is Mexican because it’s a stereotype of Mexican people. In cartoons, illustrators decide to include a lot of stereotypes. The man is very tired by his journey. The country at the right is the USA. We can see all the skyscrapers in the background on the US side and a Mc Donald’s logo in the middle of the desert. Those two elements are symbols of the USA which is a globalized country. The American flag and a sign that reads "US borders keep out" are placed above the border but the flag is not with its origina...
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Outso urcing/Offshoring Cagle cartoons Cagle cartoons is a 2012 cartoon by Matson. We can clearly see in the middle of the image Mitt Romney with his grandchildren. The ex-candidate to the presidential election is trying to bury a safe into the Cayman Islands' sand. The children are sitting on a boat which came from America. They are listening to their granddad who is explaining the Offshoring concept. Bermuda and Switzerland are in the background because these countries are also countries where people hide their money. Outsourcing refers to an organization contracting work out to a 3rd party, while offshoring refers to getting work done in a different country for less money. In this cartoon Romney is making a joke when he says "You offshore your profits" as if it was normal. However not paying taxes is illegal in the US. He is an important man so normally he has to show the example but he's not doing that. Cartoons are usually used to illustrate a critiq...
The Power of Friendship I chose this document to illustrate the power of friendship. This is a famous quote about friendship and the author is unknown. We can see on the left of the image the quote and on the right three fingers painted like three good friends laughing together. I like this image because they look happy and it reminds me of my own friends who were always there when I was feeling bad. They are close together and they are hugging. This sentence touched me because I had this experience. Two years ago when I came to Madrid I felt lonely and lost and I met very good friends here who made me smile again. For me the power of friendship is the most important because it can help us get out of a difficult situation. Friends are always here to support us, to give us courage, to overcome our fears, to help us face the world. They can help us get through the death of a person in our family for example and help us find the meaning of life when we feel...
The Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence (2010) Definition: The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence are affiliated American nonprofit organizations that advocate for gun control and against gun violence . Together, they are commonly referred to as the Brady Campaign. They are named after James "Jim" Brady , who was permanently disabled as a result of the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt of 1981, and Sarah Brady , who was a leader within the organization from 1989 until 2012. The Brady Campaign was founded in 1974 as the National Council to Control Handguns (NCCH). From 1980 through 2000 it operated under the name Handgun Control, Inc. (HCI). In 2001, it was renamed the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, and its sister project, the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, was renamed the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence: (https://en...
Pop art exhibition in the Thyssen museum in Madrid The Thyssen museum, Paeso del Prado, 8, 21014 Madrid Look Mickey by Roy Lichtenstein in 1961, oil on canvas On holiday I saw an interesting pop art virtual exhibition on the website of the Thyssen Museum in Madrid. The exhibition was in 2014 but we can find it on this website: http://www2.museothyssen.org/microsites/exposiciones/2014/mitos-del-pop/vv/index_in.htm You can also read the magazine where you can see and understand a lot of things on this pop art exhibition333: http://pdigital.museothyssen.org/index.html?revista=108575115&pagina=13902 I saw a lot of artists and paintings in relation with pop art especially the famous Andy Warhol who introduced pop art ...